I hope it works out for you JP! I have only known kids that have the pump, but they say it has drastically improved the way they live and the way the feel. Hopefully it will be the same for you!

I have a friend on the pump and she has to have it calibrated every so often, have you done that?

OMG -- that is amazing fluctuation in Blood Sugar levels. Good luck on the pump. Sounds like you might be a type 1, not a type 2 diabetic with those numbers. What does your doctor say. It's a good thing you are testing -- I've been so bad about testing -- shame on me.

Those arent her numbers - she's just counting lows and highs

Oh I totally misread the post. I was thinking it meant that the low numbers were in the 30's and the high numbers were in the 600's. DUH -- now I see what it really means.

My dad was T2D... He would went from 30 in the am to 600 in the pm... I know it sounds crazy, but it happens....



Pam

I promise you that you are going to love your NEW PANCREAS! I just started the pump and so far, so good! There is a lot to learn about it & make sure you get the education you need before you start it. It really is wonderful. In the beginning, you're going to experience asome lows & some highs but that's only temporary until your basal rate and your new carbohydrate for food ratio is figured out. So far I think I'm using 40% less insulin per days because the pump is more phisiologically correct. You wont be disappointed, at least I wasn't!

The only one thing that's not so wonderful is having tubing in you & it's connected to something outside of your body. It takes some getting used to but that's about the only downside to the pump that I've experienced so far!

Best wishes to you & if yo have any questions, please feel free to ask. I may not have the answers but there's never any harm in asking!

Be well!

ive heard there are now pumps that also test your blood sugar at the same time is that true? i hate sticking my fingers.