Every time something goes wrong I remember when insulin was first used (from a dog?), prior to that this was also called a wasting disease. They had to limit what a person ate to prevent the dramatic glucose rise, starving the patient. Than I read of boiling the syringes and sharpening the needles which were huge. And here I whimpered about the small needles to the insulin pen (when I was on MDI).

I self adjusted the pump, stopped using the sensor after the first year due to the costs of supplies (and hit the floor a year ago, laying there 6 hours as my 16 year old Pomeranian and new cat panicked).

Thankfully when MEDTRONIC offered the newest 770G a few months ago I explained the financial concerns and declined: they offered a program.

After moving I now see an older physician who generally farms out the TYPE1 diabetics to the nearest hospital, while was terrified of the pump he finally have me back the literature and is now the one providing all my care.

I’m happy to be diagnosed and living in 2021 was a diabetic. Imagine peeing on a strip to see how much sugar was passing through the kidneys, and the nightmares of injections. No idea how many improvements are coming but I feel so lucky for what have have now, and thankful for what everyone else went through make my life better.