Wednesday, August 19, 2009

I try new technology....i Port

When I was diagnosed with T1D I did multiple daily injections for 3 weeks before I was put on the insulin pump. I have been pumping ever since. I was so overwhelmed when I first started using the pump but after just a few weeks it was just a part of me. It has never really bothered me to be on the pump. Well, this past May I decided to take a break from the pump. Really, the only reason I wanted to get off of the pump was to wear this really hot tight dress that I bought to wear to a ball with my husband. There would be NO place to hide that puppy! So I asked my DR. if I could do injections for just a week. I thought this would also be great practice for me because I was planning on injection therapy during our honeymoon a month later. Well, we are in August and I am still injecting. I just had a Dr.'s appointment August 10th. I told my Dr. the only reason I may consider going back to the pump is because I am starting to bruise very badly from the injections. I take 2 shots of Levimir a day and 3-5 shots of Novalog a day. So that is 5-7 shots a day. I have bruises on my legs and arms sooooo bad. My sister-n-law told me about the iport. I asked my Dr. about them and they gave me some samples. I love it! It is just a little port that I put in every 3 days, just like the pump. I then inject my insulin pins into this port. Don't feel a thing! No more bruises! So I may just stay on injections for awhile longer!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Interesting, I've never heard of this before.