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Permalink Reply by meh_mtl on November 16, 2012 at 11:19am

Hang in there Type1gal! I started the pod 3 weeks ago after MDI for 16 years, and I know how you feel. after 2 weeks it was going well then the doctor made some change and it seem to be going crappy. remember there is a huge learning curve when starting on the pump. eventually the doc will get you on the correct settings.

Permalink Reply by johnnyjumpstart on November 16, 2012 at 2:03pm

I'd like to add one additional point from my own experience. Just because you have started podding doesnt mean that you suddenly are having perfect insulin delivery. It took my endo almost 9 months of adjusting my basal level, carb & correction rations in order to get my A1C level down to "7". When I first started on insulin I quickly dropped from an A1C of "11" down to "8" but there were many necessary refinements that had to be made along the way to get it down to "7". I still have occassional days where I will go along with sugar levels in the 200's all day until they suddenly drop. Don't fret if you have some bad days or weeks in the beginning. Just make sure you have an endo who is determined to keep trying to find your own individual settings!

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