soon to be pumper

We went to the pump prep class back on March 11, and Hannah was able to leave there wearing an insulin pump. It was just as a trial, so she knew what it felt like to wear this 24/7.
She disliked the insertion part, where the nurse showed us how to put in the catheter, she held still and it was over in a second. It was placed in her upper butt area. That is connected to tubing, which is connected to the pump and eventually the insulin. She wore this for 3 days, but wasn't getting any insulin through it yet.

As the idea of getting the pump for her was brought up over the last few months, she was againest it. She didn't want nothing to do with it. Her doctor has suggested we look into it for better insulin control and to help lower her A1C level. So we have been. After she had the pump on, which I thought would deter her more into not wanting it, I think she changed her mind and even kinda liked it, plus the thought of less shots in a day is becoming understandable to her now that she knows what the pump is all about.

We should be recieving her pump in the mail by Friday, along with all the supplies we need for it. The next available class to start on the pump is not until May 6. That is what has seemingly been the longest process in this, is getting into a class that is not full already. So May 6 is when we will go to the Diabetes clinic in St Paul and get started on this thing they call pumping. She then gets a follow up 2 weeks later. I'm hoping this is the best thing for her, so that she can maintain an active and normal life.





The pump



The infusion set