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Insulin Pumps

My two year old son was diagnosed at 15 months. We’re more than likely putting him on the pump in the next month. Will that help us in the middle of the night?

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With the pump I have greatly lowered my “low days”, but my high days have become worse in terms of blood sugars and length, and now I have ketones too. Is it possible that I am becoming resistant to the Humalog in my pump? Do people with long term type I diabetes become more insulin resistant over time? Any other ideas as to what could be happening?

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I have been trying to get a pump for about a year now. My insurance won’t cover it, and the manufacturer tells me I would have to pay the $7, 000 out of my pocket which I can’t afford. Is there any organization that can help me get a pump?

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Last weekend, my cousin ran out of insulin for his pump and didn’t bother to fill his prescription right away. He said he got “busy” and went to bed without reinserting his pump. A couple of days later he was taken to the ER in DKA, and the doctor told him it was actually a good thing he hadn’t reinserted. Why?

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My 12 year old son, who has had type 1 diabetes for the past two years, is unable to feel lows throughout the night which has resulted in three seizures. He is extremely active in sports, and we usually compensate for this activity by giving an extra starch at bedtime. At the present time, I check his blood sugar before I go to bed and usually twice throughout the night. We are considering whether to go on a pump. Would a pump help with stabilizing his blood sugars through the night?

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My four year daughter has had type 1 diabetes for less than two years. Could you give me more information about insulin pumps? When is right time to consider using one?

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My son has been wearing an insulin pump for few months now, and I am worried because the catheter is leaving an scar in the skin. Can I do something to reduce these marks?

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My 16 year old son was diagnosed about nine months ago, he is out of the honeymoon period already, and we are trying to get him on the insulin pump. We have only heard positive things about the pump, but his doctor is hesitant. His doctor is concerned because he won’t have any NPH in his system.

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My 18 year old daughter, who is a college freshman and is running cross-country, began to using an the insulin pump just a few weeks before starting college, and she is becoming frustrated trying to avert low blood sugar reactions while doing intense workouts. What do we do?

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When our four and a half year old son started pumping about 6 months ago, we chose to use Novolog when we started, but his diabetes team requested that we change sites every two days even if they are fine due to potential long term tissue damage. With the new studies, is this as important? Should we not worry too much when we go three days?

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