Pump start tomorrow

[fairylights]

So after waiting for the day since I got my letter at the beginning of April, it is finally here. Tomorrow I will spend the whole day at the hospital and should be pumping by lunchtime. Not sure whether to be excited or anxious, probably a bit of both!

 

[philchap1]

Had mine last Tuesday, was a bit apprehensive about being attached 24/7 but it seems to be going well with 84% of tests in the 4 to 8 range and giving a bolus from a handset is quite a novelty, hope all goes well tomorrow.

 

[Annietw1493]

Hope it goes well I have had a pump for 10 years now and cannot imagine life without it. Good luck. If you have any troubles or want to ask questions just ask. Xx

 

[Gaz-M]

Congrats and good luck

 

[misswhiplash]

Whoop! Good luck (Mine only took an hour or so)...

 

[noblehead]

You'll be fine @fairylights, hope tomorrow goes well

 

[Nicola M]

Good luck, hope all goes well!

 

[fairylights]

Thanks everyone, so far so good. I am exhausted after a full day, morning with medtronic rep and afternoon with DSNs and dietician. But pump working well so far.

 

[noblehead]

Excellent @fairylights

Be sure to read up on the book Pumping Insulin, best wishes.

 

[Heathero]

I started with Omnipod yesterday (after 49 yrs on insulin )lots of blood tests 1-2 hourly 24 hrs a day initially for several days. However will allow for Basel correction.So far so good. Hope all goes well fairylights.

 

[fairylights]

I am still doing blood tests every 3 hours overnight and 2 hours during day (1 week in), fingers starting to go black! My DSN is in contact every 2 days and we are gradually making changes to try and get overnights and up until noon sorted first. They like to start you off a little high (where I am) and make changes gradually. I am not the most patient person in the world so finding this quite hard. Slowly getting there, although I had a hypo at 3am this morning. I have been reading Pumping Insulin great book. Hope all goes well for you too Heathero.

 

[Heathero]

Thanks like you I'm inpatient to get BM levels down, night time now good had been prob for years! Day time needs more work having probs re exercise and resulting drop. Unsure how to adjust beforehand. Hope all goes well for you too.