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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I don't really know who to ask regarding this so I was wondering if any if you helpful bunch have any knowledge it experience with your pump and going into hospital.
Not sure if there's general policies regarding pump users or if it varies between hospitals? I'm going in on a planned overnight stay and don't want to go on the drip and stop controlling myself. My experiences in the hospital have been terrible in terms of diabetes care on normal wards but I've never been on a pump previously when I've been in hospital so don't really know where I stand.
Basically I'm going in for a course of steroids which can supposedly really mess your blood sugars up so they are going to discuss the drip with me on Wednesday. I really don't want to go on the drip if would be like starting again from scratch for me. Also being pregnant its extremely dangerous for me as well as baby. Dobt want to go into detail but heard other diabetic mums bad experiences of going extremely high and had a similar experience on the drip previously where i was in the 30s!! I would much rather use a temporary basal rate and be able to change dosages and keep monitoring it myself. I know that if I leave it to them ill end up going in overnight and being there a week as control will take so long to get back. Can I refuse to go on a drip? I'm not a very pushy person I hate feeling like I'm being a pain with the drs and nurses but I have to do what's best for me and my baby.
Not sure if there's general policies regarding pump users or if it varies between hospitals? I'm going in on a planned overnight stay and don't want to go on the drip and stop controlling myself. My experiences in the hospital have been terrible in terms of diabetes care on normal wards but I've never been on a pump previously when I've been in hospital so don't really know where I stand.
Basically I'm going in for a course of steroids which can supposedly really mess your blood sugars up so they are going to discuss the drip with me on Wednesday. I really don't want to go on the drip if would be like starting again from scratch for me. Also being pregnant its extremely dangerous for me as well as baby. Dobt want to go into detail but heard other diabetic mums bad experiences of going extremely high and had a similar experience on the drip previously where i was in the 30s!! I would much rather use a temporary basal rate and be able to change dosages and keep monitoring it myself. I know that if I leave it to them ill end up going in overnight and being there a week as control will take so long to get back. Can I refuse to go on a drip? I'm not a very pushy person I hate feeling like I'm being a pain with the drs and nurses but I have to do what's best for me and my baby.