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<blockquote data-quote="Cheryl" data-source="post: 214855" data-attributes="member: 35617"><p>It was suggested to me four years ago that I go on a pump. My control was very erratic, lots of hypos, but my Hba1c was creeping up year on year. It reached 8.5, yet I was still getting 20-30 hypos per month.</p><p></p><p>I dismissed the idea again & again as I couldn't bear the thought of being attached to a machine 24/7. </p><p>Where would I hide it? How could I wear a dress? What about when I go swimming? Windsurfing? Waterskiing? etc. etc. I just didn't want to know.</p><p></p><p>Eventually, I agreed with my consultant that I had to do something about my Hba1c & agreed to try it. I haven't found it easy. Two years later I'm still struggling to level out my fasting blood sugar levels & I still spike horribly (16+) after a meal & suffer lots of hypos. BUT, my Hba1c is down to 6.5 & I'm slowly chipping away at reducing the hypos.</p><p></p><p>It is hard work to get it right (unless you're very lucky & very disciplined), BUT again, I am now so used to having the pump that I really don't like the idea of going back to MDI. I can manage my watersports (as long as I am not too obsessive about my BG going up by the end of a session & the energy I use balances some of that out anyway) and it's so very easy to have a correction whenever I need one with just a quick press of a couple of buttons (and also to reduce the overall dose for a few hours after exercise to counteract the effects of that exercise). There are also various accessories available to help conceal the pump under clothes. Exercise is easier to manage, as are those days when your routine is all up the spout.</p><p></p><p>On balance, they'd have to tie me down to take it away from me now. I never thought that I'd be happy on it, but I had to tell my consultant that I was going to eat a big slice of humble pie after so long refusing to consider it. </p><p></p><p>So yes, I say go for it, what's the worst that could happen? You don't like it and go back to MDI, so nothing lost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cheryl, post: 214855, member: 35617"] It was suggested to me four years ago that I go on a pump. My control was very erratic, lots of hypos, but my Hba1c was creeping up year on year. It reached 8.5, yet I was still getting 20-30 hypos per month. I dismissed the idea again & again as I couldn't bear the thought of being attached to a machine 24/7. Where would I hide it? How could I wear a dress? What about when I go swimming? Windsurfing? Waterskiing? etc. etc. I just didn't want to know. Eventually, I agreed with my consultant that I had to do something about my Hba1c & agreed to try it. I haven't found it easy. Two years later I'm still struggling to level out my fasting blood sugar levels & I still spike horribly (16+) after a meal & suffer lots of hypos. BUT, my Hba1c is down to 6.5 & I'm slowly chipping away at reducing the hypos. It is hard work to get it right (unless you're very lucky & very disciplined), BUT again, I am now so used to having the pump that I really don't like the idea of going back to MDI. I can manage my watersports (as long as I am not too obsessive about my BG going up by the end of a session & the energy I use balances some of that out anyway) and it's so very easy to have a correction whenever I need one with just a quick press of a couple of buttons (and also to reduce the overall dose for a few hours after exercise to counteract the effects of that exercise). There are also various accessories available to help conceal the pump under clothes. Exercise is easier to manage, as are those days when your routine is all up the spout. On balance, they'd have to tie me down to take it away from me now. I never thought that I'd be happy on it, but I had to tell my consultant that I was going to eat a big slice of humble pie after so long refusing to consider it. So yes, I say go for it, what's the worst that could happen? You don't like it and go back to MDI, so nothing lost. [/QUOTE]
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