Welcome and Hello

Over the course of the next few days I am going to be posting some of my research process on selecting an insulin pump and get you up to speed on present day happenings.  I have been a diabetic for over 20 years, I was diagnosed Type 1 when I was 16.  High school was an awkward time to become a diabetic for me - I was at an all boys school in my junior year and involved in many things.  I struggled with it at times from the mental aspect and still do at times but overall I have been doing well.  My a1C's have been around 7.0 (a bit higher and a bit lower) but as I have aged I am found it harder to maintain control as the a1C's and blood glucose readings began to creep up consistently.  I stay at home and take care of my two wonderful kids so I decided I needed to do something to not only better my life for myself, but to make sure I could be the best I could for my kids so I started inquiring about insulin pumps and doing research on my own.  After being on Humulin N and R, and then Lantus and Humalog, I am now on a Minimed Paradigm Revel 723 Insulin Pump from Medtronic, started on 4/19/2011.  In the following posts over the next week I will get up to speed on why I choose this pump, how my training went and then up to present day.  When caught up I will write about my life on the pump.  Enjoy.