Are there any pump users out there who also use Lantus? I was taken off my pump 4 years ago and put back on shots (Humalog) and daily Lantus. I want to go back on my pump and I have an appointment to see my doctor about it tomorrow. I was taken off the pump because I needed the Lantus and at the time, there was not enough research involving the use of Lantus while also on a pump. I've been hearing that many pump users also take a daily injection of Lantus, but at a lower doasge (I take 30 units of it a day). I emailed Minimed but I have not yet gotten a response. I would like to see what others have to say. My pump does work...I put batteries in it, fired it up, ran the self test and it works fine. I even got out an infusion set and inserted it (the pump is NOT hooked up...I will wait for my doctor's approval).
2007-05-14 08:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by emt_me911 7 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
I will keep the infusion set in for now...if I get to go back on it, I will have to get used to this all over again. I remember everything about it and my old scales and basal rates. I really hope I can do this. I love the convenience of it and taking multiple shots a day got old YEARS ago. Wish me luck.
2007-05-14 08:18:05 · update #1
Anita...your figures are what I came up with also. What I'm asking is if there are people who use pumps and ALSO take Lantus. The reason I'm asking is that the pump by itself did not work as well for me as the doctor had hoped.
2007-05-14 08:49:31 · update #2
Having a pump should negate the need for lantus. Lantus is a basal insulin. Why take a shot of insulin for basal when you can program a basal rate (and customize it to specific times of day, at that)? I suppose, if you use a large amount of insulin daily (in the hundreds of units), then a shot of Lantus could free up some of that insulin for using either in a bolus or on a different day, but to be honest, it doesn't make much sense to me to use Lantus and a pump.
2007-05-14 11:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you have to take lantus when the basal rate of your pump would cover it? If you take 30 units of lantus and assuming that the lantus has no peaks and lasts 24 hours, you could just set a basal rate on your pump to give you 1.25 units of humalog per hour.
emt_me911: No I haven't heard of anyone that uses lantus or any type of long acting insulin in addition to the pump. I thought that was the point to get rid of all those injections. Maybe you need to fine tune your basal rates more. For example I did horrible on lantus and was going low too often. Now with the pump I know my basal rates range from anywhere to .6 units per hour up to .9 depending on the time of day.
An excellent resource that I have found for questions about the pump is insulinpumpers.org, you may want to check over there.
Hope you get everything worked out. Happy Pumping!
2007-05-14 08:29:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-23 23:24:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pump will do what the lantus does- only better. The lantus is used as a long term insulin. Giving you a little all the time. The pump will do that but better. I would dose according to your doctors advice not us or the pump people.
2007-05-14 09:35:41 · answer #4 · answered by BAR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your doctor regulates your basil rate it should cover you with no problem. Sounds like your doctor has not worked with insulin pumps that often. A good endocrinologist is what you need.
2007-05-14 17:51:07 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋