Insulin Pumps
I think the email got a might scrambled. It should have read:
insulin pump
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I have been using a pump since 2005. Prior that I used the usual mix of pens with fast and slow acting insulin. The pump gives me much more control. I can easily calculate meal bolus and easily adjust the basal. I swim 1.5km each day and can go without the pump for the hour this takes without problems - I just loosen the insulin barrel when I start swimming and reconnect an hour later. This ensures the basal amount remain constant.
When I travel, I don't have to worry about time-zones much, I just reset the pump clock to the destination time, and the problem is fixed.
Are there draw-backs...yes, don't swim with it on....I did this once in Toronto...not a good idea.
Ian
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