update on my son and his insulin pump UPDATE:WE GOT IT!!!!!

[Azraele]

Good to hear things are going well.

 

[jagr10]

Great stuff. Hope it makes your lives easier. Does this mean with the pump you can eat more of what you want when you want as long as you just release the insulin? Is that basically what it's for?

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: jagr10
Great stuff. Hope it makes your lives easier. Does this mean with the pump you can eat more of what you want when you want as long as you just release the insulin? Is that basically what it's for?

exactly. He also get to decide when he eats as well now.

 

[Spencer278]

Does the pump have a feedback loop so that if he eats a lot of sugar insulin is released or is it more of a fixed flow.

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Spencer278
Does the pump have a feedback loop so that if he eats a lot of sugar insulin is released or is it more of a fixed flow.

there is a fixed flow (basal rate) that is steadily being released. When he eats we program the pump to give him extra insulin (bolus.) There isnt anything out there right now that can sense blood sugar and then adjust for highs or lows. I am sure there will be at some point though.