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<blockquote data-quote="LittleSue" data-source="post: 216059" data-attributes="member: 6295"><p>Hi Hazey</p><p></p><p>My consultant suggested a pump about 5 years ago and I wasn't keen. Meantime I did DAFNE and decided if I ran into trouble despite DAFNE, a pump would be worth a trial.</p><p>Ran into problems. Decided to go for a pump in November. Frustrating 6 month wait.....</p><p></p><p>I've been on my pump for a month now and wouldn't want to go back to MDI. Not a magic wand, its a steep learning curve and you have to put the work in to get the best from it. Despite reading a lot and asking questions beforehand, it's taken all my attention for the first month and been very tiring, some times I've been "away with the fairies". I have to do many things differently, but after 4 weeks now I can step back a bit and get my life back, with knobs on. Its so much more flexible. For me, the tiny dose adjustments are a big advantage, but also I find corrections work faster, BG rises less after meals and hypos usually only need Lucozade (no starchy carbs). Plus the flexibility of sleeping in, going to bed early (no need to wake for a long-acting injection), bolusing discreetly for food anywhere, anytime (restaurant, work, public transport) and the square or dual wave boluses are very handy. I never had an issue with injections, but its lovely to not be doing them! Despite being attached to a gadget 24/7, I feel so free!</p><p></p><p>Lots of it is trial and error, eg how to wear it, and you have to accept that what works for you may not be what you expect. Worst case scenario, you find it isn't for you and go back to injections.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleSue, post: 216059, member: 6295"] Hi Hazey My consultant suggested a pump about 5 years ago and I wasn't keen. Meantime I did DAFNE and decided if I ran into trouble despite DAFNE, a pump would be worth a trial. Ran into problems. Decided to go for a pump in November. Frustrating 6 month wait..... I've been on my pump for a month now and wouldn't want to go back to MDI. Not a magic wand, its a steep learning curve and you have to put the work in to get the best from it. Despite reading a lot and asking questions beforehand, it's taken all my attention for the first month and been very tiring, some times I've been "away with the fairies". I have to do many things differently, but after 4 weeks now I can step back a bit and get my life back, with knobs on. Its so much more flexible. For me, the tiny dose adjustments are a big advantage, but also I find corrections work faster, BG rises less after meals and hypos usually only need Lucozade (no starchy carbs). Plus the flexibility of sleeping in, going to bed early (no need to wake for a long-acting injection), bolusing discreetly for food anywhere, anytime (restaurant, work, public transport) and the square or dual wave boluses are very handy. I never had an issue with injections, but its lovely to not be doing them! Despite being attached to a gadget 24/7, I feel so free! Lots of it is trial and error, eg how to wear it, and you have to accept that what works for you may not be what you expect. Worst case scenario, you find it isn't for you and go back to injections. [/QUOTE]
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