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So curennty on in and a and e due to ongoing cheast pain and the doctor saw my dexcom sensor pointed at and says "is this a pump for your diabeties" at least he was kind of aware of pumps. Just wondering what comments if any you have had if any.
 
rayray119 said:
So curennty on in and a and e due to ongoing cheast pain and the doctor saw my dexcom sensor pointed at and says "is this a pump for your diabeties" at least he was kind of aware of pumps. Just wondering what comments if any you have had if any.
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I've had people (not doctors) assuming the Libre sensor is where my insulin goes in as well as my Bg readings come out, and it’s all automated, and when I explain the actual complexity of what I have to do, it’s normally followed by 'Oooh, I could never do that….' I think they’d find that if they had to…they would!
 
Its literally do or die!
 
Robin said:
I've had people (not doctors) assuming the Libre sensor is where my insulin goes in as well as my Bg readings come out, and it’s all automated, and when I explain the actual complexity of what I have to do, it’s normally followed by 'Oooh, I could never do that….' I think they’d find that if they had to…they would!
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I had a massive fear if needles before being diagnosed but knew I would die if didn't do it so that made me do it. I said to the doctor "no it's a cgm"(probably should have said continus glugose montier) he said "what does it do". Gezz you would think a doctor would know. I've found before most doctors do know what it is.
 
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I had a massive fear if needles before being diagnosed but knew I would die if didn't do it so that made me do it. I said to the doctor "no it's a cgm"(probably should have said continus glugose montier) he said "what does it do". Gezz you would think would know. I've found before most doctors do know what it is.
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I assume if he qualified before CGMs were generally around, he’s never had to update his diabetes knowledge if he now specialises in another area.
 
rayray119 said:
Just wondering what comments if any you have had if any.
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Biggest surprise was from someone who runs a milonga (a place where one dances tango socially) and has done (and has taught) for longer than this century. She noticed the sensor and didn't know I had diabetes (even though we've known each other since 2000 and I'm reasonably sure she must have been at some milonga where paramedics took me away (I had a couple of instances of, I'm pretty sure, food poisoning, but also had low BG, and at least one case of a straight hypo where paramedics were called)).
 
To be fair, i'm nit sure i would 100% be able to identify a pump, other than omnipod
 
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I assume if he qualified before CGMs were generally around, he’s never had to update his diabetes knowledge if he now specialises in another area.
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Thats true he's just a gernal a and e doctor I think. I suppose in that case his comment might not be that odd(I just thought "well that's a new one") after all you do get tubeless pumps" doctors tend not know alot about type 1 anyway I remember one practicer conversation with a doctor another time I visited a and e. Doctor "how many units of novorapid to do you take" me "while for breakfast I take 1 to 13" between doctor"between 1 and 13" me "no 1 unit to every 13 grams of carbohydrates" doctor "so how many units does that work out to". Me "well it's depends how much carbohydrate I'm having" then he seemed a bit baffled"
 
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Well, they clearly look like mp3 players, so you’ll have no trouble :rofl: The bottle top on the arm will be the deciding factor on whether someone’s listening to Last Christmas or adjusting their basal rate:rofl:
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I'm not sure what mp3 players you atteched to your self though haha
 
Surgically attached mp3 - Taking the beats to the next level
 
In 2016 when I first started self funding the Libre I attended a summer wedding and wore a sleeveless dress. I felt something on my arm and my friend’s husband was trying to pull it off, you’ve got something stuck on your arm Elaine, he said. Luckily, it was stuck like a limpet!
 
Theresa May stood in a sleeveless evening dress with her back to the TV cameras, to welcome President Trump at Blenheim Palace, and her Libre was visible to the whole nation (along with a dirty mark where her previous one had been!). There were a lot of comments afterwards about whether it was where she plugged herself in overnight to regenerate.
 
I thought it was a strange place to put an Apple Charger :(
 
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Theresa May stood in a sleeveless evening dress with her back to the TV cameras, to welcome President Trump at Blenheim Palace, and her Libre was visible to the whole nation (along with a dirty mark where her previous one had been!). There were a lot of comments afterwards about whether it was where she plugged herself in overnight to regenerate.
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Well I didn't have diabeties at that point I wonder what I would have thought it was if i seen it
 
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