Monday, June 04, 2012

Daily Life With An Insulin Pump

By Kelsey Bonilla, Health Guide Tuesday, July 22, 2008
I've been thinking about my insulin pump lately.  In September I will mark my two year pumping anniversary.   It's amazing that I feel intimately connected to this little machine that tethers to my body and helps me to live a healthy and active life.   In a typical day, I int...
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7/23/08 11:52am

Sorry Kelsey - no advice on the whole skirt thing...  Tongue out

Kelsey Bonilla, Health Guide
7/23/08 11:55am

C'mon Scott!  No ideas?!  Wink

Ann Bartlett, Health Guide
7/23/08 11:32pm

Kelsey,

I have the same problem with pump wear!  There just isn't much out there and what is out there is for kids!  I talked to a local designer about making some pump friendly gear designed for women. She and I worked on it, but I never followed through on the designs. So for now: cleavage works for black tie, thigh high for skirts, the rest of the time it's on my hip.

 

I have a system of slipping it under my pillow at night and I end up with it wrapped around me several times a night.  Yes the back light is my watch too!  

 

I'm an avid runner, hiker and snowshoe junky! Let me tell you the pump hates extremes!  If it's too cold it chokes, too hot it chokes!  Snowshoeing I put it in my coat and I sweated so hard that it died. So now when the temperature is in question and I'm headed out the door for several hours, or the whole day, back to injections!  Yes, major bummer, but at the same time the pump simplifies many things and is worth keeping.

 

Maybe we need to put our heads together and form a women's pump lingerie line!  

By Kelsey Bonilla, Health Guide— Last Modified: 10/11/11, First Published: 07/22/08