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I know you didn't ask me, but I'm quite curious to the other side, why would I want a pump? I'm doing well on MDI, and a pump seems like a hassle to me. If I understood rightly you need to tell it how many carbs you'll eat and it gives you insulin according to a precalculated ratio. Seems much easier just to tell it how many units you want. I mean, I take anything from 4 to 7 units for the same food at the same time at least 4 days of the week. How would it know if it's a 4 unit day or a 7 unit day?Excellent stuff @becca59 , great figure and well done on getting the Libre.
Forgive me if I am prying any reason you dont want the pump. After 37 years of MDI I did not really fancy a pump and even after the first 2 months I was still not convinced. However i persevered made constant tiny adjustments and now a further 4 months later, I would not hand it back. It gives so much more control and flexibility. I have found that in conjuction with the Libre my figures are at their best ever at 48, just slightly higher than you, but that has been a 30% improvement over past 14 months
And then there are things like pump failure, where on MDI you always have at least your basal insulin. And apart from Omnipod you need to put the thing somewhere where it doesn't pull down your pants or pulls out the canula when pulling down your pants yourself. And what about prying cats and jumping and chewing dogs in bed when the irresistable rubbery tube is laying around somewhere?
I fail to see how a pump would benefit me at the moment, but I love that it makes other peoples life a bit easier