So… It’s officially been 5 weeks since I started on the OmniPod, and I finally tried it on my arm. Armed. Banded. Armbanded. Weird.
Already, I was so accustomed to wearing that box on my stomach that I startle each time I notice my empty abdomen: Where-oh-where has my pump gone? Have I lost it? Ah no, the shoulder. That’s right. It did feel a little achy back there when I wasn’t looking.
Actually, the…
So here it is. One of the big perplexities of insulin pumping: Am I sexy with this thing on? I know, I know, sexy is as sexy does. But still…
As I mentioned the other day, a fellow OmniPod-er recently wrote to me: “Somebody mentioned that (the pods) looked like ‘tumors’ and I just can’t get that image out of my mind. I am concerned about their sex appeal even though my husband said he…
You can see that this has been a life-changer for me: I usually don’t do anything much “random.” But becoming a pumper — especially with such an innovative wireless system — has brought on all sorts of experiences and feelings that don’t necessarily stack up in any methodical way. I’m just letting it all sink in at the moment…
That said, you can read the “aerial view” of my thoughts on becoming a pumper at…
The day unimagined has arrived: I am a pumper. I am woman, I wear Pod. I can’t believe I haven’t injected myself in 3 entire days!
So far it’s so existence-altering, I hardly know where to begin… In fact, I’m trying to temper my enthusiasm, so I don’t peter out too fast. Meaning I’m reserving my big Happy Dance for when I really start to see results.
But here’s how it went so far: On…
I have seen the future of CGMS, and it looks pretty damn good. OK, I admit, I just caught a glimpse, ’cause I was disqualified for a current study of the Abbott FreeStyle Navigator in the last round due to potential “skin allergies to medical adhesives.” Curse those DexCom shower patches (which irritate my skin and made me look iffy here). Curse them!
Anyway, the Navigator is reportedly hekka accurate. Even my new endo says…