Chance did really well with us inserting the infusion site. Nancy, the awesome nurse, asked if we needed to hold Chance laying down over Heath's leg. I said "no, let's have him sit up on Heath's lap." We had prepared Chance for this moment for several days and we knew he would be courageous and handle it well. I prepped the site, cocked the infusion set, lined it up on Chance's upper butt and released the infusion set. Chance did not move, fuss, cry or react. Next, I peeled back the adhesive and is stuck to him well. That was all - insertion complete!
We checked Chance's glucose, which was high due to not having lantus on board. I gave him an injection through the wireless remote to the pump. Chance felt a slight vibration of the pump to indicate it is delivering insulin but NO NEEDLES!! HORAY!
After this, Chance immediately wanted animal crackers, which we had promised him. He ate 6 and I gave him a bolus. He ate 4 more and I gave him another bolus. He ate 4 more and I gave him another bolus. What freedom!!
Nancy said that Chance was the best 2 year pump patient that she had ever seen. We are so proud of him and so happy that we will have much more flexibility and control over his numbers.
The best news of all is that Heath just checked Chance's blood glucose at lunch and he was 135, which is a spectacular number!
This photo was taken outside of Dr. Lagarde's office. You can see Chance is wearing his fashionable camo pump pack. You can get these at http://www.pumpwearinc.com/.
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