Tag: insulin pumping

  • Flying and Pressure Changes Effect Insulin Pump

    Flying and Pressure Changes Effect Insulin Pump

    When thinking about taking a vacation and flying on a plane, as someone who uses an insulin pump, there are a lot of things on my mind, but the most concerning one is that insulin pumps may unintentionally deliver too much insulin during take off. There was a scientific study about this and the resulting…

  • Countdown to Eating – Insulin Timing

    Countdown to Eating – Insulin Timing

    I have better blood glucose levels if I deliver insulin bolus before I eat.  Of course, this is not easy.  I am hungry and I eat.  Dinner is ready.  Food has arrived at my table.  All these are reasons to eat and not wait.  Also there’s the opposite problem — waiting to eat and then forgetting to…

  • Celebrating 1 Year on an Insulin Pump

    Celebrating 1 Year on an Insulin Pump

    It was one year ago when I had my insulin pump training and began using an insulin pump. It’s been a great year. I feel lucky to be alive at this time in history. I lead a pretty normal life. Before using an insulin pump, I had to do insulin shots, and my blood glucose…

  • Know your stretch marks

    I use an insulin pump to care for my diabetes and I’ve found that I need to stay away from skin that has stretch marks. I think skin with stretch marks was possibly the reason for when I had a bent cannula. A couple of times when I had site failure issues, I noticed that…