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<blockquote data-quote="Muneeb" data-source="post: 2104200" data-attributes="member: 491635"><p>I personally never changed to pumps for a number of reasons, these won't help you select which pump is right for you, but give you my opinion on why I never made the transition.</p><p></p><p>Firstly, I like the freedom of MDI's I inject when I need to and apart from that I am not attached to anything.</p><p>Its much easier for me to workout at the gym and do martial arts.</p><p>There is a higher chance of lipohypertrophy from insulin pumps as a foreign body is inserted under the skin for several days (cannula), this can affect insulin absorption in the long run and even if you decide to go back to MDI's later.</p><p>You still need injections as spares should anything go wrong.</p><p></p><p>The only reason I would change to a pump is for true closed loop control without manual carb counting, but until then I can't see it offering much advantage to me personally, as nights are my biggest concern and even then I don't have many hypo's or hyper's. With the current insulin we have I personally do not see the benefit of having a pump constantly trickling insulin into the body as it still has a 3-5 hour activity period.</p><p></p><p>But you have to weigh up what would work best for you, both in terms of day to day practicality and short/long term control.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muneeb, post: 2104200, member: 491635"] I personally never changed to pumps for a number of reasons, these won't help you select which pump is right for you, but give you my opinion on why I never made the transition. Firstly, I like the freedom of MDI's I inject when I need to and apart from that I am not attached to anything. Its much easier for me to workout at the gym and do martial arts. There is a higher chance of lipohypertrophy from insulin pumps as a foreign body is inserted under the skin for several days (cannula), this can affect insulin absorption in the long run and even if you decide to go back to MDI's later. You still need injections as spares should anything go wrong. The only reason I would change to a pump is for true closed loop control without manual carb counting, but until then I can't see it offering much advantage to me personally, as nights are my biggest concern and even then I don't have many hypo's or hyper's. With the current insulin we have I personally do not see the benefit of having a pump constantly trickling insulin into the body as it still has a 3-5 hour activity period. But you have to weigh up what would work best for you, both in terms of day to day practicality and short/long term control. [/QUOTE]
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