Successful Pump Transition!!!

As a mother....I feel it's my right to brag, as all mothers should! :)

Last Sunday (10 days ago), Quinton transitioned to the pump. As you can imagine, I was worried sick! Last week was quite daunting with extremely unpredictable BG numbers. One minute his BG would be 410 and two hours later it would be 60!!! I was a nervous wreck.

Adjustment after adjustment has paid off! Quinton has had amazing blood sugars for the last 6 days and is smoothly transitioning into the pump club!

He's had to change his set three times since he started and he's done every single one of them by himself! I couldn't be more proud! This pump thing is the best thing that's happened to him since diagnosis. I just love that kid so much!

He was so funny....the Sunday he got the pump he begged me to take him out to dinner so he could eat a special meal without an injection. He plead with me saying "I haven't been able to eat anything without a shot for 8 months...c'mon mom". How could I resist that! So, off to Red Robin we went and he ordered whatever he wanted. A finger poke, a push of a button and voila, he was free to chow down. I guess it's the little things that make us happy these days! Way to go Q!!!!

This made me smile.  Congrats to Quinton!

Congratulations! That's totally awesome. We're expecting Sarah's pump to be here within the week, so it's good to hear a new pump success story!

CONGRATS!!! how old is he?? in a couple weeks all be thirteen and i really want one CONGRATS to the both of you

Thanks everyone! I just read this post to Quinton and it made him beam that I was so proud of him. Quinton is 12. His Birthday is in April, so he's got a while to go until being a "teen". The amazing thing is that Q was just diagnosed in January of 2010 and approved for the pump in June. That's right, only 6 months of T1 and he was ready!!! His A1c is 6.7 and he's owned this disease and manages it primarily by himself.

The only negative experience we've had with the pump was the process of actually GETTING the pump. Medtronic, our insurance company (Providence) and the medical supply company (Edgepark) were HORRIBLE to deal with. Don't get me wrong, the individuals I dealt with were very polite, but it was a case of the left hand not talking to the right hand. It was EXTREMELY frustrating that none of the companies were taking charge and put me in the middle to communicate between the companies. We were ok'd for the pump in June and what should have taken 3 weeks to process took nearly 8 weeks! All because these companies weren't communicating with each other. What infuriated me the most was that each of the companies were blaming each other......to ME! I don't care what your internal company problems are....figure them out because the only person that is suffering from your shortfalls is my son! ARRRGH! Sorry, reliving this mess still stresses me out.

Anyway, good luck to all of you who are transitioning to the pump! I'm sure it will be just as exciting and successful as Quinton's was. To the parents out there....get ready to feel like you have a newborn all over again. Waking up every 2 hours throughout the night to check blood is quite exhausting! Exhausting, but well worth it.

If I can help anyone or answer any questions, please feel free to contact me!

Happy Pumping!

Great Job Q!!  My daughter loves her pump and we wouldn't know what to do without it.  She loves having the freedom to eat without having a shot.  And it helps when she wants to go to a birthday party and she doesn't have to have a bunch of shots (one for food, one for cake/icecream).  It has felt like we have a little bit of our life back.  Love it!!

Congrats again, I am so glad he is happy with it and it has given him some freedom back!

I have a 12 yo Quinten too and he goes by Q at school lol.

Way to go! My daughter was dxed in dec 09 and wants nothing to do with the pump.

Shelly

A finger poke, a push of a button and voila, he was free to chow down. I guess it's the little things that make us happy these days! Way to go Q!!!!

This is not a little thing! My first day with the pump (as a 19 year old) I was so excited to eat everything! It's a huge difference to not have to worry about the math and the needles and feeling self conscious. 

Its awesome that you've had so much good luck. I hope it continues to be awesome for you. 

That is great! Glad he has more freedom now.

AWESOMEEE :)

Good to hear! Congratulations to you both!!

Jessica

<snip>Way to go! My daughter was dxed in dec 09 and wants nothing to do with the pump.

I hope that as Riley gets more experience, she will get interested in getting a pump. In my own case, I did injections for 52 years, starting at age 10, before starting my first pump, 15 years ago. I have had much better control using a pump, to say nothing about the convenience.

Tom

Jessica

Way to go! My daughter was dxed in dec 09 and wants nothing to do with the pump.

Jessica,

Has Riley had a chance to meet any other Type 1's her age? About a week after Sarah was diagnosed, I met up with a mom and her daughter (Amanda). Amanda is about a year older than Sarah, super active in sports and stuff, adorable as can be. Anyway, she wears a pump and told Sarah all about it. Sarah's been chomping at the bit ever since. And (woo hoo!) her Animas Ping arrives tomorrow!

What is it about the pump Riley doens't like? According to Sarah the insertion felt like less than a shot (she compared it with the finger ***). She think's it looks super cool and can't wait to show her friends her new device.

Michelle

According to Sarah the insertion felt like less than a shot (she compared it with the finger ***).

LOL! I find it hysterical that on a diabetes related website I get censored for using the word p_r_i_c_k...