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Sorry, I haven't responded to everyones advice till now. I've been busy with
things and this kept getting pushed back. I want to thank you all for your
advice. Anyway, I have a couple of main questions that I hope will finalize
what I should be doing at this time. My Pump nurse did show me a Deltec,
when she presented me with the different options, but because of its size, I
wasn't very interested in it.
In regards to the paridigm and the animas pumps, the small size should not
be an issue yet, as I am only using a small amount per day. However, I have
been wondering which pump will be more conveinent for me on shabbossim.
I currently wear my pump under my clothing, and as per my Rav, need to use
a shinui to press the buttons and don't look at the screen becuase I rely on
the audio beeps my 507C has (there is no other way to do a "audio" bolus on
a 507C except through the beeps.) However, the beeps make me slightly self
concious, as I am very aware of them, as well as the annoying clicking sound
the lever makes when a bolus is in progress.
I want to find out which pump will let me program a bolus as if I am "blind".
Meaning through my clothes, as I have been doing at times when it is not
convenient to get to my pump. Additionally, the fact of knowing how much I am
programming and that the bolus is actually going through. I have had times
when I was in a noisy area (I don't recall if it was on shabbos or not -
possibly
it was under my winter coat and I was outside - didn't really want to start
taking
off my coat to do a bolus) and used the audio bolus, but wasn't sure if I
activated it or not - sometimes I miss the "ACT" button and hit a wrong one,
making me have to do the whole thing all over. I was glad for the clicking
function of the 507C at these times, because even though I couldn't really
hear the clicks, I could just put my hand on the pump, and feel the consective
clicks radiating through the pump and had the security of knowing that my
pump was bolusing.
Any recommendations?
Thanks and a good Shabbos!
Yehudit
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