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<blockquote data-quote="Ermintrude75" data-source="post: 2339306" data-attributes="member: 276895"><p>Good luck. The criteria in my area is you have to have done a carb counting course. You have to prove that you are working hard to get your hba1c on target. You also have to prove you can cope with diabetes on mdi. I know of someone who was going through their rebellious teenage years was drinking (he was 18 at the time) a lot and not looking after himself and they took the pump off them.</p><p></p><p>If you are not looking after yourself they will not give you a pump. Also if the pump fails you have to be able to know how to handle diabetes with pens.</p><p></p><p>March 2019 I asked for CGM and pump. Told not a hope for CGM but I could get a Libre. But first I have todo a carb counting course. Ive been diabetic for 38 years at this point. Was told a few month to wait for the course. Hadn't heard anything in 3 months was told its an 8/9 month waiting list. Luckily I got a cancellation the following day. Got the Libre the end of August. Eventually made it to the top of the list for a pump had a meeting in March long story short agreed on the Medtronic 670g. Lockdown happened the following week. I got an email this week saying they have funding but the choices now are Ypsopump or Medtrum. </p><p></p><p>As someone previously mentioned. It is a postcode lottery. I can only get the option of Medtrum or Ypsopump because they are cheaper. Yet if I move 40 miles away to another Health Board I can get options of TSlim and Medtronic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ermintrude75, post: 2339306, member: 276895"] Good luck. The criteria in my area is you have to have done a carb counting course. You have to prove that you are working hard to get your hba1c on target. You also have to prove you can cope with diabetes on mdi. I know of someone who was going through their rebellious teenage years was drinking (he was 18 at the time) a lot and not looking after himself and they took the pump off them. If you are not looking after yourself they will not give you a pump. Also if the pump fails you have to be able to know how to handle diabetes with pens. March 2019 I asked for CGM and pump. Told not a hope for CGM but I could get a Libre. But first I have todo a carb counting course. Ive been diabetic for 38 years at this point. Was told a few month to wait for the course. Hadn't heard anything in 3 months was told its an 8/9 month waiting list. Luckily I got a cancellation the following day. Got the Libre the end of August. Eventually made it to the top of the list for a pump had a meeting in March long story short agreed on the Medtronic 670g. Lockdown happened the following week. I got an email this week saying they have funding but the choices now are Ypsopump or Medtrum. As someone previously mentioned. It is a postcode lottery. I can only get the option of Medtrum or Ypsopump because they are cheaper. Yet if I move 40 miles away to another Health Board I can get options of TSlim and Medtronic. [/QUOTE]
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