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Permalink Reply by S Woodward on December 5, 2010 at 9:38pm

Work with you CDE or trainer closely in the first month. Work on you Basal doses as a high priority in the beginning. Don't hesitate to ask all the questions you think of when you contact your CDE/trainer. NO trainer knows it all. Be patient with yourself and know that there is always going to be challenges. Keep the exchange on tudiabetes. You are never alone in the T1D pump world. When in doubt, test you BG.

Keep learning all you can about T1D. Have fun with the new experience!

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Permalink Reply by Ruth on December 5, 2010 at 10:11pm

My pump was sent to me in advance of my appointment with the CDE and pump trainer, and I went over the training book and the CD several times. I found it very helpful to know how to program the pump and how to work all the buttons, etc., before hand. It made it easier to absorb all the other information I was given when I met with the CDE and trainer. So if you do get your pump in advance, do read the book do the exercises, watch the video, and don't be afraid to play with the pump.

And congratulations on finally getting the approval!!

Ruth

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Permalink Reply by Brent on December 5, 2010 at 11:18pm

It doesn't get delivered to me but to the clinic. They did say once it is in they will give it to me to have a play around. I never thought about the CD. I will be sure to go over both of them like a mad person :D

Thanks. Its been 4 long years fighting.

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Permalink Reply by gladtobehere on December 11, 2010 at 3:59am

For me the pump itself was the easy part.  It's just a big automatic syringe with a programmable timer.  The treatment regime is far more complicated than the actual pump.

 

The infusion sets are the critical link, so I advise you learn about the different types of infusion sets and why people use them.  In my first 6 weeks on the pump I was experiencing problems with about 1/2 of the infusion sets I used.    I switched from the teflon canula to stainless steel manual insertion and all the problems vanished.

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