| Heinz,
I can't answer your questions about pumps/insurance but wanted to say hello and welcome to the forums. It's a source of information and the people here are always ready to help and support.
Visit and post often
__________________  This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man. Postcard Round 3: 1 of 8 received Cosmo the Duck: en route to Oz Ping the Duck: in Ireland
Diagnosed T2 on 26th Nov'07
Metformin 500mg twice daily
Enap 5mg
14th Dec'07: 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9% 
3rd March'08 6.8% 
6th June'08 6.1%
30th Sept'08: 5.1% | 
