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Lots of reasons I haven’t been posting much, but the best reason is that I have been spending a lot of computer energy doing research on insulin pumps.

I had good control through the school year, but I was working very hard at keeping everything the same.

Had decided that this summer was going to be about fixing everything I could, which is why I started the round of surgeries. Well, everything is getting fixed … BUT the blood sugar.

We added glucophage, which really flattened everything out, but I didn’t see much in the way of other changes, and was STILL gaining weight.

I’m still not happy with my control and I am even less happy with what is going on with the blood sugar side of things and my doctor DID suggest looking into the pump on my last visit. So I have and decided I was going with it.

Talked to the pump today and found out the co pay was doable on the current insurance and have decided to go with it.

It’s a tough decision.

It means in a way to surrendering even more to the diabetes thing. Though I really don’t think it’s going to reverse.

I’ll be better at posting though and let everyone know how the pump process go.

The new mask is making a huge difference. I haven’t decided if I need to go any farther on the CPAP machine, though I sure wouldn’t mind having a spare since this one is 5 years old.

Didn’t get a loaner, but got a different model. This one runs about $100 cheaper than the other according to one of the online suppliers.

It also has a neat feature — you can mold it to fit your face. You dip it in boiling water (okay, you cook it for 10 minutes), THEN dip it in cold water and then put on it your face for 5 minutes.

It worked well during a nap. I try to avoid those, but I have been so tired lately.

The durable equipment people DID call me back, but the mask is back ordered.

Got a call out to the doctor’s office asking for a loaner.