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<blockquote data-quote="azure" data-source="post: 520074" data-attributes="member: 39639"><p>I got my pump on the NHS more than 10 years ago. I had it because of severe night-time hypos.</p><p></p><p>My HbA1C was fine (5.2) and has stayed pretty much the same since going on the pump, but it's got rid of those evil night-time hypos which were making me afraid to go to sleep. I felt 10 years younger a couple of days after I got it. I felt I'd got my life back. </p><p></p><p>I can't imagine not having a pump. I never want to take any long-acting insulin ever again! Spiker, you're absolutely right about long-acting insulins being a blunt instrument. With my pump, I can set varying hourly basal rates throughout the night and that's what my body needs. One hour I have as little as 0.1 units, another hour I have as much as 1 unit. There's no way any long-acting insulin could do that. My GP tried to make me try Lantus but I told her she was missing the point. I didn't want a flat line of action - I needed something that adjusted to my body's needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azure, post: 520074, member: 39639"] I got my pump on the NHS more than 10 years ago. I had it because of severe night-time hypos. My HbA1C was fine (5.2) and has stayed pretty much the same since going on the pump, but it's got rid of those evil night-time hypos which were making me afraid to go to sleep. I felt 10 years younger a couple of days after I got it. I felt I'd got my life back. I can't imagine not having a pump. I never want to take any long-acting insulin ever again! Spiker, you're absolutely right about long-acting insulins being a blunt instrument. With my pump, I can set varying hourly basal rates throughout the night and that's what my body needs. One hour I have as little as 0.1 units, another hour I have as much as 1 unit. There's no way any long-acting insulin could do that. My GP tried to make me try Lantus but I told her she was missing the point. I didn't want a flat line of action - I needed something that adjusted to my body's needs. [/QUOTE]
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