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Re: [IP] Did you have to do all this STUFF before pumping? Im MAD!!!
I started pumping insulin in July of this year. I had to keep a strict food
log for the month I was pumping saline. I also had to test my bgs when I got
up in the am, before and after each meal at bedtime and at 2:00am. Pumping
with saline was good for me because it got me use to setting up the infusion
sets and wearing the pump. By the time I went on insulin ALL I had to worry
about was carb counting and establishing my ratios and basal rates. When I
say ALL, believe me it was not easy for the first three months. If I would
have had to contend with faulty infusion sets ect. I would have been in total
overload. Once on the pump with insulin, I still had to test as mentioned
above in order to establish my basal rates and carb ratios. It took three
months to get this right. I needed to know to adjust for highs or treat
lows, especially during the night. I also had to do fasting to test my basal
rates. It takes work. It was well worth it.
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