Dear Accu-Chek Reader
Welcome to this issue of news from Accu-Chek and Roche Diagnostics for people interested in or using insulin pumps. We’ve had a great response from readers with tips and stories of their life with diabetes, and you’ll see the first of these below. Our reader’s story this issue is especially interesting because it comes from a former zoo keeper, Colleen Gubb, proving that, as we all know, diabetes affects people from all walks of life.
In this issue we also look at one of the questions people often raise when comparing multiple daily injections and insulin pumps. Does an insulin pump mean more hypos? The answer, according to a clinical study is no. You probably know that already, but you’ll be interested to see what else this study discovered.
Congratulations to Gail Pemberton who is the winner of the Luxury Leather Insulin Pump kit. The thing that Gail likes best about being on an Insulin pump is achieving better glucose control. I’m sure many others agree with you Gail.
An international study1 of 100 patients over two years has shown that people with Type 1 diabetes who suffer serious hypoglycaemic events can not only reduce the number of hypos by using an insulin pump, they can also improve their HbA1c.
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1: Linkeschova R, Raoul M, Bott U, Berger M, Spraul M. Less severe hypoglycaemia, better metabolic control, and improved quality of life in Type 1-diabetes mellitus with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy; an observational study of 100 consecutive patients followed for a mean of 2 years. Diabetic Medicine 2002; 19: 746-751
Need a hand inserting your Infusion Set? Maybe you’re using a site that’s hard to reach. Or perhaps your eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be. Or maybe, like lots of people, you just don’t enjoy that part of the process. Well now help is at hand.
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How to avoid your Infusion Set pulling out
One thing I found really useful when starting out with my Accu-Chek Spirit insulin pump was the suggestion by a fellow pump user to use a ‘safety loop’ on the infusion line to prevent the cannula coming out if it was pulled.
» Continue reading John's great tip.
Reader Colleen Gubb tells her story
Over my 46 years (diagnosed at age 6) with diabetes, things have certainly changed. The days of testing urine for sugar have long gone, thank goodness. It is so much easier to keep blood levels normal these days.
» Continue reading Colleen Gubb's story
Your tips and stories welcome
We have yet to meet a person using an insulin pump who doesn’t have a useful tip or a story to tell, so let’s hear from you.
Whether you’ve got advice for people travelling, coping with the demands of sports, or just a helpful tip to make daily life easier, you can be sure others will want to know. And that’s also true if you’ve got a tale to tell, something funny, something we can all learn from, or simply the story of your life with diabetes that we can all relate to.
And don’t worry about being a fancy writer, just tell it plain and our newsletter editor will be in touch to polish it if needed.
» Click here to send us your story
If you’ve recently ordered an Accu-Chek TenderLink Infusion Set, you’ll have noticed its package configuration has changed with you in mind. Now it comes in packs of 10 cannulas and 10 lines, and because you change your cannula more frequently than your line, you can order cannulas separately in packs of 10 too.
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Fancy a few treats? The gift hampers from Diabetes Auckland are packed with interesting little treats that you might not usually buy for yourself. No wonder they are so popular. And we’ve got one to give away to a lucky reader.
For your chance to win this delicious prize all you have to do is answer this question:
What’s the name of the Accu-Chek Infusion Set which is used with the Accu-Chek LinkAssist insertion device?
See the story above for the answer.
Entries close 19th of August so enter NOW by clicking here.
