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If it's just the activities that gives you pause, I think you should go for the pump. Variable basal rates and the ease with which you can cater for activity far outstrips MDI. With the lack of long acting insulin in you, you can completely change your basal profile within the next few hours, for as long as you want, easily.

So, going to play basketball in an hour? Dial up a temporary basal of 80% for 4 hours (or whatever works for you with a bit of trial and error), and after you have experimented a little and gottne a handle on the best variables, you will find it minimises the impact of excercise on your BG.

After 15 years MDI, (although it has to be said I found it a lot more tricky than you seem to find it), it was a revelation to be able to be so flexible with insulin delivery and I hope never to have to go back. At the same time, it does take some effort to work with the pump, so if you feel "eh, who cares about it, MDI's good enough" at all, keep thinking twice about it.

The loan Bluesky mentioned would be good, if it's possible.

One last thing... researching and thinking about pumping simply doesn't give you any kind of feel for how it really is (for better or worse). So at some stage if you do want to try it, you will simply need to stop thinking about it, and just take the plunge.