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Did my second basal test. It drove me nuts, and I think wore me out.

Went without eating from the time I got up until 12:30. That’s as long as I could stand.

HOWEVER, my blood sugar stayed pretty constant the whole time.

I’m tired!

I’ve been on the pump now, for almost a week. I’ve seen a huge number of improvements.

• Higher energy level
• Sleep better (when not checking basal rates
• Weight loss
• Improved appearance to others — I have been getting lots of comments, from vague, you look good today, to wow, your coloring is better

I actually almost enjoy the gym.

Problems? Hmmm, can’t think of any. I was dreading site changes, but after doing it twice with no problems, that isn’t an issue. yeah, I carry around this box, but on the other hand, I don’t have to give myself injections all the time.

I do a lot more blood testing than before, but I think that will start tapering off some.

I’ve done my third site change and it all went well. I’m very very pleased with my decision.

Even yesterday without sleep felt pretty good.

One of the less charming aspects of pumping is fine tuning basal rates.

Basically, you have to stop bolusing — and eating — and check your blood sugar every hour. I started last night at 8:00 — so the test officially started at 10:00. So far, I’ve managed to make most of the testing times — at night they do let you go every other hour.

Actually my pump trainer has guessed pretty good. Right now, the rates are running good. I think the problem occurs in a few hours from now — around 8:00 am. I’m not sure if I can make it that long without food, but I”m going to try.

I cannot believe how much better I feel already.

Everyone at school has been commented on how much better my color is. But the best part, is that I have energy to do my work.

I LOVE MY PUMP!

Today was wonderful, I felt good all day, except for a brief carb overload at lunch — I’m going to try delaying fruit by a half hour first, to see if that fixes it.

We’re tweaking the sucker now. Doing my first basal test.

I LOVE MY PUMP!

In honor of my father, who named his airplane Wilbur, and also his oxygenerater, I’ve named my pump Orville and the Palm Pilot Wilbur.

It was funny, because I didn’t think anyone would get Orville at all. But I didn’t want to name it Wilbur … funny that way. But then again, I use the Palm Pilot almost as much as Orville now, so Wilbur is perfect.

A lot of people still won’t get it but then they won’t matter