Insulin Pumpers provides a community of thousands of people who have lived through the same frustrations, difficulties, and joys. They congratulate one another on their hbA1c's. They vent their frustrations on dealing with the insurance industry and provide counsel on how to get claims paid. They compare blood sugar meters and test strips. They answer questions about, how to set basal rates, and what to do with the pump while scuba diving. And they give encouragement to those who are thinking about the pump or just starting to use one.

To someone without diabetes this list of items may seem fairly trivial. That's exactly why the Insulin Pumpers forum is so important. People with diabetes and those who use an insulin pump think about these things every day! The questions themselves may at times be trivial, the fact that the Insulin Pumpers support forums can get them answered is not.