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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1381309" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>I would say that each type of technology can be more beneficial than the other for different people and different circumstances.</p><p></p><p>To me, there is no value in a pump. The precision a pump offers doesn't benefit me over the insulin pens I use that can adjust in .5u increments. However, that precision could certainly benefit someone who experiences massive (10mmol/l+ changes within a one hour period) blood glucose swings even with a moderated diet.</p><p></p><p>What is extremely valuable to me is the quality of information and quality of life my CGM (Dexcom G5) provides. I have the luxury of going to sleep each night and living my life knowing that I will receive alerts every time my blood glucose drops below 3mmol/l or rises above 8.3 mmol/l.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line answer: this question was raised in a JDRF meeting I attended with about 20 other type 1 diabetics. Not a single person said they favored their pump over their cgm and several actually went back to insulin pens after acquiring their cgm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1381309, member: 211504"] I would say that each type of technology can be more beneficial than the other for different people and different circumstances. To me, there is no value in a pump. The precision a pump offers doesn't benefit me over the insulin pens I use that can adjust in .5u increments. However, that precision could certainly benefit someone who experiences massive (10mmol/l+ changes within a one hour period) blood glucose swings even with a moderated diet. What is extremely valuable to me is the quality of information and quality of life my CGM (Dexcom G5) provides. I have the luxury of going to sleep each night and living my life knowing that I will receive alerts every time my blood glucose drops below 3mmol/l or rises above 8.3 mmol/l. Bottom line answer: this question was raised in a JDRF meeting I attended with about 20 other type 1 diabetics. Not a single person said they favored their pump over their cgm and several actually went back to insulin pens after acquiring their cgm. [/QUOTE]
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