I ordered my pump based on a time frame as I knew I would have to wait for training and I just purchased Lantus so I wanted to use that up before starting the pump as it took about $400 out of my wallet and I knew I had to pay for Humalog for the pump out of pocket as well. My insurance company has a program for diabetics which provides all supplies for the pump and testing (except for the insulin) at no cost to me so that was a big bonus. I ordered my pump (the color blue) and it arrived in a couple of days after processing. I was excited as I am a technology nerd and couldn't wait to check it out. I opened the box and did the smart thing and went to the workbooks they send first, although one was pretty basic I read them first. In 24 hours I was done with the manuals and doing the practice exercises with the pump. At that point I was all set, the problem was this was February and I had to wait until mid-April for pump training at the Doctor's office. I also learned that Medtronic has a online learning section, which I proceeded to peruse. It was very helpful and was pretty informative only issue was I have two small kids and it requires listening and watching so it was difficult for me to get very far into it.
So from that point it was a little over a month and a half of waiting to get to the training. I had many emotions and thoughts during the time that ranged from excitement to nervousness, after all I had been doing injections for over 20 years and this was going to be a big change. I wasn't sure how it would go or what it would be like to have something attached to me all the time but I knew it was for the better of my health and better for my family in the short and long term. My Facebook group has been very helpful in support and giving advice as some are parents of pump users and others are pump users themselves.
I also worked on getting the CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) for my pump which was a little more difficult and will tell about that process next post.
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