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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kellyrae" data-source="post: 300416" data-attributes="member: 45374">Hi, I have been on the combo for 1 month now.....to be honest I found it quite hard to adjust from injections but this is probably because you get used to doing it all a certain way over lots of years.But saying that I think I have finally got to grips with it and started to understand all the different changes, like your sensitivity to the way the insulin is administerd, my basal(background rates) rates took a while to get right and they still need tweeking before they will be perfect.It takes time and sometimes a little frustrating (for me anyway) if it doesnt seem to be working right away.But saying all that everyones different, the pump itself is great, the way it delivers, what you can progarm it to do, like eating pasta and being able to pick and choose the rate and times of insulin thats best for your body.Not having to find somewhere to do your injection when your out, simply testing your blood and bluetoothing the pump to deliver is great and much easier.Its a learning curve at the beginning specially when getting used to a different way of doing thing but once you are on it and using it you cant do without it.For example this weekend I had a problem with my canulas and had to disconnect the pump and use my pens overnight, there was such a big difference in my bloood sugars when i had stopped using it, I couldnt wait to get it back on again.As for wearing it all the time isnt so bad after you have found somewhwere suitable and what your comfy with.Good Luck and I'm sure you will love it!!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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