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PUMP CHOICE HUB
A new resource helps people pick the perfect pump for their needs.
Insulin pump 'showcases' are fairly
common practice among diabetes teams
across the country, where patients are
invited to come along to an afternoon
or evening meeting to find out more
about starting on an insulin pump and/or
choosing which insulin pump they would
like to go on to. A variety of insulin pump
manufacturers are usually invited to come
along and the patients spend the meeting
working their way round each to ask
questions and work out which would be
best for them to use.
Medtronic's My Pump Choice
programme was born out of our
experiences at these insulin pump
showcases and the feedback that the
company had from some people who
attended them who sometimes left an
event feeling more confused than when
they started. The website, while presented
by Medtronic, is designed not to 'sell' their
pump system but to encourage people
to ask the right questions about which
pump to go on, thereby supporting their
decision making process to give them the
confidence that their decision is the right
one for them, no matter which system
they choose.
The website holds information,
downloads and worksheets to help
people think about their own lifestyle and
which pump might suit them best. There
are also comparison charts and guides to
help them when they come along on the
day and look at all of the different insulin
pumps and pump companies.
There is also a simple but useful guide
to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
and how the NHS funds it.
Medtronic is supporting this Hub
because the company knows how
daunting it can be for people to choose
which Insulin Pump they should have and
understand that one size does not fit all,
that different people have different needs
and wants. We have tried hard to be as
impartial as we can to help narrow down
all of the information that is out there.
www.mypumpchoice.co.uk