Two Years of Pumping
This popped up on my Facebook timeline this morning. Ten-year-old Caitlin looking so brave sporting her Dexcom continuous glucose monitor (CGM) sensor on the right of her abdomen and her T-Slim insulin pump site on the left. This was her first day using her pump. It was filled with saline so we could get used to it before going live with insulin. I still remember my hands shaking putting that first pump site in. And the tears. Mine and Caitlin's!
Two years have gone by and a lot has happened. Caitlin developed a severe allergy to the adhesive in Dexcom sites, we struggled with pump sites for the T-Slim. She hated the one we liked, we hated the one she liked. We went with her choice, of course. And then the Omnipod tubeless pump came along in August which we all love.
TWO YEARS + 5,300 FINGER STICKS + 400 PUMP SITE CHANGES + A HANDFUL OF INJECTIONS WHEN NOTHING ELSE WAS GOING RIGHT = WE NEED A CURE!!!
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