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Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on January 12, 2013 at 12:53pm

No - we still count carbs, but you can bolus ten times in a row if you need to. So if my son checks his blood sugar at the start of a meal, he uses that number to calculate the first bolus. But then if he wants more, or a second course is brought out 30 minutes later - he doesn't keep checking - he just inputs the carbs and the bolus begins. It just makes snack times easier - extra boluses are a lot less stressful for my son than lots of extra shots.

Permalink Reply by Mom 2 Kyle on January 7, 2013 at 4:31pm

We saw my son's endo today and she said that we are going to try to 1/2 my son's Lantus (morning & eve.) to see if we can evade that nasty DP. If not, then the pump is going to be the only way for me to avoid getting up at 3:00 a.m. & again at 4:30 a.m. to give him fast acting insulin for his morning rises. Has the pump help you all with Dawn Phenomenon?

Permalink Reply by rivey on January 8, 2013 at 12:02pm

I did with mine, I have my basal set higher from 5-11am.
I haven't used Lantus since I started on the pod, I only use Humilog.

Permalink Reply by Scott Wilkins on January 8, 2013 at 6:48pm

It fixed my dawn phenomenon completely. Well, that and a bit of work on my diet habits. :)

Permalink Reply by Kate on January 9, 2013 at 11:11am

My DP kicks in most after I get vertical. My pump has definitely helped with DP - but ONLY when I stick to a schedule. For example, I bump up my basal rate 4 am to help when my feet hit the ground around 6-ish. However, I can have significant lows on Saturdays when I can stay in bed until after 7:30 or 8 because my verticality (is that even a word?) is delayed but the pump doesn't know that. It is still WAAAAYYY better than MDI, IMHO.

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on January 11, 2013 at 9:18am

YES! My son has crazy dawn phenomenon, and we have his basal set extra high starting at I think 5AM until 10AM. He also has a higher i:c ratio for breakfast which helps with that as well. On shots he was always so high after breakfast, and now he still spikes but mostly in range.

Permalink Reply by jojo on January 22, 2013 at 8:26pm

Yes my daughter programs in higher insulin rate from 4am to 7am as she has dp also

Permalink Reply by johnnyjumpstart on January 9, 2013 at 10:15am

when we get the new system, are we required to turn in the old pdm or can we keep it as an emergency backup??

Permalink Reply by Bradford on January 9, 2013 at 10:21am

It's my understanding you can keep the old pdm, but once you run out of 1st generation pods, it will be of no use, b/c it will not communicate with the new 2nd gen pods.

Permalink Reply by johnnyjumpstart on January 10, 2013 at 9:18am

Ive got 9 boxes of pods in my closet so it will be a nice insurance policy.

Permalink Reply by Natasha Bowlds on January 11, 2013 at 9:19am

Me too. I'm trying to decide how long I'll try to get my son to wear them before switching. I can't bring myself to throw away that many pods!

Permalink Reply by barend on January 9, 2013 at 8:04pm

I wasn't required to turn in the old pod. The only backup functionality is to use it as a spare BG meter as it doesn't work with the next generation pods.

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