hale710
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That sucks. Didnt know you hadnt been allowed Vibe.
No Medtronic or nothing was my options. So I took it lol can't contain much, the pump works!
That sucks. Didnt know you hadnt been allowed Vibe.
No Medtronic or nothing was my options. So I took it lol can't contain much, the pump works!
I fought and was the first adult at NGH to have the Vibe. They pushed me towards an omnipod because 'You're an engineer' I nearly wiped the floor with the nurse.
wow, we're lucky in Cambridgeshire then, I had a choice of all the main manufacturers and the new CellNovo as well.
HI all,
I am new to the forum, but have been following this thread and ElyDave's thread re Cellnovo as I too am counting the days (fingers and everything crossed!) until i get mine from the lovely hospital in Cambridge.
This is the first I have seen of the Freestyle Libre and I now find my Cellnovo excitement a little squashed. I am so looking forward to the Cellnovo and finally only having one box of tricks to carry around that will do everything, test blood ,administer insulin..., but after 32 years of stabbing my poor fingers 10 or more time a day, I wonder what it would be like to be able to give them at least a partial break, I almost don't care what other fancy things the machine can do, I just like the sound of less needles!! but then that somewhat takes away part of the reason for so wanting an all in one pump.
As both systems are pretty new and there is little to no user feedback on either I guess it will be a case of watch this space and see how they perform.
I wouldn't say useless at all.
Not when you consider that a finger prick test could be out by up to 20% anyway. During rapidly changing blood sugar events how often will you be finger pricking? Maybe once every 15-20 mins, hopefully not for long.
And even you are looking to work out a meal time bolus, 20mins delay on a +/-20% error is not going to be significant either.
I don't think it's being sold as a replacement for blood tests, more as a CGM-lite, which I think is a well positioned niche. Personally, at those prices I'm very tempted.
When will Libre be available? And what do you think about its price on avarage?
Thanks a lot for reply. I hope it will come to Turkey.I believe from the 15th, price hasn't been officially released yet
Hi All,Thanks a lot for reply. I hope it will come to Turkey.
I dont think the official date for launching has been mentioned so far. More info will come through the EASD conference online 15th Sept.
That's pretty outrageous. So Medtronic basically bought a monopoly in your health authority? How is that even legal? It should be challenged in court. Even if Medtronic gives the LHA a bung for every Medtronic pump they provide, patients should still get a choice of pump. I'm shocked.The funding boost up here is based on a deal with Medtronic so that's what we all get for now
That's pretty outrageous. So Medtronic basically bought a monopoly in your health authority? How is that even legal? It should be challenged in court. Even if Medtronic gives the LHA a bung for every Medtronic pump they provide, patients should still get a choice of pump. I'm shocked.
Yes sorry that's what I meant! More info available from then. Some people have them from the 15th to trial but it's only a select few.