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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1608556" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>When first offered a pump I didn't want it because I didn't want something attached to me. The idea really turned me off. Then I started using a dexcom, which means having the sensor and the transmitter permanently attached. But it's much smaller than a pump. Maybe about the size of a thumb tip? Anyway, I didn't find having the dexcom anything close to a problem. It's never been a bother. The dexcom was to manage hypos and they were telling me I needed a pump to manage hypos so as I got on with the dexcom well I thought I should look a bit closer at a pump. I would recommend having a look at YouTube for real people wearing real pumps (and not being bothered by them) and if there's an opportunity to have a look at/touch/feel/play with any pumps do take that opportunity. They really aren't that bulky in reality.</p><p></p><p>I decided I wanted a tubeless pump. I really love my omnipod and I think it's a fairly sleek bit of kit. I have used a Medtronic 640 too and while I didn't have any particular love for it (I suspect that's more to do with the fact the sensors for the CGM didn't love me) I found I didn't really mind wearing a tubed pump either.</p><p></p><p>[USER=420958]@jimmysmith[/USER] if you are on mdi and you have a reasonable understanding of the basal/bolus regiem and how to manage insulin on that, then a pump shouldn't really feel like much of a step up. The best prep for pumping would be to make sure you really understand your mdi regiem, then you will have a decent grounding of the basics when you start pumping. So on mdi make sure you've done some basal testing so you know you're basal dosage is correct, make sure you know what you're insulin to carb ratio is for each meal, make sure you know you bolus duration of action, make sure you know your correction factor. These are all things you should (in an ideal world) know on mdi, and they are things that will help in getting the pump set up correctly for you. It does take a bit of effort to get a pump set up correctly for you, but it's not an overwhelming amount of effort. Most diabetes clinics should offer adequate support from a DSN for the first couple weeks of pumping. I would really recommend the book "pumping insulin" by John Walsh. Have a read of the first half of that before you start pumping and you'll have all the key stuff covered. And you'll a book with all the stuff you need to know in one place.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1608556, member: 32394"] When first offered a pump I didn't want it because I didn't want something attached to me. The idea really turned me off. Then I started using a dexcom, which means having the sensor and the transmitter permanently attached. But it's much smaller than a pump. Maybe about the size of a thumb tip? Anyway, I didn't find having the dexcom anything close to a problem. It's never been a bother. The dexcom was to manage hypos and they were telling me I needed a pump to manage hypos so as I got on with the dexcom well I thought I should look a bit closer at a pump. I would recommend having a look at YouTube for real people wearing real pumps (and not being bothered by them) and if there's an opportunity to have a look at/touch/feel/play with any pumps do take that opportunity. They really aren't that bulky in reality. I decided I wanted a tubeless pump. I really love my omnipod and I think it's a fairly sleek bit of kit. I have used a Medtronic 640 too and while I didn't have any particular love for it (I suspect that's more to do with the fact the sensors for the CGM didn't love me) I found I didn't really mind wearing a tubed pump either. [USER=420958]@jimmysmith[/USER] if you are on mdi and you have a reasonable understanding of the basal/bolus regiem and how to manage insulin on that, then a pump shouldn't really feel like much of a step up. The best prep for pumping would be to make sure you really understand your mdi regiem, then you will have a decent grounding of the basics when you start pumping. So on mdi make sure you've done some basal testing so you know you're basal dosage is correct, make sure you know what you're insulin to carb ratio is for each meal, make sure you know you bolus duration of action, make sure you know your correction factor. These are all things you should (in an ideal world) know on mdi, and they are things that will help in getting the pump set up correctly for you. It does take a bit of effort to get a pump set up correctly for you, but it's not an overwhelming amount of effort. Most diabetes clinics should offer adequate support from a DSN for the first couple weeks of pumping. I would really recommend the book "pumping insulin" by John Walsh. Have a read of the first half of that before you start pumping and you'll have all the key stuff covered. And you'll a book with all the stuff you need to know in one place. [/QUOTE]
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