JENNIFER BAUDER
02-04-2003, 09:25 PM
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM TONY; HE SAW MY DESCRIPTION OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS INSULIN PUMP ON ANOTHER SITE'S MESSAGE BOARD AND SHOWED INTEREST IN KNOWING MORE ABOUT IT FOR ANOTHER MEMBER. MY BROTHER HAS BEEN INSULIN DEPENDENT NEARLY ALL HIS LIFE, AND IN HIS EARLY THIRTIES, HIS BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS WERE NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLE, HE WAS TAKING UP TO 6 SHOTS A DAY TO CONTROL IT. I BELIEVE THAT MY BROTHER'S DIABETIC SPECIALIST DOCTOR REFERRED HIM TO THE PUMP WHEN IT WAS RELATIVELY NEW, ALTHOUGH I AM NOT A 100% SURE. ANYWAY, IT IS A SMALL BEEPER LOOKING DEVICE WHICH HE WEARS ON HIS BELT, AND THE PUMP GOES SURGICALLY INTO HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE NEAR TO HIS WAIST. HE WOULD INJECT THE INSULIN INTO THE BEEPER TYPE DEVICE AND ; HE COULD CHECK HIS BLOOD LEVEL AND ADJUST THE PUMP TO HIS BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. THE PUMP HAS REALLY HELPED HIM. WHEN I SAW HIM AT CHRISTMAS, HE HAD A NEW PUMP INSTALLED, I BELIEVE IT IS AN UPDATED VERSION THAT STORES MORE INSULIN. iT IS SMALL, CAUSES HIM NO DISCOMFORT,(THE OLDER VERSION NEVER DID EITHER AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE AT FINALLY HEPING TO CONTROL HIS SUGAR LEVELS. I WILL FIND OUT MORE FROM HIM, HE UNFORTUNATELY DOESN'T HAVE EMAIL, AND TRY TO GET BACK TO YOU SOON AND LET YOU KNOW. I HOPE THIS HELPS EXPLAIN A LITTLE MORE; PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I WILL TRY TO ANSWER AS BEST I CAN. THANK YOU