porl69
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- 3,639
- Location
- Pontypool, South Wales
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
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- Stupid people
and you don’t have to buy the “leopard and lace” one (unless you want to).
I had a look at those they do look comfy....the movable bulge could come in handyI buy the HidIn belts direct from HidIn.co.uk.
And the belt allows me to move the bulge to somewhere under a baggy shirt.
Although there is always a bulge somewhere.
I can’t be the only one who really doesn’t care about hiding the tech? I tend to wear my pod on a thigh, so it’s quite visible with skinny jeans. And my Libre+MiaoMiao is often visible on my upper chest. It’s all just a part of me. Although when I change it before going to a fairly boisterous gig tonight, I’m going to put my pod on my waist, where it’s protected by a wide, heavy leather belt.I had a look at those they do look comfy....the movable bulge could come in handy
Mine is on show. Pump is clipped onto the outside of my pocket. Libre and MM on my arm. I do like explaining to people what they are and what they doI can’t be the only one who really doesn’t care about hiding the tech? I tend to wear my pod on a thigh, so it’s quite visible with skinny jeans. And my Libre+MiaoMiao is often visible on my upper chest. It’s all just a part of me. Although when I change it before going to a fairly boisterous gig tonight, I’m going to put my pod on my waist, where it’s protected by a wide, heavy leather belt.
Good morning friends
Happy St David’s Day to our Welsh friends I’m sure they’ll all be eating Daffodil and Leek Soup
Have a good day
daffodil and leak soup, one of my favorites and pretty low carb to boot
opps!! Forgive my faux pas ! I will not use some excuse such as being a gauche Australian!! I am sure there is a superior cheese or 6 in Finland !!Careful there ... Finland is not in Scandinavia. The Finns will get quite upset if you suggest such a thing ... as I know from personal experience.
They are Nordic but not not Scandinavian.
I would not bother to tease him @Knikki, he will probably try on the egg and say that MM just flattened its BSL rise attempt!!I'm offended,for your penance you need to eat at least one crème egg
Wearing your heart on your sleeve, eh @porl69 ??Mine is on show. Pump is clipped onto the outside of my pocket. Libre and MM on my arm. I do like explaining to people what they are and what they do
My DNE commented on the neck wallet holding my pump which also contained a small ice brick and was slung across one side of my neck and across to near the opposite arm pit.I can’t be the only one who really doesn’t care about hiding the tech? I tend to wear my pod on a thigh, so it’s quite visible with skinny jeans. And my Libre+MiaoMiao is often visible on my upper chest. It’s all just a part of me. Although when I change it before going to a fairly boisterous gig tonight, I’m going to put my pod on my waist, where it’s protected by a wide, heavy leather belt.
Buy a holster for it and you could get parts in Western movies !!Hi @karen8967 I got the Medtronic 640 g. It fits nicely in my trouser pocket and is not too bad weight wise. never seen any other pumps but it appears to have plenty of features
But I do think a glucose meter that will also measure ketones with the special strips is a must for pumpers.I think diabetic reviews fall into 3 categories - 'Absolute ****, was a waste of every ones time', 'meh' or 'OMFG brilliant!' and they tend to go round in cycles..........except the 'OMFG brilliant!' ones, they're like super blue blood moons............
And how blinking stupid is it to stop prescription of Libres when moving to a pump - 'oh here's a shot gun see if you can hit that moving target..............blindfolded............'
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Hi @karen8967, the Ypos is small capacity so you would need to see whether you would be having to change it too often depending on your possible insulin usage.Ive been looking at the ypos pump much smaller than the metrodinic one its fairly new and doesnt have as many features as some but does what it needs to il ask on pump forum for some feedback
Hi @helensaramay, you may be on the cusp of a decision. Do you accept the status quo about the pump and the demeaning, insulting behaviour of male neanderthal dimension or do you fight it?Firstly, I apologise - this is going to be a long one - but I feel the need to download after my annual review.
Feel free to jump over this diatribe or just click on a random rating icon and move on.
My overall impression was "meh". I am not sure I gained much more than what I could get from just looking at my results.
The first topic I bought up was the unreliability of Fiasp.
(I'll tag @karen8967 in case she follows my instrictions above because she said she was interested in this).
The answer was "yeah, you're not the first to say it's unstable."
Then went on to say there is no perfect insulin. Nothing works as fast as we would like but if NovoRapid meant I had to pre-bolus 45 minutes before I ate, that's not good.
Eventually, the DSN suggested I tried Humalog. It is not as fast as Fiasp but more stable and I may react differently to it than I do to NovoRapid.
(OK, so I got something there but not a lot).
The next topic was my pump replacement.
This is likely to be in 3 or 4 months - they have a lot to go through because Johnson and Johnson are stopping their Animas warranty in September which will be less than the planned 4 years.
I will be getting a Medtronic 640G.
I tried to make the case for something smaller for me ... because I am small so unable to hide my pump.
The male consultant suggested I put it in my bra. My response was to look down and point out that would make me very lopsided as "I am small in most dimension and especially that one."
He then went on to blame the CCG for being tight. They only fund one pump and it is one of the cheapest with the features the diabetes team insist on having. But the CCG keep asking to reduce the costs of pumps.
The DSN said she would bring up my request for an Omnipod but is not confident they would make an exception for me.
Finally, I asked about the Libre.
Again, they blamed the CCG and explained the CCG have not provided any resources to do the administration. They have a backlog of training and coordinating with the GPs for the prescription.
This morning, they had a meeting and decided not to prescribe any new Libres until April.
They explained April is when the NICE change should happen but they do not think NICE has provided enough information to clarify how they are going to get more people on the Libre but hope there will be sufficient information to convince the CCG to fund the whole Libre process.
They conceded, I would now qualify for Libre due to my lower hypos sensitivity (but they didn't mention the number of finger prick tests I do each day and the lack of patterns in my readings) if they had not decided this morning not to give out any more,
The onus is on me to contact the DSN in April and ask again.
As for my blood test results, they were all fine. I was told my Hb1AC was "very good" at 48 but I pointed out this is only due to the high number of hypos.
They seemed happy with my blood pressure result which was done as soon as I arrived. But I didn't think it was a true representation as I had just run there so my resting heart rate was very high and my diastolic rate (the bottom number) was a little elevated.
If anyone has made it this far, thank you for reading. I feel a bit better after putting fingers to the keyboard.
If you gave up a few paragraphs ago, you are not reading this so I can write whatever I want about you
thanks kitedocHi @karen8967, the Ypos is small capacity so you would need to see whether you would be having to change it too often depending on your possible insulin usage.
Consider it doneI'm offended,for your penance you need to eat at least one crème egg
Yeah, smaller and they don't taste so nice. Well they are still really nice BUT not as nice....oh shut up Paul lolSorry to report @porl69 but creme eggs seem to be shrinking now, am I the only one who's noticed this !!
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