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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Real Life
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"So you missed my big health news last week," I said to my boss this evening as we were working late.
"Oh, no, I know. K. told me," she said, "that you're going on the pump. That's great news. Are you hooked up?"
"Yes, I got all set today," I said lifting my shirt slightly to show off my pump. "But the bigger news is that we discovered that I'm actually type 1 and not type 2."
Enter blank stare.
With a type 1 brother in law, I really thought I was talking to an understanding audience, but I was (partly) wrong.
Over the last few days, I've encountered a lot of these misunderstandings that I didn't really expect. One day last week, I called my sister to let her in on the news of my new diagnosis and about the pump. It was really a process to explain to her that this was all no big deal. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: adhesive injections insulin pump occlusion OminPod
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There was the researching, and the chats with the doc,. There was the mental tug-o-war between my daily injection comfort zone and my need for more flexibility, and now, like the quickness of a self-inserting cannula, I am pumping insulin by way of the OmniPod. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Children Real Life
Tags: Pump Issues
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Olivia told me the other day that she had a motor error on her pump. I didn't think much of it - she said it exited out automatically. The pump seemed to be delivering insulin ok - she had some highs and some lows, but no more than usual.
Tonight it did it again, so I called MiniMed. Turns out, I should have called the first time it happened because MiniMed doesn't like motor errors.
They are shipping her a new pump and it will be here on Monday morning, when, of course, I should be at preschool with the little girls. It's too bad I can't drop them off and come back, but with my luck, the UPS guy would show up while I was driving them to or fro.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: pump to MDI's sensitive skin
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Right now, I'm a complete bundle of nerves. Last night, I suddenly decided that today I would go off the pump. I know that I've been talking about it, but I assumed that I'd get it all straightened out and be back into "normalcy" before April 1st came around.
But you'd be surprised to find that poor control is actually NOT the reason why I'm going off the pump. In the past two weeks, I've had some highs and far fewer lows (which is just amazing). My averages are still in the 150 range though, which is what I'd settle for to get down to the 130 range (slowly, without lows).
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Food Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: days off donuts high blood sugars
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One of the things I hate most about diabetes is that I never get a day off. I always have blood sugars to check. I have to count every carb accurately. Or I have to face the consequences. Which is exactly what I did today.
After finishing my last final exam for the semester at 8:30am, I decided to celebrate. I bought donuts and kolaches for a little celebration breakfast with a friend. I hadn’t eaten donuts since before starting on the pump (they aren’t something I indulge in all that often), so I wasn’t sure how the day was going to turn out.
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Real Life
Tags: airport search insulin pump
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I stuck on my belongings in gray bins. Removed my shoes and took off my belt. As I watched my suitcase, shoes, phone and belt go into the X-ray and walked through the scanner I anticipated a beep because of my pump. But as I walked through with silence, I smiled and gave myself a mental high five.
And then... "Wait ma'am. We need to do a secondary search because of your pump."
First thought: Damn!
Second thought: Hey, he knew it was a pump. Bonus points for you, buddy.
Since I was expecting this I wasn't pissed. In the past I have showed the TSA agents my pump before walking through the scanner, but since I expected to get beeped I just left it on my pocket. In the past I figured if I showed it up front and let them know what it was that I'd be shown mercy. Not.
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Categories: Type 1 Insulin & Pumps Complications Real Life
Tags: emergency plan insulin pump
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I woke up this morning about 30 minutes before my alarm to answer a call from nature. I stumble to the restroom and as usual I set my insulin pump on the sink counter. I should explain that I have a relatively small bathroom so the sink is pretty much half of the room. Well, no sooner do I set my pump down that it slides off and slams on the floor.
Ouch!
I have had my pump fall before but this one sounded extra hard. I leaned over and picked up my poor pump to see if it was okay. It was not. The screen was blank and even though I closed my eyes and wished for it to be fixed, it did not work. (READ MORE)
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Emotions Women's Issues Real Life
Tags: evening gowns JDRF Promise Ball pumps
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Tomorrow is the JDRF Promise Ball. I still haven’t figured out what I’m going to wear. Since it’s black tie, I wanted to wear one of the many evening gowns I have laying around (from prom and other balls). So last week, I tried on the main one I wanted, but I didn’t feel comfortable.
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Categories: Type 1 Emotions Real Life
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The other day, Michelle posted about censoring her blog to not upset her mother sometimes. I realize I do this too, but not for the same reason. I tend to censor my writing out of superstition. I'm like one of those people who mouth the word cancer. When things are going good for me, I know if I blog about it, things will quickly turn around.
Last week, I chose to not look over my shoulder (or toss salt over it) and jump up and down with glee over my new pump. I was so excited about it, and how much easier it made my diabetes control.
I should know better than to speak up when things are going good. I should have whispered instead. I even knocked wood to fend off the fates, but I guess they heard me over all that banging.
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Categories: Type 1 Type 2 Insulin & Pumps Highs & Lows Real Life
Tags: frustrations with the pump going off the pump Lantus and Humalog
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I started using a pump back in October of 2007. It was a rough and terribly rocky start. The pump company wasn't helpful and left me stranded in the dark with this new technology. There were moments that it left me sobbing over the phone to my mother, claiming that I was seconds from throwing the expensive device against the wall. My A1c climbed from 6.9 to 7.6.
After about six months of that and some help from the online community, I finally got the pump closer to being stabilized to my life. It still wasn't pretty. My A1c plateaued around 7.3 and 7.4. I couldn't seem to make the pump fit with my life, despite what everyone was saying. Apparently, I wasn't as stable as I needed to be with my schedule.
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