I agree, You should study how the pump works on your body, before jumping into it, "hose" that connects to you from the pump can only be left in one spot for so long, then a new location has to be found and when you run out of space you have to go back to the method your using now.As a doctor and a diabetic myself, I would recommend avoiding the pump unless you have no choice... I personally use Lantus and Humalog. Using a pump is like living with a beeper attached to you ess. 24 hrs a day... not fun.
Pumps were invented before we had good basal insulins like Lantus, and good short acting insulins like Humalog. The old insulins didn't do the job well for many and putting the stuff in a pump and mimicking what the body does with a pump worked better for these folks.
Now that we have Lantus and Humalog, they make the pump old technology... and you can essentially mimic what the body does with these two insulins. Much easier and the pens they come in are very easy to use...
I have patients who still use the pump, they just prefer it or feel they do better with it... but I've taken some off the pump and placed them on Lantus and Humalog and they are happier they no longer have to drag the pump around... and just use the insulin pens...
99.9% of diabetics that need insulin can be controlled with insulin via the pens...
the big thing that is really missing in all of this is a device to auto test blood sugar levels 24 hours a day, to me its almost unbelievable that a device that does this at a reasonable cost is not on the market, that would probably lead to the biggest changes in diabetes treatment since insulin was discoveredAs a doctor and a diabetic myself, I would recommend avoiding the pump unless you have no choice... I personally use Lantus and Humalog. Using a pump is like living with a beeper attached to you ess. 24 hrs a day... not fun.
Pumps were invented before we had good basal insulins like Lantus, and good short acting insulins like Humalog. The old insulins didn't do the job well for many and putting the stuff in a pump and mimicking what the body does with a pump worked better for these folks.
Now that we have Lantus and Humalog, they make the pump old technology... and you can essentially mimic what the body does with these two insulins. Much easier and the pens they come in are very easy to use...
I have patients who still use the pump, they just prefer it or feel they do better with it... but I've taken some off the pump and placed them on Lantus and Humalog and they are happier they no longer have to drag the pump around... and just use the insulin pens...
99.9% of diabetics that need insulin can be controlled with insulin via the pens...
thats would be almost as big a breakthru as keeping candy bars out of your goldwing trunkthe big thing that is really missing in all of this is a device to auto test blood sugar levels 24 hours a day, to me its almost unbelievable that a device that does this at a reasonable cost is not on the market, that would probably lead to the biggest changes in diabetes treatment since insulin was discovered
this is my problemthats would be almost as big a breakthru as keeping candy bars out of your goldwing trunk
Trust me....if the technology was there to make such a device, it would exist. There are TRILLIONS, not billions.... Trillions of dollars to be made by the company that comes up with it.the big thing that is really missing in all of this is a device to auto test blood sugar levels 24 hours a day, to me its almost unbelievable that a device that does this at a reasonable cost is not on the market...
like i said its unbelievable that such a device is not on the market alreadyTrust me....if the technology was there to make such a device, it would exist. There are TRILLIONS, not billions.... Trillions of dollars to be made by the company that comes up with it.
Oh how we would like a device like a Oxygen sat monitor to use to monitor blood sugar... a Oxygen sat monitor is no bigger than a cigarette lighter and just fits on the end of your finger and can read your blood Oxygen saturation in seconds...painless, easy.
Cycledude, invent the device, and Bill Gate's wealth will pale in comparison to yours...
I've been a Type 1 diabetic for 43 years now, and have seen Insulin improve greatly over the years. I use Lantus and Humalog, and just love it compared to all the previous types. I agree that the testing is a PITA, but ya gotta do what ya gotta do, and I love spending long days on the road..... Ride, Baby, Ride!!!!:yes1::yes1::yes1:the big thing that is really missing in all of this is a device to auto test blood sugar levels 24 hours a day, to me its almost unbelievable that a device that does this at a reasonable cost is not on the market, that would probably lead to the biggest changes in diabetes treatment since insulin was discovered