ohnonotgmail wrote: » I was in with my gp on friday and i had my prescription renewed while i was there. He mentioned that the green LTI book was being done away with. Has anybody else heard that?
Meauldsegosha wrote: » I think the book is being replaced with a card but the scheme in continuing.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » Yeha i didnt think the scheme was being done away with, just the book. Would be nice if they informed people who are currently on the scheme.
CramCycle wrote: » I don't think it makes a difference, I haven't seen my book in years, just hand the script into the pharmacist for a photocopy every now and again.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » but how does the pharmacist know it is an LTI prescription?
CramCycle wrote: » They have my LTI number on the computer, and the orders are similar to what was before. In fact, my current pharmacy has never seen an LTI book from me, just gave the number the first day I went in, dropped in a script after my next check up and that was that. A pharmacist should have a fair idea of what should and should not be covered by the LTI scheme.
ohnonotgmail wrote: » Fair enough. When i was first diagnosed i was told that all LTI prescriptions had to go into the book and that i had to show the book every time i wanted any medication.
Wanton wrote: » As previous post suggests, all the LTI does is say your approved for the scheme, then the prescription is only required really so the chemist knows what medication your meant to take. They will get paid either way!
ebbsy wrote: » Back over in Newcastle today for another 6 months of Noctura glasses plus a scan. It does not appear to have got worse since the last time. I have also not had a bleed for around 18 months now, a record for me.
MrMacPhisto wrote: » Does anybody have any experience of using FIASP insulin compared to NOVORAPID? Any opinions? I find it difficult to take insulin 10-20 minutes prior to meal, so the FIASP sounds appealing.
robinph wrote: » I switched to Fiasp in my pump earlier this year and the difference was definitely obvious in the reaction time. Like you I don't take the bolus 20 minutes before, will normally be only once the food is infront of me and never before. However, after a couple of months on Fiasp it seemed to not work as well and I was constantly having to bolus extra corrections but even they would take ages to work. Also I'm convinced that it was affecting my thyroid medication as well so after a bit of messing about with the GP refusing to change my prescription until they got another letter from the hospital I finally switched back to Novorapid. Reports I've seen online seem to vary and for some people it continues to work fine, just be aware incase it doesn't. If it does stay working for you then it's definitely an improvement on Novorapid so I think it's worth trying despite the chances that it might not work.
MrMacPhisto wrote: » Thanks Robin, that's all interesting. I think I will stick with Novorapid until next review in May and see what my consultant thinks. Currently I am doing ok with Novorapid but like you, I am calculating my carb intake and bolus just before I eat, which is not ideal. I think you use the Libre? Was there a noticeable difference in your post meal graphs between FIASP and NOVO? On another note, do you think it had any affect on your running training? Thanks
robinph wrote: » The reaction times were noticeably quicker on the Libre graphs for the first while when it was working. I was delighted with it still when I went back for the review at the hospital after a bi more than a month. Not long after that though it seemed to stop working for me. I didn't register any difference with the running although it was meant to be out of your system quicker I think which can be useful for when you can eat around training. But I then started to feel really really crappy due my thyroid levels being messed up which had a bigger effect on the running. It was only that I happened to have the annual bloods for that taken shortly afterwards that I figured out that was why I was feeling crappy though and I was then reading in great detail the contraindications on the Fiasp research papers and found some very minor notes of potential reactions to my specific thyroid drugs. Think that is a rare coincidence though as I've seen little else from other saying similar. I think if they are prepared to put you on Fiasp then give it a go, although maybe not over Christmas with changes to routine and quantity of food on your plate happening.
Alanstrainor wrote: » So back in November I posted here to say that I had moved to a new insulin in my pump. FIASP claims to be the fastest acting insulin on the market taking affect after 2 minutes and helping to reduce spikes and making correction bolusing much quicker. When I started I felt I could notice a difference immediately. Correction boluses would see my sugars fall rapidly after, and it seemed that it was exactly what was promised. I did have some trouble with my basals, as the new insulin would require a quite different basal profile which I had to figure out. All of this was expected and I tried my best to adapt. However in the last 6 weeks I noticed my daily intake of insulin was increasing, bolusing was no longer as rapid, and my bolus dosages started to go through the roof. On top of this, I began having site issues, sites would not last 3 days any more, and would become irritated and sore after a relatively short time. This week I was forced to swap back to my tried and tested Novorapid. Despite having a vast supply of FIASP in the fridge. So in conclusion, it started well and then went all tits up over time. To the point of being unuseable. It's a shame really.
robinph wrote: » Have currently got the Libre provided on prescription from the NHS and recently stumped up the cash for a Miao Miao to link it to my phone and smart watch as a CGM. Just decided to have a play with the Android Loop app, although it's not possible to actually loop with my pump as it's the wrong brand/ model. The app does seem to be pretty good with noticing when to make very minor tweaks to the basal settings on the pump based on the CGM readings that it gets, although I can see it getting old very quickly with me needing to manually change the settings every half hour. If I can manage to run the app for a couple of days without getting too annoyed it might give me a bit better insight into what tweaks to basals and boluses I might need to make. If nothing else it shows what is technically possible from a few random people coding things together over the internet, even if getting it released as a properly licensed device is still years away.
pew wrote: » I had my best hba1c to date this week. They have gotten rid of the Glicazide and reduced my metaformin. I'm so happy. Its going to way I want it to go.
Harry Palmr wrote: » No one has ever suggested a pump to me, is it only for "hard cases"? Or does it just depend on what a given consultant thinks or the HSE budget at a given moment?
Harry Palmr wrote: » It's not something I'm seeking I should say, more curious than anything. My job can be pretty physical I'd worry about damage or unhooking the catheter and not realising.
Buford T. Justice VI wrote: » With the right catheter...
