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Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pump?
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<blockquote data-quote="kate00" data-source="post: 330539" data-attributes="member: 52525"><p><strong>Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum</strong></p><p></p><p>i had the pump for just over a year, I got it because my levels were all over the place because i never tested or took injections when i was meant to. at first i had amazing control, my moods changed significantly and i felt o much better all round. also, my school work became better as i was concentrating more because i was less tired and always had good levels.</p><p> however after a while, i think i started to think the pump would do everything for me and stopped testing and carohydrate counting and just estimated how much i was to give myself. my levels started to get out of control again.</p><p> i came of the pump almost 2 months ago because i decided that i didnt like it. i didn't like it because it was constantly attached to me (this is what put me off getting it for so long before i finally decided to try it), everyone would ask what it was and what it did, and it bothered me because i felt like it was so noticable and i always had to explain the same thing over and over again. Also, as it was always there it was impossible to hide, and being at parties very often as im 15 years old, i found it sometimes upsetting me when i got ready to go out as i was always trying to find different ways to hide it. i felt like it always got in the way.</p><p> so now i am back on the injections a billion times a day, my sugar levels are unbeleivable but i'm trying my best, i often forget to test at school though, i'd do anything not to go back onto the pump, it wasn't for me</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kate00, post: 330539, member: 52525"] [b]Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pum[/b] i had the pump for just over a year, I got it because my levels were all over the place because i never tested or took injections when i was meant to. at first i had amazing control, my moods changed significantly and i felt o much better all round. also, my school work became better as i was concentrating more because i was less tired and always had good levels. however after a while, i think i started to think the pump would do everything for me and stopped testing and carohydrate counting and just estimated how much i was to give myself. my levels started to get out of control again. i came of the pump almost 2 months ago because i decided that i didnt like it. i didn't like it because it was constantly attached to me (this is what put me off getting it for so long before i finally decided to try it), everyone would ask what it was and what it did, and it bothered me because i felt like it was so noticable and i always had to explain the same thing over and over again. Also, as it was always there it was impossible to hide, and being at parties very often as im 15 years old, i found it sometimes upsetting me when i got ready to go out as i was always trying to find different ways to hide it. i felt like it always got in the way. so now i am back on the injections a billion times a day, my sugar levels are unbeleivable but i'm trying my best, i often forget to test at school though, i'd do anything not to go back onto the pump, it wasn't for me [/QUOTE]
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