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Insulin Pumps

I want to ask a recently formed Canadian foundation to help me get a pump. Can you suggest things I should tell them?

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I used a pump in the past and had a problem with excess tissue in my stomach where I put my infusion sets. If I resume pumping, how can I avoid this?

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Just diagnosed in August 2004, my daughter has variable control. Would an insulin pump help with nighttime highs with a lower risk of hypoglycemia? At what age or length of disease is a child considered a candidate for a pump?

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I am a 22 year old mom of a very active toddler, and sometimes my schedule interferes with my insulin regimen. I have read a lot of information on the pump and it seems right for me. Do you feel that this pump regimen would work for me? If so, does Medicaid cover it?

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I have had an insulin pump for two years now, and I am on my ninth pump of the same brand right now, so it appears they’re continually going bad. The company, and they sent me the newest version, but I don’t feel very comfortable with it, and I would like to switch brands. Do you know whether or not my insurance company will let me switch brands if I have a “working” pump?

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New to pumping, our MiniMed 522 keeps giving “no delivery alarms.” The help line suggested set changes, which we have done, but still had the alarm. What do you suggest?

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We have switched to a different insulin pump company and have the old pump that we’d like to donate to someone. Is there an organization to which we can give the pump?

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I am in the U.K. and trying to get a pump. Is there any way to speed up the way the Primary Care Trust handles requests?

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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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