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nessa1970

nessa1970

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Location
New Zealand
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
So hi everyone
Day three of pumping and loving it. A lot to learn and all is going really well so far. I was quite apprehensive about something attached to me 24/7 but actually I don’t notice the pump at all.
Still bit afraid of the change of insulin an site changes etc but I no more time passes I’ll be pro. The excersise is the one I’m most apprehensive about tho . I swim so I’ve decided to leave the pump on while I do this do others do this or do you prefer to have it off?
 
Hi Nessa. What pump do you have btw? Glad you like it ! I don't swim but if I did a viogous short swim I might disconnect rather than worry about where to put it etc. as the exercise might counteract missing a dose.
I ran a marathon after getting my pump and enjoyed using the % reduction feature when I trained i.e. specifying how much less I wanted to go in for a set duration. Better than stuffing my face with jelly babies or going too low.
 
Hi @nessa1970 WHOOP WHOOP !! Based on your circumstances your pump is going to help you manage so much better - so that's great news.

I take my pump off for swimming even though the 640g is water proof I still find my BG levels can drop so keep glucose in a bag close to the pool and try and stay above 6-7mmol/l before I get in, I only swim for 40 mins but had a bad hypo once and so don't want a repeat of this again :)
 
NicoleC1971 said:
Hi Nessa. What pump do you have btw? Glad you like it ! I don't swim but if I did a viogous short swim I might disconnect rather than worry about where to put it etc. as the exercise might counteract missing a dose.
I ran a marathon after getting my pump and enjoyed using the % reduction feature when I trained i.e. specifying how much less I wanted to go in for a set duration. Better than stuffing my face with jelly babies or going too low.
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Animals vibe bit behind here but I love it
Yes I may take it off then
Just wondered if if I swim for hour if having it off would be worse than on
 
Juicyj said:
Hi @nessa1970 WHOOP WHOOP !! Based on your circumstances your pump is going to help you manage so much better - so that's great news.

I take my pump off for swimming even though the 640g is water proof I still find my BG levels can drop so keep glucose in a bag close to the pool and try and stay above 6-7mmol/l before I get in, I only swim for 40 mins but had a bad hypo once and so don't want a repeat of this again :)
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Ok thank you
Yes thinking now after the two comments best to disconnect
I go into spa after too an no I can’t have pump on for this anyway so that’s why I asked really
 
Hi @nessa1970 Exercise is trial and error for each of us, if you take the pump off for an hour then you may need a correction dose afterwards to prevent going high. You will establish a routine soon enough but best to err on the side of caution to start with :)
 
Juicyj said:
Hi @nessa1970 Exercise is trial and error for each of us, if you take the pump off for an hour then you may need a correction dose afterwards to prevent going high. You will establish a routine soon enough but best to err on the side of caution to start with :)
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Okay
Thank you
I will take it off
Exciting stuff
I allready feel like I did three years ago before diabetes
So nice to feel bit normal not crabby etc
 
. I guess it depends on your response to exercise. In theory you should go low after a steady swim so it could work. Time to experiment!
 
Generally people remove their pumps for swimming for a combination of reasons: no convenient place to put it, possibility that water will damage the pump, and possibility of low blood sugar. It is generally recommended that you have your pump off for no longer than 2 hours (due to DKA risk), so if you are swimming longer than that you may have to give small boluses or have another plan to get insulin. If your blood sugar does not drop with exercise (or even increases), then you could set a temp basal beforehand (perhaps +10%), and give a bolus to cover the basal you would miss while swimming (but don't give too much at once - bolus every half hour or hour to cover that time period).
 
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