This Summer Brad got an insulin pump. He's wanted one for a few years but his old endocrinologist didn't seem too interested in helping him get one. Now he has a new (and incredibly amazing!) doctor who has done a lot for him including this pump. It was very expensive and our health insurance didn't pay near as much as we expected (about 1/3 of the cost) but we think this will help in his long term health and that is what is most important. He changes the catheter site, either on his back or stomach, every three days and refills the reservoir with insulin every 6 days. He can give himself a dose of insulin so fast that I rarely even see him doing it anymore. And it is even user friendly. There have been times that we have been driving and he has had me dose him. But I have had to get all over him about dosing himself while driving because it is akin to texting while driving and is completely unsafe.
I didn't want to gross anyone out by posting a picture of how it attaches to the body so if you want to see all those details just google image "medtronic insulin pump" and you'll get plenty. It's not really gross, it just gives some people the willies.
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