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<blockquote data-quote="MeiChanski" data-source="post: 2168111" data-attributes="member: 503481"><p>Hello friends, </p><p></p><p>A bit moderately high today, sitting between 8-13.8. So today’s introduction has resulted in the nurse telling me that my prepump appointment for tomorrow is not happening and that it has moved to January. Apparently funding has only been approved for the pump only and without a CGM. I said to the nurse that I’m really confused. I asked another nurse with the letter back in September that it was for a pump and a CGM. But now I’m being told that was not the case. I am fully aware that both have different criterias. Towards the end the nurse said she’ll go find my consultant tomorrow to ask about getting funding approved for one. I explained that when I saw my consultant in June, I questioned whether I would benefit from a libre. He said it might help in terms of you testing so many times. He was hesistant about the dexcom but went ahead with prescribing the libre. I am almost coming to the end of my 6 month trial and I feel like someone else could have benefited from it. I’m not saying I didn’t find the information helpful. It was helpful but in terms of hypos, not so much. I then asked if CGM funding has been approved, would I be wearing a medtronic CGM or dexcom because I’m not sure if medtronic works without the pump but she said if I had a hand set for it, it would work. (Medtronic unfortunately doesn’t sync with my phone or anything) They will swap it once the pump training comes round. But I’m seeing my consultant soon & I feel he won’t be happy with me again. On a more positive note, the nurse and dietitian are both type 1s and both of them are on pumps. Session today went well despite a lot of rain, I think some roads are closed so I won’t be going to work today. There was a few elderly type 1s who found carb counting today quite overwhelming. One said she didn’t see the point of carb counting. I felt bad because there is a lot to take in. Especially when it comes round to talking about split dosing and reducing and increasing bolus/basal for certain activities. But would anyone bolus for citrus fruits like a lemon?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MeiChanski, post: 2168111, member: 503481"] Hello friends, A bit moderately high today, sitting between 8-13.8. So today’s introduction has resulted in the nurse telling me that my prepump appointment for tomorrow is not happening and that it has moved to January. Apparently funding has only been approved for the pump only and without a CGM. I said to the nurse that I’m really confused. I asked another nurse with the letter back in September that it was for a pump and a CGM. But now I’m being told that was not the case. I am fully aware that both have different criterias. Towards the end the nurse said she’ll go find my consultant tomorrow to ask about getting funding approved for one. I explained that when I saw my consultant in June, I questioned whether I would benefit from a libre. He said it might help in terms of you testing so many times. He was hesistant about the dexcom but went ahead with prescribing the libre. I am almost coming to the end of my 6 month trial and I feel like someone else could have benefited from it. I’m not saying I didn’t find the information helpful. It was helpful but in terms of hypos, not so much. I then asked if CGM funding has been approved, would I be wearing a medtronic CGM or dexcom because I’m not sure if medtronic works without the pump but she said if I had a hand set for it, it would work. (Medtronic unfortunately doesn’t sync with my phone or anything) They will swap it once the pump training comes round. But I’m seeing my consultant soon & I feel he won’t be happy with me again. On a more positive note, the nurse and dietitian are both type 1s and both of them are on pumps. Session today went well despite a lot of rain, I think some roads are closed so I won’t be going to work today. There was a few elderly type 1s who found carb counting today quite overwhelming. One said she didn’t see the point of carb counting. I felt bad because there is a lot to take in. Especially when it comes round to talking about split dosing and reducing and increasing bolus/basal for certain activities. But would anyone bolus for citrus fruits like a lemon? [/QUOTE]
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