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<blockquote data-quote="ann34+" data-source="post: 910705" data-attributes="member: 94348"><p>i find that surprising, and wonder if there were special circumstances, other illnesses etc in his case. In 2013 only 6% of Type one adults had a pump - <a href="https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/News/The_United_Kingdom_Insulin_Pump_Audit_May_2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/News/The_United_Kingdom_Insulin_Pump_Audit_May_2013.pdf</a> and as far as i know the guidelines are still kept to - maybe it is a bit easier in some areas? I tried for years and found that even hypo unawareness may not be enough, as a person will be asked to first try to raise their HbA1c. Also looked at will be if the unawareness could be related to suboptimal treatment of another disease - the pump may not be given for ages or not at all - Impaired quality of life was not, at that time, considered , i wish it had been, maybe it is now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ann34+, post: 910705, member: 94348"] i find that surprising, and wonder if there were special circumstances, other illnesses etc in his case. In 2013 only 6% of Type one adults had a pump - [URL]https://www.diabetes.org.uk/Documents/News/The_United_Kingdom_Insulin_Pump_Audit_May_2013.pdf[/URL] and as far as i know the guidelines are still kept to - maybe it is a bit easier in some areas? I tried for years and found that even hypo unawareness may not be enough, as a person will be asked to first try to raise their HbA1c. Also looked at will be if the unawareness could be related to suboptimal treatment of another disease - the pump may not be given for ages or not at all - Impaired quality of life was not, at that time, considered , i wish it had been, maybe it is now. [/QUOTE]
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