Diabetes – Whats been going on and whats due this year ?

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Diabetes – Whats been going on and whats due this year ?

February 13, 2013 by MyPump

Hi,

So much for me and my family has happened over the last 3 years it is just incredible to look back on as in the past 3 years my wife and I have had two children – my son Jake who is 3 and my daughter Amy who has just reached her second birthday BLESS. we also had some more good news just before Christmas that my wife Gill is expecting yet another baby which will be due the end of June this year OH MY GOD !! We have already had the 20 week scan, well I say we but what I mean Gill has had her 20 week scan and everything was ok with our baby DAUGHTER so watch our Jake.

Since I have been Diabetic which is just over 40 years now so basically has been all my life the technology which has become available to us is absolutely incredible, I would never have thought when I was young that I would have a small electronic insulin pump attached to me which meant no more injections which is great. I am really looking forward to when I can actually get funding for a CGM to wear with my pump as I have tried both the Animas CGM and the Medtronic CGM of which both are very good but just not financially possible for me to buy the CGM sensors.

I currently wear an Animas Vibe pump and have found it great, as with all technology it has its ups and downs but on the whole it is very good especially as I make an effort to give it accurate information about my BG level and carb count, this is easier said than done.

I certainly do not look back deciding to take the plunge of going on to an insulin pump, I am also very excited to see what is going to be released in 2013 so if you have heard any whispers of new pumps or even new bg meters then please do tell ?

There is so many new products out there now to assist us living with Diabetes that I am sure we all tend to miss some products or services so if you have anything that could be of help to us then please drop me an email so I can add to my web site www.mypump.co.uk.

One last question, has anyone actually started to use the new smaller Omnipod and if so please can you share your thoughts – I have emailed the team at Omnipod but never had any response which certainly does put me off however I am interested in hearing from anyone that actually wears the device as it looks very interesting indeed ?

Thanks for listening and please drop me a message even if it is just to say hi ?

Andrew

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on March 23, 2014 at 11:02 pm | Reply Annie

Hi,
I have loved reading your very interesting blog.i I have been trying to find information about insulin pumps because I have just received a letter from the hospital saying that I have been granted funding for one. I had a total pancreatectomy in 2012 and find it hard to control my blood sugars. I wasnt diabetic until my operation for benign cysts so at 72 years old I am afraid its been a bit of a struggle coping with brittle diabetes. I havent seen my DSN yet but I fancy the Amias Vibe, hope you dont mind me asking but can you get that one on the NHS even though it is CGM ready? I do hope soon we will be able to get the CGMs funded too, but in the meantime I am grateful for the pump.

Best wishes,

Annie.

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- on March 24, 2014 at 12:27 pm | Reply My Pump
  
  Hi Annie, the Animas Vibe pump is a great pump as is the Medtronic Veo which also has glucose suspend when used with CGM – basically the pump automatically stops if you BG levels is too low.
  
  Yes you can get both pumps on the NHS which need to be funded through your local PCT all of which have different rules depending where you are in the country.
  
  In some extreme cases they will fund CGM – certainly worth asking your DSN about going onto a pump as it has helped me and you get used to it quite quickly, the early days are a bit of a learning curve and I would say it was about 6 months until I felt comfortable with what I was doing, the DSN’s are a great help though.
  
  Please do let me know if you need any other info or even if you want to ask a question about the pump however silly you may think it sounds, I get asked some very strange questions about wearing a pump 😄
  
  Good luck.
  
  Andrew
  
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