Megan
Ona pump your insulin will peobably just be novorapid. Unless the consultants can be peesuaded to try a different one.
I too was diagnosed with fibro because of my pains and indeed I was so **** bad it was chronic just walking my dogs 3 times a day and I was given full DLA.
Frame of mind has got alot to do with fibro...that purpose and routine in life that I described above.
My wellbeing returned but still got left with the chronic pains in legs which too has substantially, practically gone now. My wellbeing on returned when moving back intentionally to a vibrant place of living with good, younger people around me and lots of involvement to get my brain out of that pain mode. I struggled to get my legs back working by my old customers all wanting me back gardening, took up upholstery, going to the pictures, getting involved with community projects etc. i honestly didn't think it was my brain I thought it was all pain.. A person here suggested it might be living where we were and my lifestyle but to be honest I disbelieved it a little..I now see how true it was.
I had horrendous amounts of tablets from gabapentins, tramadol, lyrica, butrans patches etc. nothing shifted the pain I felt. Nothing until I got my routine back, hobbies, working etc.
My mum and nan suffered horrendous with their depression and given ECT treatment so I know depression could affect my ability of rationalisation to living.
Its not the same for everybody, my circumstances would be very different to any other person. However, fibromyalgia has now been wiped off my medical records and now my GP actually thinks I'm too happy and enthusiastic....
I know many fibro people do believe that pain stops everything and all enjoyment. I have been there. For me the only choice I really had left was to die in misery or change my life... Obviously I did the latter despite it being **** hard to do at the time.
So now I have been completely off any drugs except insulin for 3 years and pain..none in back or the 18 points used to diagnose fibro and certainly no DLA.
Just my story of life.. Everybody will have different experiences. Some live with fibro and tablets etc but I personally now, I do feel there is a cause for our brains to feel pain when actually there isn't a broken bone, pulled muscles etc..