Brian Lean
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Been struggling for a long time with Novarapid and humalog ,just been told my Consultant suggests an insulin pump , with a bloodless patch ,any info would be welcom
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Newbie to the site hi!
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Hi Brian, welcome to the forum 🙂 Have you been diagnosed long? You'll find lots of excellent information about pumps at INPUT:
http://www.inputdiabetes.org.uk/
Many of our members swear by them! 🙂
I am wondering if the Consultant meant a Freestyle Libre when he was talking about a 'bloodless patch'? This is a small sensor that you stick on your arm and you can then scan it to get a reading with a special scanner that can also be used as a meter. They're pretty good, on the whole - many of the members here use them 🙂 More information here:
https://www.freestylelibre.co.uk/libre/
Hi Brian, I started on a pump just last month, I'm really happy with how it's going so far. I haven't got everything sorted out yet but I'm feeling optimistic that at least I now have the tools to get things better. What in particular have you been struggling with on MDI? Feel free to ask away any pump questions!
trophywench
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Hi Brian
Pumps of all makes and models all only work on fast acting insulin (it's only the long acting ones (eg Lantus, Levemir, Tresiba are the main ones) that we 'get rid' of) so we all use Novorapid, Humalog, Apidra or Fiasp in our pumps.
It is quite hard work getting all the individual hourly rates right to begin with but with a constant glucose monitor (eg the Libre) alongside a pump - that's likely to make it a bit easier to see exactly what's happening to BG when it's all new, I should think.
We still have to fingerprick test at other times as well though eg if we drive (at the moment - cos to change that requires DVLA to change their regulations, currently we all have to have a BG meter with 3 months worth of BG testing history and show we weren't hypo before and after that particular driving in question but DUK and the NHS are trying to get them to have a re-think) or if the device shows 'rogue' results - says you're high or low when you don't otherwise believe you are or possibly can be. I mean eg if it says my BG is 1.8 and I am still compus mentis - I know damn well it's wrong! LOL
Pumps of all makes and models all only work on fast acting insulin (it's only the long acting ones (eg Lantus, Levemir, Tresiba are the main ones) that we 'get rid' of) so we all use Novorapid, Humalog, Apidra or Fiasp in our pumps.
It is quite hard work getting all the individual hourly rates right to begin with but with a constant glucose monitor (eg the Libre) alongside a pump - that's likely to make it a bit easier to see exactly what's happening to BG when it's all new, I should think.
We still have to fingerprick test at other times as well though eg if we drive (at the moment - cos to change that requires DVLA to change their regulations, currently we all have to have a BG meter with 3 months worth of BG testing history and show we weren't hypo before and after that particular driving in question but DUK and the NHS are trying to get them to have a re-think) or if the device shows 'rogue' results - says you're high or low when you don't otherwise believe you are or possibly can be. I mean eg if it says my BG is 1.8 and I am still compus mentis - I know damn well it's wrong! LOL
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