Do you still do MDI

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marke Site Administrator
South East Kent PCT
652 posts

How many people are doing Multi Dose Injections (MDI) still ? Or are you all now on pumps ? does everyone have access to a CGM (Dexcom, Libre) .
It would be interesting to see if there are post code lotteries. My pump/CGM are funded by Guys hospital in London and I’m told they are a diabetes research hub so have more money to fund Diabetes equipment. I don’t know if that is true and I am really lucky or everyone has access to equipment like this.

Warwick DAFNE Graduate
Diabetes Australia-Vic, Melbourne, Victoria
433 posts

In New Zealand, they are rolling out fully-funded pumps to all T1Ds who want one. Great news after being a diabetic backwater for so long Fully funded CGMs are now available to all too.

I've been on a pump for just over a year now and it certainly makes night time management a lot easier than MDI did.

marke Site Administrator
South East Kent PCT
652 posts

That’s good to hear Very Happy it’s not really the case in the UK as far as I am aware. It made a big difference to me , particularly over night BGs