The thrill-seekers amongst us will be delighted to be informed that the provision of insulin pumps in Scotland was debated in the Scottish Parliament last week, in a motion introduced by David Stewart MSP (I never knew he got into politics after Eurythmics split up…) The Parliament’s full report can be found here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/officialReports/meetingsParliament/or-09/sor0903-02.htm#Col19328 For… Read More »
I went to London for work yesterday. Not a major event really, I go a few times a month and it’s only a couple of hours by train. For some reason though the world was against me yesterday. – 0630: Leave the house. – 0635: Return to the house having remembered that I haven’t picked… Read More »
I’m Alison’s pump. She talks about me a lot so I’ve hi-jacked the blog to tell my side of the story. I don’t have long because we’re not apart often so I’ll get straight to it. I’ve been with Alison for over 2 years now and overall I’d say we get on well. She’s a… Read More »
If my inbox is anything to go by, how to secure NHS funding for insulin pumps and/or CGMS is a bit of a hot topic at the moment. There aren’t any magic answers, and personal experience taught me that tenacity and perseverance were pretty key to winning the battle, so for what its worth, here… Read More »
Wizards and quidditch and death eaters abound in the UK this week as the latest Harry Potter hits our screens. If pushed, I will admit to having read all the books and I will be going to see the film, but I won’t be fighting off the hoards of teenage girls to see it this… Read More »
I have a couple of friends who are in ;
I’ve used a Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump for the past 2 years. Pumps are getting more and more popular in the UK and I get asked a lot of questions. Inspired by Shelley of circleD fame here are the top 11 questions I get asked about using a pump (sorry, I tried for a nice… Read More »