# Moving from Tslim/Dexcom to Dexcom G6, Toujeo and Afrezza **URL:** https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-from-tslim-dexcom-to-dexcom-g6-toujeo-and-afrezza/7215 **Category:** Type 1 & LADA **Created:** [April 12, 2019, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-from-tslim-dexcom-to-dexcom-g6-toujeo-and-afrezza/7215 "2019-04-12T20:34:58Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 6
### Author: ![Jattzl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/jattzl/32/7851_2.png) [@Jattzl](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Jattzl) #### Post date: [April 15, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-from-tslim-dexcom-to-dexcom-g6-toujeo-and-afrezza/7215/6 "2019-04-15T16:54:55Z")
> [@MM2](#): > > What specifically do you think will improve with your switch? This was so multi-faceted it took me a long time to respond. First of all. It is a big move for me and is going to be a lot of trial and error which is really what all management is about. But I don’t know anything BUT the pump! I can’t really compare my past MDI experience as it was 30 years ago and so much has changed. And I may find that the pump/cgm with Afreeza as a supplement is the best for me and adjust other aspects of my feelings about diabetes overwhelming my life and regaining a healthy perspective. These are my thoughts on Afreeza. > [@Afrezza: dealing with the 4U minimum](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-dealing-with-the-4u-minimum/613/27): > > I honestly don’t even think in terms of units when using it whatsoever… > [@Afrezza: dealing with the 4U minimum](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-dealing-with-the-4u-minimum/613/27): > > With afrezza I’d just puff one and be on my merry way without thinking about virtually anything… > [@Afrezza: dealing with the 4U minimum](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/afrezza-dealing-with-the-4u-minimum/613/6): > > To be successful using afrezza you have to “unlearn” a lot of the rules you had to learn to play by with injected… in doing so you can find a great deal of freedom > [@Pump vs Tresiba](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/pump-vs-tresiba/981/15): > > chasing around basal profiles throughout life is in my opinion very detrimental to quality of life. I’m using these quotes from @Sam because they are representative of what I have heard from other users and also described by Craig in the podcast. My thoughts on Afreeza is my personality needs a… less not… precise but less obsessive attention. Watching each dot on G6, constantly adjusting basals, extended bolus, temp basal. All GREAT tools and work! But mentally and as a quality of life I’m want to lighten that burden. I think that can be done with adjustments to my tools and my mindset. I tend to strive for perfection which will lead to insanity if you have T1 🤯 Regarding long acting insulins, as I said I have no experience and hope I can find one that helps with significant dawn phenomena which was not possible 30 years ago. Regarding the pump itself - As a long term pump user and being thin I struggle with scarring and absorption. I also have developed sensitivity to multiple adhesives and infusion sets causing inflammation and absorption issues. The constant adjustments and supplies to deal with these is overwhelming. And if we just get down to a basic bottom line that isn’t a reason exactly but I am just tired of having something hanging from me 24/7. This has become more cumbersome and more annoying since acquiring other auto-immune diseases requiring me to have other attachments too. Part of my feelings that T1 has consumed me began when I moved to the 670. It was so horrible and began a nightmare of searching for answers and help for something that ended up being defective in my opinion and experience. But this in turn lead to - > [@Katers87](#): > > I am wondering if it might be better to spend less time perusing diabetes-related forums/stuff. It’s also really important to me that diabetes is merely a part of my life, not the focus of my life. I agree 100% with this comment. I have made a concerted effort to back away from what began with the 670. I now try to read and listen to things that help me and support that is uplifting. I’ll address this in my response to @Katers87 below. > [@Katers87](#): > > but it also kind of felt like he was saying he was actually controlling his diabetes _less_ since he made the switch. Perhaps his control was sooooo tight, that that was a natural consequence of moving to Afrezza. I think this one podcast may have been misleading and unfair to him as an example of Afreeza in his life. Without his history it does sound like he was controlling his BG less. But he was extremely tightly controlled and focused constantly like me. He is a runner and ran very low so the “less control” actually improved his management and improved his quality of life. He needed the change to sort of snap him out of it if that makes sense. I don’t mean to speak for him that is just my impression of why he made the change. > [@Katers87](#): > > I think most people’s control would actually improve with Afrezza though. Their control may even improve if you replace a pump with Afrezza and a long acting insulin This is my hope!! On my way to meet with the rep and my doctor now. Thanks everyone! ❤ --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/moving-from-tslim-dexcom-to-dexcom-g6-toujeo-and-afrezza/7215)._