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Insulin Pumps

After using insulin injections for the past 15 years, I have just started pump therapy, and I am getting married in a few months, and I am concerned about what to do with sex. I want information about sex and diabetes, but I was too embarrassed to ask my doctor. Does the pump get in the way?

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We were having problems with the infusion set clogging and recently switched insulin brands in our daughter’s pump. This has helped to solve this problem, and we have been usually getting three good days of control with each infusion set. If the control is good and the site looks good, can you go any longer than the recommended three days for the site?

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I recently got my first pump, but I had a very difficult time choosing which pump to go with after narrowing it down to two. Sometimes I wish I had chosen the other one, even though I’m very happy with the one I am using. Are there any plans on ranking pumps like you do meters?

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Is it true that the U.S. would rather profit from diseases than cure them? Can you tell me about the OmniPod? Does Canada have fewer medical restrictions?

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My 14 year old daughter has developed an allergy to the tape that holds the infusion set she uses. Are there any other options, such as “PVC-free” canulas?

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For a newly diagnosed child, wouldn’t it be better to start on Lantus and NovoLog rather than NPH and Humulin? Is a pump acceptable within six months of diagnosis?

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My daughter has insulin resistance so her endocrinologist has placed her on a second pump to administer Symlin. Have you ever heard of this? What do you think about this?

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Since starting on a pump, my daughter’s blood sugars are fluctuating even more than before. She disconnects for sports. What do you recommend?

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A swimmer, my daughter’s infusion sets come off in the pool or right afterwards. We’ve tried I.V. prep, Tegaderm and band aids. How can we get the sets to stick?

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How do you choose a pump when technology is changing so quickly? When will more continuous glucose monitors be FDA approved and available?

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