Thank you!
I am getting a pump, the prescription finally went through; now for the insurance hurdle. Logs sent too; phew.
And interestingly and excitingly (to me) I have stayed totally even. Watching it all unfold via Dex, so I’m keeping a close eye on it. I just want to see the patterns, while fasting (or more accurately, while eating things <3 grams/carb anytime I do eat). A lettuce salad may be my biggest count between today and yesterday, so far. I might skip it. I just want to really watch the basel things. I actually passed this by my endo and he’s cool, even if to other docs I know they’d all look down on me. But I think that learning on my own is really the only / best way to go.
And yes, I was interested and excited to see that while I slept it stayed all even all the time, though I did not sleep for more than 2 hours at a time.
I still can’t believe that no one has done this, here… maybe someone will chime in soon who has and has any tips.
I have a meeting with the pump educator on Saturday, and I know they are all willing to get me the thing asap. I have heard that insurance is easy to get through re pumps, and I have submitted everything. Re the Dexcom, I actually got one from the rep as soon as he had the Rx – I am hoping the same for the [Omnipod] pump, though their rep hasn’t called me still, though they received the Rx/letter of med nec this morning.
Kristin, I am very curious to hear that this does not sound like a good way to test basal rates to you – telll me more? I am tracking when I take how many units of insulin, and jotting down tests or Dex #s at least every half hour. It’s actually a relief after all of my [pointless] carb/insulin/bg logs I’ve done for the nutritionist (who never gave me starting rates). Way easier doing this than all of that was to me.
Yes what I am doing re injections is not perfect, a whole unit coming every… whatever re tests + what I see the data points on Dex doing, rising or falling, tell me to do. But, it’s giving me a clear indication of the hours of day I need / use more to stay even. My range so far has been great (to me) 71-133, just using whole units.
And I’m lucky, needles have never bothered me, so i’m good there. I would likely give it up anyway after a few days if this takes a while to get the thing, but, I wanted to see whatever the pattern indication would show me, sans food events affecting that.