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Is an insulin pump just another insulin delivery device?
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<blockquote data-quote="tim2000s" data-source="post: 2079811" data-attributes="member: 30007"><p>In the UK, people are put on MDI first, then a pump if they <em><strong>really need</strong></em> it. But does it matter which way we give people insulin? Do you <em>need</em> to start on injections then move to a pump, or would it be legitimate to simply start people on pumps?</p><p></p><p>After all, when we start a person on MDI, they are started with a guessed basal and bolus amount. It would be no different on a pump, just using fast acting insulin only, and would provide far greater flexibility as someone moved through the honeymoon period. </p><p></p><p>I reckon it doesn't matter, and that if you were to start someone on a pump they'd do as well as someone on MDI (appropriate training being applied in both cases, of course!). What do you think?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tim2000s, post: 2079811, member: 30007"] In the UK, people are put on MDI first, then a pump if they [I][B]really need[/B][/I] it. But does it matter which way we give people insulin? Do you [I]need[/I] to start on injections then move to a pump, or would it be legitimate to simply start people on pumps? After all, when we start a person on MDI, they are started with a guessed basal and bolus amount. It would be no different on a pump, just using fast acting insulin only, and would provide far greater flexibility as someone moved through the honeymoon period. I reckon it doesn't matter, and that if you were to start someone on a pump they'd do as well as someone on MDI (appropriate training being applied in both cases, of course!). What do you think? [/QUOTE]
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