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Message: <blockquote data-quote="squeeze321" data-source="post: 361018" data-attributes="member: 37207">Re: Would you prefer to be on insulin injections or on a pumI have had Type 1 diabetes for 30 years, and have been on a pump for the past 10 months. I much prefer to be on the pump as opposed to injections because I get tighter control on the pump there are more variables with pump therapy which gives me the option of making many changes to my basel and bolus insulin regimes which was not an option when I was injecting Lantus and Novorapid, though I am currently pumping Apidra.I love the way the pump shows me how much active insulin I have in my body and the time of my last bolus, the daily totals (total amount of units of insulin used per day) as well as the duel and square wave boluses.I change my cannulae every 3 days, and this is a totally painless procedure. I have never experienced any problems with my sets or cannulas and I can knock the cannula with my hand or nudge it against furniture and I don't feel it! I just forget it is there, the pump sits in a camera case on my belt and I am not aware of it unless I catch the tubing on something and let me tell you guys that is not a good feeling!! :lol:  but overall pump therapy has been good for me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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