insulin pump
hi! i’m a new member. i’m 51, been diabetic all my life, take 6
shots per day using lantus and humalog now about 75 units per day.
used to take 150 units per day about 6 months ago. i’m thinking
about getting an insulin pump and have been reading up on it.
i’m concerned about how watertight the infusion sets are. i’m a
airchair hydrofoiler and am crashing from 8′ up in the air on the
lake water at 25 mph. will i have problems? anyone have the
paradigm minimed pump?
December 24th, 2005 at 3:50 am
Here is a brief article from the February 4, 2005 Philadelphia Business Journal for those of you that are looking at the new Animas IR 1250 Insulin Pump.
Insulin pump database has 500 edibles
WEST CHESTER — Animas Corp. is getting ready to launch its newest insulin pump, which includes a unique feature designed to help diabetics more easily manage their disease.
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Officials at the Chester County medical device company said what makes this pump — the Animas IR 1250 — different is that the product incorporates a food database of up to 500 items.
The intensive management of diabetes requires that people with the condition compensate for carbohydrates they’ve ingested when administering their insulin.
Animas officials said the food database reduces guesswork when counting carbohydrates, helping patients achieve more accurate dosing of their insulin.
“Many people with diabetes struggle with carbohydrate counting, and either find it very time consuming or do a less-than-accurate job with it,” said Katherine Crothall, the company’s president and CEO. “Having an extensive food database incorporated in our pump is an important step forward in pump therapy.”
Crothall said the new pump, expected to hit the market midmonth, also gives patients that options of creating customized tunes or choosing from a database of popular songs that be used to signal alerts.
“Many people, particularly teenagers, wish to be discreet with their diabetes, and using tunes in lieu of beeps helps them achieve this goal,” she said. “Our IR 1250 pump not only looks like a small cell phone, but it now sounds like one as well.”
Animas, which went public last year, announced early last month its expects to post a fourth quarter profit as a result of better-than-expected revenue.
The company, which originally anticipated to break even in the quarter, said it now expects to post a $1 million profit. It expects its 2004 revenue to reach $67.5 million. In 2003, Animas recorded a $17.6 million loss and sales of $34.1 million.
Animas also revised its 2005 earnings estimates, saying it now expects to post a profit of between $3 million and $4 million on revenue of $82 million to $84 million.
May 3rd, 2006 at 11:42 pm
Hi all,
Just about to get started on my new Animas 1250 pump. I was told
that I will be using saline at first and then go to insulin within a
week. I was curious how long it took people to get the precise
dosages involved with using a pump. My endo told me that I will be
seeing a lot of her in the beginning. My main motivation with
starting on the pump is to have a baby. But, from all that I have
talked to, I will be so happy that I went on one regardless. I
haven’t felt the same since getting diabetes (highs to lows) and I
hope the pump will make me more stable.
Bye for now, Evelyn
May 5th, 2006 at 6:57 am
Sydney went on saline Feb 27th and insulin March 2nd. If you know your carb to insulin ratio and your correction factor, you will have no trouble adapting to your pump. We love Syd’s and it has given her back her independence.
Good Luck and feel free to pick my mind about anything…
Hugs, Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 8, type 1 since April 7, 2003
May 6th, 2006 at 9:51 pm
Today is pump try-out day at my doc’s. Cross your fingers my insurance will cover it. They are very sticky at times about what they WILL and WON’t cover.
I am actually very excited! Rhonda, I may be asking you alot of questions. Excited and scared are kinda my thoughts.
: )
Joan
November 10th, 2006 at 5:47 pm
This is a question for all of the insulin pump users out there. First some history…….
I started pumping with my new Cozmo pump on Friday and I have had consistently low blood glucose levels over the weekend. I even collapsed out on the street due to an extreme low on Saturday night in which I needed assistance. I had no warning signs other than slight dizziness and then my legs just gave out from underneath me. I felt fine up until this point, then in a matter of a few seconds, I was on the ground. I do suffer from hypoglycemic unawareness, but I have never had an episode like this one that happened so quickly.
I am now working very closely with the diabetes team that trained me. The nurse and diabetes educator have adjusted both my basal and bolus rates and I am testing my blood glucose levels 9 times a day until I get stabilized.
I know that there is a learning curve, but this can be very dangerous if I am not extremely careful. I count carbohydrates and adjust my insulin accordingly but I just cannot seem to get the balance correct. I am on 4 different bolus patterns and 2 different basal patterns throughout a 24 hour period. It is only my fourth day on the pump, but my question is this…….
Approximately how long does it take to get things under control when you first go on the pump?
Thanks…
Steve
November 11th, 2006 at 7:39 am
Steve,
That many different basals seems confusing to me! I have been on the pump only a month, but am willing to work on my pump and adjust. But, I would not want to deal with that many different things at once, for I would not know where to tweak.
I am NO expert, by any means. I am sure there are some in here, though! : )
Joan
November 12th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
See that, the Stepford transition is complete.
November 14th, 2006 at 5:43 am
steve,
we went with higher carb to insulin ratio at first because we were told that you go lower on the pump.
we felt as if we were back to normal after 3 infusion set changes, 6-9 days.
we were also cautioned about having different patterns at first because it is hard to figure out what is going on if things are always changing…but you are not 8 like my daughter so that is probably why.
hth,
Rhonda
November 17th, 2006 at 6:21 am
ROFL!
too funny.
I hope the wild ride ends soon.
Hugs, Rhonda
January 14th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Mark,
I, personally, do not see it as an advertisement. It is generous of you and your wife to offer, I think!
Joan
January 15th, 2007 at 9:24 am
Thank you, Melissa, for doing the research. It still bugs the heck outta me they would pull that listing. Sometimes I think the censors are going to ‘for your own good’ us to death. Literally.
Joan