I didn't know I was going to rattle so many nerves when I put my last post up (HA HA, ok so maybe I had a little bit of an idea)! BUT to answer everyone's question- I am NOT pregnant.
I know I know, you're sad... But my good news is that I am going to get an insulin pump. I am a type 1 diabetic and do insulin shots. I give myself a shot of insulin before every meal and before I go to bed, which comes out to a lot of shots because I love food!
The insulin pump is about the size of a deck of cards and it would be attached to my body through an IV wire and it would deliver the insulin into my body with a click of a button. I would insert the tubing with a needle and then the needle comes out of the tubing but the tubing stays in my body... I would have to change the tubing about every 3 days. So it would come out to ONE shot every 3 days instead of multiple shots every day. So less pokes and better blood sugar control. Sounds great to me.
I have an "assessment" for the pump next week, which means they talk to me and make sure that I am willing and ready to use the insulin pump correctly and that I understand everything about it. These suckers cost about $8000 so the companies that make them don't hand them out like candy!
It's a major accomplishment for me because I have been working on getting the pump for a long time now and I haven't had much success- between being lazy, getting really frustrated with the nurses and feeling too overwhelmed/inadequate about it all has kept me from my goal until now. I knew I needed the pump if I wanted better control and a future family.
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