Today is my third week on the pump. I still love it!
I keep learning things. Came close to running out of insulin today. I have now repacked by day bag, and have spare of everything.
Also repacked my insulin bag and no longer carry just a pen unit and needles as I sure don’t want to use them unless I have to.
Getting smarter.
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Like Insulin Pump
Well, it was at least Isreali money they were wasting but has anyone considered filing child abuse charges on the people running the study.
Let’s see, would you rather get a shot every few hours, or would you rather get one every three days.
Let’s see, do you want to eat 6 meals a day, a certain number of carbs every meal, or do you want to eat when you are hungry.
Okay, so you have to carry a few ounce box, and if you are unlucky to do Minimed, you can’t get it wet, but then again that’s still better than several shots a day.
We’ve got the numbers pretty close! I had 78 carbs in my lunch today, plus ate chocolate birthday cake. The REAL kind. It was great.
2 hours later my blood sugar was 143. That’s NORMAL.
I feel good. I’m learning to eat right again. I’m learning to listen to my body and eat what I’m hungry for, and eat when I’m hungry. It’s great!
The insulin pump is cool
There are some good articles on how the pump works today. Minimed had to own up that they screwed up and that their pump isn’t truly water proof. They are trying to claim now that no one’s is. Oh well…
I have an Animas. They are great!
Yahoo! News – Report: Diabetes Drugs May Cause Heart Failure
The drug that I thought worked the best — Propulsid was pulled off the market. And here go some more drugs.
The EzManager software is pretty cool. I decided today it would be interesting to see how my blood glucose values compared on and off the pump.
Oddly enough I’ve had two conversations lately with medical professions about food cravings and diabetes.
The first was with my pump trainer. She was going over my logs and noticed that I wasn’t eating as much, EVEN on my bad days.
I said, it drives me nuts, but when my blood sugar is high, I crave sugar. I’ve finally learned that fat and protein makes the craving stop, and don’t go into to this massive blood sugar highs.
The yesterday, the sleep doctor was telling me that she was worried about a diabetic friend who claims that she is controlling her diabetes, but is eating sugar and has diabetic neuropathy.
I told her about the uncontrollable sugar cravings.
It’s horrible — pump trainer said it was normal, and that normal people don’t have them. That’s sad in a way because they don’t have a clue how we feel. And worse yet, we can’t explain it, and people dump on us because we have to give in.
Diabetes sucks, if you didn’t now that already.
Today is my two week aniversary on the pump.
I have an Animas pump and they have assigned a fabulous pump trainer.
I feel healthier since I got my pump. I can work out longer, I’m not as tired at the gym. I’m also not as tired at work. I’m in a better mood and I’m sleeping better.
I went to see a doctor yesterday and my blood pressure and weight are both substantially lower than pre pump — about a month ago.
I’m developing a healthier relationship to food. I don’t have as many cravings (but still have some but that is still related to high blood sugar).
We’re still doing basal checks (doing one today), and we’ve upped my carb/insulin ratio. I think we need to make some other adjustments.
Few people notice the pump — I’ve found wearing it in my bra works best for me (everyone’s milage varies).
In other words, even though I paid for the pump out of pocket, it’s been worth every penny and I’m looking forward to better things.
Went to the sleep doctor (PhD) today, and REALLY impressed her. Blood pressure was down, weight was down (11 pounds), I attribute some to better sleep but MOST to the pump.
I did have to explain it to her.
No, they can’t read blood sugar — we all wish they did. No, all it really does is deliver insulin more efficiently.
Yes, it lets me eat what I want, when I want, no more 6 meals a day.