How my PUMP works..

So yeah, i have diabetes since 7 years now... I got it when i was 10 years old.

I still remember how dark the world was to me when I knew that i had diabetes.. because i was a chocolate addict, big time!!

And no, it did not happen to me because i had too much chocolate.. there are many reasons.. mine was : TENSION N FEAR.

How did it happen?

I was in G4, went to a camp trip. I was the youngest in that group.. well there was another younger than me, girl but she was with her friends while i was with people who were older than me n i didn't really know them well ( no offense, but they were bloosh)

And no kidding, the place was scary... we were in saham.. the toilet was far away .. and at night those bloosh would talk about jin stories ='[ .. i was a kid !

so that fear, plus my nostalgia to my parents made me cry xD hh

I used to take injections... twice a day but my Glucose level wasn't stabled .. it always got high tho i took a lot of care and I did not really eat much.. i was skinny .. so damn skinny

then the dose got bigger, I had to take 3 times a day... yet the glucose level was not stabled.. it annoyed me so much ...

after many years of struggling.. and the unstabled Glucose level, some family friends advised me to use the pump.. which my parents told me about but i wasn't convinced of.. but because those family friends, had daughter who's younger than me 2 years, n she has diabetes too... she uses the pump and everything is simple n easy.. she can eat anything... they explained to me with details .. so I got convinced [ that was in my trip to Iraq]

Once i was back to Oman i decided I'd put on that pump

we called the specialist and he came.. explained to me more about it. The doctor <3 explained to me [ he's the sweetest, best doctor ever!] and i had to sit with the nutrition so that she explains to me what I'm supposed to do ...

this is a picture of the pump im using

 

so as you can see, there is this pipe that's connected to the body from one side, while the other side is connected with the Insulin that's in the machine shown ^

The pipe can be connected to few parts in the body, like tummy, thigh n hands..

There is a needle with the pipe, first to attach it to the body, im supposed to inject myself, and then remove the needle, whereas the pipe would be connected still, don't make that expression BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HURT... honestly =p

Now it works this way, I'm supposed to check my glucose level, enter it in the machine, and then count the amount of carbohydrates I'm gona eat.. insert it in the machine.. It would decide how much insulin i need at that current moment... n it will give me what I need.

The times I take the machine out, when showering, swimming and anything involves water... Also when exercising and playing sports.

Now, because of this device<3 i can eat and drink everything i want.. i Just have to bother calculating .. Life's just beautiful <3

xo