The First Day.... No More Needles!

Today was a significant day for our family. Eight years ago, shortly after her second birthday our daughter was diagnosed with Class 1 diabetes. So for the last eight years she has been using insulin injections to control her blood sugar levels. We have recently been exploring the possibility of using a pump which automatically issues the insulin - no more injections! After doing some research online and discussing our daughter's needs with our healthcare professionals we attended a session which included a demonstration of the Omnipod. Our daughter was gripped by the concept and we were very proud of her as she asked lots of intelligent questions. She was full of enthusiasm and wanted to try the Omnipod as soon as she could. A few days ago it arrived in the post much to our excitement. Today we went back to the hospital and for a hands on session, learning how to load the pod with insulin, set up the monitor and finally use it. The pod sticks onto her skin by adhesive and delivers insulin by wireless when you programme the amount needed into the monitor. So there are no tubes and the pod is quite small and can even be worn during sport or swimming. Even I can understand it and I'm not too good with anything technical! This evening at home we programmed it ourselves before our evening meal. Later we will test her blood sugar levels and see how things are going. This is an exciting new start for us all and I hope and pray that it will go smoothly and keep her sugar levels under good control. NO MORE NEEDLES!