Experiences

Pump users' perspectives about pumps and the decision to switch to pump therapy

What is an insulin pump?: General description of an insulin pump and its use
Pros and cons of pumping: Discussion of the many advantages and disadvantages of insulin pump therapy
Just like wearing a yoyo: Elizabeth OShea describes how she initially wore a yoyo instead of a pump to get used to being attached to something 24 hours a day
Not controlled, but in control!: Clare Sneddon reflects on how she came to accept her diabetes and gain control using an insulin pump
Rewriting the diabetes rulebook: John Neale discusses how his insulin pump changed his life
Insulin pump evaluation: Mike Jensen, who lives in New Zealand, discusses his experience of using an insulin pump for a trial period of three weeks
Wearing a pump: Diana Maynard discusses the solutions she has found for wearing her pump especially when ballroom dancing!
Wearing a continuous glucose sensor: John Davis talks about how he used a continuous glucose sensor. See the results, and the extraordinary things that his blood glucose did!
To pump or not to pump?: Audrey Sheal talks about her decision to use an insulin pump
Pumps in pregnancy: Kate Clapham tells us how a pump made her third pregnancy much easier than before
Life on a pump: Richard Oppenheimer tells why he decided to use an insulin pump, and gives extracts from his diary over the first few months
My perfect pump: Richard Oppenheimer looks at what he wants from a perfect pump
Using the insulin pump during pregnancy: Susan Morrow compares her first pregnancy, on multiple daily injections, with her second, on an insulin pump
My pump: How Diana Maynard came to use an insulin pump
My CGMS test: Diana Maynard tested a continuous glucose monitor, and found the results erratic
A look back over year one: Audrey Sheal wrote this letter to her diabetes doctor at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. She looks back over her first year with an insulin pump
Diabetes UK Family Weekend: Seven-year-old Sam Dysch went with his new pump on a Diabetes UK Family Weekend. His father Andrew Dysch tells us all about it
I want the best for my son: Alison Richard pushed hard to get a pump for her 11-year-old son Simon. She fought and won
Active News - April 2002: An article about pumping and exercise reproduced from the Diabetes UK website
Finally got plugged in: Donald O'Donnell works in the kitchens of the National Theatre, London. He tells us about his first few days on the pump
Eleven months and counting: Andrew Dysch looks back at the first 11 months, since his son Sam started using a pump
Back to injections: Abigail King used a pump for a few years and then went back to injections. She says why
Using a DiaPort: Lesley Jordan talks about starting on the DiaPort - where the insulin goes straight into you, and not into the fat under your skin
An insulin pump for Sasha: A look back on the journey to get a pump for a young girl, Sasha

Created: Jan 2000; Last updated: Thursday 6 April 2006