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Insulin Pumps

I am currently using an insulin pump with a basal rate of 30 units per hour, plus a 75 unit bolus three times daily, a total of 945 units per 24 hours. What kind of pump would handle this size of a daily intake of insulin?

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We are planning and very anxious to start our six year old on the insulin pump soon. Do you think it would be okay for my daughter to go to school with a brand new insulin pump?

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My son uses an insulin pump and we are planning a road trip to Florida, to include the beach and Disney. Should I try to keep his diabetes supplies cool in the car? How do we keep the pump cool in warm weather?

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Should we wait until my son’s honeymoon is over before getting him on a pump?

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My three year old daughter has just begun pump therapy, and her pediatric endocrinologist wants her to be on U-50 NovoLog, but the manufacturer has not done any studies on mixing U-100 NovoLog with any of their three diluents and is hesitant to recommend any of them. Are you familiar with using U-50-NovoLog in a pump? If so, are you aware of any problems that may have surfaced?

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My daughter is having a difficult time with the bumps/scar-like marks left by the infusion sets, and their appearance bother her so much that she would rather not use a pump. We have tried several things, none of which seem to work. Is there anything else we can use/do to help alleviate these bump/scar-tissue like areas?

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I was told that the Lantus insulin that my son was put on is not lasting 24 hours like they thought it would. I tried giving it in the morning, but by the next morning, his blood sugar would be high. Now I’m trying to give the Lantus at 6:00 pm, and he has been waking up too low. Is there any other time of the day I should try to give this shot or what else should I do?

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My 23 month daughter is taking three injections daily. We carb count carefully and closely monitor her blood sugars (six to eight readings per day), but her blood sugars are extremely erratic, and we cannot figure out what is going on. Do many endocrinologists recommend the pump for such a young child? Would pumping keep her blood sugars in better control ?

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Our 12 year old son, diagnosed two and a half years ago, has been on a pump for a year and a half, and last summer (and already this year), we have had trouble with infusion sets falling off.

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Do you know of a safe, quick and effective numbing spray that we could use to encourage our daughter to try new sites?

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