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<blockquote data-quote="iHs" data-source="post: 216074" data-attributes="member: 8799"><p>Hello Hazey</p><p></p><p>Nice to see you post to the forum again <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p>A pump can be many things to many people. You can if you want, just use it for its basic functions as a standard bolus to deliver insulin. The different waves can be used to tackle different foods but using those usually is trial and error experimenting with the amounts that a pump delivers insulin. I tend to use the standard bolus most of the time.</p><p></p><p>The learning curve for you will be testing your bg levels very frequently and making sure that your carb calculation is correct before you enter the value into your pump's bolus wizard. According to what your bg levels turn out to be, you then have to figure out whether to alter some of the basal rates or alter an insulin to carb ratio. This is fairly easy to do though and your bg results will be your guide.</p><p></p><p>If your consultant thinks a pump will help you, then give it a try. Even though people may moan about some problems that they have, once they've got over the problem and sorted it, a pump is a very nice insulin delivering device which should give you more even bg levels with better awareness of when you might be going a bit low.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iHs, post: 216074, member: 8799"] Hello Hazey Nice to see you post to the forum again :D A pump can be many things to many people. You can if you want, just use it for its basic functions as a standard bolus to deliver insulin. The different waves can be used to tackle different foods but using those usually is trial and error experimenting with the amounts that a pump delivers insulin. I tend to use the standard bolus most of the time. The learning curve for you will be testing your bg levels very frequently and making sure that your carb calculation is correct before you enter the value into your pump's bolus wizard. According to what your bg levels turn out to be, you then have to figure out whether to alter some of the basal rates or alter an insulin to carb ratio. This is fairly easy to do though and your bg results will be your guide. If your consultant thinks a pump will help you, then give it a try. Even though people may moan about some problems that they have, once they've got over the problem and sorted it, a pump is a very nice insulin delivering device which should give you more even bg levels with better awareness of when you might be going a bit low. [/QUOTE]
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