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<blockquote data-quote="Snapsy" data-source="post: 1221995" data-attributes="member: 265172"><p>Hi [USER=320285]@Toriroge[/USER] !</p><p></p><p>I'm a relatively new pumper, having started pumping 29 years after I was diagnosed - I wouldn't go back to MDI, and have got a whole new lease of life. It's fabulous. Have a read around this pump sub forum and you'll find out so much!</p><p></p><p>[USER=321185]@Dave24/7[/USER] that's not a silly question. Pumps use solely short acting insulin - in my case a Novorapid cartridge in my Insight pump.</p><p></p><p>Some of this I use to bolus for food, or correction doses, and there are specific settings for this.</p><p>In addition to this, there is a continuous basal dose going on - again, of Novorapid - and because it's going in trickle trickle trickle it is providing a baseline level.</p><p></p><p>The way this basal level differs to that of long-acting insulin once (or in some cases twice) a day is that different levels can be set for different times of day. This is particularly beneficial for dealing with dawn phenomenon. For illness or exercise, basal settings can be adjusted up or down. I have 8 different basal doses over the course of a day (this is all programmed in so happens automatically) but I also have the opportunity to make changes on the fly if, say, I'm going for a run and want to take less basal insulin over that period so as to avoid a hypo. It's magic.</p><p></p><p>With MDI, and long acting insulin injected all in one go, there isn't any kind of adjustability. There is on a pump, using rapid acting insulin for its basal rate.</p><p></p><p>Hope that makes sense!</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapsy, post: 1221995, member: 265172"] Hi [USER=320285]@Toriroge[/USER] ! I'm a relatively new pumper, having started pumping 29 years after I was diagnosed - I wouldn't go back to MDI, and have got a whole new lease of life. It's fabulous. Have a read around this pump sub forum and you'll find out so much! [USER=321185]@Dave24/7[/USER] that's not a silly question. Pumps use solely short acting insulin - in my case a Novorapid cartridge in my Insight pump. Some of this I use to bolus for food, or correction doses, and there are specific settings for this. In addition to this, there is a continuous basal dose going on - again, of Novorapid - and because it's going in trickle trickle trickle it is providing a baseline level. The way this basal level differs to that of long-acting insulin once (or in some cases twice) a day is that different levels can be set for different times of day. This is particularly beneficial for dealing with dawn phenomenon. For illness or exercise, basal settings can be adjusted up or down. I have 8 different basal doses over the course of a day (this is all programmed in so happens automatically) but I also have the opportunity to make changes on the fly if, say, I'm going for a run and want to take less basal insulin over that period so as to avoid a hypo. It's magic. With MDI, and long acting insulin injected all in one go, there isn't any kind of adjustability. There is on a pump, using rapid acting insulin for its basal rate. Hope that makes sense! :) [/QUOTE]
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