you are denied CGM funding.
helensaramayI would refer you to kids that get to do climbing and canoeing and orienteering to use up excess energy because otherwise they misbehave.
I would refer you to customers who are shout and scream about price and get a discount.
I would refer you to the average colleague who threatens to leave and gets a pay rise.
And I would say a Cgm (or a Libre which is not CGM) and is a tool to improve diabetes management not a reward for doing a good job.
I've had type 1 for 52 years and was given the G6 in November because I have no hypo awareness, not because I abused myself but because I've kept good control, so please don't think I had the G6 through bad management of my diabetes , please don't judge people until you know their circumstances, I do agree that all type 1s should have a CGM, it's been a lifesaver for me.
Arguably, I tend to find we have more access to other opportunities with better controlled diabetes. I was offered orthodontic treatment in 2011 because my HBa1c was fantastic and they were willing to accept me and operate on me. I find that very hurtful, there are some diabetics who neglect themselves because they have no desire to look after themselves and there are those who have had accidents through no fault of our own, or in the case of children who cannot convey their feelings when feeling hyper or hypo, along with their energy and growth require that extra help to sleep at night and to live. So never clump all diabetics into one ball, especially children. I wish the NHS was like Swedish healthcare where we all have access to pumps and CGMs whatever the situation is. On the other hand if you feel you fit the criteria for a CGM, I hope you find someone in your diabetes team to listen.
Personally if we can manage our diabetes on just MDI and finger pricks, we’ll all do it, however we all develop in different ways, our bodies do funky stuff and we have different needs.
I had some bad hypos and was offered the insight pump which has helped enormously with night time hypo's, I'd realised I'd lost my hypo awareness sometime ago as I had no warnings of a low, luckily for me my wife can tell when I'm low and has sorted me out on numerous occasions, I told my consultant at one of my annual reviews and she said, because of my good control my awareness had gone and due to the length of time it was unlikely to return, she suggested the G6 and it's been a lifesaver , on the downside I've had to give up driving but my quality of life has improved due to the G6.Hi philchap1
I congratulate you on your 52 years living with diabetes. I'm only currently in my 29th year.
Since my appointment last week I have looked closer at my G5 reports (self funder) and diasend reports ( I currently use an Animas pump) and can see that I only really check my sugars after a sensor low or high alert. I didn't realise how much I depend on the sensor to alert me. This would suggest I also have hypo unawareness. Like you, I think due to better control I have lost awareness. How did you put this across to your consultant for them to grant you funding?
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