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- 15 hours, 14 minutes ago
  
  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Yes. Always. I hate carrying everything I need, but do. I hate inconveniencing people I'm with. I hate being inconvenienced. I feel more independent being able to take care any unforeseen events. Tube kink, cannula kink, sensor failure(I would just use finger sticks). Travel delays, can't run home, someone needs help. I don't want to run home to fix something. If errands turn into a chance to do something else fun or needed, I'm ready without having to draw attention to my T1. I don't want to cripple myself. Leaving my supplies home would be akin to leaving my shoes behind, knowing there might be glass in the parking lot. Overdramatic, but at my age, this regret can be avoided.
- 19 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  Ms Cris has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Yes, because the one time I didn't...my site got pulled off while in the restroom, in the middle of dinner. Needless to say, I ruined the night out having to get back home.
- 20 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  On average, how many glucose strips would you estimate you currently use per week?
  I put "0" since my CGM is usually accurate and that is my most common answer. If on the rare occasion I don't trust a reading, I may do a finger stick. If I forget to apply a new CGM to myself a day in advance of starting it (on the last day of my old CGM), I will do up to 4 fingersticks between the time I apply a new sensor and when the old sensor stopped. I do this because the readings of the sensor are too low on the first 12 hours or so.
- 23 hours, 33 minutes ago
  
  Milly Bassett has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I don't use a pump. I carry an insulin pen with me when it's just running around town doing errands or visiting friends. If I'm traveling, I carry two full pens, extra dexcom sensors, and the extra supplies of alcohol pads, syringe tops and glucose tablets.
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  Liz Avery has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I answered probably not. I aLways carry glucose tabs, juice boxes etc, and usually my meter.
- 1 day, 14 hours ago
  
  Jim Andrews has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Never have, never will. Been pumping for 15 years, have never had an issue. If I were around town and something happened I would just go home. Diabetes does not complicate my life.
- 1 day, 14 hours ago
  
  Lenora Ventura has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I always carry backup methods, ie glucose meter, lancets, strips and insulin pen/vial/syringes. This includes a prefilled cartridge & extra tubing for my pump. You never know what will happen or where u will be. An ounce of prevention is definitely worth a pound of cure
- 1 day, 16 hours ago
  
  Eve Rabbiner has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Always have test kit, battery, insulin, syringes, alcohol in my purse. Haven't had a pump problem but I have had some bad sites that required a syringe until I could get home and change the site.
- 1 day, 16 hours ago
  
  mbulzomi@optonline.net has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  No. Being a person with diabetes for over 56 years. No big deal running high for a short while. However, on a pump for over 39 years, never a carried a back-up when I'm local. Living in the New York metropolitan area, 4 hours from home may be only 10 miles!!!
- 1 day, 16 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I said, "probably not". Generally, I carry a bag with food and supplies, which includes tubing, a cannula and an alcohol swab. I do not carry insulin unless I am running low, or am going overnight. Having said that, there have been a few occasions when I wished I had insulin with me.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Amanda Barras has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  My purse always has my meter to replace my Dex and a few syringes and a vial of insulin to replace my pump.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Dave Akers has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I always carry an extra inhaler with me anywhere I go.
- 1 day, 17 hours ago
  
  Carol Meares has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  No but I have a syringe and an extra infusion set. In an emergency I could get insulin out of the pump with a needle or install a new infusion set.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I selected "unsure" because it would depend on the circumstances. If I'm using public transportation I'd include an extra alcohol swab and infusion set in my purse. I have had a site tear out as I was getting off a bus for a medical appointment. Not something I want to repeat. If the 4 hr. local trip was our regular pharmacy, pet supply, grocery shopping run I usually don't include anything extra because we'd just quit and drive back home.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Keira Thurheimer has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I always keep an extra infusion set in my car, just in case.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  William Bennett has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Here's a circumstance: before leaving for work I get a Low Reservoir alert, which for me means 12 hrs basal left. Plenty to get through the day basal-wise and a waste of insulin if I change right away, but not enough to let me bolus for carbs at lunch. This is why I have a script for injectors. If I want to have a sandwich, I can bring one to bolus with.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  dave hedeen has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  only pack the insulin spares 4 overnights
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Krystal Udey has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  Typically I ado not carry extra stuff with me. If I know I need a site change, I do that before I leave. I do however pack supplies when I go boating or know it will be a long day out of the house.
- 1 day, 18 hours ago
  
  Nicholas Argento has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  A syringe is a low tech highly reliable back up to a pump short term (<12 hours). More than that, you need a basal insulin to have reasonable control.
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  Melinda Lipe has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I answered Unsure, because I always keep a prefilled syringe with short acting insulin in my purse.
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  Bob Durstenfeld has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I have only had pumps fail twice and that was decades ago. So, I do not carry backup insulin delivery. However, I do check to make sure I will have enough insulin in my pump, or I refill.
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  Joan Fray has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I always carry a syringe and extra insulin bottle in a plastic bag in my purse. Never without that.
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
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  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  There’s no option for T1D insulin dependents to say they don’t have a pump We feel neglected!
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  Linda Zottoli has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  I answered "probably not", and usually don't -- unlikely to need it, and likely to be able to go home if something did happen. But can imagine reasons why I might, on occasion.
- 1 day, 19 hours ago
  
  AimmcG has commented in the same post you commented in :
  For insulin pump users: If you were to spend 4 hours away from home but still in your local area (e.g., an afternoon of running errands around town, or going out for dinner and a movie), would you bring a backup insulin delivery method, such as supplies for a pump site change, an insulin pen, syringes, etc.?
  If I’m traveling with in 4 hours I have all of my supplies. Day trips I don’t bring a back up. I would just cut it short or run home and return
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