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<blockquote data-quote="Marie 2" data-source="post: 2082286" data-attributes="member: 475037"><p>I love my pump and my CGM. The pump allows much better adjustment for my DP, I give myself whatever insulin I need, even a small amount now, which I wasn't likely to do on shots. A lot of time I would try to give a shot to cover my meal and a snack, or if it was a small amount, just skip dosing for it (I still maintained at the time a 6.8-7.0% A1C). So for me a pump has kept me much more even keel. My total insulin for the day is about 55 units a day, which is less than when I wasn't on a pump.</p><p></p><p>I am a firm believer you don't have to low carb to get good control. With all the benefits of fruits, vegetables and whole grains for a "normal" person, why would they not be good for a diabetic? I do not low carb, I eat what I want, I am a vegan and consider my diet very healthy, with pineapples, mangoes, bananas, any veggies and whole grains as much as I want. My last A1C was 6%, which I am very happy about. I was 6.4% A1C for years which I was also completely happy about too. (I believe the Dexcom, instead of the Libre has helped me lower this more)</p><p></p><p>I am in the US, so I didn't have to have poor control to be able to qualify for a pump or a CGM.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marie 2, post: 2082286, member: 475037"] I love my pump and my CGM. The pump allows much better adjustment for my DP, I give myself whatever insulin I need, even a small amount now, which I wasn't likely to do on shots. A lot of time I would try to give a shot to cover my meal and a snack, or if it was a small amount, just skip dosing for it (I still maintained at the time a 6.8-7.0% A1C). So for me a pump has kept me much more even keel. My total insulin for the day is about 55 units a day, which is less than when I wasn't on a pump. I am a firm believer you don't have to low carb to get good control. With all the benefits of fruits, vegetables and whole grains for a "normal" person, why would they not be good for a diabetic? I do not low carb, I eat what I want, I am a vegan and consider my diet very healthy, with pineapples, mangoes, bananas, any veggies and whole grains as much as I want. My last A1C was 6%, which I am very happy about. I was 6.4% A1C for years which I was also completely happy about too. (I believe the Dexcom, instead of the Libre has helped me lower this more) I am in the US, so I didn't have to have poor control to be able to qualify for a pump or a CGM. [/QUOTE]
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