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Originally Posted by Blibbit784  I am going with Minimed, starting Monday. The trainer is helping with my ratios as I am brittle and have poor control on injections. She also tells me the pump has only a 3% margin of insulin that may not be absorbed or used properly, but with injections you may not get up to 50% since it is subcutaneous. |
That 3% may be true in some clinical study, but be aware that there are quite a few factors that might significantly affect absorption, including: set type, area of body used (for example I have a few cm circle on my belly that doesn't work well, or it may be large areas), how well the cannula is "seated" in the hole etc etc. Many of these issues may not crop up at all, and if they are present they can be dealt with, for example by trying a different set, or keeping track of where you get good results on your body. But, being aware of them is the first step, so keep it in the back of your head if you find absorption does vary a lot more than you would expect.
Congratulations on the move, I predict you'll feel a whole lot better soon like me, and your health will improve the more you synch with the pump. Took me a good 6 weeks to feel I had a real handle on it, and thats kind of time frame seems to happen for other people, so take it easy and hang in there. Don't forget the pump forum here, we're all here learning together and there's lots of experienced pumpers around.
