I don't find it common place when I get excited about diabetes, but yesterday, oh boy. I had my first appointment with a new P.A. and I think I gave him a hand cramp!

This visit marked my first day with a new bout of medical pros. I signed up with a new primary doctor, new endocrinologist, new P.A., and even new crabby dr.'s office receptionists that somehow came with the package. (They are another story though).

I had my list of questions and requests dialed in on paper so we could make this meeting as productive and efficient as possible. He gladly filled out the half dozen prescriptions I needed "31 gauge, ¼ inch pen needles please", "and I will need 200 test strips a month", "my glucagon is expired too, let's renew that". Scribble, scribble, scratch went his pen. "What do you think about those new Lantus pens?" I asked, looking at my list. He said he thought they are great, but mostly geared towards people who live on awkward schedules or travel a lot. "That's for me then", I said. The toothbrush case has got to go. He handed over a complimentary sample, "You can try it and see how it works for you."

So I left my meeting with a new insulin delivery toy and a shiny new meter. He offered to replace my old Freestyle Flash meter with a new one, one that wasn't two and a half years old and hadn't been thrown around carelessly.

The half an hour wait at the pharmacy was expected, giving the pharmacy techs time to get the diabetes stock pulled from the shelves and into my hands. New test strips, lancets, BD pen needles, glucagon, Novolog pens, and Lantus pens filled my sack. I was like a diabetic kid in a sugar-free (and sorbitol free,thanks) candy store. It was like Christmas in September. More buckeyes please!