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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 1696603"><p>When I went on a pump, I did more tests than usually but not as many as every hour and continued with work as usual (except the annoying additional hospital appointments for training).</p><p>I agree with [USER=260061]@Postleneo[/USER] that pumps <strong>can</strong> be hard work to tune at first: try not to get disheartened as your settings are sorted out.</p><p>However, my settings were pretty easy: I had one week's worth of CGM readings which my diabetes nurse referred to to set up the pump. I got the impression this was normal in my area. There were a few tweaks but no overnight hypos.</p><p>To be honest, the first few days were not representative as my basal (Lantus) still hung around which would affect the BG so I started with a conservative basal on the pump to avoid hypos and adjusted it over the next couple of weeks.</p><p></p><p>That said, the best way to find out what is recommended in your area is to ask when you go for your pump selection.</p><p></p><p>Reading around, the Omnipod looks great. It was not available for me so I have an Animas Vibe (no longer available). There is a lot of discussion from people selecting pumps about wanting to go tubeless. From my experience, I would say the tube does not get in the way or get caught so if the Omnipod is not available for you, don't shy away from tubes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 1696603"] When I went on a pump, I did more tests than usually but not as many as every hour and continued with work as usual (except the annoying additional hospital appointments for training). I agree with [USER=260061]@Postleneo[/USER] that pumps [B]can[/B] be hard work to tune at first: try not to get disheartened as your settings are sorted out. However, my settings were pretty easy: I had one week's worth of CGM readings which my diabetes nurse referred to to set up the pump. I got the impression this was normal in my area. There were a few tweaks but no overnight hypos. To be honest, the first few days were not representative as my basal (Lantus) still hung around which would affect the BG so I started with a conservative basal on the pump to avoid hypos and adjusted it over the next couple of weeks. That said, the best way to find out what is recommended in your area is to ask when you go for your pump selection. Reading around, the Omnipod looks great. It was not available for me so I have an Animas Vibe (no longer available). There is a lot of discussion from people selecting pumps about wanting to go tubeless. From my experience, I would say the tube does not get in the way or get caught so if the Omnipod is not available for you, don't shy away from tubes. [/QUOTE]
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