tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post5814553599497089244..comments2023-05-08T03:10:44.485-07:00Comments on I Run on Batteries: Why Not Pump?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02153443359840636331noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post-40566466476895595772015-03-31T18:42:12.388-07:002015-03-31T18:42:12.388-07:00Daley,
I would love nothing more than to have a p...Daley,<br /><br />I would love nothing more than to have a pump for my T1. However, my insurance will not cover anything they don't absolutely have to required by law for diabetic patients. I would be much healthier on a pump but they view a pump as nothing more than a luxury item. When your insurance is funded by the government the only thing that matters to them is spending as little as Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465068294182628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post-25013486889697172422015-03-31T18:41:50.949-07:002015-03-31T18:41:50.949-07:00Daley,
I would love nothing more than to have a p...Daley,<br /><br />I would love nothing more than to have a pump for my T1. However, my insurance will not cover anything they don't absolutely have to required by law for diabetic patients. I would be much healthier on a pump but they view a pump as nothing more than a luxury item. When your insurance is funded by the government the only thing that matters to them is spending as little as Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032465068294182628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post-39967150063018717742015-03-10T12:26:05.505-07:002015-03-10T12:26:05.505-07:00I did MDIs for 28 years and had no interest whatso...I did MDIs for 28 years and had no interest whatsoever in pumping. I was really freaked out by the thought. But then I couldn't get my A1Cs in the range I was shooting for and I got so tired of feeling like a failure. So I overcame my fears and tried a pump. I took to it right away and for me it works so much better than MDIs. But I do know that isn't the case for everyone. And I Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853213615426205881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post-17522796950552799022015-03-10T10:46:35.314-07:002015-03-10T10:46:35.314-07:00I have thought about taking a pump vacation, but h...I have thought about taking a pump vacation, but have never gotten as far as actually doing it. I'm not sure that I could ever remember to take basal insulin twice a day much less tote insulins and syringes (or pens) around with me. I use temporary basals and extended boluses almost every day and would miss that flexibility if I weren't pumping.Laddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212090322026085867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9060059397697534674.post-56095862548900802622015-03-10T08:53:00.356-07:002015-03-10T08:53:00.356-07:00I used a pump for 14 years and am currently on a p...I used a pump for 14 years and am currently on a pump vacation - using Lantus and Humalog. Honestly, I may never go back to the pump. My a1c dropped by a full point and I don't feel inconvenienced by the shots at all. When I went on the pump, Lantus wasn't around - only NPH, which sucked for me. I don't have lows or highs really with the Lantus/Humalog and it's cheaper, so I'mAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com