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<blockquote data-quote="Seacrow" data-source="post: 2105027" data-attributes="member: 420515"><p>For me, one of the main reasons for going on the pump was to reduce my lipohypertrophy. Pretty much all my injection sites were slowly going hard and unusable, so one needle every two/three days sounded like a good option. It's worked well in that respect.</p><p></p><p>The reason I picked (or, actually, my consultant picked) the Medtronic 640 was because of the larger reservoir size. If I go out on the first two days of a reservoir I don't need to take backup cannulas, reservoirs etc., just as I didn't take backup pen needles and cartridges.</p><p></p><p>Another thing I like is that if something doesn't go as calculated, I only have the one insulin to work with. I found out through a couple of bad experiences that if I inject levemir and humalog too close they change each others timings. Not great.</p><p></p><p>I was worried about having something permanently attached, so much so I refused to try the pump for a couple of years. On first getting the pump I went out and got a lycra pump belt and a pump-pocket belt. They haven't been used for over a year. Now, I just shove it in my bra and forget it until I want to eat (OK, not an option for you). A few times I've shoved it in my pocket, gone to the loo, sat down and thought - that strange tugging sensation is the tubing of my pump pulling. Totally forgotten it was there.</p><p></p><p>Make sure the pump you pick lets you set up a pattern of changing basal rates, I think they all do, but best to check because this will really benefit anyone whose insulin resistance rates change throughout the day like yours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Seacrow, post: 2105027, member: 420515"] For me, one of the main reasons for going on the pump was to reduce my lipohypertrophy. Pretty much all my injection sites were slowly going hard and unusable, so one needle every two/three days sounded like a good option. It's worked well in that respect. The reason I picked (or, actually, my consultant picked) the Medtronic 640 was because of the larger reservoir size. If I go out on the first two days of a reservoir I don't need to take backup cannulas, reservoirs etc., just as I didn't take backup pen needles and cartridges. Another thing I like is that if something doesn't go as calculated, I only have the one insulin to work with. I found out through a couple of bad experiences that if I inject levemir and humalog too close they change each others timings. Not great. I was worried about having something permanently attached, so much so I refused to try the pump for a couple of years. On first getting the pump I went out and got a lycra pump belt and a pump-pocket belt. They haven't been used for over a year. Now, I just shove it in my bra and forget it until I want to eat (OK, not an option for you). A few times I've shoved it in my pocket, gone to the loo, sat down and thought - that strange tugging sensation is the tubing of my pump pulling. Totally forgotten it was there. Make sure the pump you pick lets you set up a pattern of changing basal rates, I think they all do, but best to check because this will really benefit anyone whose insulin resistance rates change throughout the day like yours. [/QUOTE]
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