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May. 23rd, 2019 08:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
diabetesdiaryI am all set up and connected to a new insulin pump! I've had it for a couple weeks, and it's going okay so far. I've mastered bolusing (mealtime and correction doses of insulin). The menus are different, but I'm getting used to it. The thing that is still most challenging is changing out the insulin and reservoir. Most of the steps are on the pump screen, which is helpful, but drawing the insulin into the reservoir has more steps than I'm used to, and so far I always forget a few of them. I feel frustrated that I don't have it down yet, even though I know it will just take time to get used to. I forget to push a little insulin back into the tubing. I also have trouble filling the reservoir with the desired amount of insulin and forget how careful I have to be when removing the plunger from the bottom of the reservoir (something I didn't have to do with my last pump) in order to avoid air getting trapped in with the insulin. If air is trapped in with the insulin, I could be pumping air into my body instead of insulin and not know the difference until my blood sugars are high. I'm grateful I have my family to help these first few times and that my brother has a similar pump so he knows how to help.
I got a message on Tuesday that my Dexcom CGM is ready to ship! I'm still waiting on confirmation that it's shipped, but it's almost on its way! I'm excited for another new Diabetes adventure and am hopeful this will help me sleep and feel like I have better control and less anxiety. I scheduled an appointment to meet with the diabetes educator for June 4, but they called this morning and asked if I wanted to switch to May 29 instead. I'm a little concerned about switching because, though I want to get started as soon as possible, I'm not sure I'll have the Dexcom by Wednesday afternoon.
I was having more lows than normal after I switched to the new pump. My doctor looked at my blood sugars for the first week and changed some basal rates and insulin to carb ratios (how many grams of carbs equal a unit of insulin at various points throughout the day), and my blood sugars have been better. Sometimes I wonder why I have anxiety about what my blood sugars are doing because I feel like I'm in range most of the time and that I would see that if I looked at a log of my blood sugars.
I think I'm handling these changes better than I thought I would. My anxiety about switching to a new pump is gone, and soon I'll be able to operate and change it with the speed and accuracy of my last pump. Dexcom will be an adventure, but I think I'll be fine as long as I remind myself the benefits (theoretically) outweigh any headaches that might come with it.
Changes are happening, and for once I feel fine about it.
I got a message on Tuesday that my Dexcom CGM is ready to ship! I'm still waiting on confirmation that it's shipped, but it's almost on its way! I'm excited for another new Diabetes adventure and am hopeful this will help me sleep and feel like I have better control and less anxiety. I scheduled an appointment to meet with the diabetes educator for June 4, but they called this morning and asked if I wanted to switch to May 29 instead. I'm a little concerned about switching because, though I want to get started as soon as possible, I'm not sure I'll have the Dexcom by Wednesday afternoon.
I was having more lows than normal after I switched to the new pump. My doctor looked at my blood sugars for the first week and changed some basal rates and insulin to carb ratios (how many grams of carbs equal a unit of insulin at various points throughout the day), and my blood sugars have been better. Sometimes I wonder why I have anxiety about what my blood sugars are doing because I feel like I'm in range most of the time and that I would see that if I looked at a log of my blood sugars.
I think I'm handling these changes better than I thought I would. My anxiety about switching to a new pump is gone, and soon I'll be able to operate and change it with the speed and accuracy of my last pump. Dexcom will be an adventure, but I think I'll be fine as long as I remind myself the benefits (theoretically) outweigh any headaches that might come with it.
Changes are happening, and for once I feel fine about it.
