Hello All,
I would like to hear your feedback and suggestions on a question I am asking myself.
I am 52 and have been a type 1 since I was 9.
And I think best way to start with a before and after.
I used to have 5 to 7 injections daily. 3 x Novorapid of 20u a day and 2 x Lantus of 45 u I had a hba1c of between 34 and 36.Using the trendy new way of gauging control I was in range 67-70% of the time. And I have been on Dexcom G7 for over a year.
Three months ago I started on an insulin pump. A Tandem T2
I was initially excited no more injections. And it would take the reactionary mindset away.
But I have a concern, on my very first night on the pump I went low, G7 said I went as low as 2.1. So after three days of trying to contact the Diabetes Clinic my formula was changed. This was also after the resultant three nights of lows as well.
Since then I have been running high for the resultant 10 or so weeks. My time in range after starting the pump has 54- 63%. My time in range has dropped and my Hba1c has risen 39. The trusteel adhesive gives me an allergic reaction. To keep on top of the highs. Prepump I floated between 3.4 and 7 number wise. Mind you I wouldn't feel a low till I was in the mid 2's. Now I hover between 6 and 10.
Also in the preceding 3 months my carbs have dropped for roughly 180 grams a day to 90 a day.
My diabetes nurse is useless and I have given up on even asking them questions. And on my six weekly post pump appointment I for want of a better term ‘ tore her a new one.’ They could hear me in the waiting room. Really a week to wait for a 5 minute phone call?
My skin allergy to the adhesive got so bad I went 'pump free for two weeks to give my skin a chance to recover which it did and went back to pens Novorapid and Lantus. My TIR went back to 72.
Also, I'm supposed to use 90U of Novorapid in the pump a day and change it every 3 days. But in reality because I am slipping high I'm changing every two days. I'm going through a script which is supposed to last a month in just over 2 weeks.
But the most annoying thing is the near constant beeping from the Dexcom app and pump.
SO my questions are:
1) Is it worth staying with the pump?
2)Anyone else had similar issues?
Any feedback or suggestions welcomed.
I would like to hear your feedback and suggestions on a question I am asking myself.
I am 52 and have been a type 1 since I was 9.
And I think best way to start with a before and after.
I used to have 5 to 7 injections daily. 3 x Novorapid of 20u a day and 2 x Lantus of 45 u I had a hba1c of between 34 and 36.Using the trendy new way of gauging control I was in range 67-70% of the time. And I have been on Dexcom G7 for over a year.
Three months ago I started on an insulin pump. A Tandem T2
I was initially excited no more injections. And it would take the reactionary mindset away.
But I have a concern, on my very first night on the pump I went low, G7 said I went as low as 2.1. So after three days of trying to contact the Diabetes Clinic my formula was changed. This was also after the resultant three nights of lows as well.
Since then I have been running high for the resultant 10 or so weeks. My time in range after starting the pump has 54- 63%. My time in range has dropped and my Hba1c has risen 39. The trusteel adhesive gives me an allergic reaction. To keep on top of the highs. Prepump I floated between 3.4 and 7 number wise. Mind you I wouldn't feel a low till I was in the mid 2's. Now I hover between 6 and 10.
Also in the preceding 3 months my carbs have dropped for roughly 180 grams a day to 90 a day.
My diabetes nurse is useless and I have given up on even asking them questions. And on my six weekly post pump appointment I for want of a better term ‘ tore her a new one.’ They could hear me in the waiting room. Really a week to wait for a 5 minute phone call?
My skin allergy to the adhesive got so bad I went 'pump free for two weeks to give my skin a chance to recover which it did and went back to pens Novorapid and Lantus. My TIR went back to 72.
Also, I'm supposed to use 90U of Novorapid in the pump a day and change it every 3 days. But in reality because I am slipping high I'm changing every two days. I'm going through a script which is supposed to last a month in just over 2 weeks.
But the most annoying thing is the near constant beeping from the Dexcom app and pump.
SO my questions are:
1) Is it worth staying with the pump?
2)Anyone else had similar issues?
Any feedback or suggestions welcomed.