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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ancient Lady" data-source="post: 32650" data-attributes="member: 12443">Thanks Everyone for your support.  It is much appreciated as although I have been Type 1 for 48 years I know no one else with the same condition.The scales that I use for weighing and calculating my carbs are the Rosemary Conley scales.I am reassured by all the comments about going straight onto the pump and I do have a very supportive diabetes team so I know I will have good backup. I will definately report back with my experiences of the Animas pump, I went into the choosing of it with some care. I was lucky that I was allowed to choose from 3 different pumps and I felt the 2020 suited my particular needs above the others. I particularly liked the thought of being able to download carb values into it and the fact that it takes into account the amount of insulin left from one's last bolus.  I have bought the Insulin Pumpers book by John Walsh and I have studied it until my brain gets addled with all the calculations in it. I think I will leave it alone now until I am on the pump but it makes interesting reading even for diabetics not going on a pump and I am sure it will be the most used book in my house. I was so impressed that I have bought a copy to donate to my diabetes nurses so that they can share the knowledge contained in it and loan it out to other people who might be put on a pump.Again thanks everyone for your replies</blockquote>

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