new user
hello everyone! I joined the club sometime this
week and i love the support everyone has for each
other. it is nice to know where i can find other
diabetics if i need advice. i am 20 and was diagnosed with
juvenile onset this past december right before christmas.
i have to take 2 shots per day. can anyone give me
some info on an insulin pump? especially how girls
deal with it in the summer time(bathing suits,tube
tops, etc) any pointers would be great. if anyone is
from the asheville-hickory section of nc, would you
please suggest a good
endocrinologist?<br
August 2nd, 2003 at 6:39 am
hi melissa…. I got diagnosed the summer before
last (im 19 now) and last summer i went on the insulin
pump. i LOVE it. some of the reasons i got to go on it
so quickly were 1) i was at a hospital that had a
very intesive program geared towards putting kids ont
he pump (getting diagnosed as a 17 year old, i was
able to go to a childrens hospital still, which tends
to be a bit better since theyre more used to dealing
with type 1 diabetics), and 2) i got myself under
control as soon as i could. I had to really work at it,
learning all about carb counting and whatnot… i had to
almost immediately take charge of my disease and
aggressively work to keep myself in check with my blood
sugars. they usually wait at least a year before putting
someone on the pump, though, so dont think its soemthing
that will come around tomorrow… it takes a lot of
hard work. One other thing… i was on 2 shots at
first too, but right before getting put on the pump
they had to change me to 3 shots a day (because of my
insurance company, they wouldnt pay for it unless i was on
3 shots a day for some reason… you know how those
people can be).<br
whatnot…. i havent had too much of a problem yet. if you
are really concerned about it, you can opt for a site
like the sillouette, as this is more easily detached
from and doesnt leave any tubing on you when you
detatch from it. It can be kinda a pain in the neck, but
the ability for freedom ALONE is enough for me to
deal with the minor inconveniences (like not having
low blood sugars in the middle of class!!) If you
have any other questions about the pump or getting
over the initial shock of diabetes or ANYTHING, please
dont hesitate to email me, my email is
emily.slater@… … i know at least somewhat how you must feel…
iw as there not too long ago. well, i hope i hear
from you soon!!<br
August 3rd, 2003 at 8:14 am
I’m IDDM for 16 years and belong to a list of
pumpers, If you’d like to visit it, it’s
at:<br
page for your area about ‘pump friendly doctors and
such. You might want to join the mail list, but if
you’re not allowed too much email, you should go for
‘browseror web only’ to receive email. This way you don’t
get several hundred emails in a week. The IP list is
3,000 members strong.<br
the three pump makers and you can go to their
websites and get information packs sent to you. Getting a
pump is like buying a new car almost. It depends on
your lifestyle and what you want from the pump. Some
are waterproof, some aren’t. Some look nicer than
others and some have features while others
don’t.<br
book called “Pumping Insulin” by John Walsh and Ruth
Roberts. This is the ‘pumper’s Bible’ and is a decent
reference to have.<br
and wouldn’t go back to shots for anything. They’ll
have to pry my pump from my cold, dead
hand…<G><br
August 4th, 2003 at 9:50 am
My email addy is mytcelt@…<br
keep it somewhat private….members here and another group only.<br