Time has flown by this year! Can you believe we're into May already? I can't. The other thing I cannot believe is that 4 months ago I ditched my insulin pump for 8 shots and 10 blood sugar readings a day. I don't miss my pump yet, the infusion set changes, the alarms going off, those things can stay away for a bit longer.
I am so excited for my first spring and summer since I was 12-13 where I can wear dresses without worrying about extra pockets having to be made into the dress or wearing this velcro leg strap thingy that I've had for years (uncomfortable). I was like a kid in a candy store over my birthday weekend when my hubby
sent me shopping for dresses! I was so happy, I felt like a girl again!
I can wear a bathing suit without fear of a wave ripping out my insulin pump site or the lovely tan lines I would get from the infusion sites. I was kind of like the girls that go tan and put those cute little heart stickers on themselves repeatedly to see what kind of tan was developing, except mine wasn't cute like theirs. My body would be covered in 2 inch oval white patches where my site had been for 3 days. Not so hot!
Besides the fashion aspect of not pumping, how have things been going? Pretty well! I will know in more detail after May 17th when I visit my endo. I am praying that my A1c will continue to drop and that my cholesterol will follow that trend as well. My blood sugars have been much better than when I was pumping. The only thing that I am still struggling with is my after breakfast highs. Though, when I was pumping, I still experienced this issue, so I cannot say it's due to the MDI's. My recent strategy has caused an increase in my insulin (only in the A.M.) of about 40% to fight off the natural resistance that occurs in the morning hours. For the rest of the day, unless I slip up and eat something I shouldn't, my sugars are great.
I recently ditched my symlin pen (another injection for a hormone my body doesn't make), I was tired of feeling nauseated EVERYDAY! Who would enjoy that feeling everyday for a few months? I couldn't take it anymore.
Oh, gosh, I can't believe I didn't mention this earlier. Another great thing that's happened since switching back to MDI's is my weight loss. Steady blood sugars, a better nutritional strategy and overall less insulin levels versus pumping has provided a nice change on the scale. I've lost around 10 pounds! What woman doesn't enjoy fitting back into her skinny jeans (from high school I might add)! What a reward that was :)
Thanks for reading,
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