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<blockquote data-quote="paulliljeros" data-source="post: 1435760" data-attributes="member: 220050"><p>Hi [USER=74883]@SugarBuzz[/USER] Have you done a basal test yet? Whether pumping is right or wrong for you, your current situation suggests either your insulin doses or your carb counting is out, and quite likely both. Everyone here will willingly help and advise, but I really recommend you do a basal test first, to get the foundations right, then work out you I:C ratio and correction factors, and you <u>need</u> to carb count to do all this. This will, at the very least steady your BG, and reduce the number of injections you need. Unfortunately, without understanding these things, you would spend all your time fighting the pump, rather than it working for you. You may want to consider reading a book like Sugar Surfing, or Think Like a Pancreas - both were a great help to me. Best of Luck, P</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paulliljeros, post: 1435760, member: 220050"] Hi [USER=74883]@SugarBuzz[/USER] Have you done a basal test yet? Whether pumping is right or wrong for you, your current situation suggests either your insulin doses or your carb counting is out, and quite likely both. Everyone here will willingly help and advise, but I really recommend you do a basal test first, to get the foundations right, then work out you I:C ratio and correction factors, and you [U]need[/U] to carb count to do all this. This will, at the very least steady your BG, and reduce the number of injections you need. Unfortunately, without understanding these things, you would spend all your time fighting the pump, rather than it working for you. You may want to consider reading a book like Sugar Surfing, or Think Like a Pancreas - both were a great help to me. Best of Luck, P [/QUOTE]
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