Insulin Pumps - experience, which one, and why?
EDWARD B TUNAITIS
I'll try to be brief, I've been diabetic for 18 years now (I'm 23 yrs. old)
and I am curious as to the positives and negatives of using an insulin pump.
I also wonder if there are cases where you should not use one - for example:
I occaisionally have to lift computer equipment at work and install that
same equipment (the equipment ranges from approx. 20lbs to 70lbs. or more,
and the installation part calls for bending, crawling, etc..)
Can anyone give me first hand advice?
Mucho Thanks,
Mike
speak-ez
hi mike,
no easy answer is my answer.
i've pumped for 8 years. i'm presently TRYING mdi and am mildly impressed.
i still consider a pump a definite plus. i'd even tend to use the term:
medical necessity.
also see these recent threads:
1. Pump ?'s
and
2. mdi: an easy basal check
cheers, bill t1 40 years
ps- it is you emphasis on "bending, crawling, etc.." that may well
make you reach the conclusion to leave pumping alone.
speak-ez
ps- if the threads are'nt on your news server, you can get them at
http://www.dejanews.com
try these start dates:
2/9/991. Pump ?'s
and
2/5/99 for 2. mdi: an easy basal check
speak-ez
also see this 2/11/99 thread: Ultralente dosage
cheers, bill t1
Ted Quick
>
> I'll try to be brief, I've been diabetic for 18 years now (I'm 23 yrs. old)
> and I am curious as to the positives and negatives of using an insulin pump.
> I also wonder if there are cases where you should not use one - for example:
> I occaisionally have to lift computer equipment at work and install that
> same equipment (the equipment ranges from approx. 20lbs to 70lbs. or more,
> and the installation part calls for bending, crawling, etc..)
>
> Can anyone give me first hand advice?
OK, as a Type 1 diabetic with 42 years experience with the last 5 on a MiniMed
506
I'd say go for it. My scheduule is variable, no way to plan for the day's
activity
when taking a morning shot.
I'm an engineer and work in a plastics molding plant. I find myself moving
fairly
heavy and awkward molds often, and the pump hasn't caused problems in this. It's
purely a matter of knowing where it and the infusion set are and not pushing
there
with anything if you can avoid it.
As for which pump you should get, it's purely a personal choice based on the
features. For instance if you like to swim the Disetronics might suit you
better, but the backlight and square bolus feature on the MiniMed 507c is
helpful for some situations. Either brand works well, just check out the
features
and how good the service for each is where you live (which may be more important
than features anyway.)
Ted Quick
Melynda Reid
In article <36c75de3...@news.lafn.org> (misc.health.diabetes), bi...@removeme.lafn.org (speak-ez) writes:
> >ps- it is you emphasis on "bending, crawling, etc.." that may well
> >make you reach the conclusion to leave pumping alone.
here bike tights, passport pockets, hip belts, wicking tight fitting unitards
with custome drop crotches as well as arm pit ventilation can assist.
womyn and baroque early music performers are allowed to cross dress. sure
beats cross training.
> ps- if the threads are'nt on your news server, you can get them at
> http://www.dejanews.com
>
> try these start dates:
>
> 2/9/991. Pump ?'s
>
> and
>
> 2/5/99 for 2. mdi: an easy basal check
also see the excellent discussions on carboydrate counting known as the tag
system TAG mentioned by the brilliant writer joan stout whose pump helped
her stay alive while she was awaiting a kidney pancreas transplant..
ah me i am going to go back to editing my poetry manuscript for madame presley
entitled
the title of the lyic poetry book for by beloved friend madame presley comes
from the names of the two pastel colours i use as a tinted ground for white
flowers drawn in water colour pencil.
tete morte rouge
caput mortuum rood
i am too ill to do housework or cookery for a week.
so i am reading the knight in the panther skin in six part harmony, and drawing
icons for my own solace, while looking for a loophole in the scriptures...
insulin injectors such as pens may work well where needles or infusion sets
create malabsorption on insulin...
oooofffff if i attempt to proof this o wil crash my mac in sheer frustration
at losing my beloved bat chorded sinistre keyboard.
melee
melynda reid who wears hats but does not type caps
eel: mel...@paleo.org
snail: p o box 378 greensboro, florida 32330
Jeanette Jefferson
just trail riding, really strenuous stuff). I've had 3 falls in the last
year and a half. Two of which required me to have my helmet replaced! I
wear my pump in it's "SportGuard" case when riding. The infusion set stayed
in place and the pump continued to work wonderfully. I really don't think
there is anything that would prevent you from using a pump other than your
personal preferences. (i.e. Whether you like it or not.) Once you get used
to the pump, it seems to become a part of you. You will automatically know
where it is and make allowances for it. I say go for it!
Take care, JJ
EDWARD B TUNAITIS wrote in message
<7a3kif$3r64$1...@newssvr03-int.news.prodigy.com>...
>Hi,
>
>I'll try to be brief, I've been diabetic for 18 years now (I'm 23 yrs. old)
>and I am curious as to the positives and negatives of using an insulin
pump.
>I also wonder if there are cases where you should not use one - for
example:
>I occaisionally have to lift computer equipment at work and install that
>same equipment (the equipment ranges from approx. 20lbs to 70lbs. or more,
>and the installation part calls for bending, crawling, etc..)
>
>Can anyone give me first hand advice?
>
>Mucho Thanks,
>Mike
>
>
srs
says...
> As for which pump you should get, it's purely a personal choice based on the
> features. For instance if you like to swim the Disetronics might suit you
> better, but the backlight and square bolus feature on the MiniMed 507c is
> helpful for some situations. Either brand works well, just check out the
> features
> and how good the service for each is where you live (which may be more important
> than features anyway.)
Hi Ted... fancy meeting you here. :-)
You're right about either pump being good. The most important part of
the pump is the user, not the brand. Whatever pump you get, you'll
like it. And once you get into pumping they will have to pry it out of
your cold, dead fingers before you'll give it up.
Sam