Edinburgh Evening News – Opinion – Letters – Dose of reality, please in diabetes debate
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Diabetics in treatement delay row
While I have a needle phobia, that certainly isn’t what drove me to the pump. And I personally don’t think that is a valid reason for going to a pump.
However, if you are on a drug OR insulin regemim, you are required to keep to a strict schedule if you want as good as control as I am getting on the pump with my random schedule.
However, the patient really seems to be complaining that the injection regimim isn’t working, especially if he is having problems with thrist and double vision.
Of course, they don’t mention the ongoing costs, just the initial cost. You do end up using more insulin, plus the sets when you are pumpimg.