I had type 1 daibetes for more than 12 years now. I did the lantus/humalog routine for years and was not able to get the control that I wanted. After years of resisting, I went onto an insulin pump about a year before getting pregnant with my son. It has made a world of difference because the basal control you can get is so much better than with the lantus. I've found over the years (3.5 yrs on pump) that my basal rates fluctuate a lot during the day from .45 units per hour during the day up to 1.5 units per hour overnight. In fact, I change my basal rates about 8 times throughout the day, which means that my control has improved greatly. My A1Cs are between 6 and 7 on average. I am pregnant again and finding that my basal rates are moving quite a bit as well, which is easy to adjust with the pump. So I am a huge fan of the pump. And while it is annoying always having it clipped on somewhere, it's great not having to take multiple injections each day. About the same amount of work as before because you still need to monitor your BG closely, carb count, etc.
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