Pumps in the UK

there's a few folk on here that are on doses like that, its worth a go, at least in order to get some hypo awareness back......that can be quite overwhelming for some people who are nervous about hypos.....

I had a pen that dosed in half unit..a saviour before the pump. I had tiny amounts of insulin (6 levemir and 8or9 novo rapid a day,) ratios were all 0.5:1 except breakfast which was 0.5:1-0.5!!! Now on the pump am on even smaller amounts, and take no insulin with breakfast as I still produce insulin.
I went without pump/insulin for 3 weeks and sugars fine in morning but high from about lunchtime..this showed i am still producing some insulin a year after diagnosis but not enough so back on pump with minimal amounts. My basal is now 0.6u/day and average 3u of bolus (QA)!
Try a half unit pen as that reduced a lot of my hypos before I got the pump!

Wow, tiny amounts! Thanks Vicky, will ask my dsn about this pen.

I got two from my DSN during DAFNE course...they are usually given to children so one came in a coloured case!!
They take insulin cartridges rather than being prefilled pens.

I'm all for pretty coloured pen haha. I have mentioned half unit pens before, but my dsn told me I didn't need it, as I should just round up or round down, depending on what my bg level is

I had to do that even with half unit pen, and think all diabetics do (even now on pump i do but the pump works it out for me!)
The half unit pen makes it easier to do more accurate 0.5:1 ratios and then you can round by 0.5 rather than 1; which may be too much for you. Worth a try

Louise1988 said:
I'm all for pretty coloured pen haha. I have mentioned half unit pens before, but my dsn told me I didn't need it, as I should just round up or round down, depending on what my bg level is

Louise1988 said:

Anele46 said:
I am not a "typical" Type 1 or Type 2. They thought I was Type 1 when I was first diagnosed in Feb 2010 but I never came out of my "Honeymoon" phase and have been on very small ratios of Novorapid and very little Lantus.

For the past month they have took me off my Insulin completely and have had me on Metformin but the side-affects are awful and my BGs haven't been the best hence I'm going back to see my consultant soon.
I'm gradually coming back off the Metformin and would prefer to go back on Insulin as although it could be difficult to manage sometimes with very small ratios and doses it still beats the heck out of the side-effects I experience with Metformin.
I've spoke to my DSN and talked about a Pump and she said that could be a very good option as it can deliver very small amounts of Insulin which may be the best solution for me which brought me to asking about which one is best

Thanks for your advice, greatly appreciated

I'm type 1.5 too! They spent a year and a half treating me as a type 2, as my body is still producing a small amount of insulin. None of that worked, so they put me on insulin March this year. I'm trying to work up the courage to ask for the pump, as I'm finding it really difficult to control my sugars. The levels are so unpredictable, even if they start the same, I have the same food, and do the same amount of insulin. I also struggle with hypo unawareness. I'm hoping these are good enough reasons for me to be considered for the pump haha.