I guess I never thought of pumps in that way. I have a couple students who are on pumps and they are continually messing with them. I guess I thought that by having the pump they “do the work” for you, but I guess that is not true. You still have to push the buttons at the right time. Injections give you the control, sounds right. So, in your experience, those that have real good control & discipline do not need to go to a pump. Do pumps have basal or bolus insulin? I would think the latter since they need a rapid adjustment. Maybe a mixture or both. Just guessing.
As far as T2 meds, I am only on Metformin now and have been for over 3 years. I tried to do it with diet & exercise at first but was too inexperienced, I may be able to do it now. I have to finish my weight loss therapy and get some stablization. My GP put me on Glipizide about a year & a half which I took as prescribed. It stimulates the beta cells to produce more insulin. After a while of taking it and hitting a few sub-70 lows, I decided to take myself off. I do not have much life left with the old betas so why overwork them now. The drug did not do much for my HA1c, yea lowered it some, and it did not make me feel any better, probably worse. It also caused me to require more carbs which equals more weight. So now I am only on Metformin although I do take a statin for cholesterol reduction. The Dr. also prescribed aspirin but I read that it really doesn’t do anything for T2s so I took myself off that. They told me from the beginning that I am in charge of my diabetes, that I should build a team around me, so if I do not like the recommendations, I refuse them. I’m the boss of me!
Thanks for the lesson on the T1 side. I am going to talk to my Endo about the possiblity of adding a basal and removing the metformin. I am not just basing that decision on our conversation, but also on research I am running across.
Enjoy your Saturday.
