Pros and Cons of using a Pump

mountaintom

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi guys,

I’m doing some research into pumps and thought I’d ask here: can anyone give me some pros and cons of using a pump...
Thanks!
 

Bluey1

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429
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
People who try and make Diabetes the centre of the party and poor me, I'm special because I have diabetes now everyone run around after me.
Depending on the pump, but medtronic
Con tubing gets snagged, juggling whilst getting dressed
Pro - control. I have never gone over 18.5mmol/L on a pump and rarely over 14, 24+ on MDI
 
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novorapidboi26

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Basal delivery.............you can deliver a separate rate each hour of the day if you wanted.......this for me is the ultimate pro....

its also good for those sensitive to insulin as the pump can deliver tiny amounts when compared to an injection.....