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PUMPING AWAY

Cupcaake32

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Location
Devon
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
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Hi im Toni im 23 and have been diabetic for nearly 10 years and would love someone to talk to who is on a pump so i can work out whether it may suit me im on at least 5 injections and tests a day and the bruising is getting annoying and the amount of needles and test strips i go through is stooopid. I hve requested info from pump manufacturers and they seem brilliant and would suit me perfectly i have a very high hba1c and cant seem to get it down i have hd dka 3 times. I no fun times. I have been speaking to girl in usa who is a pumper and she is similar age build and lifestyle to me nd she has said it has changed her life so wish me luck in gettng a pump
 
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Hi Toni
I love my insulin pump and am happy to bore anyone that will listen about how great they are! If you would like someone to answer any questions you may have I more than happy to help!
Just to warn you - getting access to a pump through the NHS isn't always as easy as it should be, I had to battle but got there after about 9 months. The info from Insight is great and empowering:

http://www.input.me.uk/

Feel free to post or PM if you want to! :thumbup:
 
Hi Toni,
I'm 26 and I got my pump 6 years ago before I went to uni. It lierally saved my life I love it. Some people say it's a lot of hard work but I think it's much easier than the 10 injections and hourly blood testing I was on before. I can excercise much more than I could before and losing weight has been a lot easier also. i would definitely reccomend a pump to anyone on injections. In some countries adolescents who are newly diagnosed are put straight on a pump and injections aren't even considered suitable. It's a shame that in the UK pumps in some areas are so hard to get funding for, I had to wait 3 years before I was considered, and now because I've moved to aberdeen from somerset I have to get reapproved for funding which is being declined to me at the minute. Feel free to pm me to ask any questions, or just reply i don't mind like the other people I love talking about the ins and outs of pumps.
laura
 
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