# Pumps in assisted care

**URL:** <https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/pumps-in-assisted-care/72476>\
**Category:** T1D Tech & Daily Management Support\
**Created:** [October 27, 2022, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/pumps-in-assisted-care/72476 "2022-10-27T13:51:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jsueltz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jsueltz](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/jsueltz)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/pumps-in-assisted-care/72476/22 "2022-11-03T18:25:14Z")

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I was diagnosed in 1983 as well and on this Lilly Betraton pump for a few years, until my insurance wouldn’t cover supplies. Also, the infusion set was just a straight needle and when they came out with the bent needle, I was ecstatic! Eventually when insurance covered pumps, I started with Medtronic, then off and on again as I changed jobs and insurances.

![Lilly-Betatron-Pump](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/jdrf/original/2X/0/0046ab2b0c474f6f8d195f7fde41ea68ec23b45f.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![ksannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@ksannie](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/ksannie)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/pumps-in-assisted-care/72476/23 "2022-11-08T23:12:31Z")

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I cannot use infusion sets more than 2 days before they get blockage from scar tissue. And the set I use is authorized for change every other day. I hope I do not end up in a nursing facility, because they do not understand diabetes from the diabetic’s point of view. Some doctors do, but there are too many varieties of treatment for individuals with pumps for a nurse to be able to cope, even with a doctor’s orders.

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**Author:** ![987jaj](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/987jaj/32/5473_2.png) [@987jaj](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/987jaj)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 5:12am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/pumps-in-assisted-care/72476/24 "2022-11-10T05:12:54Z")

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@ksannie , not only do nursing homes not understand, some hospitals are even worse because the hospitalist (MDs that only practice in hospitals) don’t know ‘flushable fecal residue’ from lard.

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