Good afternoon fellow pin-cushions
Work has got in the way of say "Hi" this morning.
On the "where to stab?" question, I was told stomach below the belly button, bottom, top of thighs and upper arms. However, I too was told to pinch and never managed to master my double-jointedness enough to pinch my upper arms so never had.
With the pump, I was told I could put the cannula in all these places AND above the belly button provided it had some fat.
Going through the odd ab-obssession at the gym, I still avoid above the belly button but I imagine this is fine for most and would provide another area if you were to migrate from injections to pump.
I have not read the Express article (I read a couple of Matt Atherton stories about diabetes a few months back and got so annoyed about the terrible reporting). However, I found Theresa's (I can't call her "Mrs May" because that's my Mum) response a typical political response. She didn't lie; she said the Libre was available on the NHS which it is. Unfortunately, the MP who posed the question didn't ask the post code lottery aspect and, in politics, asking the right question is as important as getting it answered.
No one I have spoken to without diabetes is aware of the issue and, to be honest, have as much interest in it as I have about a postcode lottery for bowel cancer treatment, for example.
I am not defending Theresa or the NHS but it is the way our political system works, unfortunately.
more pin holes than 10 year back.
