[fenagle]

I have only been pumping since July of this year but I can tell you that I would not want to give up my pump for anything. There are a few choices out there for you. I would suggest that you contact the pump reps. They should be able to give you a pump to play with for a few days. They may even give you a pump with saline for three days to try out. Insurance covered mine, I believe the Ping runs about $6500.00. Supplies are expensive as well, test strips run about $450.00/ month, infusion sets and cartridges run about $150.00/month.

Using the pump you should be able to reduce the number of lows you are experiencing. Letting your BGs get to 250 is not good. With the pump that should not happen.

I am currently using the Animas Ping. This is very popular with women and young people. The pump has a color screen which is very easy to read in all light conditions. It also uses a remote pump. I am able to bolus right from the pump. This feature is especially popular with the women because you can wear the pump under your clothing and not have to dig it out when bolusing.

Maybe you can contact the pump companies to see if they have any kind of assistance programs. At best they can say yes. Whatever you decide to do, good luck.