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iHs said:
On a bg level of 7.9 I would have given myself a correction to get target of 6mmol and then done the bolus. On the 7.9 with no correction, after 2hrs the bg of 13.7 would be about right, also Novo's action is about 5hrs which can more or less be seen with the 2pm bg of 11.7 (dropped 2ml 2hrs after the lunch bolus with the tiny correction)
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I can't correct a 7.9 unfortunately. A 0.5u drops me 3-4 so if I took even a half I'm risking a hypo.

Personally, I'm not worried about 7.9 after breakfast anyway. I like to be under 8 overnight which that is, although it's pushing the upper limit! I had been 4.7 at bedtime the night before and had a 9g snack to push me up so I fully expected to be in the 7-8 region.

It's the pre lunch 9 that gets on my nerves!


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Hba1c risen to 6.9% but I'm still "not bad enough" for a pump.

Screw you NHS


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over 8 for a pump hale. :( sorry chuck, your just too good! if it helps it took them 10 years to give me mine :chicken:
 
that should not be the criteria for a pump.

Hale is young, possibly thinking about a family, plenty of life ahead of her.

me, still young (and don't you bl@@dy dare disagree), hopefully a good 30 years plus ahead of me.

We are both paying attention to this, trying to prevent future complications, a pump would give us better control and be better able to reduce that risk. The problem here is short term views in the NHS driven by this year's budget politics and not a long term health or cost management view.
 
The pump situation will only get worse I'm afraid ! Cutting budgets all the time. The current criteria for getting a pump is a little unfair in my opinion. It could even encourage people to lose control of their diabetes on purpose in order to qualify ! Not really sure what the answer is to be honest. Personally, I am quite happy with MDI and the idea of a pump doesn't appeal.


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Usually an a1c of 6.5 or below with mild to moderate hypos causing anxiety is one way. The other is high a1c with complications which personally is not the best way.

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I'm in the first category, but even so my consultant thinks it will be a hard sell. Got an appointment week on Monday to discuss
 
Yup needs to be over 8%. But since I've informed him of my marriage next year and babies afterwards ( I opted out of specifying how soon or not so soon after haha) I'm getting close to the pregnancy criteria

My issue was he said as soon as I'm over 8% the pump is as good as mine (despite tell me in September the pump was mine after id done DAFNE). So all he's essentially encouraging is that I relax my control and let my hba1c rise...... And risk complications.

I know I can control myself with MDI, but why should I have to? The ease of less needles and greater dosing flexibility would be fantastic for lifestyle and general self esteem. The nice guidelines don't cover that though


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hale710 said:
Yup needs to be over 8%. But since I've informed him of my marriage next year and babies afterwards ( I opted out of specifying how soon or not so soon after haha) I'm getting close to the pregnancy criteria

My issue was he said as soon as I'm over 8% the pump is as good as mine (despite tell me in September the pump was mine after id done DAFNE). So all he's essentially encouraging is that I relax my control and let my hba1c rise...... And risk complications.

I know I can control myself with MDI, but why should I have to? The ease of less needles and greater dosing flexibility would be fantastic for lifestyle and general self esteem. The nice guidelines don't cover that though


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That's exactly my point. I think those you do the DAFNE and show commitment should be high on the list, not just those with poor control. Hope you get one Hale !
 
I love the NHS and what it does for the country as a whole. But the sad fact is, if I lived in the US I'd have great insurance with my job (big company) and I'd have a pump by now. Plain and simple.


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hale710 said:
I love the NHS and what it does for the country as a whole. But the sad fact is, if I lived in the US I'd have great insurance with my job (big company) and I'd have a pump by now. Plain and simple.


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True, but you'd also have an a** the size of a battleship lol !
 
Haha well no I don't. In fact it's a standing joke with my family that I need to get ass implants. But that's besides the point haha

Ill take the big ass if it comes with a pump attached


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