I think I love the Minimed pump

So the Minimed rep. just left my house. She was here for about 3 1/2 hours. I really love the MM pump. I tried one on with saline and when I did the infusion set (that's what they are called, right?) I did not feel a thing. I love it and I have heard great things about it. I know I wanted an Animas, but I'm glad that I'm going with a MM. I can't wait. She told me it should be shipped next week. It was cool because she was a type 1 and has been for 31 years, and she is also a pumper. Ahhhh, please wish me luck!!!!!!!

My JDRF walk was today

We had so much fun. I walked with my sisters Katie and Sarah, my brother-in-law Jimbo, my brother TJ, my nieces Katlin and Grace, my nephew Tyler and my best friend Amanda. We didn’t raise all that much money, only $205, but hey that is better than none, huh? Anyways we had a blast. All the t-shirts looked so cool. Because the walk was so close to Halloween they had a costume parade afterwards and a group of girls dressed as The Jonas Brothers and they looked so cool. They looked just like them, just shorter,lol. It was a great way to end (or start?) the week. I want to try to do a walk every year. Anybody else walk this weekend?

I'm covered for a Minimed 100%

yes!!! I'm so excited. My insurance is covering a minimed pump 100%
I really wanted an Animas (Ping) but since I don't have to pay anything for a minimed I think that I will go with that.
Someone from Minimed or medtronic or whatever is coming out to my house on Wednesday and somone from Animas is coming out on Tuesday. But I'm going with Minimed and I have heard great things about it. So...I'm getting a pump, I'm getting a pump!!! Sorry, i'm just so excited!

NO MODY but YES PUMP :D

had an endo appointment yesterday and my A1C is down to 7.6 from 8.2 in August, so I'm happy about that.
My MODY tests came back negitive, not very suprising though. If anyone asks me what type of Diabetes I have I will say this "Well..it's not MODY, and it doesn't appear to be Type 1 and it is definitely NOT type 2, I'm going to say that I have...are you ready for this?.....Type KIERSTEN :D...What do you think?"
That will be my response. I love it.

But on a serious note...I asked about a pump and the endo thinks it is a good idea, so I'm about as happy as can be.
I really want an One Touch (Animas) Ping...but I don't know it insurance will cover it.
Also my endo told me that I might like something online, but I might not like it in person, and since I will be attached to it, I should look at other pumps too. So I am looking at a Ping and a Minimed. We are going to call and have reps come out to my house, so I can look at them and get the feel of them.
For those of you that have those pumps....what do you LIKE about your pumps and what do you DISLIKE about your pumps? Thanks :)

Does anyone have any advice or words of wisdom for me regarding pumping? I could sure use some.
Well I know its Thursday night but.....I hope that everyone has a good weekend!

~~Kiersten~

It's not MODY and I asked about a pump

Well the bad news (In a way)or the good news, depends on how you look at it, is that I do NOT have MODY. So that means I still have no idea what type of diabetes I have. It's frustrating to say the least. Actually it makes me want to sream and pull my hair out, to be honest.
Ok now that THAT is out of the way, I asked about an insulin pump today and my endo was trying to push a minimed my way and I told her no, thank you! I really think that I want to go with a Ping, pink of course :D
She told me that she is going to see what pumps my insurance will cover and she will call me and we will go from there. Sounds like a plan to me.
SO...I'm happy that I am in the process of getting a pump, but dissappointed that I don't know what type I have. Oh well, we can't always win, right?
So crosss your fingers for me please that I am covered for a ping. I really want one.

Tomorrow

I go to see my endo for the very last time EVER. Hopefully they will have my MODY results, so just say a prayer or something. It will be a little sad leaving my endo since I have been there since I was diagnosed almost 3 years ago, but they are a pedeatric (sp?)endo and I will be 18 soon, so I decided to go to a NEW endo.
So please wish me good luck, that I like this endo, that he is pro-pump, and that I get APPROVED for the pump by insurance.

Anyway this coming Sunday I go on my JDRF walk. There will be about 15 or 20 of us on my team, even my ENDO is walking with us. Cool, huh?

Only 2 weeks

Until my JDRF walk, and let me tell you I am so excited! I haven't raised a whole lot of money, but I did my best. I will walk with my team of about 14. I even get to meet a member of the CWD forums and his family. I'm just super excited! I think that it will be so fun and I really want to get a JDRF t-shirt, which I will wear with pride. Not all of my family can make it, my uncle has knee problems, my sister now lives 10 hours away in Tennessee. But I have plenty of family and friends that are going to be walking with me, and I'm happy with that.

On a whole other note, my sugars have been pretty good. I have had some highes, what diabetic hasn't? But nothing too extreme though. I haven't had a low in about 2 months, knock on wood. I realized that while in school, I require a whole LOT more humalog. I mean probably about double what I take on weekends and in summer.
I go to see the new endo so I can ask about a pump, which hopefully insurance will cover. I should get my MODY results back soon, sometime in the next week I should say. School is going good, if I improe my math grade by 5 points, I can get 2nd honors this quarter, so cross your fingers for me please. I am really loving my senior year and am excited in a way to going to college next year. I want to get my masters degree in Psychology, and work in a hospital with kids, particularly those kids that have diabetes.
So all in all live is pretty good right now. I'm liking school, which is a first, believe me. I want to wish everyone a super early Happy Halloween, which is one of my favorite holidays. Who cares if I will be 18 soon, i still dress up. So...hopefully everone else is doing good too.

Why do I spike after breakfast?

Today I had trix for breakfast. I know, I know not very healthy. But it was all we had in the house. So Instead of my usuall 4 units that I give, I gave myself 7 units. I know I need more that 4 units because I don;t measure my cereal. So 3 hours after eating cereal, I was 101 and I have been wonderful ALL day.
Here are my numebers for today.
Before BreakfaastL: 146
After Breakfast: 101
After Lunch: 82
Before dinner: 232 (too large snack I guess)
After dinner: 101
Great day.