Comments on: Cooper is getting a new toy

By: Tarnya Mills

Tarnya Mills — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:12:45 +0000

My son Caleb was diagnosed with type one diabetes when he was 6 he was in hospital for a broken femur so we had two things to deal with, now he will be nine in December and we are considering the pump. There are a few concerns one is food, he loves it and as much as i am trying to carb count now he battles being hyper all the time and has around 6 needles a day, I feel exhausted and he has had enough. Will the pump help?

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:07:41 +0000

hi my daughter was diagnosed at 10 and was on 5 needles a day including 1 at school when she started high school she had 2 stay behind after everyone left just 2 just so she could have her needle and we were told by the time she was a teenager she would b on 7 needles so we decided 2 get her a pump we started fund raising but we were lucky we have a great diabetes educator who got us a pump that was donated by jdrf my daughter often hit vains when having her needles but very rare it hurt now she has a pump i would highly recommend an insulin pump its not a cure but 2 us it was the next best thing like your daughter ours were all over the place 2 but now the highs are a lot less

By: Kylie1701

Kylie1701 — Tue, 11 May 2010 12:01:03 +0000

Hi my 6 yo daughter was diagnosed 6 months ago and we are looking at getting a pump also. Can anyone give me pro's and cons of the different pumps. At the moment I am leaning towards the medtronic so we can have the cgl with it.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:09:12 +0000

My daughter was diagnosed in August 2009 aged 6 years and our lives were changed forever. She was on 2 needles a day and then in January she went onto the pump. At first it is very hard trying to learn basal rates and carb counting but now we would never go back to needles. We change the site every 4 days and use Emla cream to numb the site and the needle does not hurt her at all. She calls it her Pinky pump and her best friend. In February this year she was also diagnosed with Coeliacs disease which makes her food choices even harder. As Gluten free food is high GI we definately need the pump. We still have our highs and lows but her levels are more stable. We still check at night occasionally but the pump keeps her at a good level. Our fingers are crossed for a cure one day for this terrible disease so that our kids don't have to worry about diabetes.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:55:11 +0000

Hi
We have Deb as our pump educator also. I cannot speak of her highly enough. Her knowledge and down-to-earth approach to pump management makes everything 'easier'. As with what the others say, the constant checking and monitoring is not taken away because you use a pump. However, it does make my 14 year old son's life a little easier and gives him a lot more freedom with his friends.

If anyone who lives in south east Queensland is considering a pump, I strongly suggest talking with Deb Foskett – she is unbelievable!!!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:57:56 +0000

I have 2 children that have just been diagnosed with type 1 only 3 weeks ago (within 24 hours of each other). My daughter is only 15 months old and my son is 8. My specialist has recommended that my daughter needs a pump and I agree. She is starting to cringe when I come near her but she is great about doing the prick tests. Her levels are starting to stabilise from what they were (high teens, early 20's) down to under 10 but it means 5 injections a day. Anything that would make it easier for her would be fantastic. My son at this point doesn't want one but I'm sure he will later on, so that means I need to buy 2. I just wish they were cheaper. It's hard enough trying to get everything but the amount they want for the pumps is ridiculous.

By: lisa

lisa — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 03:02:08 +0000

My son was diagnosed November 2009 at 6 yrs old. He is yet still to unstable for the pump but is something we are looking into.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:00:01 +0000

Zangie, investage more about the pump on the medtronic website. We put our son onto the pump at 3 years old and have not looked back. As a family it has given us more freedom to do more. The needle is bigger than the injection but it's only done every third day compared to the twice a day. We use the meditronic mini med which we have found easy to use. Good luck with making the decision. You will hopefully find that she will take it onboard if you do put her onto the pump. Our son is lost without his if we take it for some swimming etc. It's become part of him. And he is very accepting of it.

By: marina

marina — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:43:24 +0000

my son is 12 years old and was diagnosed at the age of two.. he does not want the pump…

i do not subscribe to supporting interim solutions. distractions such as the pump may result in complacency.

children have the right to a cure.
accelerated cure is where the government monies should be spent
… not in supporting profiteering pharmaceuticals.

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