New Tech Device

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After 35+ year of traditiional insulin via syringes, I am moving into the age of an insulin pump. This little pager size device (Medtronic Paradigm 722) is a powerful litle computer, and comes with a thick ownsers manual.

All of the changes are a bit overwhelming. Okay, I am giving up one thing (in jecting long term insulin, so no more Lantus), but now I have revervoirs, infusion sets, carb counting, and all kinds of micro-managing.

Until now I have been extremely sloppy on my diet and tracking, which will all need to change as my insulin “bolus”- the amount extra taken at meals, needs to be correlated closely with how much I eat.

For the first two days, i wore it filled with saline, taking my normal injections, to get used to having it attached and pretending to do my doses. It seems like a lot, but I am confident it will become second nature.

In the long run, this should help a lot, as the little incrementing flow of small doses of insulin will better mimic what my body is supposed to do.