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And always remember,
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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I'd love to know what you think:)
And always remember,
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Whoops!!
But I fixed that so please please please leave comments!!
I'd love to know what you think:)
And always remember,
:)
Not Alone
So, recently I have been realizing how much diabetes and everything that comes along with diabetes is drilled into my brain.
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I have my philosophy class with about 30 other students just like me. We all text during class, some "take notes" on the computers, while others "take notes" in their notebooks.
Whenever there is a sound in the room, no one thinks twice about it because it is just another text message coming in, or it is just another pen dropping to the floor or it is just another athlete falling asleep in class. However, a week or two ago, I heard a sound that caught my attention or some reason. For some odd reason, this sound stood out against all the rest.
Even though I keep my pump on vibrate, I definitely can distinguish the sound of a Medtronic Minimed pump beeping, as if someone was giving themselves a bolus. I jerked my head around the room but could not figure out who it was with the pump. The next class, the same thing happened again. It took me three class periods to finally figure out who was the culprit with the beeping pump.
Now, the point of explaining this was just because it was such a wake up call for me. Especially that specific day when I first heard the pump going off. That day, I was having a pity party for myself for some reason (which I rarely do) and then when I heard someone else's pump going off, it brought me back and forced me to realize that I am not the only person suffering from this disease. It was a very humbling moment which is always good to have every once and a while.
So whenever you are feeling down, just remember you are not alone:)
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I have my philosophy class with about 30 other students just like me. We all text during class, some "take notes" on the computers, while others "take notes" in their notebooks.
Whenever there is a sound in the room, no one thinks twice about it because it is just another text message coming in, or it is just another pen dropping to the floor or it is just another athlete falling asleep in class. However, a week or two ago, I heard a sound that caught my attention or some reason. For some odd reason, this sound stood out against all the rest.
Even though I keep my pump on vibrate, I definitely can distinguish the sound of a Medtronic Minimed pump beeping, as if someone was giving themselves a bolus. I jerked my head around the room but could not figure out who it was with the pump. The next class, the same thing happened again. It took me three class periods to finally figure out who was the culprit with the beeping pump.
Now, the point of explaining this was just because it was such a wake up call for me. Especially that specific day when I first heard the pump going off. That day, I was having a pity party for myself for some reason (which I rarely do) and then when I heard someone else's pump going off, it brought me back and forced me to realize that I am not the only person suffering from this disease. It was a very humbling moment which is always good to have every once and a while.
So whenever you are feeling down, just remember you are not alone:)
Monday, September 2, 2013
#PumpProblems
So, earlier this week, I got to experience what my life would be like without my insulin pump. While I was only without it for a couple of days, it really opened my eyes to a few things.
Firstly, I should probably give some sort of background story.
I had just arrived at a party when my pump started vibrating and beeping. When I checked what was wrong, the screen said "Button Error." Thinking a button was pressed accidentally, I tried clearing the screen with the usual ESC, ACT. But when I tried that, the pump would not respond to anything I did. The buttons had completely broken. Seeing as my pump would not shut up and would not start working magically, I jumped in a cab and went home to call Medtronic who said that I would have to replace my pump.
And here is where the story starts getting pathetic.
When I asked if I had to send my broken pump back, the woman helping me said yes, I would have to send my pump back to avoid being charged a few thousand dollars........
This is when I started tearing up because, if you have read my earlier postings, Nick Jonas has signed the back of my pump, which I now had to send back to Medtronic.
She asked why I would want to keep my broken pump and I said that there was a signature on the back of it.
"Oh." she said.
Then I went on to explain how the person who had signed my pump was diabetic and I thought it would be cool if he signed my pump.
Her immediate response was "Is it Nick?"
At this point I am choking back tears as I said yes.
She explained how he is one of her customers and how nice he is and the only thing I am thinking in my head is, "I already know all of this because I already met him and that is why I am so upset right now that I am going to lose his signature"
But then she asks if she can put me on hold and clearly I said sure. I was probably on hold for 5-8 minutes. The ENTIRE time I was on hold, I was BAWLING my eyes out. If anyone had walked into that room, it would have looked like my whole family had been murdered because I was crying so hard. It was truly a pathetic moment.
She then gets back on the line to tell me if had signed the back of my pump like I explained, then that area is stuck on by adhesive, and if the pump comes back without that sticker, then they can do nothing about it.
So clearly at this point I burst out in appreciation and thanking her so much because she has really saved everything I have ever worked for.
To make a long story short, she had indirectly saved my health, and in the long run, my life.
It was at this point how much I really do look up to Nick Jonas and how much he really means to me. I know a lot of people would make fun of me for this and a lot of people will disagree with me, but he truly is the reason I take care of myself the way I do. I realize that I should be taking care of myself for my own sake, or at least for the sake of my family, but Nick Jonas is truly the reason I take care of myself. I know he has no idea who I am but that does not matter to me. He is the one person in my life who is able to influence me enough to take care of my health. As stupid as it sounds, he truly is my number one role model and I don't know what I would do without him to look up to. I just know for sure that I would not be as healthy as I am if it wasn't for him. I know my health is not perfect yet, but I am getting there and he is the one to thank for that. So luckily, I will still be able to look at his autograph every day for support and to remind me to take care of my diabetes. I had waited years and years to meet Nick and to get his autograph; I wasn't about to let it go that easily. Little did I know, that simple autograph would be what keeps me going today. It was definitely worth the wait!
But besides Nick, I realized something else.
I also realized how fortunate I am to live in a world where resources like my insulin pump are available. I was only on shots for two days and I was really struggling trying to keep up with all the corrections and everything that comes along with taking insulin through shots. I have really learned to admire those who take their insulin through shots every day because that is definitely not an easy thing to do, especially when you are a college student who is always on the move.
Hope everyone is doing well!
:)
Firstly, I should probably give some sort of background story.
I had just arrived at a party when my pump started vibrating and beeping. When I checked what was wrong, the screen said "Button Error." Thinking a button was pressed accidentally, I tried clearing the screen with the usual ESC, ACT. But when I tried that, the pump would not respond to anything I did. The buttons had completely broken. Seeing as my pump would not shut up and would not start working magically, I jumped in a cab and went home to call Medtronic who said that I would have to replace my pump.
And here is where the story starts getting pathetic.
When I asked if I had to send my broken pump back, the woman helping me said yes, I would have to send my pump back to avoid being charged a few thousand dollars........
This is when I started tearing up because, if you have read my earlier postings, Nick Jonas has signed the back of my pump, which I now had to send back to Medtronic.
She asked why I would want to keep my broken pump and I said that there was a signature on the back of it.
"Oh." she said.
Then I went on to explain how the person who had signed my pump was diabetic and I thought it would be cool if he signed my pump.
Her immediate response was "Is it Nick?"
At this point I am choking back tears as I said yes.
She explained how he is one of her customers and how nice he is and the only thing I am thinking in my head is, "I already know all of this because I already met him and that is why I am so upset right now that I am going to lose his signature"
But then she asks if she can put me on hold and clearly I said sure. I was probably on hold for 5-8 minutes. The ENTIRE time I was on hold, I was BAWLING my eyes out. If anyone had walked into that room, it would have looked like my whole family had been murdered because I was crying so hard. It was truly a pathetic moment.
She then gets back on the line to tell me if had signed the back of my pump like I explained, then that area is stuck on by adhesive, and if the pump comes back without that sticker, then they can do nothing about it.
So clearly at this point I burst out in appreciation and thanking her so much because she has really saved everything I have ever worked for.
To make a long story short, she had indirectly saved my health, and in the long run, my life.
It was at this point how much I really do look up to Nick Jonas and how much he really means to me. I know a lot of people would make fun of me for this and a lot of people will disagree with me, but he truly is the reason I take care of myself the way I do. I realize that I should be taking care of myself for my own sake, or at least for the sake of my family, but Nick Jonas is truly the reason I take care of myself. I know he has no idea who I am but that does not matter to me. He is the one person in my life who is able to influence me enough to take care of my health. As stupid as it sounds, he truly is my number one role model and I don't know what I would do without him to look up to. I just know for sure that I would not be as healthy as I am if it wasn't for him. I know my health is not perfect yet, but I am getting there and he is the one to thank for that. So luckily, I will still be able to look at his autograph every day for support and to remind me to take care of my diabetes. I had waited years and years to meet Nick and to get his autograph; I wasn't about to let it go that easily. Little did I know, that simple autograph would be what keeps me going today. It was definitely worth the wait!
I also realized how fortunate I am to live in a world where resources like my insulin pump are available. I was only on shots for two days and I was really struggling trying to keep up with all the corrections and everything that comes along with taking insulin through shots. I have really learned to admire those who take their insulin through shots every day because that is definitely not an easy thing to do, especially when you are a college student who is always on the move.
Hope everyone is doing well!
:)
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