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Tuesday 6 December 2011

Pump Update

Hospital time today. Have to go every 2 weeks for the time being until I get all my ratios right and the right bolus rate too. The first one was really useful as I had little things I was unsure of and needed to get straight in my mind and I filled the hour appointment up with 5 minutes to spare. They never changed anything the first time even though there was a clear sign my bloods were rising every day before dinner and then dropping at tea. I wanted to do something then but they told me to leave it. So I did.

I went back today and I was literally there for 15 minutes! What a waste of time! I missed a tutorial at UNI to be told that I was doing great and to carry on with what I was doing. I didnt expect there appointments to be so relaxed; before I got the pump they told me there would be intense contact with the hospital for 22 weeks but so far I havent witnessed the "intensitity. I was a bit miffed really; my bloods are still rising at dinner time and I think that I need to change the ratio at breakfast time to correct this but my DSN has told me not to change anything myself. Highly annoying!

I'm thinking of just changing it myself even though she has told me not too. At the end of the day, I can see that something needs to be done and I think that I understand the pump well enough now to know what I need to. Bad idea / good idea guys? Let me know!