Hi, A couple posts ago, I mentioned that I had been on the pump for about two months. About a week or so after that my LCD screen cracked on my meter! So the company had to send me a new one. And then the day we got the new some how the LCD screen on my pump also broke! So again the company sent me a new pump. Personally I think my mom has memory loss she forgets EVERYTHING! So we went to the doctors to have them help set up the new pump with the right settings and a pump representative helped us get things set right.
I want to share a few recipes. Here are a few: broccoli with cream cheese or salad dressing, celery with peanut butter or salad dressing, carrots with cream cheese or (this may sound weird but it tastes good )with peanut butter. These are all good (and tasty) low-carb recepies.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
My bag
One of the things I do not like about being a diabetic is my bag. It gets heavy. Even with my new pump I still have to carry a purse full of stuff. I have to carry extra supplies for my pump, insulin pen and needles in case the pump fails, fruit leather and candy for times when I go low, alcohol swabs, and my meter. It is hard to keep track of all that stuff, so sometimes I forget things that I am supposed to have.
Another thing I forgot to add that is in my bag is trash and lots of it! When I loose something my mom dumps my stuff out and I have to clean it, and normally I find the thing I lost. My mom also makes me clean out my bag on a regular basis! I have all those strips for the meter for taking my blood glucose, wrappers, and other assorted stuff.
I have gone through around three to four bags. When I left the hospital they gave me a camouflage purse then the zipper came off so my grandma gave me a backpack. But that backpack took too many trips out to the field with me and got very dirty. Next I got a black and pink purse (also from Grandma) but it wore out with all the use and Velcro wore out so all the stuff kept falling out. Now I am using another bag grandma gave me, but mom still says the inside is a mess.
Another thing I forgot to add that is in my bag is trash and lots of it! When I loose something my mom dumps my stuff out and I have to clean it, and normally I find the thing I lost. My mom also makes me clean out my bag on a regular basis! I have all those strips for the meter for taking my blood glucose, wrappers, and other assorted stuff.
I have gone through around three to four bags. When I left the hospital they gave me a camouflage purse then the zipper came off so my grandma gave me a backpack. But that backpack took too many trips out to the field with me and got very dirty. Next I got a black and pink purse (also from Grandma) but it wore out with all the use and Velcro wore out so all the stuff kept falling out. Now I am using another bag grandma gave me, but mom still says the inside is a mess.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
My new pump
I have started a insulin pump. I have only been on it for around two months.
Before I had the pump I had to take a shot of Lantus at night for my basal insulin. Then every time I ate I took a shot of another type of insulin called Humalog. I got very good at giving myself shots.
My pump works differently. I change the insert site every two to three days. It does boluses and basal, so no more shots! I also have a meter that is connected wirelessly to my pump. It can check my blood glucose and then I choose a bolus setting (normally ez- carb). I type in the carb count then it figures out the insulin bolus I need. It even has carb counts for various foods for me to look up.
I like the pump better because:
Taking shots every time I ate gets very annoying, especially at potlucks or big holiday meals.
The pump is very comfortable to wear and no shots!
One thing I don’t like about the pump is that is jostles around a lot. But I am getting used to wearing it.
Before I had the pump I had to take a shot of Lantus at night for my basal insulin. Then every time I ate I took a shot of another type of insulin called Humalog. I got very good at giving myself shots.
My pump works differently. I change the insert site every two to three days. It does boluses and basal, so no more shots! I also have a meter that is connected wirelessly to my pump. It can check my blood glucose and then I choose a bolus setting (normally ez- carb). I type in the carb count then it figures out the insulin bolus I need. It even has carb counts for various foods for me to look up.
I like the pump better because:
Taking shots every time I ate gets very annoying, especially at potlucks or big holiday meals.
The pump is very comfortable to wear and no shots!
One thing I don’t like about the pump is that is jostles around a lot. But I am getting used to wearing it.
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