Between the time I got on the phone with S., a Dexcom rep, and the time I hung up my emotions swung wildly. I went from being moderately happy about contacting a CGMS rep to being beyond excited that I was actually in a place where I could get the process started.

"How much success have you had getting approvals with my insurance company?" I tentatively asked S.

Things are getting better, he told me. More insurance companies are getting on board all the time. I was skeptical, telling S. that I had been told that in January when I was with a different insurance company and was denied three times. Enough denials that I quit trying.

My insurance company usually wants to see some numbers, several months' worth of blood sugars, he told me. No problem, I thought. With the UltraLink, nearly every blood sugar reading I take is uploaded into my pump. All I have to do is download my pump information.

I don't know if I felt off guard or what, but I had trouble answering when he asked how often I have low blood sugar, what my highest high and lowest low has been in the last month. And I was certain that I had enough to warrant a CGMS, but when I looked back through my meter I could find barely any lows. It was much too late when I realized that I have oodles of meters in my house and don't always use the UltraLink when I test, especially during a low -- I just grab whatever I can find.

So I'm anxiously awaiting an update from S. Of course, like a good salesman, he told me that I should have an answer within 10 days. I'm not holding my breath, but man it would be sweet to get that puppy soon.

I'm a little peeved that I can't do a trial run for a week, but after some serious Internet research and trying another CGMS earlier this year, I feel like I'm making a solid choice. I'm going to have to walk around with a toolbelt, though: cell phone, pump, CGMS!