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Originally Posted by Rudys Mom  Thank you for telling me that. I do try and go along to my daughter's Dr's appointments but I missed the one where they explained to her how the pump works and is attached. I just know @ the time she said, she didn't want that and I knew she already had a lot on her mind with her college studies so I didn't persue that anymore with her.
We both have daughters that are/will be 22 this year and both have Type 1 Diabetes. I might just be PM'ing you with some questions on the pump  |
Please feel free to PM me, I'm a big advocate of the pump - I've seen how it's improved my daughters life and allowed her to live her life more normally.
From age 6-12 when she was on needle therapy, her A1c levels were in the 8+ range, since the pump she dropped down to the low 7 range and the last 2 years she's been in the low 6's.
Now if your daughters A1c level is in a good range (7 is the target goal) and she doesn't mind needle therapy, she may not need a pump but if she has lots of highs and lows and doesn't seem to be able to get good control, I highly recommend looking into getting the pump.
Minimed has pump seminars, I know our hospital has one just about every year. You learned about the pump, it's pros and cons, they even let you try the pump, you learn how to insert the infusion set and at some point prior to buying the pump, my daughter was able to wear a pump for 48 hours, with the pump pumping a saline solution (or was it sterile water?) and not insulin. So you got a pretty good feel of how it was sleeping with the pump, bathing with the pump and changing your clothes with the pump.