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A DiabetesTeam Member asked a question 💭

i wanted to ask my endocrinologist can he/she put me on the pump.

posted August 23, 2017
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You must have a C Peptide blood test , it must be at or below .5 . The C peptide test check to see if your pancris is making insulin.

posted September 26, 2018
A DiabetesTeam Member

For Medicare, it depends on how many times a day you test and how many injections you need each day

posted August 25, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

I think it depends on the Doctor or health care provider. Kaiser is California usually will only allow type 1 to have pump and dexcom.

posted August 24, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

I am type 2 and inject four times a day.

posted August 24, 2017
A DiabetesTeam Member

@A DiabetesTeam Member The pump is an insulin delivery system that attaches to the body via a catheter and stays attached 24x7. It is mostly used by type 1 diabetics or type 2 diabetics with severely degraded pancreas functionality, the people that need to dose at every meal.

Since most type 2 diabetics do not use insulin, the pump is useless to them. Of the t2 diabetics that use insulin, many only do a single dose per day it does not make sense to have a pump attached via a catheter all day for a single injection.

posted August 24, 2017

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