2006-10-13 03:28:00 · 12 answers · asked by sunnydaze300 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
You need to be more specific about assistance? What is this person able to do and not do? If they're dependent on someone else to give them their insulin, but this other person is not able to be there all the time an insulin pump is NOT a good idea. The infusion set can clog so that the patient is not getting enough insulin or none at all. Because pumps use only fast acting insulin they would be without any insulin help in a short period of time, with in a few hours. They would need to be able to test themselves frequently and able to either change the infusion set themselves, or have someone close by to come to their aid. If there will be someone there all the time that is helping them a pump would make it easier for that person to give insulin and make adjustments. Some of the new smart pumps link with a glucose meter and make suggestions on corrections and warn you before giving more insulin based on insulin already injected. They also might have a food database to chose foods instead of counting carbs. If the patient is going to be alone a lot of the time then multiple daily injections that consists of a non-peaking long acting insulin and fast acting insulins taken with meals. You can get these in insulin pen form that might be easier to use. The pens I've used "click" as your setting the dose so that you can count them and know how many units, but it's also displayed. The Opticlik system is used with Lantus long acting insulin and also Apidra fast acting insulin, is resuseable and has a digital display. They also might need higher "normal" readings to protect them from having lows while no one is there to help. Lots of considerations.
2006-10-13 06:50:04 · answer #1 · answered by BRUCE D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-20 02:03:20 · answer #2 · answered by Colleen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-18 07:46:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know for me being a type 1 for 33 years and needing a lot of assistance for my condition has been the insulin pump made by minimed my daughter who is a type 1 is also planing on going on the pump when her 3 day old daughter is comming out of the hospital I cannot tellyou whats best for you because diabetes affects everyone differently when my daughter was pregnate it was better for her to monter her carb imtake and take 5 shots a day. it depends on the person. but i wouldn't take anything for my pump it has kept me around to see my granddaughter who by the way is diabetic free so far and praying to be forever!
2006-10-16 05:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't even try to tell you whats best for you but.... for me it is the pump
I am a type 1, BLIND and now on dialysis and I have used the pump for over 5 years now. I learned to hear for the beeps and other sounds that the pump uses.
Can the person tell you if they are going into a insulin low? or do you need to test this person without any help from him/her? is the person left alone at night? lots of questions to consider.....
well either way what needs to happen is to keep the BS in normal ranges so what ever that takes thats what needs to happen.
Good Luck
2006-10-13 06:34:09 · answer #5 · answered by omapat 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would think that an insulin pump would work really well for someone who requires a lot of assistance. The controls on mine can be locked so there can't be any fiddling with it and basically all you have to do is check blood sugars and give bolus's with meals or when a correction is needed.
2006-10-13 06:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by kaddy1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure that the person is not type I and not type III? That is the first question that needs to be established. If they require a lot of assistance, that may be a part of the problem. If not, are they serious about sugar control and exercise? If they are casual about that, then you should encourage them in this way. A pump is a good control for some and not for others.
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2016-05-17 07:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what kind of assistance and how well you see. ? You need to test frequently either way, but at least with the pump you don't have to draw insulin into syringes. But you still have to be able to see the display on the pump.
2006-10-13 03:41:28 · answer #9 · answered by sarcastro1976 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-13 05:24:21 · answer #10 · answered by carpet guy 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋