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Thread: To pump or not to pump...?

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#21 (permalink)

05-08-2008, 02:11 PM

xMenace

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I am a: Type 1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by qtrchicken

In the end, if I don't like it, I can always switch back without too much drama. I see my biggest hurdle as the bolus calculation. I've never really figured out my Insulin to Carb ratio. I guess it's time to start counting and get a baseline.

Generally it's incorrect basals that make things difficult. Focus more on basals first. Once they are set accurately, bolus ratios pretty much fall into place.

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T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 7/08 5.9%
HDL - 1.55 (59.9)
LDL - 1.76 (68.1)
Triglicerides - 0.44 (40.0)

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