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<blockquote data-quote="RuthW" data-source="post: 812750" data-attributes="member: 148713"><p>Jeannie, I can't say I ever had such good control with MDI so I can't say much about how that may affect your motivation. For me that is a big reason. But the second reason you can consider it is the flexibility. For me, once I have my base rate settled, it means that the slightest effort - twenty-minute walk to the shops, vacuuming the house, let alone actual real-life exercise - has me hypoing like crazy. Or I have keep stuffing carbs down myself. If I am trying to get fitter or lose weight, it's really frustrating.</p><p></p><p>But with a pump, I turn my basal rate down for a couple of hours while I do housework, or longer if I am exercising and it reduced the need for stuffing my face with carbs any time I do anything spontaneous! So that's my second big reason for loving it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuthW, post: 812750, member: 148713"] Jeannie, I can't say I ever had such good control with MDI so I can't say much about how that may affect your motivation. For me that is a big reason. But the second reason you can consider it is the flexibility. For me, once I have my base rate settled, it means that the slightest effort - twenty-minute walk to the shops, vacuuming the house, let alone actual real-life exercise - has me hypoing like crazy. Or I have keep stuffing carbs down myself. If I am trying to get fitter or lose weight, it's really frustrating. But with a pump, I turn my basal rate down for a couple of hours while I do housework, or longer if I am exercising and it reduced the need for stuffing my face with carbs any time I do anything spontaneous! So that's my second big reason for loving it. [/QUOTE]
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