Love my Pump !

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I still love it. Even with the problems Ive had. It's still way better than injections.
 
I had a disappointing start with my Omnipod a week ago. After the first few of days my numbers kept rising and I tried everything I could think of to bring it down. Pump nurse was on holiday but eventually spoke to pump nurse at another hospital who said that as I had been sick I had to go to A&E as probably ketones. I didn't have any ketone test strips just ketostix. Anyway they kept me in for 2 nights and looked after me very well till BS and ketones were normal. I've had to go back to pens until the pump nurse comes back but I am still determined to get it right. I like the omnipod and it seems my basal setting was just too low and it was only the tbrs and injections that kept me going. Looking forward to my next try in a couple of weeks.
 
Bessiemay said:
I had a disappointing start with my Omnipod a week ago. After the first few of days my numbers kept rising and I tried everything I could think of to bring it down. Pump nurse was on holiday but eventually spoke to pump nurse at another hospital who said that as I had been sick I had to go to A&E as probably ketones. I didn't have any ketone test strips just ketostix. Anyway they kept me in for 2 nights and looked after me very well till BS and ketones were normal. I've had to go back to pens until the pump nurse comes back but I am still determined to get it right. I like the omnipod and it seems my basal setting was just too low and it was only the tbrs and injections that kept me going. Looking forward to my next try in a couple of weeks.
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Ah, sorry to hear this Bessiemay :( It's a shame that there is no decent back up for your normal pump nurse's days off, you shouldn't really have to wait to speak to your nurse, especially when you have only just started on the pump - surely it would have been better to delay your start until she could give you her full attention? Make sure you insist on a Freestyle Optium meter and blood ketone test strips - these are much more important when you are on a pump!

Hope things go better next time 🙂
 
Yes Northie I've got the proper ketone test strips now. Mine were out of date and it took a couple of days to get a script signed. I also didn't realise I could take so much insulin without going hypo. Lessons learned.
 
I'm really appreciating my pump at the moment. Having moved to a different centre for work the times I can find to eat something have changed and vary from day to day. My pump gives me flexibility to do this which MDI wouldn't have done.
 
Maryanne29 said:
I'm really appreciating my pump at the moment. Having moved to a different centre for work the times I can find to eat something have changed and vary from day to day. My pump gives me flexibility to do this which MDI wouldn't have done.
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Good for you Maryanne. I never know where my lunch is going to be & quite often don't bother. Mdi & would have to 🙂
 
On MDI. you shouldn't have to eat if you don't want to Hobie?? Isn't that what they always told us and still tell people now?

Oh hang on - do you mean because your basal pattern didn't follow the pattern of any basal insulin known to man? - well does anyone's? LOL
 
HOBIE said:
Good for you Maryanne. I never know where my lunch is going to be & quite often don't bother. Mdi & would have to 🙂
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What do you call that injection you have on a night that lasts nearly 24hrs. If I sat on my "----" at a desk you might not 😉
 
What's not to love about a pump (once you've got used to it of course).
 
HOBIE said:
It is so so adaptable. Reduced bolus when super active not like the injection you had x hours ago. Nothing perfect but having T1 is hard work at times 😎 The staff at Medtronic are ex.
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I just thought I give this another run because its true 😎
 
Love mine too 🙂 5 years on the pump now, best Diabetes control I've had by far. My DSN is switching me to an Animas pump in a few weeks. Even though I love my Medtronic I am very excited 🙂
 
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