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<blockquote data-quote="vickstar10" data-source="post: 781702" data-attributes="member: 34963"><p>I went from being on the four a day injections, to being on the insight pump in December. Been a dodle to use. Your nurse sets everything up for you and uses your current insulin rates to set your 5 basal profiles. Then you get put onto the 3rd one for a week to see how much insulin you actually need as you'll need a lot less. You get told to reduce your background insulin the night before by half. The only thing you'll need to do yourself before getting put onto it is make sure you have the right insulin, and the test strips. You'll have to check your sugars a minimum of 6 times a day when on the insulin pump. You'll get sent a box in the post of 1 box of 10 8mm cannulas, 1 box of 10 8/70 infusion set, you can also order 8/40. You will also get a lot of lithium batteries which 1 lasted me 2 months. And some booklets, batteries caps, and the pump and handset, with a stylud, usb memory stick, lead and charger and a bag for everything. Be warned to be in when it arrives or you will have to walk a long way carrying something very heavy if you don't drive. Takes 30mins for the nurse to set up your basal profiles every time you go to your appointment, but it generally helps your diabetes management. My long term test has gone down to 46 when it was 114. You might loose weight also. I've lost 2 stone since starting on it december 2nd in one of the early group tests. So it is both good and bad, but hope it works well for you <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vickstar10, post: 781702, member: 34963"] I went from being on the four a day injections, to being on the insight pump in December. Been a dodle to use. Your nurse sets everything up for you and uses your current insulin rates to set your 5 basal profiles. Then you get put onto the 3rd one for a week to see how much insulin you actually need as you'll need a lot less. You get told to reduce your background insulin the night before by half. The only thing you'll need to do yourself before getting put onto it is make sure you have the right insulin, and the test strips. You'll have to check your sugars a minimum of 6 times a day when on the insulin pump. You'll get sent a box in the post of 1 box of 10 8mm cannulas, 1 box of 10 8/70 infusion set, you can also order 8/40. You will also get a lot of lithium batteries which 1 lasted me 2 months. And some booklets, batteries caps, and the pump and handset, with a stylud, usb memory stick, lead and charger and a bag for everything. Be warned to be in when it arrives or you will have to walk a long way carrying something very heavy if you don't drive. Takes 30mins for the nurse to set up your basal profiles every time you go to your appointment, but it generally helps your diabetes management. My long term test has gone down to 46 when it was 114. You might loose weight also. I've lost 2 stone since starting on it december 2nd in one of the early group tests. So it is both good and bad, but hope it works well for you :-) [/QUOTE]
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