Wordless Wednesday: Duct Tape to the Rescue

Duct Tape fixes everything, right?

In Detail: Site Changes

I want to start a new, weekly feature on my blog called In Detail. This feature will show many pictures of some of the most simple things that diabetics do, like site changes, testing your blood, and other habitual things for diabetics. Some of these might be picture heavy, so if you don't like tons of pictures, brace yourself.

In Detail: Site Changes

I'm at zero units and my pump keeps beeping; I guess it's time for a site change!

First, I get a inset. (They are gray because my dad cannot hear things...)

Then, I grab a cartridge.

I've got to have IV Prep, or my site will fall out.

Insulin is also pretty important...

Filling up the cartridge and watching Drake & Josh is very important.

I never realized that Rewind was called Rewind Motor...

Now I prime; I used to be scared of doing this.

My shiny gray pump site is officially attached to my stomach.

And now I must throw away the byproducts of a site change.

Well, thanks for looking at my site change in more detail!

Road Blocks

So, I was supposed to go get my trial CGM yesterday, but that did not happen.

My parents got confused about who was picking me up and when, so I completely missed my appointment. Needless to say, I am angsty. I've been waiting for this for so long, and now I have to wait until November 6th or November 13th to get my CGM because apparently, the CGM people only come in on Tuesdays. Way to have an awkward, non-user friendly system, there.

*insert angst face and sarcasm*

I can also give this a deep philosophical meeting.

My blood sugars have been going high a lot after dinner, so this is punishment for my not-so-great after dinner blood sugars, and once I fix my blood sugars, I will get a CGM.

So there you go.

Moral of Story: My parents are forgetful. (I guess that's where I get it from...)

Things That Only Happen to Moi

Well here is a powerpoint with all of my awkward angst about diabetes related things.
(Sorry about the awkward lines, I don't know why the uploader did that.)

Moral of Story: Even technology is out to get me...