Two weeks ago today, I saw an endocrinologist for the first time since February. I like her and saw her again today.
She asked me a question that hadn't been asked in a really long time — what happens if you aren't on the pump? I told her I didn't know.
They, the CDE and the Endocrinologist wanted me to try a new type of diabetes drug. They suggested with Victoza or Januvia. I chose Victoza since I've had bad days with drugs stuck in my body too long.
I saw a lot of lows, even the first week on Victoza and this week has been worse. I made a series of mistakes with my insulin pump which should have put me in the hospital with a high blood sugar and I came out of it with a blood sugar of 180.
So I turned off my pump, but still used it to track my blood sugar. My blood sugar slowly climbed but not the way it should have, so I made an appointment to see the endo again.
Frustrations
Office didn't remember I had been there two weeks ago.
Couldn't download my pump and it was because I was on a temp basal.
The worse part was that the CDE and Endo couldn't comprehend that I didn't just want to ditch the pump and a years worth of supplies when patients couldn't get any. But there is no legal way to transfer those supplies and I don't just want to throw them out.
So right now, I'm using a 50% of previous basal, watching my blood sugars and doing Victoza. And I'm quite sure that CVS/Caremark is dragging their feet on filling the Victoza so they don't have to give it to me at $65 for the first 3 months.
ARGH!
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