another YES for Marcus
Marcus, your question sounded like mine last year — I started taking
shots at age 3, and at 41 was still perfectly happy with them. Good
A1c’s, no complications, everything fine. So why go through all the
hassle of switching to a pump?
I just thought it might be worth investigating, same as you — and heard
raves from everyone on the list, same as you. Figured I might as well
try it.
But — big warning, here — I almost didn’t stay with it during the
first month. Why? "No complications, everything fine" isn’t much of an
incentive to change a lifelong habit.
I did wind up sticking with the pump, solely because of all the support
on here, but keep in mind that it might be a little harder to hit the
ground running and feel incredibly enthusiastic when you’ve spent your
entire life doing things one way with no problems. Of COURSE there’ll
be problems starting a new system, there always are! They turn out
fine, but a lifetime of success on one system looks pretty appealing
when you’re in the midst of starting a whole new one with a whole new
learning curve.
So if you find yourself thinking during the first month of pumping,
"Forget this hassle, the shots worked fine and I don’t have any reason
to switch" — know from somebody else who thought the same thing that it
DOES wind up being even simpler than shots.
Congratulations on having done this well for this long, and now on
looking for another (possibly even better <g>) option!
Laurie
www.writersplace.com/campbell