Finally, WE'RE PUMPING!!!
Yay! We are live with insulin! Everything went really well at pump start today! Samantha has a kidney infection, so that complicates matters a bit as infection makes her more insulin resistant. But, we are doing good! Here are some pics.
This is Samantha's infusion set. She has 10 viable sites on each side of her tummy and 6 viable sites on each side of her upper tush. Having so many site options to rotate will greatly reduce scar tissue build up and site problems! The infusion set in this picture is a different type of set she will normally use. This one is called the Comfort Short and requires a manual insertion (using an introducer needle -- no cool little insertion device with this guy). We decided to give it a try so that we would know how to insert a different set if she does not do well on her prescribed sets. This set goes in at an angle and works great for kids without many fatty areas. You need fat for sub q insulin delivery! Luckily my kid has some padding so chances are the other sets will do just fine.
This second photo is the pump itself. We all started calling it Greenie before it ever showed up and the name just stuck. Although Samantha did inform us in the car on the way home that Greenie is in fact a girl pump. This home screen shows the name and current basal rate. Basal rate is the rate at which the small little doses of insulin are delivered over the period of one hour. This screen shows that she gets .7 units of insulin per hour this time of night. Since that .7 unit is split up into tiny doses delivered every 3 minutes, the actual doses delivered are insanely small.
Picture number three and four are her supply box and the typical supplies needed for one set change. The box is kept on the kitchen counter for quick access for treatment of lows and set changes. We decorated it together.
