Last week I wrote about the announced expansion to the NDSS CGM Subsidy. If you haven’t read that article yet, please do before continuing. There’s still some time to go before we find out for sure what will happen, but some things are getting clearer. I’m not sure the Health Department and NDSS necessarily know …
Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technology is a tool that enables a lot. Including the Automated Insulin Delivery I rely on. But it’s been very expensive. In the lead-up to this week’s Federal Election, there has been bipartisan support for a promise to extend the current NDSS CGM Subsidy program to cover all Australians with Type …
The Australian NDSS IPC (Insulin Pump Consumables) list is a fairly inscrutable document. Many pumpers are not familiar with it or even aware of its existence! Hopefully my new Pump Infusion Sets article helps lay the information out in an accessible format. It’s available in the menu at the top of the BionicWookiee pages. It …
About half of the people with Type 1 Diabetes in Australia are eligible for subsidised CGM through NDSS. Broadly speaking, that’s people who are under 21, have concession status, or are pregnant (there is a little more detail to it). For a while Dexcom G6 has only been subsidised for people using the Tandem t:slim …
The Australian pump market continues to slowly develop, and my Insulin Pump Choices article has had another update. Notable developments since the last update include: Announcement of the Medtronic 780G pump. Initial launch of the Dexcom G6 CGM integration for the YpsoPump. Information about future pump options such as the Tandem Mobi and t:slim X3. Along …
This is a repeat of my 2020 Safety Net article, updated with the new 2021 costs. This is of course only relevant to Australia. It’s not cheap having chronic health conditions and constantly needing medication. There are some government concessions available beyond the standard PBS subsidy, but we need to take charge and make sure …