Insulin Pump

[summer732]

So my diabetes is out of control since my transplant. This is something that arose after my transplant so I'm really not used to dealing with it and don't do a very great job of it. I have an appointment with a Diabetes team coming up on Tuesday and figure they are going to suggest the pump to me because I neglect to take care of it most of the time (I'm just being honest with that one). But I was wondering if anyone is on the pump? How has it changed your life? Is it easier? Do you like it better than checking blood sugars and giving shots all day? Is the pump easily hidden?

Thanks for any help.

 

[summer732]

So my diabetes is out of control since my transplant. This is something that arose after my transplant so I'm really not used to dealing with it and don't do a very great job of it. I have an appointment with a Diabetes team coming up on Tuesday and figure they are going to suggest the pump to me because I neglect to take care of it most of the time (I'm just being honest with that one). But I was wondering if anyone is on the pump? How has it changed your life? Is it easier? Do you like it better than checking blood sugars and giving shots all day? Is the pump easily hidden?

Thanks for any help.

 

[summer732]

So my diabetes is out of control since my transplant. This is something that arose after my transplant so I'm really not used to dealing with it and don't do a very great job of it. I have an appointment with a Diabetes team coming up on Tuesday and figure they are going to suggest the pump to me because I neglect to take care of it most of the time (I'm just being honest with that one). But I was wondering if anyone is on the pump? How has it changed your life? Is it easier? Do you like it better than checking blood sugars and giving shots all day? Is the pump easily hidden?

Thanks for any help.

 

[summer732]

So my diabetes is out of control since my transplant. This is something that arose after my transplant so I'm really not used to dealing with it and don't do a very great job of it. I have an appointment with a Diabetes team coming up on Tuesday and figure they are going to suggest the pump to me because I neglect to take care of it most of the time (I'm just being honest with that one). But I was wondering if anyone is on the pump? How has it changed your life? Is it easier? Do you like it better than checking blood sugars and giving shots all day? Is the pump easily hidden?

Thanks for any help.

 

[summer732]

So my diabetes is out of control since my transplant. This is something that arose after my transplant so I'm really not used to dealing with it and don't do a very great job of it. I have an appointment with a Diabetes team coming up on Tuesday and figure they are going to suggest the pump to me because I neglect to take care of it most of the time (I'm just being honest with that one). But I was wondering if anyone is on the pump? How has it changed your life? Is it easier? Do you like it better than checking blood sugars and giving shots all day? Is the pump easily hidden?

Thanks for any help.

 

[lizzy]

My neice has the pump, my sister says its wonderful. Really makes controlling your BS easier. As for is it easilly hidden? My nieces is on her back just around where a belt would be. Its about the size of a black berry, its in a little fanny pack. Thats about all I know.

 

[lizzy]

My neice has the pump, my sister says its wonderful. Really makes controlling your BS easier. As for is it easilly hidden? My nieces is on her back just around where a belt would be. Its about the size of a black berry, its in a little fanny pack. Thats about all I know.

 

[lizzy]

My neice has the pump, my sister says its wonderful. Really makes controlling your BS easier. As for is it easilly hidden? My nieces is on her back just around where a belt would be. Its about the size of a black berry, its in a little fanny pack. Thats about all I know.

 

[lizzy]

My neice has the pump, my sister says its wonderful. Really makes controlling your BS easier. As for is it easilly hidden? My nieces is on her back just around where a belt would be. Its about the size of a black berry, its in a little fanny pack. Thats about all I know.

 

[lizzy]

My neice has the pump, my sister says its wonderful. Really makes controlling your BS easier. As for is it easilly hidden? My nieces is on her back just around where a belt would be. Its about the size of a black berry, its in a little fanny pack. Thats about all I know.

 

[rotandroll]

I've been on a pump for over two years and I love it. It has dramatically brought down my A1C and made my disease much more manageable. It has made things much easier, but I will warn you that if your problem is that you just don't stay ontop of things, a pump might not be good for you immediately. I check my blood sugar more on the pump than I did off. You have to give boluses of insulin everytime you eat or need coverage for high blood sugar, which is easier than giving yourself an injection, but it still takes a few seconds out of whatever you are doing. There are some models of pumps that coordinate with a monitor to know your blood glucose without checking it but I have heard that it's hard to get through some insurance companies.

Having an insulin pump is not a fix-all. It still takes a lot of work on the patients part and a lot of monitoring of blood sugar. It does make taking insulin a lot easier though.

My pump is the size of a pager and I usually wear it in my bra. I notice more often than not most patients wear them on their belts.

I would encourage you to discuss this with your doctor. I have the feeling they will be interested in seeing if you can manage your blood sugars on your own without a pump before they will prescribe one because it's really just as easy to not take care of diabetes on a pump as it is off.

I love mine and it's been wonderful to have. I take over 75 units less of insulin a day than I did when I was taking long acting and short acting insulin (which is great -- synthetic insulin is pretty bad for the human body!) and my A1C has gone down dramatically. I would definitely encourage you to think about getting one.

 

[rotandroll]

I've been on a pump for over two years and I love it. It has dramatically brought down my A1C and made my disease much more manageable. It has made things much easier, but I will warn you that if your problem is that you just don't stay ontop of things, a pump might not be good for you immediately. I check my blood sugar more on the pump than I did off. You have to give boluses of insulin everytime you eat or need coverage for high blood sugar, which is easier than giving yourself an injection, but it still takes a few seconds out of whatever you are doing. There are some models of pumps that coordinate with a monitor to know your blood glucose without checking it but I have heard that it's hard to get through some insurance companies.

Having an insulin pump is not a fix-all. It still takes a lot of work on the patients part and a lot of monitoring of blood sugar. It does make taking insulin a lot easier though.

My pump is the size of a pager and I usually wear it in my bra. I notice more often than not most patients wear them on their belts.

I would encourage you to discuss this with your doctor. I have the feeling they will be interested in seeing if you can manage your blood sugars on your own without a pump before they will prescribe one because it's really just as easy to not take care of diabetes on a pump as it is off.

I love mine and it's been wonderful to have. I take over 75 units less of insulin a day than I did when I was taking long acting and short acting insulin (which is great -- synthetic insulin is pretty bad for the human body!) and my A1C has gone down dramatically. I would definitely encourage you to think about getting one.

 

[rotandroll]

I've been on a pump for over two years and I love it. It has dramatically brought down my A1C and made my disease much more manageable. It has made things much easier, but I will warn you that if your problem is that you just don't stay ontop of things, a pump might not be good for you immediately. I check my blood sugar more on the pump than I did off. You have to give boluses of insulin everytime you eat or need coverage for high blood sugar, which is easier than giving yourself an injection, but it still takes a few seconds out of whatever you are doing. There are some models of pumps that coordinate with a monitor to know your blood glucose without checking it but I have heard that it's hard to get through some insurance companies.

Having an insulin pump is not a fix-all. It still takes a lot of work on the patients part and a lot of monitoring of blood sugar. It does make taking insulin a lot easier though.

My pump is the size of a pager and I usually wear it in my bra. I notice more often than not most patients wear them on their belts.

I would encourage you to discuss this with your doctor. I have the feeling they will be interested in seeing if you can manage your blood sugars on your own without a pump before they will prescribe one because it's really just as easy to not take care of diabetes on a pump as it is off.

I love mine and it's been wonderful to have. I take over 75 units less of insulin a day than I did when I was taking long acting and short acting insulin (which is great -- synthetic insulin is pretty bad for the human body!) and my A1C has gone down dramatically. I would definitely encourage you to think about getting one.

 

[rotandroll]

I've been on a pump for over two years and I love it. It has dramatically brought down my A1C and made my disease much more manageable. It has made things much easier, but I will warn you that if your problem is that you just don't stay ontop of things, a pump might not be good for you immediately. I check my blood sugar more on the pump than I did off. You have to give boluses of insulin everytime you eat or need coverage for high blood sugar, which is easier than giving yourself an injection, but it still takes a few seconds out of whatever you are doing. There are some models of pumps that coordinate with a monitor to know your blood glucose without checking it but I have heard that it's hard to get through some insurance companies.

Having an insulin pump is not a fix-all. It still takes a lot of work on the patients part and a lot of monitoring of blood sugar. It does make taking insulin a lot easier though.

My pump is the size of a pager and I usually wear it in my bra. I notice more often than not most patients wear them on their belts.

I would encourage you to discuss this with your doctor. I have the feeling they will be interested in seeing if you can manage your blood sugars on your own without a pump before they will prescribe one because it's really just as easy to not take care of diabetes on a pump as it is off.

I love mine and it's been wonderful to have. I take over 75 units less of insulin a day than I did when I was taking long acting and short acting insulin (which is great -- synthetic insulin is pretty bad for the human body!) and my A1C has gone down dramatically. I would definitely encourage you to think about getting one.

 

[rotandroll]

I've been on a pump for over two years and I love it. It has dramatically brought down my A1C and made my disease much more manageable. It has made things much easier, but I will warn you that if your problem is that you just don't stay ontop of things, a pump might not be good for you immediately. I check my blood sugar more on the pump than I did off. You have to give boluses of insulin everytime you eat or need coverage for high blood sugar, which is easier than giving yourself an injection, but it still takes a few seconds out of whatever you are doing. There are some models of pumps that coordinate with a monitor to know your blood glucose without checking it but I have heard that it's hard to get through some insurance companies.

Having an insulin pump is not a fix-all. It still takes a lot of work on the patients part and a lot of monitoring of blood sugar. It does make taking insulin a lot easier though.

My pump is the size of a pager and I usually wear it in my bra. I notice more often than not most patients wear them on their belts.

I would encourage you to discuss this with your doctor. I have the feeling they will be interested in seeing if you can manage your blood sugars on your own without a pump before they will prescribe one because it's really just as easy to not take care of diabetes on a pump as it is off.

I love mine and it's been wonderful to have. I take over 75 units less of insulin a day than I did when I was taking long acting and short acting insulin (which is great -- synthetic insulin is pretty bad for the human body!) and my A1C has gone down dramatically. I would definitely encourage you to think about getting one.

 

[AnD]

My next door neighbor has one, and seems to like it. Also, Lindsey (Coltsfan7153) has one, and she had a transplant this year. You might want to pm her. She seems to be really happy with hers, from when I talked to her about it in chat.

Good luck! I hope it works for you, or they find something that does really soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

My next door neighbor has one, and seems to like it. Also, Lindsey (Coltsfan7153) has one, and she had a transplant this year. You might want to pm her. She seems to be really happy with hers, from when I talked to her about it in chat.

Good luck! I hope it works for you, or they find something that does really soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

My next door neighbor has one, and seems to like it. Also, Lindsey (Coltsfan7153) has one, and she had a transplant this year. You might want to pm her. She seems to be really happy with hers, from when I talked to her about it in chat.

Good luck! I hope it works for you, or they find something that does really soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

My next door neighbor has one, and seems to like it. Also, Lindsey (Coltsfan7153) has one, and she had a transplant this year. You might want to pm her. She seems to be really happy with hers, from when I talked to her about it in chat.

Good luck! I hope it works for you, or they find something that does really soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

My next door neighbor has one, and seems to like it. Also, Lindsey (Coltsfan7153) has one, and she had a transplant this year. You might want to pm her. She seems to be really happy with hers, from when I talked to her about it in chat.

Good luck! I hope it works for you, or they find something that does really soon <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .