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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
So today I go live with the pump! Appointment is at 2pm, all very exciting. My blood was 6.6 this morning as well which is excellent.
How's it going?
I have had my pump for more than two years.
I think of it like a young child who I love but can be a pain at times and I can't leave him behind.
(It is definitely a "him".)
Aaaah - the trials and tribulations of getting your settings tweaked. It will take some time to settle down and, depending on the basal you used to inject, you may still have some in your body: I was told Lantus can take about 4 days to completely clear.It's going....okay. Yesterday was all fine, cannula went in fine, settings are all inputted. Already got the cannula snagged on the door handle so that was fun, luckily I caught before I pulled it out and all was working fine. This morning woke up with a hypo, 3.5, did myself breakfast and the pump told me not to do any insulin. Put my faith in it and I'm now 15 *sigh*
That happened to me once when I was climbing. That was very surreal for me and frightening for my belayer.The most surreal feeling for me was when the pump would fall out of the belt and dangle in mid air,
I think it's the closest I am ever going to feel to being disembowelled..
Hi jimmysmith I was thinking of you on your start day. My start day is still very fresh in my mind. Hope you are slowly getting used to it. I'm over the moon with my pump, I've only been on the Insight since 5th March but it feels like forever!Well I'm down to 8.8 now which is good. I can see myself hypoing again though as I panicked a little and did an injection. Everything is going stellar lol
Awww thanks. Finding it hard to describe how I'm feeling to be honest. But it's a very positive feeling.Hi jimmysmith I was thinking of you on your start day. My start day is still very fresh in my mind. Hope you are slowly getting used to it. I'm over the moon with my pump, I've only been on the Insight since 5th March but it feels like forever!
Good luck
Christine