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Originally Posted by Gary_W  I believe Stuboy is making a reference to the guidelines for pump therapy over here in the UK which some hospitals stick to rigidly. In essence, such places will only consider you for a pump if your attempts to get your HBA1c below 8 give you unpredictable and disabling hypos as a side order. The definition of 'disabling' has been 'needs the assistance of another person'. The fact that not many people fall into that category is one of the main reasons why pumpers in the UK account for around 1 in 50 T1s compared with 1 in 8ish for some other places in Europe which have public healthcare systems.
Gary |
.... and about 5% here in the USA
And I take
HUGE issue with their stance that a pump has not been shown to help T2's, therefore they are not eligible.
I'm a T2, and my fasting glucose dropped 100 points (5.55) from the first night pumping on, due to the ability to control my Dawn Phenomenon via pump.
