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spike
08-26-2006, 10:40 AM
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2763014384187419766&q=diabetes_
Lorna
08-27-2006, 10:05 AM
I'm convinced by that, and numerous other things about pumps, just need to find funding in the UK.
spike
08-27-2006, 10:48 AM
I'm convinced by that, and numerous other things about pumps, just need to find funding in the UK.

I hear you. They certainly aren't cheap. I'm lucky that insurance covers the bulk of the cost.
June91
08-27-2006, 03:06 PM
It's not so much the initial cost of the pump as the running cost of infusion sets and reservoirs. They come to 220 euros / 280 US$ a month. The average salary here is exactly 220 euros. I make around 400, so I am on the pump when I can afford it and go mdi when I can't.

Sorry for the thread steal. Yes, it's a great video!
spike
08-27-2006, 05:18 PM
It's not so much the initial cost of the pump as the running cost of infusion sets and reservoirs. They come to 220 euros / 280 US$ a month. The average salary here is exactly 220 euros. I make around 400, so I am on the pump when I can afford it and go mdi when I can't.

Sorry for the thread steal. Yes, it's a great video!

$280 a month? That's not how much they cost here.

10 sets $74 to $146. (I use the Sure-T's which are $74)

10 reservoirs = $33

total is only $107. How come you come up with $280? because you are not in the US?
June91
08-28-2006, 01:43 PM
I think someone's probably making a quick buck. Set + reservoir = approx. US$ 24, I checked again. Still, that's 2.5 TIMES the price! Even with customs, shipping, etc...

Fortunately, I'm going on Wednesday to finally pick up my 712 and get a 6 month supply of sets.
spike
08-28-2006, 01:45 PM
I think someone's probably making a quick buck. Set + reservoir = approx. US$ 24, I checked again. Still, that's 2.5 TIMES the price! Even with customs, shipping, etc...

Fortunately, I'm going on Wednesday to finally pick up my 712 and get a 6 month supply of sets.

Capitalism at it's worst!

Which pump models have you owned? did you keep the old one(s) for backup?
June91
08-29-2006, 03:15 PM
Ah, long story. I still own a perfectly good 507 from 1998, which I haven't used most of the time because I lived in Botswana and it was difficult to be the only person in the country with an insulin pump and I was doing great on mdi.

But since I moved back to Serbia my dp has really gotten out of hand and I went back to the pump. Now I can't get any sets on prescription unless the pump itself was approved by insurance (the ONLY health insurance). So I had to go through the whole process of getting a new pump only to be able to get sets and reservoirs.

I posted already about various catch 22 situations I've had with this issue - it's been a year now since I've started collecting paperwork, so this is only a small part of the entire sorry saga.

And I'll be keeping the 507 for some poor diabetic who's going through the same ordeal.
spike
08-29-2006, 03:21 PM
What a hassle! I guess things could be worse--you could be uninsured. (Trying to find a bright spot for you! <g> )
Stuboy
09-11-2006, 05:42 AM
you have to pay for a pump on the NHS??
MedsManSteve
09-12-2006, 07:01 PM
A really great video, none of my kids (4) have diabetes, however I have one grandchild that does. I also found another interesting video about obesity and children: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3893029547401628678&q=diabetes

I'm sure many know there are many alternatives out there. One of the best places to view most can be located at the Phytomedical Web Site (http://www.phytomedical.com/Diabetes/Pumps.asp)

For those that are new to diabetes, or who simply want to learn more, it's a great resource site where I learned more then I ever could have expected.