Flying High

I finally came down from the high blood glucose scurry I have been on the past few weeks it mysteriously dropped that very same day I got my period. I wish I could tell when my hormones decide to go crazy as it did the past three weeks.


Last night was an adventure Tuesday evenings are site change evenings at the House O Adjoa, Saturday Mornings is site and cartridge change. After an evening run, I ripped out my old site enjoyed a long hot shower and inserted a new site. I settled down to once again try to get Windows Mobile Device center to communicate with my pocket PC phone, this problem is getting old and on my last nerves. Just when I thought I had figured out the issue my laptop battery dies, I will tackle this issue at another time.


I tested my blood glucose which was in a good range and proceeded to watch Gilmore girls I cried when Rory graduated from Yale. You will think my emotional state will have clued me in, I watched Veronica Mars, teased my sister for surfing the net via her pocket PC phone because her laptop also died and was charging.


I drifted off to sleep, woke up after about two hours to pee, drink water and turn off the TV noting to myself to have a greener day tomorrow before getting back into bed.

I struggled to tell the time I think its 8am but it’s still dark out, it must be 3am. I need to pee and my mouth is sticky and dry I need water I get out of bed. The water is making me nauseous, maybe it’s too warm my blood glucose rings in at 15mmol/l (270) I take a correction insulin dose and go back to sleep. I wake up at 6am with blood glucose of 18mmol/l (324), feeling like I have been run over by a trucker trailer.


My insulin pump site was completed detached from my body! WHAT? I have no idea how or when it happened. I have been pretty lucky and had only had one bad site prior to this I re-inserted a new site and went to work.
I went through the day angry, angry at diabetes.

A New Inserter Coming Soon......

I love the fact that we live in a technologically advanced age that joins the continents together with a few clicks on a keyboard.

Today was site change day and for the second time in six months, a little bit of the tape got stuck to my quick setter. I carefully unstuck the tape and stuck it to my skin using IV prep over it to ensure it stays put. This got me thinking about a conversation I had with a follow pumper who lives in Switzerland, she raved about a new inserter that she is currently using telling me I would absolutely love it as much as she does.

I highlighted and copied the name, processed to search for the product on the makers’ North America’s site but there was no mention of this great, must have inserter. I drafted and sent an email to the makers’ inquiring if this product will ever be made available in North America and as to when?



I was glad to get a call from Jeff at Disetronic aka Accu-Chek telling me they will be made available in May of this year. I for one cannot wait to try this product and if it is as amazing as the Accu-Chek MultiClix

and or as great as Amanda says? I will be adding a new tool to my toolbox come may.

Cleo 90 Infusion Sets.

About a month ago I contacted Auto Control Medical, the Canadian distributor of Cleo 90 infusion sets and request sample sets to try. Samples were sent to me via overnight mail, but I had not tried it till yesterday.

I have been using the Quick Set infusion sets with the inserter since I started pumping. I have not tried any other set because I am a big baby, angle sets looks painful and I could never bring myself to manually inset an infusion set. With the Quick Set, I am familiar with the initial sting of the steel needle breaking and entering my skin. Not wanting to get to know how another set feels entering my skin along with not wanting to learn the steps to inserting a different set had kept me from trying the Cleo 90 that sits in my supply basket.

Yesterday evening I ripped out my old set took a long soothing shower; I was ready to put in a new set. The purple Cleo, caught my eye begging not to be ignored any longer, I picked one up quickly skimmed through the instruction sheet that come with it. I unscrewed the cover and placed it on the area I had prepared.


My hand now frozen on the set, it hit me, there is no button to press to release the spring, I did say I was a big baby I will have to use my own force. Just bang on it as quickly and as fast as you can I said to myself… Hmm they say it is virtually pain free I try to convince my self. However the other side of me said – Yap like needle-breaking skin can be pain free, you know that is why they use the words “virtually pain free” right? I look at my Quick Set and inserter and for a moment I wanted to just use what I know.
But, I held my breath and pressed on it… Ah! It is virtually pain free, I think I will try again and even switch to using them.