1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:
* Respect for self,
* Respect for others and,
* Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
Hi all,
I wrote in a previous post about an insulin pump story that I found
interesting but I wasn’t able to link it to the post or copy over the
pictures. I just added the story to the “link” section which shows the
pictures of the insulin pump and the infustion site in case someone
hasn’t seen one before. It also shows a picture of how it detaches
from your body.
It’s in the LINKS section under AN INSULIN PUMPING STORY
Hope you guys find it interesting as well. Goodnight, Evelyn 
Just in case you check out the interactive pump, these are some of
the words you will see and what they mean…:
Bolus:
Similar to when you give yourself an injection for when you are about
to eat a meal (for ex: you would normally fill a needle with 3 units
of
fast acting insulin to eat your lunch. On the pump, you would
program
the bolus to 3.0 units and then press, GO. The pump then delivers
the
insulin) Also, you can easily use fractions of units to be more
precise when covering high blood sugars or eating.
Basal:
Your “background insulin” similar to Lantus, etc.
Suspend/Resume:
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Hi Nicole…
I just wanted to let you know a great way to figure out if a pump is
right for you. I, too, was against getting the pump until I did more
research. After hearing so many people tell me they “loved” their
pump, I had to see if for myself. If you call the pump companies
(Animas Corp, Minimed, Delta Cozmo…etc), you can ask for a
representative to come out to your home to show you the pump in
person. For me, that was the trick. Once I saw how it worked and
understood the concept behind it, I wanted one. Also, the pump I got
was the Animas 1250 and on their website is an interactive pump that
you can play around with. (There are links available in this group’s
link section)
The pump can sound complicated but it is much easier than injections
(in my opinion). Like anything else, you have to give it time for
you to get used to just like when someone starts injections.
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