| An insulin pump was only a fantasy to me. I
had known fellow diabetics that used them and were very happy at
the control they got using them. It wasn't until late 2000
until I was put on a health insurance plan. I was so
jazzed. I could see a doctor when I felt I needed to see
one which was important to me because the only time I really
went to see one, was only when I was seriously sick. And
at those times, it was usually somebody in an Emergency Room.
Below, I'll take you on a trip of what I went through to get
put on an insulin pump. It really wasn't as bad as some of
the horror stories I've heard from others trying to get hooked
up and pumping, but to me, it took too long to get going.
June 2000: Saw a regular doctor for a full check
up. Blood sugars were running at 230 with no
fasting. Doctor did a full lab work up for
me. Found out my cholesterol was a little
high. 238 to be exact.. And my HbA1c was 7.8.
Saw this doctor again a couple of months later and asked her
about being put on an insulin pump. She had no clue of
what I was talking about. <grrr>
I waited a few weeks then made another appointment, but asked
to see a different doctor with experience in diabetes.
Sure enough, they sent me to a doctor that had 2 family members
with type 1 diabetes. He knew the complications and
everything that diabetics have to live with. He referred
me to an Endocrinologist and I went to see her the following
week <whoo hoo!>
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