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iam new here .i am govindasaamy 68 yrs old .i have diabetic past 40 yrs now iamm using mixtard insulin pasi 28 yrs now shall i use the insulin pump pls advice

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gangadharan_nair

The cost of insulin pump is equivalent of purchasing a car. If the instrument goes faulty, more insulin will be pumped in to your body causing hypoglycemia. If less insulin is pumped, you will have hyperglycemia. Purchase the same according to your discretion.

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how are you injecting insulin now? Any disadvantage found?

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Bunti1745

It depends how you are doing with shots,of shots are giving good results then why go to pump.

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vrgovindasaamy

Why don't you aim to get medication free?

Go for lchf diet.

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