Self funding pump?

[Tdm]

My consultant says she thinks i meet the criteria, but i reckon there will be a long wait for training.
If there any milage, do you think, in buying a pump, teaching yourself how to use it, then getting the consumables on prescription?
Is this something you can do?
Or do i just have to be patient?

I understand pumps are about 4k with 1.5 per year for consumables. To be honest, thats mega dear, but could possibly do it as a one off cost but the consumables on top of that would tip it over into un-doable.
Not too keen on a patch pump.....

 

[nonethewiser]

Better to wait, if remember right consultant had to write to gp surgery to authorise pump items such as insulin vials.

 

[Lucyr]

You can’t just buy a pump, they won’t sell one unless hospital write saying they have the resource to support you in using it. Hospital suggested I self fund in the past as T2 not eligible for funding, but they’d still have had to support me with it so I’d have had to wait till space in pump clinics etc.

 

[Lucyr]

Oh also, if I was self funding the pump I’d have had to self fund the consumables too - infusion sets, cartridges, whatever other bits it needs. It would literally have only been the insulin id have been able to get on prescription

 

[Tdm]

Ok, though as much, but thanks for confirming. Just got to thinking of all the things i could do with a pump, but i have managed fine up to now andci just need to be patient.

 

[Inka]

Expensive pumps might be 4k, but most are more like 2 or 3k. My Dana is one of the cheaper ones as I remember the clinic mentioning it @Tdm

 

[Tdm]

End of tge day, the bottleneck is the hospital havingvthe resources to train/ support, and it looks like buying a pump isn't going to get past that bottleneck.
I'm thinking a dana or a ypsopump, they seem to be the ones that work with dexcom and allow a target of less than 6.1. I also want a small pump so easier to wear...you know, womens clothes not having pockets....


Gap in the market there...jeans with pump pockets