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Tim replied to the topic Recession Meter in the forum Living with type one

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:15:24 +0000

So do you have the 'choice' of just one meter now? They were thinking of doing this (still are?) in NHS Lothian but I think the plan was to have the option of three or four meters / strips to give a semblance of choice.

JaneC replied to the topic Recession Meter in the forum Living with type one

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:29:41 +0000

What was it you liked most about your meter compared to the new sh*** one? The term 'patient choice ' is key. E.g. Convenience, appropriate to carry, good/ better for sport or work, gives you a better quality of life etc; try and find out the cost of your strips compared to the NHS ones and work out the difference. If you're a type 1 you really should be able to get what you want, type 2's will have more problems. Consider changing your GP to one using another PCT although this may be difficult, I live on the Bucks /Oxon border so that's easy for me. I use 3 or 4 meters and after a fight now get the strips I need. My argument for so many is that I use them to calibrate against other and I leave one in my sports kit, one in the car, one's incorporated into my pump and the other is by my bedside because I am a lazy girl. This makes me a good diabetic though reflected in good HBa1c's. Hope this helps Alex.

Alex started the topic Recession Meter in the forum Living with type one

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:46:34 +0000

Hello fellow Fingerprickers
My local authority has worked out that test strips are quite pricey and has implemented a regime of bulk-buying from one manufacturer. Unfortunately the new meter is a random-number generator that can also make a nice beeping-noise. Hospital consultant : "Yeah, we all know its s@*%, good luck with your GP" Fundamentally, I miss the pleasure of the Bayer USB. A meter with street-cred. Whilst being selfish, are there any techniques or key phrases to help me get back to the glory days?

lizz commented on the post, Life after birth

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:08:11 +0000

Oh - I recall that! I'm afraid military precision will probably be out, but goodish precision will be back by three months when you feel normal again. I can actually remember thinking - hang on - I feel normal! […]

Steve Miles commented on the post, Life after birth

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:19:09 +0000

Love the last sentence Alison - a good office smile in the morning keeps them allwondering what Im doing!

JaneC commented on the post, A caesarean with diabetes – special requests

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:24 +0000

Alison, I haven't yet said a big congratulations to you all but just wanted to say you did the whole thing amazingly. Am so glad the section went well, as I believe I've already said, it's a brilliant way to give […]

Alison wrote a new post, Life after birth

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:02:26 +0000

It’s three weeks now since we started playing at being parents, and we’re having lots of fun. My caesarean scar has healed beautifully, which is of course amazing as most clinicians seem to expect that it should […]

Neville the Newshound wrote a new post, UK making progress with pumps, but oh so slowly

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:55:14 +0000

This dog was underwhelmed to hear that 7% of people with Type 1 diabetes in the UK now have access to an insulin pump. Compared to 15% in Germany and 40% in the good old US of A, it’s a step in the right direction […]

Tim replied to the topic Pump Failure in the forum Living with type one

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:03:09 +0000

This is good advice Megs; I only have one on your list (my pump settings are in a document on Google Drive, which I can access from any device) but I don't have any non-pump-compatible insulin and I have absolutely no idea how much Lantus I would need. The thought of using MDI for even a short time sends shivers down the spine!

Megs started the topic Pump Failure in the forum Living with type one

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:40:36 +0000

Bank holiday weekend, what could go wrong?

My pump decided enough was enough and it malfunctioned. Three battery changes later I could get it to do nothing apart from alarm, no insulin delivery, no sensor information. Complete panic. I have a back up plan but in 8 years of pump use I have only ever had minor glitches and have never had to return to MDI.

The reality of having to switch to pen injections and start using long acting insulin again was terrifying. Lantus was my main reason for changing to a pump and now I was faced with having to inject a reservoir of the stuff into me and then go to sleep. I sat up as long as I could checking my blood sugar before injecting a reduced amount and hoping for the best. The minimum my Humalog pen could inject was 1 unit, but all my hourly basals are well under 1 unit. It hit me how utterly reliant I am on my pump and my sensor.

Medtronic were superb and the person on the end of the phone in the USA was great as were the UK when the Bank holiday ended. I have now got a new pump and my panic levels have subsided.

What this episode taught me was to 1. make sure you have pens, needles and in date supplies of long acting insulin
2. make sure you have all your pump setting either on the computer or written down
3. work out the amount of long acting insulin you need in the case of pump failure and
be aware that once the pump stops working you have absolutely no insulin in you (apart
from remaining bolus). Also remember that you have long acting insulin in you when
able to reconnect to a pump.

I hope I'm now better prepared should the need arise again to use MDI although once is more than enough!

Charlie commented on the post, A caesarean with diabetes – special requests

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:42:53 +0000

Congratulations! A fab plan, well executed by helpful medics (for a change!) and managed perfectly by you!

I had a sun-roof job for my son 9 years ago, I couldn't plan as much as you did, as he was an emergency […]

Alison wrote a new post, A caesarean with diabetes - special requests

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:44:39 +0000

I have to say, having Eva by caesarean was a thoroughly pleasant experience. A couple of weeks before she was born we decided that Eva would be coming out via the sunroof so that gave us time to do a bit of […]

Megs commented on the post, Introducing Eva

Tue, 07 May 2013 09:23:09 +0000

Congratulations to you and your perfect little girl.

Lola commented on the post, Introducing Eva

Sun, 05 May 2013 20:22:51 +0000

What a beautiful child, you must be as happy as a very happy thing! Jolly well done to everyone involved, and congratulations!

Lesley commented on the post, Introducing Eva

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:23 +0000

Congratulations, and well done for all the hard work. She's beautiful. Like Lizz says, enjoy your blissful delirium!

lizz commented on the post, Introducing Eva

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:21:06 +0000

Congratulations, Alison, she's gorgeous! Enjoy that really-not-at-all-ridiculous happiness! X

Alison commented on the post, Training for the Roman Rumble

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:17:06 +0000

Madness, it's madness I tell you. Donation duly made, best of luck.

Alison wrote a new post, Introducing Eva

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:02:16 +0000

Is everyone still out there? We’ve been cocooned in the wonderful world of our tiny baby for the last fortnight, but now it's time to come out into the big wide world and say hello.

Baby Eva was born on 24 […]

Fruzsina replied to the topic Hungary to punish diabetics if they don’t stick to diet in the forum Living with type one

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:38:23 +0000

When I last been to the diabetologist, she said I should try an extra 2 units of Lantus. To me it was evident to try it and it failed, and I wouldn't waste the doctors time unless I have tried everything I can with the tools I have. I did Google what could be a solution, and than I've checked it in some reputable books. But the diabetologist didn't seem to understand what I was talking about, so I showed her on my Kindle. It turned out she's never even heard of it, that's why she didn't get what I was talking about.

Why did the diabetologist think I need her 'permission' for 1-2 extra units of Lantus? Should I make it clear next time, that I am sitting there if such things failed? Do I need to tell them, that I know how to do slight adjustments to doses, spot patterns, etc. She's even asked if I carb count, I thought it's evident.

Also, I am a little worried, cause she said she never tried this combinations of insulins for dawn effect (or for anything,) and it seems the rest of the team has not heard of it either. (It's on Diabetes Support Forum UK, so it shouldn't be such an alien.)
I am going to see my nurse next week, who gave great advice so far, but I don't want to have a bad hypo instead of a dawn effect while I am asleep. I wonder if I should just ask at DSF who exactly had this treatment, and rather go by there advice?

I know I've gone off topic a little, but as this appointment is coming up I am getting more worried, just don't want to be labeled as 'pain in the **** patient' and don't get any more proper advice.