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Originally Posted by camjen1  What's wrong with using something new that might improve overall control? .... if the "high tech" gadgets as you say were funded where you live would you stick to the same ole MDI and glucose monitors or would you give a CGMS a shot? |
Oh, there is nothing
wrong with the high tech stuff. It is all good, powerful technology. The issue is : is it reasonable to expect someone else to pay for this expensiev technology to be put into general use, if it is only making peoples lives a bit easier? If pumps were funded here, I would get one tomorrow. Customising my basal rate would definitely improve my control. Having said that, satisfactory control (HBA1c <6.5%) is possible without the pump. It just takes more work. I could not justify personally spending that kind of money to make my life a bit easier. So I am not surprised that the district health board is putting it's limited resorces into areas that provide a better public health payback.
