I guess I spoke too soon a few days ago when I declared my love of pumping, claiming it was so simple and my blood sugars were perfect.

While the machinery (and all the cool things it does) is still quite awesome, I forgot about good old human errors. Just a few hours after I posted about loving pumping, my blood sugar was high. Not terrible, 180, but still higher than my two hour goal of 120. I figured it was the meal--pepperoni bread made with whole wheat dough, which is essentially pizza--so I corrected and went along my business for the afternoon.

 When the "check blood sugar alarm" vibrated in my pocket two hours later, I expected to be normal again. Not so. I was 214. OK, something was definitely wrong. I checked my site and immediately saw the problem. After my shower, I failed to lock the tubing in place. Instead of the arrow lining up with the line, it was halfway between the other arrow and the line. Once clicked into place, things were fine again.

Another mistake I realize I made was waiting two hours to test again to make sure I was coming down. I should have checked again in 15 to 30 minutes, then I would have known about the problem sooner.

Like all things in life, there's a learning curve to insulin pumping, and making mistakes along the way are part of deal. Despite the slip up, I still love the pump.