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<blockquote data-quote="In Response" data-source="post: 2509540" data-attributes="member: 527103"><p>A pump is not the solution. A pump is just another mechanism to give insulin.</p><p>If you want a pump, you need to work with your team to understand why your insulin does not always seem to work. Is it that you are insulin resistant at certain times of day? Does your insulin stop w or king when your levels are high? These are things that can be addressed by understanding your body and how insulin works.</p><p>You mention that you attended DAFNE years ago. Maybe you need a refresher. Especially as you were not on basal bolus last time you attended. It now covers much much more than carb counting.</p><p>My advice is to ask for assistance from your diabetes team. A pump maybe the answer but you need to know how to use it and I don’t mean what the functions do - I mean how and when to use them. If you have only been following the basal/bolus regime for 6 months, you probably have a lot to learn. I don’t mean that as an insult. I mean that it is far more complex than a fixed basal dose and a fixed insulin to carb ratio. With the flexibility it brings, you need to know when and how to use that flexibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="In Response, post: 2509540, member: 527103"] A pump is not the solution. A pump is just another mechanism to give insulin. If you want a pump, you need to work with your team to understand why your insulin does not always seem to work. Is it that you are insulin resistant at certain times of day? Does your insulin stop w or king when your levels are high? These are things that can be addressed by understanding your body and how insulin works. You mention that you attended DAFNE years ago. Maybe you need a refresher. Especially as you were not on basal bolus last time you attended. It now covers much much more than carb counting. My advice is to ask for assistance from your diabetes team. A pump maybe the answer but you need to know how to use it and I don’t mean what the functions do - I mean how and when to use them. If you have only been following the basal/bolus regime for 6 months, you probably have a lot to learn. I don’t mean that as an insult. I mean that it is far more complex than a fixed basal dose and a fixed insulin to carb ratio. With the flexibility it brings, you need to know when and how to use that flexibility. [/QUOTE]
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