JeromeFel47
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Hi all,
I am on novo rapid and Lantus, altogether 4-6 injections a day (4 + 2 correction doses if I ever need)
I was diagnosed in May 2020 and at first everything was pretty relaxed I adapted pretty fast to the injecting and everything, I got a CGM (self funded) because I needed to understand better what was happening with my body and how different foods, exercise etc affected my glucose.
More recently I’ve started having issues:
1. Injecting has become excruciatingly painful in the abdomen for some totally unknown reason, however I think part of it is because I had an operation on the right side of the abdomen a few years ago and the skin feels thicker and weirder.
2. On top of point number one, I have a fair amount of protein and of course protein has an effect on blood glucose around 4-5 hours later. That means that either I have to end up reinjecting a correction dose or I wake up on high numbers which worries me because of long term effects of highs.
3. Since I am very active, I have found it so difficult to continue high performing exercise for even an hour, without downing an apple juice or 2 because of how frequently I go hypo.
4. I’ve been trying to be strict with the sort of numbers and spikes I get, like I would go on a walk after every meal to avoid going above 10 etc... but now it has become extremely tiring and as I am about to start university in October I know that this is not likely to be as sustainable.
Because of Covid I’ve STILL not managed to get an appointment or any consultation of any sorts in any hospital or GP clinic (purely online I’ve learnt things and this forum as well, thank you btw for the time)
Anyways, I’m finding it really difficult and exhausting this whole regulating business and it’s having discomforting impacts like I always need to get up and go inject or whatever whether I’m out for dinner or at peoples houses or my own etc.
With all the reasons above I have a friend that mentioned that he had a pump, and although it’s become really intriguing, I fear that I’ve not had diabetes long enough and that my reasons aren’t necessarily fitting with the criteria to get a pump on the nhs
Am I eligible to ask for one when (and if) I ever get an appointment with a consultant? And am I reasons valid?
Thank you
I am on novo rapid and Lantus, altogether 4-6 injections a day (4 + 2 correction doses if I ever need)
I was diagnosed in May 2020 and at first everything was pretty relaxed I adapted pretty fast to the injecting and everything, I got a CGM (self funded) because I needed to understand better what was happening with my body and how different foods, exercise etc affected my glucose.
More recently I’ve started having issues:
1. Injecting has become excruciatingly painful in the abdomen for some totally unknown reason, however I think part of it is because I had an operation on the right side of the abdomen a few years ago and the skin feels thicker and weirder.
2. On top of point number one, I have a fair amount of protein and of course protein has an effect on blood glucose around 4-5 hours later. That means that either I have to end up reinjecting a correction dose or I wake up on high numbers which worries me because of long term effects of highs.
3. Since I am very active, I have found it so difficult to continue high performing exercise for even an hour, without downing an apple juice or 2 because of how frequently I go hypo.
4. I’ve been trying to be strict with the sort of numbers and spikes I get, like I would go on a walk after every meal to avoid going above 10 etc... but now it has become extremely tiring and as I am about to start university in October I know that this is not likely to be as sustainable.
Because of Covid I’ve STILL not managed to get an appointment or any consultation of any sorts in any hospital or GP clinic (purely online I’ve learnt things and this forum as well, thank you btw for the time)
Anyways, I’m finding it really difficult and exhausting this whole regulating business and it’s having discomforting impacts like I always need to get up and go inject or whatever whether I’m out for dinner or at peoples houses or my own etc.
With all the reasons above I have a friend that mentioned that he had a pump, and although it’s become really intriguing, I fear that I’ve not had diabetes long enough and that my reasons aren’t necessarily fitting with the criteria to get a pump on the nhs
Am I eligible to ask for one when (and if) I ever get an appointment with a consultant? And am I reasons valid?
Thank you