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<blockquote data-quote="saruhbeau" data-source="post: 1560562" data-attributes="member: 308335"><p>If you do have type 1, you could do the exact same thing with the pump. You can set a "max bolus" on the pump so you can't give over x amount of units, however you obviously cant set that any lower than you would for the largest meal/correct you need.</p><p></p><p>In a way I think the pump would be LESS safe. Only because if you don't bolus/correct with the pump and go high you will become iller quicker. Same if you accidently suspended your insulin. You have no long acting background insulin in your body and could go into DKA rapidly.</p><p></p><p>It is very early days for you and you haven't got a firm diagnosis of which type of diabetes you have yet. I would just do your best and perhaps make sure someone watches you when you do you long acting insulin so you don't miss that.</p><p></p><p>I can imagine how your conditions may make you feel less independent, no longer driving etc. I relate in a way as I had severe idiopathic hypersomnia as a teen which thankfully is no where near like it used to be, but it really felt I was sleeping my life away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saruhbeau, post: 1560562, member: 308335"] If you do have type 1, you could do the exact same thing with the pump. You can set a "max bolus" on the pump so you can't give over x amount of units, however you obviously cant set that any lower than you would for the largest meal/correct you need. In a way I think the pump would be LESS safe. Only because if you don't bolus/correct with the pump and go high you will become iller quicker. Same if you accidently suspended your insulin. You have no long acting background insulin in your body and could go into DKA rapidly. It is very early days for you and you haven't got a firm diagnosis of which type of diabetes you have yet. I would just do your best and perhaps make sure someone watches you when you do you long acting insulin so you don't miss that. I can imagine how your conditions may make you feel less independent, no longer driving etc. I relate in a way as I had severe idiopathic hypersomnia as a teen which thankfully is no where near like it used to be, but it really felt I was sleeping my life away. [/QUOTE]
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