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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all!
I'm being started on an insulin pump a week tomorrow at 29 weeks pregnant - I know I'm likely to need a belt as all my maternity trousers are over bump ones and don't have proper waistbands, but what else am I likely to need?
I'm getting the Tandem T Slim and am already using Dexcom.
Also, what do you carry round in your Diabetes Kit on a daily basis? Do you keep spare pens with you at all times just in case - and it so, just bolus or basal too? I'm worried about the pens going to waste after 28 days, especially when you hear about Type 1 Americans who cannot afford Insulin
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, my Diabetes has completely taken over my life, especially during this pregnancy so I'm hopeful this pump is going to be life-changing.
I'm being started on an insulin pump a week tomorrow at 29 weeks pregnant - I know I'm likely to need a belt as all my maternity trousers are over bump ones and don't have proper waistbands, but what else am I likely to need?
I'm getting the Tandem T Slim and am already using Dexcom.
Also, what do you carry round in your Diabetes Kit on a daily basis? Do you keep spare pens with you at all times just in case - and it so, just bolus or basal too? I'm worried about the pens going to waste after 28 days, especially when you hear about Type 1 Americans who cannot afford Insulin
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, my Diabetes has completely taken over my life, especially during this pregnancy so I'm hopeful this pump is going to be life-changing.