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<blockquote data-quote="SophiaW" data-source="post: 269535" data-attributes="member: 13451"><p>In our case what made it easier with a pump and why the school was more willing to oversee administration of insulin through the pump rather than injection is because the pump makes all the calculations for us. With injections the person administering the insulin needed to calculate a correction dose based on the blood glucose reading (if one was needed), plus add that to the amount of insulin needed to cover the lunch. Plus there is the dialing up of how much insulin is needed onto the insuiln pen. A number of opportunities in these actions for miscalculation or errors. With the pump, provided an adult is there to oversee the numbers (BG reading and carbs in lunch) are inputted correctly, then the pump makes all the calculations and delivers the insulin giving less opportunity for error. I also think people/staff do find injections more intimidating and I wouldn't ask a staff member to do that on my behalf unless they were comfortable about doing it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SophiaW, post: 269535, member: 13451"] In our case what made it easier with a pump and why the school was more willing to oversee administration of insulin through the pump rather than injection is because the pump makes all the calculations for us. With injections the person administering the insulin needed to calculate a correction dose based on the blood glucose reading (if one was needed), plus add that to the amount of insulin needed to cover the lunch. Plus there is the dialing up of how much insulin is needed onto the insuiln pen. A number of opportunities in these actions for miscalculation or errors. With the pump, provided an adult is there to oversee the numbers (BG reading and carbs in lunch) are inputted correctly, then the pump makes all the calculations and delivers the insulin giving less opportunity for error. I also think people/staff do find injections more intimidating and I wouldn't ask a staff member to do that on my behalf unless they were comfortable about doing it. [/QUOTE]
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