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<blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1402389" data-attributes="member: 220050"><p>Hi [USER=12512]@Picci[/USER] I too had shunned a pump for many years but it has been life changing! I second the Pumping Insulin book in advance, as the first few chapters give you a few things to think about. In advance of choosing a pump, try to create a short list of the key things you want .... tubeless or rugged or waterproof or CGM etc. I also started a full, comprehensive log of exactly what I was eating, and what insulin I was taking and what my BG's were for about 3 or 4 weeks in advance, as that helped take a lot of the guess work out of the carb and correction factors. Again, also consider Think Like a Pancreas and/or Sugar Surfing as they are also great and useful companion reads. In the 12 months leading up to getting a pump, I learnt exactly how much I didn't know about diabetes from these books, despite 30 years of diabetes. Good luck ... I couldn't wait once I got confirmation!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulliljeros, post: 1402389, member: 220050"] Hi [USER=12512]@Picci[/USER] I too had shunned a pump for many years but it has been life changing! I second the Pumping Insulin book in advance, as the first few chapters give you a few things to think about. In advance of choosing a pump, try to create a short list of the key things you want .... tubeless or rugged or waterproof or CGM etc. I also started a full, comprehensive log of exactly what I was eating, and what insulin I was taking and what my BG's were for about 3 or 4 weeks in advance, as that helped take a lot of the guess work out of the carb and correction factors. Again, also consider Think Like a Pancreas and/or Sugar Surfing as they are also great and useful companion reads. In the 12 months leading up to getting a pump, I learnt exactly how much I didn't know about diabetes from these books, despite 30 years of diabetes. Good luck ... I couldn't wait once I got confirmation! [/QUOTE]
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