New to insulin pump

[Bodders]

Hi there,
I'm new to the forum and just about to start using an insulin pump for the first time. Had a consultation today and feeling a bit daunted about getting the insulin ratios correct, How have others found it - do you soon find you get the hang of it? Any useful tips? Many thanks

 

[donnellysdogs]

Your ratios will be ptetty much what you are now.

It'll be your basals that will needa few weeks attention to concentrate on.

It soon becomes second nature. I would advise that you take someone with you if poss on instruction day. I did, it just gave me confidence that if I forgot something they would remember. I also was lucky to have back up from a pumper here that really helped me so enormously by daily telephone calls. Within a week I had changed all my basals and was well happy. (Except the faulty sets that were eventually withdrawn!).

My advice is to write everything down now. You should have a clue what bolus ratio's you are on. You should know how many units of insulin you have to do corrections.

 

[Bodders]

Thanks - that helps. They advised the same today - to take someone along - which seems a good idea. I have my bolus ratios recorded but I do quite a bit of sport and it had been sending my levels all over the place so I feel like I've been guessing at everything and now I'm worried about trying to work it all out correctly- hopefully it will all be ok!