freedom?
>continuous infusion of insulin means…a freedom you
>don’t realize yet until you start pump therapy.
This is intriguing! I’m trying to envision it…right now I only have to
deal with insulin calculations twice a day, during my morning and
dinnertime shots. But on the pump, aren’t you making constant
adjustments? Or do you just get so used to it that it doesn’t feel like
work? (Which is what happened within a few months of switching from one
shot to two…)
>don’t wear it near…a computer
I’m hoping this DOESN’T mean I can’t spend both days of every weekend
writing romance novels on my Macintosh. ?
Laurie, whose third novel is being published this month 
February 22nd, 2004 at 11:56 am
Laurie, you program the Basal Rate(background) and it automatically
dispenses insulin every 3 minutes(Disetronic) then you manually Bolus when
you consume food, depending on how many carbs you are eating.
fp
February 23rd, 2004 at 3:04 pm
Laurie,
I have seen nothing in the manual about not wearing a pump near a computer.
I missed the post that even said that. I’ve been having server problems and
noticed a couple of days ago a reply to something that I never saw on the
list.
Is there an archive for this list so I can see what I missed?
Don’t worry about being near a computer with your pump. MANY, MANY pumpers
would be out of work if that were true.
Jan
(60 y/o, T-1 11/5/50, pmpg 8/23/383)
February 24th, 2004 at 1:10 am
Jan just go to www.onelist.com and you can view the club archives.
Frank
February 25th, 2004 at 3:51 pm
Laurie:
your CDE and pump trainer will want you to keep a very accurate b.g. log with
8-10 bgs per 24 hr period including some late nites and early mornings x a
couple of weeks.
We look at it to determine what your body’s hormonal rhythms do and what your
insulin demand will be over the course of that time. It’s important that you
start understanding nutrition and carbohydrate counting as they are important
in bolusing for meals. Like learning how to use your computer…similar
differences. And computers don’t like electromagnetic pulses either…gives
them nervous breakdowns, so you and your future pump-buddy can go on to write
novels 25-30..and congratulations on the new book, what’s it called??? I’m a
sci-fi nut myself…
Your CDE and you determine what your insulin sensitivity is and your 24 hour
requirements. depending on whether your endo has you using Humalog or
regular ( I use humalog). that amount is cut in half and then possibly again
to set your basal rate on the pump. Over a period of say 2 weeks or so, that
basals are readjusted to maintain a rate that allows you to keep your bg
within a target range…the eventual goal is to keep your bgs below 140 mg/dL
1 hour after a meal and morning fastings below 110mg/dL. I know some of us
can’t handle those lower numbers, but the more normal the range (75-120
mg/dL) the reduction in complications related to diabetes drops
remarkably….that’s the goal…..none of us wants to face kidney failure,
blindness, heart disease, hypertension, heart attacks, strokes, stasis
ulcers, and wonderful amputations…to name a few. So start hitting the web
for more info…Joan:)