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Permalink Reply by sansucre on January 13, 2011 at 9:54pm

I started them at the same time. CGMS and pumping. The insertion for the CGMS was the biggest obstacle - we bent the first insertion needle and had to force the second in by hand! The biggest piece of advice I can give you is to make sure that you can carb count! I went through the carb counting 3 times with my dietician before starting pumping. In the 2nd and 3rd weeks of using the pump(1st week was getting my Basal right) I only went out of the 4 - 8 range twice!
The cool thing with CGMS is that you can spot the trends and make adjustments accordingly. Disadvantage: It is damn expensive and the insertion is daunting:)
Good luck and you can do it!

Permalink Reply by insulinjunkie on January 14, 2011 at 11:40pm

Thanks, I think I can carb count pretty good, but I guess I'll find out.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Hughes on January 14, 2011 at 7:06am

Pumping and CGM at the same time is a good thing. I got my pump in 2007 around Xmas. I love it. One thing to note, if the button ever gets stuck call Medtronic and they will send you one the next day. CGM can last up to 6 days. Medtronic advises changing every 3 days. When you get done with your last box of supplies call medtronic to get more.

Permalink Reply by insulinjunkie on January 14, 2011 at 11:42pm

Thanks, I've been playing with the pump until my training. Do you use the Carelink?