Pump class #2

Today was pump class #2. We arrived and I set him up on insulin within the first 20 minutes. We shared our week and the RNs wanted him hooked up right away so I filled his cartridge and loaded his pump. Once everything was ready, Daniel was ready to inject his needle into his tummy himself. He picked his spot, showed his RNs, and did it all himself. He was ready. 

We went over paperwork and orders. It seemed liked within minutes we were on our way and he is a pumper! I'm so proud of him. He seemed annoyed by the appointment. But, I understand it's frustrating for him to go through all that he has to go through. I'm praying this makes his life easier than it ever has had to be. A few more weeks of patience and blood sugar checks and he should be enjoying healthy blood sugars. 

We now must make sure he eats no later than 7pm. Unfortunately, ice hockey starts at 6:30pm, so he now must eat early. He did and suffered at bg54 at practice. After correction, dropped to bg45, then after another correction bg59. That was it. Ice hockey practice had to end for tonight. His body just wasn't cooperating. It is only the first day and I told Daniel maybe next week things will be much different. 

Tonight his 9pm bg122. His goal bg100. He's getting a small correction. But, that's a healthy blood sugar. He's hungry and not liking the no eating after 7pm rule. It's only for a few weeks while we set his basal rate. My poor son has been through so much in his health in his short life. I give him so much credit for all he goes through. 

Being a type 1 diabetic is not a fair disease for a child. It's very restrictive and can change their days from one moment to another. It can make them sick at any given moment without any warning and has no timing or reason. I feel bad when I watch my son get sad especially tonight at ice hockey practice when his body just won't allow him to participate. It's a very unfair disease. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. 

I can say that I do love the T-Slim pump. I love the ability to download the information from the pump into the software and his doctors and nurses can see all his information. It creates reports and we can see his trends. It's truly an advanced system. I do have to manually enter his blood sugars as we have a meter that doesn't download into the program, but that doesn't bother me. I'm home and have time to do it. 

I'm thankful for the blessing and insurance approval for the pump. The costs of it to be covered is a blessing in itself. I am humbled for it and if I have to enter information, well I guess I will be doing just that. I'm not complaining. 

So far, Daniel is happy and that's all that matters.