One of the ideas I'd been mulling over in the weeks leading up to my endocrinologist appointment was taking a pump vacation.  I'd experienced several frustrating pump site malfunctions (the cannula kept kinking during insertion) that left me with stubbornly high blood sugars for hours.  It was maddening to have poor blood sugar control because of my insulin delivery system.  Also, after nearly five years of pumping, I just wanted the freedom of life without a little medical device tethered...