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<blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 1185066" data-attributes="member: 148713"><p>Hi Omar,</p><p></p><p>I live in Turkey and I bought my Medtronic Minimed Paradigm pump here. It cost me 5000 lira about 18 months ago.</p><p></p><p>The problem is that the pump manufacturers have distribution rights agreements in different countries so you are not generally able to buy your pump in one country and use it in another. Before I got mine they made me promise that I was not about to move back to the UK!</p><p></p><p>Also the manufacturers often get rid of their old stock in, how shall I put it, 'non-Western, non-European' countries so, for example, my pump model is about 15 years old! (Having said that, I'm fine with it. It is great. My control has improved a lot. My life is better.)</p><p></p><p>So, if you want a pump, first you need to find a diabetes specialist in your own country who will supervise your use of it. Then you need to find the distributors of pumps in your region and either you contact them or your doctor contacts them. (I found Medtronic's Turkish distributor just by googling. My doctor called them for me.)</p><p></p><p>Then they send a sales representative to your appointment with your doctor. You discuss your needs together and you get some training from the pump sales rep and then your doctor deals with you after that.</p><p></p><p>They deliver all the infusion sets and tubing to my door in a package once every three months. I just call them and book a delivery.</p><p></p><p>I pay for my supplies but they are available on the health service here. You may be able to find out about that in your country from the company.</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum mobile app</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuthW, post: 1185066, member: 148713"] Hi Omar, I live in Turkey and I bought my Medtronic Minimed Paradigm pump here. It cost me 5000 lira about 18 months ago. The problem is that the pump manufacturers have distribution rights agreements in different countries so you are not generally able to buy your pump in one country and use it in another. Before I got mine they made me promise that I was not about to move back to the UK! Also the manufacturers often get rid of their old stock in, how shall I put it, 'non-Western, non-European' countries so, for example, my pump model is about 15 years old! (Having said that, I'm fine with it. It is great. My control has improved a lot. My life is better.) So, if you want a pump, first you need to find a diabetes specialist in your own country who will supervise your use of it. Then you need to find the distributors of pumps in your region and either you contact them or your doctor contacts them. (I found Medtronic's Turkish distributor just by googling. My doctor called them for me.) Then they send a sales representative to your appointment with your doctor. You discuss your needs together and you get some training from the pump sales rep and then your doctor deals with you after that. They deliver all the infusion sets and tubing to my door in a package once every three months. I just call them and book a delivery. I pay for my supplies but they are available on the health service here. You may be able to find out about that in your country from the company. I hope that helps. Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum mobile app [/QUOTE]
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