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Not looking after myself

This is what my bloods have been like for the past week since I started actually testing.
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I have only ever known one person get a pump whilst on a mixed insulin.... His nurse thought he was too dangerous and high risk to have a pump as he couldn't carb count or understand how insulin works. His consultant allowed him the pump. I met up with him and his wife a few times to chat about carb counting and go through settings opn pump. Indeed he phoned me at 3am one morning to say he was hypo and had accidentally bolussd for the hypo food and what should he do....
So the guidelines state that you must have tried all insulin regimes before being consudered for a pump. That means you will have to ask for a basal (levimir or lantus pen) with a novorapid (bolus) pen.
You will need to be able to carb count and fully understand how to calculate carbs and injection doses...and how they impact on bloods.

From your readings you need to write down how many carbs and how often you eat etc and what you eat....

You don't need to eat the same things each day but you need to stick to the same amount of carbs at each meal and snacks too. And at the same time.

It certainly appears that you need to raise your insulin starting with an increase of 1 unit.

You must get informed on carb counting if you want to be considered for a pump.

A pump needs a lot more management than an injection regime. You still have to insert a cannula in you every 2 or 3 days or whenever they malfunction.
 
I wrote a huge response to this and its been lost!!
 
Yeah kinda but hopefully when I go to the hospital I will get them to re - educate me properly and get me on the right insulin and doses
 
Hi

I wonder if you can bug them for a cancellation appointment? Carb counting changed my life!! For the good your n h s might have the daffine course which is great once you done one and show you understand a pump could be next. I have had diabetes 15 years now and it can be hard to get motivation or too feel burnt out. The thing that helped me is that there are a lot of options to help out there there are lovely people like on the forum who can support and I use a pump and a c g m and I can whole heartily say even though there are challenging days I feel great and so can you. I know these are just words and your in a difficult place and sometimes holding on to words can help get through things
 
Theres a course available online from bournemouth diabetes education centre. Google it.. I haven't got the link but it will start you off.
 
Hi there I have been in your situation I'm now on lantis before bed and nova rapid when I eat 5 years after being on m3, it has given me more freedom of eating and times are a big thing as my shifts keep changing at work, this worked great for me and to be honest I don't like needles so I use the 5mm and rotate as much as I can arms legs and bottom, also when it comes to appointments chase them up they should be more than willing to help you and look at all the options, the main thing is your doing a great job and the more we help each other and understand the better we all become I have read a lot on here and can relate to a lot as I didn't look after myself for the first 5 years and this has had slight effects on vision and circulation but that was 15 years ago, what I'm trying to say is please don't leave it do what's best for you and your family and it's always good to talk we all need a release and support from family friends and the professionals I wish you all the best mate just keep up the good work it makes the future better for you and your family
 
hi,
to keep you making sure you take your blood sugars and your injections. just think when you cant be bothered to do it think toyourself its to keep you alive. if all us type 1 diabetics didnt have insulin we would die just think.....
 
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