@urbanracer . So it was a definitive NO then ?
Strange that we are told, in order to help with hypo unawareness we should increase our HbA1C.
Perhaps you should have asked for the old " drop and cough ".
At least then endo could have held what he was talking.
Well, just back from the annual liaison with my local endo's.
Me: can I have libre sensors on prescription?
Doc: No sorry,your blood glucose levels are too well controlled. You need an a1c above 8.5 AND hypo unawareness.
Me: But my a1c is well controlled and I seldom have hypo's largely as a result of using the Libre.
Doc: I understand, but I don't make the rules. Sorry (again).
Lucky that I'm paid obscenely well then !
But, but, but, but.................if your well controlled blood sugars were because you did loads of finger prick testing, then there would be a point where the cost of that would be higher than the Libre.
Your CCG is almost using the same criteria as for a pump, but Freestyle Libre is much less expensive than a pump.
Do you fancy revealing which one it is so I can have a look at what their criteria is?
West Sussex.
What say tomorrow I adopt your hairy butt monkey and you have a good, boring, flat day.@therower to be honest but of a really hairy flying butt monkeys of a day.
Started off 15.9 and all over the place as low as 2.8 and currently 5.6 Etch A Sketch is pointing down, which is fine.
Better luck tomorrow me thinks.
Everyone else ok?
What say tomorrow I adopt your hairy butt monkey and you have a good, boring, flat day.
I'm not greedy and also fully aware that 2 good days in a row is a big ask of any of us.
Tomorrow " we shall seize the day " and eat cake if needs be.
Thanks Mel, that's really helpful. I may have to look into this, although the leg muscle pains I have are nothing really compared to yours. I'm really pleased you managed to solve this at least, good luck with getting a pump and ceasing to be a pin cushion!Well, I’ve been having restless and painful legs for years, to the point (almost) of a fibromyalgia diagnosis. However, since changing from Lantus, that’s gone. Took a few months, but I’m reluctant to go back on it - the pain and lack of sleep made life harder than it needed to be. Was a constant ache in my leg muscles, and they just felt like lead. Hard to explain but it’s quite a commonly reported side effect, only recently looked into it as I assumed my insulins wouldn’t/couldn’t hurt me...
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