He's a Pumper

It's official! He's a pumper. I've been so busy with the end of school year activities. Night time basal testing have finally ended and he is doing great. Site changes happen often as we get bad sites and insulin just isn't going into his body or sometimes the inset doesn't  enter his body correctly. 

This happened at 7:30am during a site change before school and he said Mom it doesn't feel right it hurts. Thank goodness he can tell me right away that it is feels like it's wrong. I reinjected another and he made it to school. 

We've had a time this week where it fell out at school. No rhyme or reason. Just drove to school and reattach it. We have tried a 6mm metal needle catheter instead of the plastic one, but after a day Daniel said that began to hurt. So, I took that out. In one weekend, I changed his site 5 times. But, I'll do whatever it takes to make sure he is comfortable. 

I don't look at the cost anymore. I don't look at stress of the pump anymore. I look at the good it can be for Daniel in the long run. Most of all if he is happy. Once he says he doesn't want it anymore, then we will return to the injections. 

Landon is so sweet and will tell big brother check your sugar and brother change your pump. I guess it's true, it's all Landon knows. He thinks every big brother has diabetes. 

Thank God and Dr. Hathout for letting me know I've done everything right and I recognize what to do and how to care for him on the pump. That's such an honor. Now I can have some normalcy back into my life. I learned, I studied, I woke up every night as ordered at 12 midnight, 3am, 6am. Faxed paperwork weekly since October and then daily since he's been on the pump. Hard work and dedication for my son is all worth it. Tandem t-slim touchscreen pump is finally his newest medical regimen. 

Mommy loves you so much Daniel. 

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