[Diabetes-talk] wearing your pump

[Mike Freeman]

ENOUGH ALREADY!  This list isn't a dueling ground.  Let's keep the discussion dispassionate and remember that none of us are experts and that we all live in glass houses.

Mike Freeman
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On Mar 3, 2011, at 9:18, "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com> wrote:

> And like Michael said, each one of us have different pumps, and on different schedules, so please don't tell me that I am in correct, because you don't know which pump I have or how my diabetic educator and dr have told me what I can or cannot do with my pump.
> 
> If you don't remove yours that is great, but some of us do.
> 
> So my answer is correct.
> 
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>  From: Veronica Elsea<mailto:veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com> 
>  To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind<mailto:diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> 
>  Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 12:03 PM
>  Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] wearing your pump
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> 
>  Cheryl, your answer is not correct here. I never remove my pump 
>  during exercise. If you have a regular schedule you can actually 
>  build in a lower insulin amount into your basal pattern to account 
>  for exercise. Some people who go diving or something really strenuous 
>  will remove the pump and give an extra bolus to cover the couple of 
>  hours. But more and more, when these newer tubeless pumps do appear, 
>  you'll just go swimming without thinking about it. I have gone 
>  swimming with mine quite a bit. Nowadays companies are more reluctant 
>  to talk about wearing the pump in water than they used to be. But I 
>  can't remember the last time I've stopped or suspended my pump. I 
>  take it off only for a quick shower. It's part of my love life. It's 
>  part of my exercise life. It's always there.
>  The only thing I've seen come up with some people during heavy 
>  exercise is that for some types of cannulas, when people perspire a 
>  lot, some tape doesn't stick as well. Many of the people in my pump 
>  group here who use MedTronic pumps have extra sticky stuff they put 
>  down to help tape stick during those times. I guess I've been lucky 
>  or something but I've never had to mess with any extra stuff.
>  But when you start using an insulin pump, this is where the trainers 
>  should come in handy. The idea is kind of like getting a guide dog or 
>  something. The pump is supposed to help you do your life in a better 
>  way, not become your life. It does require some effort during the 
>  first month or two as you're figuring out all of your settings. But 
>  boy is it worth it!
>  And I too am enjoying this discussion.
> 
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