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02-15-2006, 05:48 PM
| | Member | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: IL
Posts: 218
| | | What do you think is your biggest con about.....
pumping?
For me it is over eating.
Karen |
02-15-2006, 06:11 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
| | | Biggest con? Hmmmmmm...
Being attached 24/7 comes to mind. But I think I am a better diabetic because of my pump, so...
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02-15-2006, 06:17 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 3,120
| | Air bubbles in the tubing.... 
__________________ T1- 25 yrs MM-715 (6/05)
A1C :
6/08- 5.8
3/08- 6.2
11/07 7.3 |
02-15-2006, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by karen pumping?
For me it is over eating.
Karen | well I've ONLY been pumping for 10 years, this May. I'm still looking for a con...if I find one, I'll let you know.  |
02-15-2006, 06:44 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | My answer would probably have to be having to inject the cannula every three days (change sites). I know that it's better than taking 5 or 6 shots a day, but the fact that we have to subject ourselves to any kind of injection kind of sucks  .
__________________ I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
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Put to rest
What you thought of me
Well I cleaned this slate
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Of uncertainty
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And wash away
What I’ve done
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To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
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02-15-2006, 07:38 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
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Originally Posted by karen pumping?
For me it is over eating.
Karen | Hi Karen,
Truthfully, I cannot find any major cons with pumping.
Two annoyances do come to mind however, and they are, when I insert new sites, I'll sometimes hit a capillary or spot where absorption isn't good. Doing so can cause a rise in sugars or a wasted set (if cannulas are being used). Additionally, if one's not on insurance, pump supplies can be costly (infusion sets especially).
Other than that, I'm truly pleased with pump therapy, and have had way better A1Cs since being on it.  I don't mind the shots, especially when comparing taking only one every 3 (or so) days as opposed to injecting 4 to 6 times per day. 
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning! 
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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02-15-2006, 08:11 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ohio
Posts: 551
| | | The occasional bad infusion set.
David |
02-17-2006, 06:20 AM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuck in Atlanta,,Rather be in South Carolina.
Posts: 59
| | | I love the pump!! However, the process is so "auto-pilot" that occassionally I will forget to bolus after a meal. It only happens about once a month and I usually catch it when I start feeling hyper a couple of hours later but this is something I never forgot when on MDI's.
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02-17-2006, 07:22 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Western Australia
Posts: 315
| | | Trying to find somewhere to put it in clothing without pockets, or in dresses, or skirts.. or when I dont want to look like I have an abnormal growth on my hip.. Grr. Luckily I mainly live in jeans, but I really do find it difficult in skirts and dresses.
__________________ Type 1 since 1998
Minimed 507c from 2001- 2005
Animas IR1200 from 2005
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02-17-2006, 08:02 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Grove City Ohio
Posts: 2,156
| | | The only con I have is having to pay my 20% co pay on my pump stuff until I reach my $500 out of pocket for the year (in May or June).
I love the thing.
__________________ Jim  Diagnosed April 1990 Pumping with the OmniPod now
Last A1C 7.1 ( February 2008 ) Diabetes & Endocrinology Center Of Ohio Website Proud Fan Of NASCAR Nextel Cup Driver Jimmie Johnson, Lowes #48 the 2006 AND 2007 Nextel Cup Champion. The opinions expressed are mine alone and do not necessarily represent
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