I need to start seeing other diabetic supplies. Like a 'bottle of Lantus and a Novolog Pen...' (to quote the lyrical genius of Bee Murabito). It's not you. It's your expensive taste. Don't cry, I'll be back. Like I said, I think we just need a break from each other.
Love, Emily
For Diabetic Christmas I got about 2 1/2 years worth of Lantus, AKA 'the poor woman's pump'. So there you go. It's actually really weird to not have a pump on. I've been wearing one around the clock- except for showering, swimming, and that one time I went to work without it- since Sept. 2000. That's a long time to be connected to something. I keep reaching back to check the time on it... Looks like I might need to get a watch. Wanna know how it works? Magic... Or science. Don't wanna know how it works? Fine. Don't read this:
INSULIN 101:
An insulin pump uses one type of fast-acting insulin in two ways. 1. It pumps a small amount continuously to take care of the glucose your liver is always producing. Even your liver, betcha didn't know that. That's what we call a 'basal' rate in the biz. 2. It pumps out more insulin when you tell it that you've eaten carbohydrates. Carbs turn into glucose... which can only be used for energy if there's insulin involved. So that's yer 'bolus'. With me? Good.
Now I'm going to use Lantus in place of pump function #1. It's a small, constant level of insulin for 24 hours (basal). And I'll have to take a shot of fast acting insulin when I eat carbs (bolus). The silver lining to this is that I think I'm going to have to be much more conscious about what I'm eating. Every time I eat I need a shot. I mean eating from boredom is tedious if you have to take an injection every time...
The last month or so of my life has been great... I've gotten to do a bunch of geekin' out. Geekin' out about diabetes, geekin' out about bikes. Oh yeah... Bikes! Until next time...
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