coyotebebop

I've been on the pump for nine months now. There are still things that I don't know about it and still things I don't do to make it work efficiently. Overall, I'm still happy that I jumped into getting it and that I stuck with it past the initial adjustment phase.

I do miss things about multiple daily injections, like the clothes I could wear or the ease of being prepared. Mostly, I miss that I could be completely free. No tubing to worry about, no infusion sets, no reservoirs to fill.

Lately, I've been thinking more and more about taking a little break from the pump. Last night emphasized it when I disconnected for my usual shower routine. When I got out of the shower, I took a little extra time before I reconnected (usually I go about 15 minutes disconnected, last night I went 30 minutes). I loved the feel of weightlessness. No bulk tugging on my pajama shorts. No tubing getting caught as I prepared for bed. It was bliss.

Even looking in the mirror was different, better. I felt like my old self again.

So I've decided that I'm going to try taking a break from the pump. I'm not sure of the details right now, as the idea is still fresh in my mind.

I would love to develop a system where I could take a break for a day or two days even without a lot of stress. Eventually, it'd be nice to take a week off for vacations or stress relief. Even a month or so off would be great, if my A1c wouldn't climb the charts.

I need to pull out my Pumping Insulin book to see about doing all of this. I'd like to wait until I'm on it a year before I start going off, so I probably will wait until October to make any big breaks. Maybe until then, I'll just take a few hours off at a time to test the waters, so to speak.

Any advice?