▁user , ▁and ▁end ocr in ologist , ▁who ▁wants ▁to ▁see ▁di ab etes ▁reg im ens ▁be ▁tail ored ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁each ▁person ▁so ▁that ▁excellent ▁results ▁from ▁di ab etes ▁care ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁happy ▁l ifest yle ▁can ▁be ▁achieved ▁simultaneously . ▁ ▁Ed el man ▁himself ▁developed ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁ins ul in ▁p ump ▁for ▁long ▁periods ▁for ▁sw imming ▁and ▁sports , ▁often ▁a ▁full ▁week end . ▁He ▁developed ▁this ▁technique ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁being ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁t ether ▁to ▁the ▁p ump ▁all ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁Rem oving ▁the ▁p ump ▁ ▁Sports ▁and ▁exercise ▁Depending ▁on ▁the ▁intensity ▁and ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁sport , ▁ins ul in ▁p ump ▁users ▁typically ▁use ▁a ▁temporary ▁bas al ▁rate ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁ins ul in ▁delivered ▁to ▁match ▁their ▁reduced ▁need ▁of ▁ins ul in ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁exercise . ▁The ▁reduction ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁trial ▁and ▁error ▁with ▁blood ▁gl uc ose ▁monitoring . ▁Some ▁users ▁susp end ▁the ▁bas al ▁rate ▁entirely ▁or ▁dis connect ▁for ▁exercise . ▁ ▁In ▁some ▁cases , ▁the ▁ins ul in ▁p um per ▁may ▁want ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁p ump ▁during ▁sports ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁increase ▁and ▁decrease ▁ins ul in ▁delivery ▁as ▁needed . ▁This ▁is ▁when ▁the ▁bas al ▁rate ▁of ▁the ▁p ump ▁is ▁reduced . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁the ▁p ump ▁user ▁may ▁prefer ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁p