ump ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁remaining ▁one - qu arter . ▁This ▁way , ▁the ▁p ump ▁bas al ▁rate ▁can ▁be ▁tempor arily ▁adjust ed ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁as ▁needed . ▁Then ▁on ▁Friday ▁night ▁when ▁he ▁usually ▁gives ▁his ▁daily ▁L ant us ▁injection , ▁he ▁will ▁do se ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁of ▁his ▁bas al ▁needs ▁and ▁take ▁the ▁p ump ▁off ▁for ▁the ▁week end . ▁He ▁then ▁uses ▁an ▁ins ul in ▁pen ▁as ▁needed ▁for ▁his ▁food ▁and ▁correction ▁bol uses . ▁ ▁Alternatively , ▁the ▁ins ul in ▁p ump ▁could ▁be ▁connected ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁quick ▁dis connect ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁inf usion ▁set ▁when ▁needed . ▁On ▁Sunday ▁night ▁at ▁L ant us ▁injection ▁time , ▁Ed el man ▁dos es ▁for ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁his ▁bas al ▁needs ▁with ▁L ant us ▁and ▁re connect s ▁the ▁p ump . ▁▁ ▁Sometimes , ▁an ▁ins ul in ▁p ump ▁will ▁require ▁repair . ▁P ump ▁manufact ur ers ▁offer ▁fast ▁turn - around ▁times , ▁and ▁replacement ▁p umps ▁are ▁sent ▁quickly . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁an ▁ins ul in - dependent ▁person ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁p ump - free ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁days . ▁It ▁is ▁good ▁to ▁be ▁familiar ▁with ▁this ▁technique . ▁ ▁In sur ance ▁against ▁k eto ac idos is ▁ ▁All ▁ins ul in - dependent ▁persons ▁will ▁become ▁very ▁ill ▁with ▁di ab etic ▁k eto ac idos is ▁if