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<blockquote data-quote="Jenny15" data-source="post: 1803220" data-attributes="member: 196992"><p>Hi [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] </p><p></p><p>Thank you for those excellent suggestions. I have a cranberry product I use during a UTI but I think it's time to buy the prophylactic capsules and use them for a while. Have had two infections this year after not having them for several years. </p><p></p><p>I think you are right about basal/bolus vs mixed insulin, now that I think about it. I had read these same arguments at Blood Sugar 101 before I started on Lantus. There is a possibility I can access funded Levemir, if the endo approves it. I assume NZ's government drug-buying agency went with Lantus partly because it is so well tolerated generally, but there should/would be provision for endos to authorize it where needed. </p><p></p><p>My route to Levemir would be through seeing the endo (I'm on a waiting list) or my DN getting approval before then. My DN probably picked NovoMix 30 as the best option for me from the insulins that are funded for the primary care sector to use, in case I really can't wait for a decision on Levemir. And if I'm lucky enough to have very little nausea and malaise after the UTI then I could probably cope with Lantus. Either way, I will have learned a bit about back up options should I ever need them. </p><p></p><p>Let's hope the agency doesn't just decide some other basal insulin will win the periodic sole supply tender process next time, or all the happy and settled Lantus users will be unimpressed. </p><p></p><p>There are some things the NZ health care sector does really well, but funding a range of options across all medication types is not one of them. We are told to appreciate that the lower overall cost allows more people to be treated. Which is a good thing, I admit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jenny15, post: 1803220, member: 196992"] Hi [USER=468714]@kitedoc[/USER] Thank you for those excellent suggestions. I have a cranberry product I use during a UTI but I think it's time to buy the prophylactic capsules and use them for a while. Have had two infections this year after not having them for several years. I think you are right about basal/bolus vs mixed insulin, now that I think about it. I had read these same arguments at Blood Sugar 101 before I started on Lantus. There is a possibility I can access funded Levemir, if the endo approves it. I assume NZ's government drug-buying agency went with Lantus partly because it is so well tolerated generally, but there should/would be provision for endos to authorize it where needed. My route to Levemir would be through seeing the endo (I'm on a waiting list) or my DN getting approval before then. My DN probably picked NovoMix 30 as the best option for me from the insulins that are funded for the primary care sector to use, in case I really can't wait for a decision on Levemir. And if I'm lucky enough to have very little nausea and malaise after the UTI then I could probably cope with Lantus. Either way, I will have learned a bit about back up options should I ever need them. Let's hope the agency doesn't just decide some other basal insulin will win the periodic sole supply tender process next time, or all the happy and settled Lantus users will be unimpressed. There are some things the NZ health care sector does really well, but funding a range of options across all medication types is not one of them. We are told to appreciate that the lower overall cost allows more people to be treated. Which is a good thing, I admit. [/QUOTE]
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