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Another new bod
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rachelha
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Hi K, Welcome to the forum. I am also in Edinburgh and also have a pump. Have you had yours long? I would be interested to here how you are getting on, did you have a stupidly long wait for your pump too?
novorapidboi26
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Welcome from me................
Another fellow Scot, all be it Glesga..........😉
Another fellow Scot, all be it Glesga..........😉
Hello fellow Scots!
Rachel - I had an 'interesting' wait for a pump. The Edinburgh lot referred me for a pump, then I decided to move to London and saw a pump specialist at a hospital down there. In the time it took me from getting the Edinburgh pump referral to seeing this London based consultant (about a year) I managed to get my hba1c down to 6% by following a very low-carb diet. So when I saw this new chap he didn't think I required the pump and told me to keep doing what I was doing. However, I then decided to move back to Edinburgh (missed it too much) and on the day I moved back (!) I got a called from the Western General saying they had secured me funding for a pump (they didn't realise I'd been away!).
They were a bit unsure about giving it to me as my control was so good without it but I pestered them and I'm so glad that I did. Really live-changing bit of kit...
Soooo, to cut a long story (sorry about that) short, my wait was just over a year for my pump. I've had it for almost 3 years now (not the same one though - I seem to break them a lot (honestly not my fault!) - think Medtronic have replayed it 6 times now).
k.
Rachel - I had an 'interesting' wait for a pump. The Edinburgh lot referred me for a pump, then I decided to move to London and saw a pump specialist at a hospital down there. In the time it took me from getting the Edinburgh pump referral to seeing this London based consultant (about a year) I managed to get my hba1c down to 6% by following a very low-carb diet. So when I saw this new chap he didn't think I required the pump and told me to keep doing what I was doing. However, I then decided to move back to Edinburgh (missed it too much) and on the day I moved back (!) I got a called from the Western General saying they had secured me funding for a pump (they didn't realise I'd been away!).
They were a bit unsure about giving it to me as my control was so good without it but I pestered them and I'm so glad that I did. Really live-changing bit of kit...
Soooo, to cut a long story (sorry about that) short, my wait was just over a year for my pump. I've had it for almost 3 years now (not the same one though - I seem to break them a lot (honestly not my fault!) - think Medtronic have replayed it 6 times now).
k.
Northerner
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Hi ScottyK, welcome to the forum 🙂 I hope you find using the forum enjoyable and useful, I am sure people will be interested in hearing of your experiences over the years. We have lots of pumpers, some new to it and some with long experience.
daisymoo84
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Welcome Scotty 🙂
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Another welcome!
Looking forward to seeing you posting around and about.
Looking forward to seeing you posting around and about.
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