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Looks to me like it's an article from Sky News?Can anyone enlighten me?
Sorry, I was not clear.Looks to me like it's an article from Sky News?
Depends on which years spreadsheet the funding is spread across - I imagine rollout has been justified on long-term saving to the NHS so those that are 'within parameters' today will be at the end of the listWith the budgeted numbers, I'm curious as to how many of 300,000 uk T1s they are expecting to able to fund?
like you say Ushthetaff this is fantastic news for young and newly diagnosed type 1s , in my day the future sounded bleak and I was afraid of the complications that would get me , but here I am nearly fifty years later with what was poorly controlled diabetes with the tech that was available then and i'me still fine so with this new tech I would say to newly diagnosed your future is as good as you want it to be .To be honest I’ve had diabetes that long now I don’t find it a pain any more , I’ve got plenty of complications but it doesn’t get me down I just move on and deal with whatever comes my way . My hb1c is ” healthy “so that’s fine for me, probably too stuck in my ways now . It’ll be good for future generations though , just hope “ we” don’t have to go through the old hoop jumping process again
Taking the DIY approach - assuming you have a PC to compile the code, time to understand it, a phone and a watch (optional), one of the supported pumps, supported CGM the only cost is lots of timeWhat is the appropriate cost should you wish to take the closed loop pump route and sell fund, assuming you're already cgm prescribed?
Yes, I was looking for the new news and there wasn't any. I was offered a pump 2 years ago but chose not to at that time as the hassle factor outweighed it's advantages for me. Mind you with an HBA1C currently of 67 mmol despite low-carbing, slim and low insulin resistance and endless correction doses I may need to re-consider.Basically, though, the media hype is just saying that the closed-loop pump that lots of people are already on will be rolled out to more people, rather than some groundbreaking new tech that's been launched. Is that right?
Back in t'old days I resisted pumping for a good few years, then had a 'bit of a bad-un' and decided something needed to change.Yes, I was looking for the new news and there wasn't any. I was offered a pump 2 years ago but chose not to at that time as the hassle factor outweighed it's advantages for me. Mind you with an HBA1C currently of 67 mmol despite low-carbing, slim and low insulin resistance and endless correction doses I may need to re-consider.
Are you my twin? Same age, HBA1c, BMI, but 38 years in and park run time not as good as yours! I had a go at trialling the Omnipod 5 two weeks ago at the review but told children, pregnant women and those with bad control will get it first which I can live with after all this time. As others have said it’ll be like the Libre rollout, we'll get it eventually maybe.I was picked up though for being 1% below 3 for blood results but I had to tell registrar that being a full time pancreas isn’t easy!I have recently been refused a pump anyway. Too well controlled and far too fit. Endocrinologist couldn't understand why I had been referred. But then I suppose I am nowhere near a priority. 66 years old.Type 1 for 57 years. HbA1c of 37. BMI of 21.5.
Oddly no not last appointment as I have been in the past but having been horrified by all the dreadful things that would happen with high sugars I‘m committed to keeping them low but sugars above 10 are never commented on these days, the risk must still be there?It does seem like the NHS are prioritising others. I run with a GP who thinks it's all slightly odd regarding those that are well controlled. Have you been told to increase your HbA1c?
I got chatting with a DSN a couple of months back & this subject came up…
Her view in short aligned with mine.
The “news” is writing a cheque that the NHS can’t cash.
Any idea how much money? And does it include all the people needed for pump education?From following Partha Karr on Twitter, who has driven this and also written many articles on it, the money is already in place and ring fenced.
From the posts I’ve seen he does suggest (nay prophesies.) access for all.From following Partha Karr on Twitter, who has driven this and also written many articles on it, the money is already in place and ring fenced.
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