tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post1876272324082664513..comments2024-02-28T00:09:49.322-05:00Comments on Bitter~Sweet ™: What I Don’t Know CAN Hurt Me . . . .Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836215891806148229noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-32679881362916723612015-11-06T06:07:47.837-05:002015-11-06T06:07:47.837-05:00Like Australia, CGM is not government funded in th...Like Australia, CGM is not government funded in the UK. Whilst I think it should be, we are still fighting for pumps to be funded for all (there are tight controls on who can have them) and I do not want to start a CGM campaign and, thus, lose focus on the pumps. <br />On one hand, there is huge amounts of publicity about how much diabetes and it's complications cost (10% of the NHS budget). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-21855436394828295902015-11-05T09:12:36.582-05:002015-11-05T09:12:36.582-05:00Karen, thank you for highlighting one of the most ...Karen, thank you for highlighting one of the most important topics in our legislative campaign. Medicare has essentially said that they will approve CGm when the companies show it reduces use of test strips. Frankly, this misses the point. We must drive this issue home in all ways we can. <br /><br />Thank youRick Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06927227605885917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773372806308930207.post-9628038755023023742015-11-05T04:30:17.728-05:002015-11-05T04:30:17.728-05:00Karen, it's great to hear your perspective on ...Karen, it's great to hear your perspective on this re hypo unawareness. Here in Australia, CGM isn't funded by our government either. There's been a lot of attention in the media at the moment, mostly directed towards funding CGM in young children. I don't own one, but I'm doing my best to support it by writing to my local Member of Parliament and the Minister for Health. I Frankhttp://www.type1writes.comnoreply@blogger.com