Anonymous Question What are the Pros and Cons of a Having a Pump?

[Anonymous Question]

I'm getting a pump in a month but I'm just wondering if having one has held anyone else back from doing anything....I.e drinking etc. I'm looking at getting the omnipod due to it not having a wire and a seperate pump that I will end up pulling out when taking my clothes off ha ha. I'm just wondering what do people like about the pumps and what they don't like. Thankyou in advance

 

[himtoo]

here is a link to an earlier thread on the same question
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/insulin-pumps.99509/

if you look specifically in the insulin pump sub forum you will find mant threads discussing the pros and cons of pumping

hope this helps

 

[tim2000s]

I'm getting a pump in a month but I'm just wondering if having one has held anyone else back from doing anything....I.e drinking etc. I'm looking at getting the omnipod due to it not having a wire and a seperate pump that I will end up pulling out when taking my clothes off ha ha. I'm just wondering what do people like about the pumps and what they don't like. Thankyou in advance

I'm going to point you at a couple of posts on my blog as well. These are simply to show that you can do pretty much anything you want even with the pump. They are both from recent festivals (Download and Glastonbury) and I can confirm that there was plenty of drinking going on.

http://crick-tech-munch.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/diabetes-tech-and-download2016-out.html
http://crick-tech-munch.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/field-trials-taking-medtronicuk-640g.html

I use a 640G with tube, and also play cricket. Yesterday evening I played a T20 match and also play 40 over games on Saturdays. I bowl and bat, and chuck myself around in the field. My pump is attached to me whilst I am doing this and I have had no issues with this so far this season.

The key point being, no, it hasn't stopped me doing anything.