'Fair and equal access' Scottish mum on 'life-changing' diabetes tech Sponsored DiabetesScot
Diabetes tech can be life-changing for people living with diabetes. But far too many people in Scotland are missing out – unable to access the tech they need to help them live well with diabetes.
Type 1 diabetes is treated by daily insulin doses and some people living with type 2 diabetes need to use insulin too. It is also recommended to follow a healthy diet and take regular physical activity. “However, when lockdown hit, and since, Cayden has struggled with his diabetes. Cayden hates injecting insulin, it’s sore, he sometimes forgets to take his insulin and his mentalYou can now choose to use your Freestyle Libre 2 as a continuous glucose monitor so your readings show up automatically on your smartphone.
Zoe continued: “I think having access to a hybrid closed-loop would benefit my son massively. It would take away some of the mental strain of not knowing what Cayden’s blood levels are doing at any one time and worry about the impact of Cayden not getting the right amount of insulin his body needs. Diabetes technology falls into three broad categories: technology for taking insulin, technology for checking blood sugars, and technology to help you manage your diabetes, like carb counting apps and ketone meters.
“This isn’t fair, so we launched our Diabetes Tech Can’t Wait campaign which is calling on decision-makers to go further, faster, so access to tech is based on your need, not your postcode.Diabetes Day in November. The more experiences we capture of people living with diabetes who have access to technology or not, the better.”to find out how people are accessing technology in your area and to share your story.
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