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Forum Discussions
about insulin pumps and their use
Which Pump?
- Which Pump is the Best?
- Deciding Which Pump to Use- HELP!
- Yet Another "Which Pump Should I Get?" Question
- Comparison of different pumps (external link)
- Which Pump is Right for You? (December 2014) (external link)
Pump vs. Injections
- Pumping Vs. MDI- a Case for Both
- Should I Put My 4-Year-Old on an Insulin Pump?
- Is a 2-Year-Old Too Young for the Pump?
- Getting an Insulin Pump for My Little Girl
- Insulin Pumps for Patients with Type 2
- How to take a "Pump Vacation"
Pumping at the Beach, while swimming, exercising
- Pumping on the Beach
- Beach Vacation/Pod Adhesion & Co-Pilot Questions
- Can You Go Swimming or Shower?
- To Pump or Not to Pump... Running and Pumping
Ways to wear the pump w/ clothes and sleeping
- How Do You Wear a Pump with Fitted, Fashionable Clothing?
- Methods of Wearing a Pump with a Dress/Skirt
- Where to Put My Insulin Pump While Playing Ice Hockey?
- Best Way to Wear Your Pump While Sleeping?
- Ideas for Wearing the Pump Under a Dress?
Importance of a backup plan
Flying, the TSA and pumping
- Insulin Pumps vs. TSA Security, Air Travel Update 2012
- Pump Protocol at TSA Screening-- What Do You Do?
- TSA and Airports
Pumps and Intimacy
- Female and Self-Conscious About the Pump :(
- Does the Pump (Or Diabetes in General) Affect Your Sex Life?
- Pump, Injections and Sex
Skin Issues
- Do You Have a System to Track How Well You Are Rotating Sites?
- Got Scar Tissue?
- Very Bad Scar Tissue May Eventually Heal Itself
- Infusion Set Allergy
- Do You Have Problems on the Third Day?
Supplies
Basal Testing
- Basal Testing
- Gary Scheiner's Basal Testing
- Different Basal Rates
- Gastroparesis and Basal Testing
Also see diaTribe's resource page on insulin pumps