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Originally Posted by SueM

In 43 yrs of using insulin I have never been unable to treat my hypo's. Never blacked out never had DKA

I was never DKA, and I did work at it.

IMO I have very roller-coaster basals and I:C ratios. MDI just didn't work for me. I think I could do it after what I've learned here and from pumping, but in my previous life it was near impossible. I'm not that unique either. My conversations with medical and drug company people indicate somewhere around 35% of us have these up and down patterns. You flatliners (my assumption) have it much easier.

Thanks to the pump and the work I've done, I feel almost 100% confident that I can skip any meal and stay flat. I also feel confident that if I count my carbs correctly and my site is working well, that I can stay in target close to 100% of the time too.

The hypo incidents are way way down. I feel very good about my control. I also don't have the luxury of staying high to avoid hypos. Another round of neo-vascularization or severe edema and my eye(s) is(are) toast. They're pretty burnt already. We're set on getting to sub-6 A1C's regardless of the hypo risk.