That was scary! 😨 My dinner was 166g of carbs bc it mostly consisted of rice. My pump calculated I needed 2.9 units of insulin to thwart this meal & shot me up. I ended up only being able to eat the rice portion of my meal but figured that was the biggest source of carbs & I'd be fine.

NOPE!

An hour & a half later, I drop down to 2.9, with almost 2 units of insulin still in my system! (IOB = insulin on board/in your system) I ate some pie and corrected but it was freaky seeing the numbers & knowing "uh oh, I done fucked up" and not knowing yet what would happen! 😅 Is this the time I'm gonna have a seizure or lose consciousness? 😬 

But I was fine. I am fine. I'm 8.4 right now with 1.35 units of insulin still inside me. It's pretty cool that the pump's Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) will tell me that!

Moral of the story: I need to learn how to finish what's on my plate.  😕

Just got back from my 1st endo appointment since switching to the insulin pump 1 month ago & it was so fun! Damn do I ever fucking love new tech!

I told him about this incident where I was already low, but still had 1.9 units of insulin in my system & he showed me how to suspend my basal insulin, so if it happens again, at least I won't have basal insulin working against me in the background! 

I can also *extend* my bolus and give myself a percentage of the dose of insulin now, and then the rest 30 mins (or w/e) later. So, if I have 2 heaps of rice on my plate & I'm supposed to get 2.9 units of insulin BUT I'm not sure if I'll eat it all, I can tell the pump to give me 50% of my insulin now & 50% in 30 mins. If I end up only eating half the rice, I can cancel the last 50%! 

Can't do that with a needle! 🤯 

I haven't done a needle in 34 days! I even went on a day trip to Toronto WITHOUT an insulin kit! The pump is awesome! 🤩

Just got back from my 1st endo appointment since switching to the insulin pump 1 month ago & it was so fun! Damn do I ever fucking love new tech!

I told him about this incident where I was already low, but still had 1.9 units of insulin in my system & he showed me how to suspend my basal insulin, so if it happens again, at least I won't have basal insulin working against me in the background! 

I can also *extend* my bolus and give myself a percentage of the dose of insulin now, and then the rest 30 mins (or w/e) later. So, if I have 2 heaps of rice on my plate & I'm supposed to get 2.9 units of insulin BUT I'm not sure if I'll eat it all, I can tell the pump to give me 50% of my insulin now & 50% in 30 mins. If I end up only eating half the rice, I can cancel the last 50%! 

Can't do that with a needle! 🤯 

I haven't done a needle in 34 days! I even went on a day trip to Toronto WITHOUT an insulin kit! The pump is awesome! 🤩 

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Yep! It can also go on your belly (where mine is rn) or your thighs, or upper bum area! I have an aqua cover on mine rn, but the device itself is white, about 2/3 the size of a TicTac box.

When you put it on, it inserts a short IV (maybe 1/4 cm long) called a cannula, which just feels like a surprising little "pop!" on your skin & then it delivers insulin constantly + you can give yourself correction insulin and it eliminates daily needles! A total marvel of science!

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What does an insulin pump look like is it a small device (IV)  that's attached to your arm?