A new pumper
Kyle, my 11 year old was put on an Insulin pump Monday. The first
day under controlled conditions (in the hosp) was great, the next
day, he had a wreck on his bike, his pump site got pulled out,
apparently to him it is extremely painful to put the Insulin pump
site back in the skin, he cried for 45 minutes begging me to take it
out, then once removed he was scared (Emla cream was used)he did not
want it back in. I was about in tears, he was already crying. If I
had any Lantus left I would have said forget this, it ain’t worth
it!! We proceeded forward, put the site in his thigh, it did not
hurt as bad as the abdomen for him, and the next 2 days have been
wonderful. He bolus’ with every piece of carb that goes into his
mouth, his numbers are improving. We (I say we because he is not in
this battle alone)have a Minimed (the newest model) and it is
phenominal what all this machine does. You infared your BG to the
pump, it gives you a recommendation of the amount of Insulin to
correct it. You put in the amount of carbs you are eating, it
recommends amount of Insulin to cover it. It mimics the pancreas
very well. Merry Christmas to all! Tonja