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One week in and so tired...

annettekp

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My 3 year old started on a pump last Monday. Getting the night time settings right is proving tough and we're still checking his blood sugar twice a night so needless to say we're all knackered. Erland sleeps right through it all thankfully.

I just didn't think it was possible to be this tired without a new baby! I'm doing the 2am check and my other half is doing 5am but last night I had to waken him up to tell him his alarm was going off! He said he could hear a noise but he just didn't know what it was.

But we're already seeing the advantages of the pump through the day, already his blood sugar is much more stable so I know we've made the right decision.

Annette
 
Hi Annette

It is good to hear that the pump is doing good things for the daytime BS. I am sure that, given time, you will conquer the night time settings and be able to get a good night's sleep!!

Regards

Doug
 
I'm not surprised you're tired. I started on my pump 7 weeks ago and got extremely tired, even when I was sleeping through the night. My readings weren't far off target so it wasn't that. Just learning to use the pump, the extra testing, fasting, what to do, how to wear it and the focus being on it all the time. My memory suffered, I'd promise to do something and set off to do it, but only realise days later (when I saw my note) that I'd totally forgotten. Managed to carry on working, but outside work I was away with the fairies :roll:

Add to that the fact it's on your small child and it's no wonder you're exhausted.

After 4 weeks the DSN told me to 'take a step back' and do normal things like eat what I would normally rather than fixed carbs/fixed times, have a lie in etc. There's still some tweaking to do, but this mental relaxation made a big difference. Then I started to see the benefits of the pump rather than the extra hassle.

Hang in there, it will get easier!
 
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