tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450229305216272723.post8040453710737941997..comments2023-10-29T15:20:47.926+00:00Comments on 5 children Type 1 Diabetes, Coeliacs, me and my husband: Your Thoughts/Comments and Support are Vital !5 children diabetes, coeliacs and mehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355214554299409897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450229305216272723.post-62268802207311706442012-08-01T15:54:46.504+01:002012-08-01T15:54:46.504+01:00My son did MDI for the first 10 months after diagn...My son did MDI for the first 10 months after diagnosis. He did all his own injections from day 1 (diagnosed 2 months before his 10th birthday) The main reason for converting to an insulin pump was because of insulin sensitivity. Half a unit increments were too big causing hypos/hypers and therefore we ended up working out carbs to 'feed' insulin. Corrections were difficult too for this reason. The pump delivers bolus in 0.1 unit increments which works great. Also, on MDI he could never eat between meals. He needed an injection with snacks even under 10g. The pump allows him to eat when he is hungry rather than at set meal times. As a growing 12 year old the pump is vital in managing growth hormones, exercise and the flexible nature of high school life, as well as the different types of bolus delivery for different foods. The pump also enable me to deliver corrections in the night/use temp basals without waking him, meaning he can get the sleep he needs. This of course helps to maintain control. I cannot understand why anyone would consider taking the pump away at such a crucial age! Teenage years are tough, teenage years with T1 are even harder. I too would be very concerned about emotional wellbeing as well as medical if this treatment regime were taken away.Sally AFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08085079653953657721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450229305216272723.post-79746068010873067282012-07-23T16:20:07.543+01:002012-07-23T16:20:07.543+01:00I find this quite odd, for want of a better word! ...I find this quite odd, for want of a better word! For the majority of people with type 1 diabetes using an insulin pump is the gold standard of treatment and all those who wish it should be entitled to that treatment - no questions asked. Why try fix something if it ain't broke comes to mind. Why cause even more turmoil to a teenagers already hectic life by taking away their pump just to see how they manage with MDI?<br />AmandaFeltFinlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16752112973307523571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450229305216272723.post-8910963716369743642012-07-20T17:48:01.751+01:002012-07-20T17:48:01.751+01:00I specifically got my son put on a pump at the age...I specifically got my son put on a pump at the age of 11 Afterr one year of <br />MDI as i understood it would be more difficult after 12. As a teenager the pump affords him more flexibility and a better way of life with his peers and relieves some of the constraints of MDI if he were made to revert to pens full time I would be concerned for his emotional and medical wellbeing especially during volatile teenage years where the pump is crucial in helping with the ever changing insulin needs due to hormones etcMoo stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325627961830655732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8450229305216272723.post-3022182306944278522012-07-20T16:16:34.008+01:002012-07-20T16:16:34.008+01:00My son was diagnosed last year at 9 months old and...My son was diagnosed last year at 9 months old and moved onto a pump two weeks weeks later. The pump is very much part of him and the thought of what moving him onto MDI would do to him emotionally and psychologically terrifies me, regardless of how good control he can or cannot achieve on it. Surely life with T1 is surely hard enough without this.<br /><br />Sheila MurrayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00186069343837881230noreply@blogger.com