Various goodies...
- We had our saline pump start this Monday. Samantha did GREAT despite being sicker than a dog! I inserted her first infusion set with no numbing cream and her response was, "Cooool!!!" and "That didn't even hurt, Mom!" I was so proud! So she is hooked up to saline for a couple of days to get used to the pump and its various functions. We still have to give injections during this time to keep her blood sugars in check.
- Patrick changed out Samantha's infusion set last night and she said he did a better job than I did! This is great because prior to the pump, she hasn't really been that open to Patrick's participation with her Diabetes stuff. I think she is now realizing that it can be beneficial to have a Step-dad who is willing to be involved!
- Tomorrow is our insulin start!!! We go live tomorrow! This is the real deal, when we push the buttons on the pump, they will actually regulate her blood sugars! I am so excited, but also very nervous!! I will post an update in the next couple of days.
- Found an awesome deal from an awesome lady on Precision Xtra Blood Ketone strips. Our insurance doesn't cover them so we pay $49.00 for a box of ten. We can easily go through ten strips in two days of illness. I am buying 10 boxes (that's 100 strips total) for $10 per box! That's $1 per strip instead of almost $5 per strip! Woo hoo!
- I ordered Samantha these cool patches to go on top of her infusion sets! I figure if you have to constantly wear something stuck to your body, you might as well have fun with it! Hopefully I will have them before her birthday in mid-May!
That's it for now. Samantha has been really sick the past three days (fevers of 102, blood sugars in the 400-500s), so I need to go check her blood sugar again and set my alarm for a re-check in a couple of hours. Maybe I'll knit for a bit. I haven't done any of that in the past 3 days.
