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Pump assessment appointment 3 days away

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glavesr

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My first pump appointment is on Friday I'm starting to feel seriously nervous as I've been waiting near enough eight years for this appointment my doctors and nurses that I've dealt with have always seemed very aposed to me getting a pump
I recognise that diabulimia was probably the reason that they were so against me having the pump but after 7 years of having this eating disorder I've finally beat it after a lot of kickin and screaming from my body my nurse has mentioned that she wanted me to be on the pump training session mid may but I still have the assessment appointment as the final hurdle I'm optimistic with my DSN mentioned the mid may training and she said I have a good chance with all the libre evidence and my current control
I'm mainly looking for some advice or if anyone on has been though this with the northern general team in Sheffield (S-Yorks)
Any advice would be much appreciated
 
I reckon that if your DSN thinks you're a good candidate for the pump, you have very little to worry about. You have good evidence from the Libre, so that's probably all you need, along with her recommendation.
 
Hello @glavesr - I agree if you can show (which you can) that you're on top of this and still not achieving good control then you do stand a good chance of getting access, good luck and let us know how you get on :)
 
Have you chosen which pump you are going to use? I will have been on my pump for a year and I love it and my levels are lot better than they were, so good luck
 
@Tracyann35 originally I thought about the minimed 640g but the last few weeks I leaned more and more towards the accu-check insight tbh since I found out I was finally put forward I firmilarised my self with the 3 I options the insight, 640g and the animus vibe I'm basically going into this appointment with the full knowledge of how to use the all three from inserting a cannula and changing an infusion set to how to preform a bolus and set up a basal
 
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Hi @glavesr
I've just started on the accu check and I'm under the hallamshire (pump dsn's work out of both the NGH and hallamshire)
I have to say they are amazing. The support I've had has been great.
How did you get on?
 
I've got to go back in 6 weeks but at least the balls now rolling
But I found the doctor I saw to abit of a stuck up ***** tbh she seemed disinterested and she seem to not want to be there and my being there was an inconvenience
 
I think the DSN's are better with patients than the consultants. I knew I had to plead my case with the consultant as I didn't meet the initial criteria but I swung her in the end. She ummmd and arrrrrrrd about it a lot! I did my research on her/and criteria before I saw her so I'd have a bit of background info. I treated it like a job interview :joyful: so I guess ultimately I got the job. I think we probably saw the same consultant as she runs the pump clinic.
Has she agreed it? Which pump are you getting?
 
She hasn't agreed anything as of yet I'm going back in 6 weeks to plead my case and have been told to test more then 6 times which is not what I've been told for 9 years I was told to test before a meal and before bed so I'm going to jump though all the hoops she throws at me
I'm hoping if they agree they will offer me a insight but I'll have to wait and see and it is probably the same doc dr Elliot
 
Hey I know I am a bit late, at you have been to the appointment. I hope your next appointment goes well though! I have suffered from diabulimia in the past too and understand what an awful struggle it is so well done you for trying hard to get better control. I am desperate for a pump but my dsn is against it.

I hope the next appointment goes well. I would test more just to satisfy this lady, and show you are willing to do everything you can. I have found it helpful to test more and test up to 12 times a day when not using the libre. It is a good idea to test before meals then 2 hours after to see if you are spiking. Also if you aren't already try to keep a log of how many carbs you are eating and how many units you are bolus in plus any corrections you are doing. Even if you do that for 2 weeks before the next appointment it will show how much effort you are putting in.

Take care and good luck with everything.
S x
 
@saruhbeau Thank you and Ye it has been one hell of an up hill battle and as for the testing I am as of this week testing before a meal and 2 hours after and then before bed so I'm up to about 7 tests a day hopefully everything will go well at the next appointment fingers crossed
 
@saruhbeau
Took me 7 long months multiple arguments and a hospital change but I've finally been given the go ahead and will be getting an omnipod to try in January if that goes well the in April/may I'll be getting the tubed pump
Changing to a different hospital was the best thing I ever did I've been to only 2 appointments and the consultant immediately saw I was a good candidate so what has taken 1 hospital 5 years to say no to a pump and sticking me on what seemed like their easy options a combo insulin and tresiba then in the space of four weeks and a hospital change I have a pump and the libre on prescription as soon as it is available in my city my advice if u diabetes team are still change to a different hospital for me it is worth the extra half to travel to the next town over
 
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