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Insulin Pumps

How is Novolog different from Humalog? Clearly it is different from Regular, but why do people report having more stable results using Novolog in the insulin pump than they do using Humalog?

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Since the pump is so easy to use, I’ll find myself just grazing on things like cereal, crackers, or cookies. This has led to a continual weight gain, and my blood sugars are being compromised. Do you have any suggestions/ strategies for combating grazing?

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My 39 year old friend has diabetes, and I would like to find our more about the implantable pump that will regulate insulin intake.

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My five year old daughter was diagnosed two and a half years ago and is on daily insulin injections, but I have heard there is a “pump” which is available for dispensing of insulin. Could you please tell me more information about this “pump”? Is it available in the UK?

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I had to discontinue using my pump and go back to using the needle because, when I gave a bolus, it burned very badly. I called the pump manufacturer nurse today who has never heard of this and neither has my doctor. So now I am on 70/30 again, and my sugar is creeping back up.

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My 10 year old son has been using a pump with Humalog insulin for about two months. He occasionally has significant “highs” soon after changing the infusion set.

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I am 14 years old and have type 1 diabetes. I’m out for sports, so I forget to take my shots, and my hemoglobin A1c is 9.7%. Would a pump be better since I am active and busy and on the go all the time?

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My doctor raised my basal rates almost 100%, but my sugars are now running even higher. Is it possible that I am running very low, and I am having rebound effect from all of the extra insulin?

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My son rolls around a lot in bed at night. He has reset his insulin pump doing this and not realized it. Do you have any suggestions about what he can wear at night so that no buttons are pressed and the infusion set isn’t pulled out without realizing it?

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I currently take two insulin injections per day, and have heard many good things about pumps, and would really like to consider trying one. My biggest hang-up is that I’m an on-call firefighter as well, and I doubt the device could handle or is designed for such situations as what is encountered by the job. Is this something that can be easily disconnected/removed in these cases?

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