Diabetes Together With Changing Things Up

I’m a acquire alongside the current variety of gal, except of shape when I’m not. 

I dear novel experiences, coming together novel people, as well as exploring novel places. 

But I’m non swell alongside big life changes - fifty-fifty when they're expert - as well as I know that close myself - It’s i of the things I acquire by alongside as well as I know it holds me back. 

I possess got no stance why I acquire by alongside life changes thus much - but I’m pissed that I create as well as I’m actively working on fixing this effect - as well as roughly others. 

I liken how I comprehend life changes to my dear of swimming inward the body of body of water - Seriously, it’s similar i of my favorite things inward the basis to do! I dear swimming, surfing, trunk surfing waves, as well as embracing my inner dolphin.

 I’ve been going out over my caput since I was a kid  - jumping off a boat as well as learning to swam towards Lucy the Elephant at the historic menses of 4. I bought my get-go surfboard at 25, There was a fourth dimension I'd possess got a wave runner out on a 40 mile body of body of water jaunt no work - as well as to this day I swim inward the body of body of water until I start to plough blue. 

But equally I grew up, I desire from diving inward the body of body of water without thinking... to easing my agency in, jumping as well as dodging waves through the shallow water, cursing the mutual depression temperature waves equally they hitting my trunk as well as splashed my facial expression upwards - until I was lastly ready to dive inward as well as possess got the plunge. 

FTR, I know inward my midpoint as well as caput that if I would only possess got the plunge as well as dunk my caput nether the waves, the H2O would forthwith experience warmer - but I withal don't. 

I rest my agency inward - It takes me a expert five minutes to dive nether my get-go wave  - as well as thus I’m domicile free, feeling groovy, as well as riding waves until I'm likewise tired to continue. 

Which brings me diabetes - afterward years of wearing an insulin pump alongside an expired warranty as well as using the same build glucose meter for most of the time, I knew it was good past times fourth dimension to build roughly changes inward my diabetes tech management. 

It’s non similar I didn’t desire to - I totally did. But my onetime insurance deductible was super high (and my co-pay, non what I would telephone hollo upwards generous,) as well as don’t fifty-fifty acquire me started on commitment issues re: warranties. 

But plenty was enough, I was good overdue as well as I knew I needed updated diabetes applied scientific discipline inward guild to non solely remain healthy, but to utilize the elixir of life nosotros telephone hollo upwards insulin. And I was THIS CLOSE to coming together my deductible - it was the perfect fourth dimension to switch things up. 

Sidebar: I’ve been dealing alongside abdomen scar tissue issues for quite roughly fourth dimension - problematic on all fronts - non only absorption issues, but I was literally having to modify my infusion site every 24 to 34 hours, instead of every 3 days because of absorption issues - as well as that gets freaking expensive. 

I tried my legs as well as that would run slightly longer, but I could never navigate my arms (tubing issues,) or my back (contortion issues). 

I spent an inordinate amount of fourth dimension on the telephone battling my insurance society to pay for extra boxes on infusion sites, my daily 24 hr insulin insulin consumption kept creeping upwards as well as up, equally did my frustration levels. 

I seriously considered taking an extended pump vacation, but afterward having a heart-to-heart alongside my fabulous Endo doctor J, as well as nosotros both felt that Insulet's OmniPod would most probable live the best solution for me. 

I could plough over my abdomen a much needed as well as extended intermission from infusion sites, piece trying out other sites on my body. Plus, I'd possess got 45 days to regard if the switch was working for me.

After talking alongside the roughly folks at the Insulet/Omnipod booth at the Children With Diabetes, Friends For Life Conference, the newspaper run was laid inward motion, my insurance society approved my switch from fifteen years on Medtronic, to Omnipod (and paid for a overnice percentage of it,) as well as from LifeScan exam strips to FreeStyle - no problem. 

Two big diabetes changes for me inward a relatively brusk time.

Beginning alongside a convo at my Endo's percentage on June 5th, followed past times a convo inward Orlando this past times July at CWD,FFL, as well as officially kicking-off on July 31st, at 3 pm, eastern measure fourth dimension - when I inserted my get-go OmniPod. 

How's going?? 

My side past times side postal service is all close my get-go 10 total days podding - remain tuned!!