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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 412560" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>Hi, I'm sorry that you are finding things difficult at the moment.</p><p>I can answer your question about pumps but I am a T1 on insulin.</p><p> Unfortunately, It could be extremely difficult to get a pump in the UK. The NICE guidelines say that pump therapy isn't recommended in T2 (basically there is very little research)so it's very difficult to get funding. In 2008 there were apparently 35 people with T2 on pumps in the UK compared with 5,667 T1s and some of those may have been self funded.</p><p> There are a few consultants that will consider it. Using a pump can reduce insulin requirements in some people. However, going by your present doses, you would have to fill the reservoir twice a day since they only hold a max 300U. Some people use a stronger insulin (U500) which gets over this problem. This is only available on a named patient basis in the UK</p><p>If you wanted to explore this further then you'd have to be seen by a specialist diabetologist/</p><p>More on pumps in the UK and T2 here (they are worth contacting if you want up to date info)</p><p><a href="http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/type-2-diabetes/" target="_blank">http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/type-2-diabetes/</a></p><p></p><p> What could help is to learn about how to use insulin, you might like to look at this book</p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Pancreas-Gary-Scheiner/dp/0738215147" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Panc ... 0738215147</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 412560, member: 12578"] Hi, I'm sorry that you are finding things difficult at the moment. I can answer your question about pumps but I am a T1 on insulin. Unfortunately, It could be extremely difficult to get a pump in the UK. The NICE guidelines say that pump therapy isn't recommended in T2 (basically there is very little research)so it's very difficult to get funding. In 2008 there were apparently 35 people with T2 on pumps in the UK compared with 5,667 T1s and some of those may have been self funded. There are a few consultants that will consider it. Using a pump can reduce insulin requirements in some people. However, going by your present doses, you would have to fill the reservoir twice a day since they only hold a max 300U. Some people use a stronger insulin (U500) which gets over this problem. This is only available on a named patient basis in the UK If you wanted to explore this further then you'd have to be seen by a specialist diabetologist/ More on pumps in the UK and T2 here (they are worth contacting if you want up to date info) [url=http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/type-2-diabetes/]http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/type-2-diabetes/[/url] What could help is to learn about how to use insulin, you might like to look at this book [url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Pancreas-Gary-Scheiner/dp/0738215147]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Think-Like-Panc ... 0738215147[/url] [/QUOTE]
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