Expo

Join us to find out more about the technology to help you manage your diabetes better. This is an expo for those who already use an insulin pump as well as those who are still on MDI and would like to investigate or access insulin pump therapy.

There will be company representatives of the funded insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors. Those reps will give focused presentations on their products and any recent developments and they will each have display stands. There will also be displays of non-funded devices that will be of interest to some people:

• lower-cost CGMs that will be of interest to people who are self-funding, such as people with type 2 diabetres; and
• patch pumps for people who don't fancy using a pump that requires tubing to connect the pump to an infusion site (and these can be funded in some instances).

We will also have presentations by specialist diabetes nurses on alternative routes to insulin pump training:

• Access AID is a path to online pump training. This is a study being run by Otago University in conjunction with Health NZ. The aim is to provide more equitable access to pump training by providing training from a hub that is accessed virtually. This can dramatically cut waiting times for those who are comfortable with working online.
• Free private pump training for holders of Community Services Cards holders. This is an initiative whereby a charity pays for the cost of pump training conducted by a private company. For CSC holders who manage their diabetes well enough that they face a long waiting list for training in the public sector, they can gain access to the new technology much sooner.

There will be plenty of time to ask questions, either during presentations or at the various stands.

Entry is free, but you need to register using the form below.