[Diabetes-talk] question about high numbers and pumps

[Dr. Denise M Robinson]

Debbie
The only con I have experienced and had to stop using the pump because of
it, was the inserts were too painful for me. But my skin is just really
sensitive, so if you are too, you will need to think about it more.
Wherever I placed the insert, I was very very  bruised all over and
eventually it looked like my gut had been to war. I was replacing the
inserts everyday and I had tried different ones...none worked
 What Bridget says is right on the mark otherwise.
Denise

On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter
<bpollpeter at hotmail.com>wrote:

> There are others who can speak with more experience, but I've been on a
> pump for ten years, and most here know I absolutely love it. No, it's
> not for everyone, but more and more diabetics are switching to pumps,
> and most kids are put on pumps ASAP.
>
> I have experienced the best control over my glucose levels ince
> switching to a pump. I've been type 1 diabetic for 30 years, so that's
> saying something. Rates can be set up throughout the day depending on
> various things like meals, activity and times of day you experience
> extremes. This is similar to how the pancreas works. You then count
> carbs for meals and snacks and deliver a bolus only when you eat. I
> bolus after meals so I only get insulin for whatever carbs I eat at any
> given time. Again, similar to how a pancreas works.
>
> I also have more freedom to eat at different times and not always
> scheduled times and be active whenever due to the ability to adjust
> those basal rates throughout the day. My pump can have hurly rates to
> every 15 minutes if need be. This is great as a mommy of a six-month-old
> since I'm lucky if I get to eat before 5 pm when daddy gets home, grin.
>
> You and a endo would determine your basal rates and bolus. For instance,
> I bolus one unit per every 20 grams of carbs. And your basal rates will
> usually be adjusted from time to time depending health, changes in
> activity and/or eating habits, and if like me, sometimes your body just
> experiences changes requiring adjustments to basal rates.
>
> As most of us know, there's currently no fully accessible pump, but
> those of us who use them have found pumps that work. I currently use a
> Cosmo, but they're no longer available. When I get a new one, I will use
> the Animas, unless something better has come along by that point.
>
> I'm able to count beeps as I navigate my pump. Every time I press a
> button, it beeps, notifying me it is doing the function. Some menus are
> simple enough that I have memorized, and othes, I follow written
> directions. I do need a sighted person to adjust my basal rates and fill
> cartridges, though I can fill cartridges but prefer a sighted person for
> this.
>
> My pump has four buttons, so it's not difficult.
>
> If this doesn't make sense or I'm not addressing something, please let
> me know. And like I said, there are others who can speak more
> intelligently on this subject.
>
> Bridgit
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Debbie Wunder
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:46 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] question about high numbers and pumps
>
>
> Hello everyone. Do any of you use a pump, and can you share with me the
> pros and cons of using one?
> I recently did a four day glucose monitor test where they inject the
> gadget in your stomach. I will get the results later today. My nurse
> educator keeps bringing up using a pump, I am not sure this is for me. I
> have numbers between the 200 and 300's, I drink water, count carbs, and
> walk for exercise. I am at a loss, any thoughts on this would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Debbie
>
>
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