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Insulin Pumps

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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My son does not wear his pump for football games, so his blood sugar goes too high, and, often, he has to sit out. Is there any way he can wear the pump, or can you give any suggestions to keep the sugar down?

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My daughter is is still on rather low amounts of insulin. The other night, she was in the hot tub and came in to get changed for bed. Unfortunately, she forgot to put her pump back on. I found her pump the next morning. I quickly tested her blood sugar and miraculously, she was only 9.3 mmol/L [167 mg/dl]. I then tested for ketones and there weren’t any. How could this be?

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