Wow! Thats pretty hard core to start! I’ve seen videos of those before and they look brutal. I’m totally not into getting that filthy but the whole nutso aspect of it makes me think that it would be fun? I’ve done a few straight 5K races, 2x for run and the most recent one, I sort of worked to improve my time and was able to do so so I put it down as a “W” although I didn’t win the race by any means!!
No, you weren’t – I was!!! LOL!! I just found 2 Sil-Serters that I never used. We can call ourselves the Slowpoke Club! 
I was also really slow with syringes. I once had a nurse give me a flu shot slowly, and I swear it hurt less.
Now I have inserters for the Quick-Set and the CGM, and the pain is quickly gone, so I do appreciate them, but I really don’t think there are any happy answers.
Hi, Li lMama (who has come a long way! ), just wanted to be sure you knew that Humalog as a basal is only in the pump, not on shots. That’s because the pump is constantly delivering insulin in very small amounts. A shot, on the other hand, is a relatively large amount all at once. You could survive on Humalog in shots, but that would mean a shot every 4 hours, including during the night, so it wouldn’t really be practical. That’s why people use Lantus or Levemir for basals.
Smiles,
Natalie ._c-
Although my basal rates are around .8U/ hour and it could perhaps be possible to sort of shoot that much but the shots wouldn’t be as precise so I’d get .6U one hour and then have a hair raising hour of 1.2U if the meniscus were out of whack and then maybe get lucky w/ .7 or .8? I guess I’ll find out when my pump blows up!
That’s a good idea. Try other sets. What type of set were you using? I use the QS but have Mios, Sils and now will be using a Sure T too. I have all and will use all on and off. Try what the CDE thinks. They usually know especially when they’re pumpers too. Good luck.
What Kristin said is the way to go. Bolus with the pump see what happens and then if it doesn’t come down in 1.5-2.0 hours then use the syringe and pull the set. That is what I was taught too. I am type 2 so it doesn’t happen often but sometimes.
Glad to be a part of the club! I astounded my pump rep and my CDE with slow insertion
Glad to read, you are willing to experiment a little further …Just share, what I was told about using a Medtronic Pump ( by a Canadian MM employee ) and Mio infusion sets ( different brand , correct ??) …and have read this as well …where is the question ? MM will not stand behind problems occurred due to not using their brand of pump supplies .But you mentioned, you were given MIO’s by your MM guy …maybe I got this wrong ??
I agree with you trying the Sure-T idea …we have now in Canada both the 6 and 8 mm needle av. …I use Sure-T’s .
Did you test on your MM screen , what it states, if BG is over 14 ( x 18 ) ?? . I hope you will explain , why it is suggested NOT to use a needle .
I disconnect from the pump , bolus the correction , re-connect, use needle ( same amount as correction ) and this way have a record on the pump and know my IOB .( I believe the Veo /Revel are different and MM has taken care of this procedure ) …Hang in and do what ever it takes to make "it " work for YOU …
The Mio is an infusion set by MM: Link to site
So far the Sure-T has been working out alright. No issues and I haven’t noticed it in there.
Sorry, I’m not sure what you are talking about with 14x18?
That’s whatever the other BG measuring calibration is, there’s MG/ DL in the US, I don’t recall what the units are abroad/ in Canada but I know that 14 and 18 are both pretty high
Thanks for explaining about the Mio …I will visit the link after supper
A Canadian gal talking: …we use mmol …just multiply by 18 equals your number …did I make it clear ??
Sure-T’s here we come
PS the chap , who got me be aware of these, is NOT a TuD member anymore…I miss the guy !
PS thanks also to acidrock23 for explaining a little while ago
I just found an old blog post that I wrote to convince myself that the effort of pumping was still worth it. You can read it here
Well, I know the Sure-T is working, because I’ve been fighting off a lot of lows (except for an over-treated low last night, which had me wake up high this morning, I haven’t been north of 150). The lows I’m hitting are a lot lower than typical lows for me (upper-50s). I need to get about a solid week of pumping with good infusion sites, so I can start to see if it’s my basal or my carb:insulin ratio that is off. Currently, I’m leaning towards the latter. At my last endo appointment in January, they raised the carb:insulin ratio (more insulin), and my overnight basal - now it seems possibly neither of those changes should have happened, just needed better infusions.
Like I alluded to in an earlier post - it’s really hard to get all the levels figured out when I was not having consistent insulin delivery. I hope I can have good luck with the next Sure-T infusion so I can keep up the trend.
I am also struggling with the same problems, I wake up high every mornng. I am going to adjust a few of my settings today, but the changes I make are so small they hardly have an effect, I’m too scared to make a mistake and have a serious low during the night, I will continue but I’m finding it a real struggle. Good luck to you, I hope to make an informed decision whether to continue.