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<blockquote data-quote="Proto" data-source="post: 1698876" data-attributes="member: 461247"><p>Hi, are you a male or female? As a guy i mainly keep my pump in trouser pockets, its never been a problem. The wire can sometimes be seen as it goes from the pocket to my waist line but if anyone asks about it and I can't be bothered explaining I normally just say they're earphones and tuck the excess wire away. </p><p></p><p>If you're a girl then I'm afraid I've got no experience with that but if its tucked away somewhere you can use the Contour Next Link as a remote (though there is no access to the Bolus Wizard or Temp Basals remotely).</p><p></p><p>Finally if you decide the pumps not for you then thats fine, there's nothing to feel bad about. Looking from the outside in they can seen like the best solution but they're still just another way of delivering insulin with their own sets of problems (like pens).</p><p></p><p>I would recommend you giving the pump more of a try though. In my experience most people don't notice it and the flexibility of it more than makes up for its downsides. For instance I managed to conquer pizza and beer using a pump because I could increase my Basal rate for 5 hours, not something that would have been easy with pens. Also I enjoy the one set change every 3 days vs multiple shots and the ability to do small corrections (like 1 unit or less) which I couldn't/wouldn't do with a pen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Proto, post: 1698876, member: 461247"] Hi, are you a male or female? As a guy i mainly keep my pump in trouser pockets, its never been a problem. The wire can sometimes be seen as it goes from the pocket to my waist line but if anyone asks about it and I can't be bothered explaining I normally just say they're earphones and tuck the excess wire away. If you're a girl then I'm afraid I've got no experience with that but if its tucked away somewhere you can use the Contour Next Link as a remote (though there is no access to the Bolus Wizard or Temp Basals remotely). Finally if you decide the pumps not for you then thats fine, there's nothing to feel bad about. Looking from the outside in they can seen like the best solution but they're still just another way of delivering insulin with their own sets of problems (like pens). I would recommend you giving the pump more of a try though. In my experience most people don't notice it and the flexibility of it more than makes up for its downsides. For instance I managed to conquer pizza and beer using a pump because I could increase my Basal rate for 5 hours, not something that would have been easy with pens. Also I enjoy the one set change every 3 days vs multiple shots and the ability to do small corrections (like 1 unit or less) which I couldn't/wouldn't do with a pen. [/QUOTE]
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