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<blockquote data-quote="1Sarah1" data-source="post: 1273168" data-attributes="member: 66236"><p>Hi [USER=329602]@shivles[/USER] sorry I've been absent for a while. I can't remember how old your little one is but my 2yr old went on a pump a few months ago. She was discharged on injections as we needed to come home (she refused to eat in hospital and I had newborn twins at home). I debated for a long time whether the pump was right even though it was ordered when she was diagnosed. As I've been t1 since I was 2 too and been pumping I understood the pros cons etc. These are still the same a few months later. Bulky for a toddler can be difficult to insert etc but gives easier control than injections.</p><p>As she is such a difficult eater it's helped as we can give doses less than half a unit/corrections if necessary. The nurse shave recommended that we do not basal test like I would myself and don't recommend a low carb diet as they are needed for growth. </p><p>We introduced the cgm a couple of months ago and again it isn't great inserting it but the data is good (although does look like a mountain range) and there is a safeguard to stop insulin delivery if it picks up there is a rapid decline in blood sugars. It's useful as it alarms for low/high readings which may have ended up as quite bad hypos as I didn't pick up she was low. </p><p>Days are still very varied and one minute she is low the next high. We had quite a bad time when her teeth came through and seem to have had a variety of colds which again send things haywire! </p><p></p><p>I was personally reluctant too for a pump but I managed to get my hba1c down and wouldn't have been able to have my 3 children without one (last hba1c when pregnant with twins -33). Hope that helps xx</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1Sarah1, post: 1273168, member: 66236"] Hi [USER=329602]@shivles[/USER] sorry I've been absent for a while. I can't remember how old your little one is but my 2yr old went on a pump a few months ago. She was discharged on injections as we needed to come home (she refused to eat in hospital and I had newborn twins at home). I debated for a long time whether the pump was right even though it was ordered when she was diagnosed. As I've been t1 since I was 2 too and been pumping I understood the pros cons etc. These are still the same a few months later. Bulky for a toddler can be difficult to insert etc but gives easier control than injections. As she is such a difficult eater it's helped as we can give doses less than half a unit/corrections if necessary. The nurse shave recommended that we do not basal test like I would myself and don't recommend a low carb diet as they are needed for growth. We introduced the cgm a couple of months ago and again it isn't great inserting it but the data is good (although does look like a mountain range) and there is a safeguard to stop insulin delivery if it picks up there is a rapid decline in blood sugars. It's useful as it alarms for low/high readings which may have ended up as quite bad hypos as I didn't pick up she was low. Days are still very varied and one minute she is low the next high. We had quite a bad time when her teeth came through and seem to have had a variety of colds which again send things haywire! I was personally reluctant too for a pump but I managed to get my hba1c down and wouldn't have been able to have my 3 children without one (last hba1c when pregnant with twins -33). Hope that helps xx [/QUOTE]
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