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<blockquote data-quote="EllsKBells" data-source="post: 1686620" data-attributes="member: 338121"><p>[USER=172531]@CDM9[/USER] I would guess you can't get a trial of the dexcom on the NHS because of the transmitter component - like I said, it lasts 120 days, so it would be a major investment for a fairly small company to make, as opposed to the libre, where they can just chuck one at you for a couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p>The other thing that I forgot to mention about libre vs dexcom is that if you are concerned about application at all, the libre is much, much easier to put on and take off. Definitely worth asking about a libre trial, as I know some people have experienced skin irritation with the adhesive, although I never did.</p><p></p><p>[USER=453103]@scotteric[/USER] this is my main reason for wanting a pump, which my consultant won't even put me forward for - I am not terribly insulin sensitive during the day, then get to about 10pm at night and WHAM - I'm four or five times as sensitive, so she keeps reducing my tresiba dose, which means I'm needing more and more humalog during the day, with injections between meals, to keep it flat. Levemir was such a nightmare though. People are really different, and I think this is often overlooked, because I've read so many people saying that they love levemir.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllsKBells, post: 1686620, member: 338121"] [USER=172531]@CDM9[/USER] I would guess you can't get a trial of the dexcom on the NHS because of the transmitter component - like I said, it lasts 120 days, so it would be a major investment for a fairly small company to make, as opposed to the libre, where they can just chuck one at you for a couple of weeks. The other thing that I forgot to mention about libre vs dexcom is that if you are concerned about application at all, the libre is much, much easier to put on and take off. Definitely worth asking about a libre trial, as I know some people have experienced skin irritation with the adhesive, although I never did. [USER=453103]@scotteric[/USER] this is my main reason for wanting a pump, which my consultant won't even put me forward for - I am not terribly insulin sensitive during the day, then get to about 10pm at night and WHAM - I'm four or five times as sensitive, so she keeps reducing my tresiba dose, which means I'm needing more and more humalog during the day, with injections between meals, to keep it flat. Levemir was such a nightmare though. People are really different, and I think this is often overlooked, because I've read so many people saying that they love levemir. [/QUOTE]
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