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Mon Oct 06 15:11:44 EDT 2008

Going on a cruise with my pump - any suggestions about what to do with lots of water activities? Take a vacation from the pump and go on injections?

Asked By: bjanbar

Category: Type 1

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I am 58 years old, Type 1.5. I have been accustomed to the pump (6 years now) and am a little leery of going back to injections, even for a few days for this cruise. I am open to any suggestions anyone has. What do I do? Should I go on total injections, or should I just disconnect for each beach outing? I would hate to leave the expensive pump in a bag on a beach, risking anything happening to it!

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2008-10-07 09:35:19.0

Claire, Thanks so much for your suggestions. I will also discuss this with my doctor. I have the Minimed 722 pump, and I understand it is water-resistant, not waterPROOF. So, it worried me a little on how I was going to do things. Again, thanks for your response!

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