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04-18-2006, 05:44 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle Tennessee
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| |  No go with the pump
I went to this so called pump friendly endo....ha what a joke
just thought I would tell everybody the news
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04-18-2006, 05:45 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
Posts: 7,846
| | | Sorry to hear that... Do many type 2's actually go on the pump? |
04-18-2006, 05:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,356
| | | Can you fill us in on why he said no with a pump? By the way, sorry to hear the bad news.
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
04-18-2006, 05:49 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern Utah
Posts: 842
| | I hope that he had a reason! Yes, many T2's go on pumps. Insulin is being used by so many these days, and having that basal combined with oral meds does wonders! Maybe they will change their mind???? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you 
__________________  Laura Anne  "Happy Day! All is well! Pumping with Paradigm 712 since November 17th, 2004 Type 1 since April, 1995 |
04-18-2006, 05:52 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg Can you fill us in on why he said no with a pump? |
she said that sshe wanted to try me on 100 units of novolog 70/30 in the mornings and 50 units at bedtime and at supper to take 2 glucofauges..1000 mg.
i have took the pills was up to 8 a day and they didnt work before..she was a know it all dr and didnt want to hear any of my beliefs and concerns .
so now the hunt continues for another endo. How can I find one that is pump friendly?
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cozmo blue 2008
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04-18-2006, 06:16 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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Originally Posted by EdnaDeel she said that sshe wanted to try me on 100 units of novolog 70/30 in the mornings and 50 units at bedtime and at supper to take 2 glucofauges..1000 mg.
i have took the pills was up to 8 a day and they didnt work before..she was a know it all dr and didnt want to hear any of my beliefs and concerns .
so now the hunt continues for another endo. How can I find one that is pump friendly? | Might help if you let people know where you are from, then maybe someone that is from your area can give a referral. |
04-18-2006, 06:20 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Originally Posted by Cyborg Might help if you let people know where you are from, then maybe someone that is from your area can give a referral. |
LOL I guess that would help
I am in the Nashville Tn area
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04-18-2006, 06:31 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Originally Posted by EdnaDeel she said that sshe wanted to try me on 100 units of novolog 70/30 in the mornings and 50 units at bedtime and at supper to take 2 glucofauges..1000 mg.
i have took the pills was up to 8 a day and they didnt work before..she was a know it all dr and didnt want to hear any of my beliefs and concerns .
so now the hunt continues for another endo. How can I find one that is pump friendly? | Sounds like you just need an IV bag of insulin hooked up to you. I'm not too sure about that 70/30 Novolog in the morning. Of course though I'm one that's not for mixed insulins, as they control you and you can't control them. My solution is to just open the yellow pages up, look up doctor, and find an endo. If that doesn't work, try googling "Endocrinologist in Nashville" and see what comes up. Then ask to speak to each one on the phone. I'd hate to see you pay for co-pays for 20 office visits to get turned down at each one, that's why I'd try to talk on the phone some first.
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~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
04-18-2006, 06:55 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: pa, usa
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Originally Posted by EdnaDeel she said that sshe wanted to try me on 100 units of novolog 70/30 in the mornings and 50 units at bedtime and at supper to take 2 glucofauges..1000 mg.
i have took the pills was up to 8 a day and they didnt work before..she was a know it all dr and didnt want to hear any of my beliefs and concerns .
so now the hunt continues for another endo. How can I find one that is pump friendly? | very easy, just call the pump company that you are interested in,... for example, say you wanted a minimed, just call them, and they will refer you to a dr...
when I wanted a pump, they gave me a dr's name, made the appt for me, amd even had the letter to my insurance filled out by the dr after my first visit.... from start to finish, I called them april 3rd 2005, and was running on a pump my the middle of may 2005....
i'm sure all pump companies have dr's they deal with and can refer you to.
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04-18-2006, 07:11 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
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| | | Agree with Paul (midnite); You may need to call the pump companies and get their recommendations.
Can I ask aloud what kind of endo would prescribe 70/30 mix to anyone nowadays? I know there are some scenarios that a mix may work, but c'mon...It's like asking people to crawl when the ability to walk or run is still available.
Don't give up, this takes some time. |
04-18-2006, 07:24 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lexington KY
Posts: 381
| | | I'm curious. What are some of the reasons that the doctors are telling you that they don't want you to go on a pump?
Jason |
04-18-2006, 07:41 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Victoria, BC
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| | | I am sorry you weren't successful this time. The recommendation by others to call the pump companies is a good one. If you have an opportunity to go to a Diabetes Expo, that is a good place to get information as well.
Don't give up yet. This is a set-back, but if this is what you need, then it will come together eventually. I know you must be really disappointed, but don't let this affect your motivation to achieve good control.
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04-18-2006, 07:45 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Originally Posted by JasonSmithMT I'm curious. What are some of the reasons that the doctors are telling you that they don't want you to go on a pump?
Jason |
This endo told me that
1. she wanted better control (thought that was one of the purposes for the pump)
2. She said insurance bucks up sometimes...( I have called my insurance co 3 times and the pay 90% durable)
3. The pump is for ppl that have good control for a least a yr with her treatments
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04-18-2006, 07:47 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Jose, CA
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Originally Posted by lelggren I hope that he had a reason! Yes, many T2's go on pumps. Insulin is being used by so many these days, and having that basal combined with oral meds does wonders! Maybe they will change their mind???? I'll keep my fingers crossed for you | Last I heard, 5% of pumpers are T2's. Not sure that's accurate--it's just what i've read. |
04-18-2006, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by EdnaDeel I went to this so called pump friendly endo....ha what a joke
just thought I would tell everybody the news |
The 3 reasons she gave you are mind boggling. My wife had EXCELLENT control and she got a pump (she's T1). My control SUCKED for 18 years and I got a pump. the pumps improved BOTH our control.
do yourself a favor: dust yourself off, forget that endo, and find another. I spent 10 miserable years with the same endo who refused to put me on a pump. `1 month after I left him, I got my first pump. |
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