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To pump or not to pump

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Pump! I don’t have one but I’m pushing for one. I LOVE exercising and have realized that I could avoid pretty much all my hypos if I could reduce my basal a couple of hours before any activity. At the mo, I’m stuck with Tresiba’s (my basal) 2-3 day dose change reaction time. Not ideal!

Good luck @Lilmssquirrel. :D
 
@Bloden really starting to see some benefits to the pump so will definitely start the research. DD is struggling with pain when she injects her Lantus so they'd suggested changing us to Tresiba (to be discussed next week) but equally we're having fun with basal insulin and hypos so perhaps longer term the right pump might help us with this. I am so not sporty myself but do it to keep the weight down. I have badgered DD into it over the years (my mum is 25 stone and I was 17 stone when I was 18 - around 11 now) so now she's actually enjoying sport I'm desperate to make it as simple as possible and it's starting to sound like the faff of trying to get her numbers right around activity might be simplified with a pump 🙂
 
I’m at the same stage as you @Lilmssquirrel - beginning to learn about a pump’s benefits. :D
 
Good luck with your research and decision-making.

I hope any possible pump application goes well. I am another pump convert after many years of ‘pump aversion’.

I think one was first suggested to me 5-6 years before I finally took the plunge - and I had all the same questions as you do and more besides!

What convinced me to give it a go were the experiences of pump users (including some blog and forum posts)... and also that I could try it and then switch back if it wasn’t for me. As others have said, it does take work... I has some early ‘wins’, but I think it was 6-12 months before I really felt I was getting the hang of it.

I know very few people who have switched back... but there are some for whom pumps just don’t work out in the end. So give it a good go, expect a few frustrations and ehhhhhhh? moments... but ulrimatelymI would be amazed of you both don’t end up loving it.
 
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