Re: Ashley's Story

Charles Antony wrote in message
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>> Please investigate the costs and capabilities of an insulin pump.   It is
>> the most powerful and reliable insulin therapy available right now.
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>We are in the process of procuring one
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One of the reasons an insulin pump is a powerful therapy is the training
which pump users must take.   Insulin Pump training is about the best
DAFNE-type* course available on our side of the Pond.    You will really
understand insulin therapy** by the time you are up and running with a pump.
Unlike her peers**,  a "pumping" Ashley will enter her 20's with a thorough
understanding of the relationships between her insulin input,  her diet,
and her blood sugars.

I have seen the statement (by an ex-pumper) that:  "All insulin users should
wear a pump for a while in order to really learn how to  use insulin"

(* DAFNE:  Dose Adjusted For Normal Eating)

(** insulin therapy:   The majority of insulin users have a poor
understanding of insulin therapy.    One reason is lack of good training.
In some cases, it's almost as somebody opened a door,  threw a vial of
insulin at the diabetic,  and slammed the door in their face with barely a
word.   I am currently mentoring a  T2 lady whose training  consisted of
little more than the statement  "Here,  try this".

That lack of know-how means that many of the comments about insulin-using
diabetics that you see in newspapers and magazines are based on observations
of people who have suffered diabetic complications  from high blood sugars
produced, in many, many cases,  by their inadequate training and inadequate
insulin regimes.)

Regards
Old Al
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