It’s been a long time since I’ve talked about my struggles with type 1 diabetes on this blog. No doubt if you’re part of the DOC (diabetes online community) that is part of my Twitter possee (Twosse?!) then you’re probably sick of hearing about real estate and wondering “are you ever gonna talk about your disease again?!” Well, first let me say thank you for sticking it out with me. My career has been on a crazy, good ride and has kept me extremely busy lately. But as you know, my diabetes doesn’t quit and I’ve had my ups and downs.
First off in updating you, I’m kinda mad at my ‘pod right now. The Omnipod insulin pump has been great thus far with only a few minor kinks. (How there are kinks in a tubeless pump system, I don’t know, but there are.) However, most recently I’ve had some static issues with the pod and the personal diabetes manager a.k.a the PDM (the blood checker machine that runs the pod). Apparently static electricity build up causes the pump and PDM to quit working properly. I can’t get any of it to stop the incessant beeping and it will not activate or deactivate any of the pods.
*deep sigh*
So I gave up and went back on shots for the time being. Sure, I could solve the problem by calling customer service AGAIN, but I’m tired and don’t want to. *insert whining here*
Now I’m checking into a new pump as I really have my eye on that Solo insulin pump but it’s not out yet. I will keep you posted.
And finally, I am sick of the lows. I’m sick of eating. I’m sick of crashing low at the most inconvenient times. Skittles are the only thing that seem to save me. And I’m pretty sure that the red skittles have more power than any of the other colors, but that’s just a theory brewing in my head.
Oh well, I press on. At least I have finally posted a long overdue d-blog.
