A new day, a new technology

Today is CGM day. 

I knew this was coming, and after getting the pump on

on May 9, 2011

I knew the CGM was the part I wanted that would help me know

what was going on when I didn't. 

Well, I met with my awesome

Pump Nurse Peggy! 

By far the most educated and patient person yet

that has given me the most

confidence that I can do this.

So after an hour of "class"

or educating me on the 

technology of this little device, and how to work the

duel and square wave bolus's (I'll talk about this in a different post)

and when I might want to use them

I was then taught how to put it on, what is what

and then this happened..

BAM, there it is. 

The big white thing is the actual sensor

that shoots to my pump and tells me what my numbers are. 

Now, in case I have almost lost you 

just skip this part too. 

(The blood "sugar" this sensor checks is not really my blood sugar

because it is in the interstitial fluid which is different then when I do blood checks.

So at times, the numbers will not always match perfectly,

but it is a good estimate of what my BS should be)

the purple part, which you can see is full of blood

is the part that is stuck inside of me. 

Much like my pump cannula, the needle

is fed under my skin with the cannula

to help it go in

and then I pull the needles out. 

I will post on my next site changes the size of them. 

This is what I see on my pump now that I am now receiving 

data:

So now that I did my pump site change 

this is what I'm looking like today, and for the next 2.5 days

What a Robot? Really. I think that describes how I feel perfectly. 

Plus, my belly is getting bigger,

obviously. 

Not to also mention, these pregnancy pants are HORRIBLE photo 

takers. so sorry if I blinded any of you!

Speaking of belly, here is where we are at today:

16 weeks 7 days!

and now for the little alien..

No, this is not my belly button, 

no this is not my child

this is one of two bumps

you can see through my shirts. 

Sometimes I think about when I'm out shopping

and people see these and wonder what is wrong with me. 

Do I have an alien in there?

sometimes I think so..

Oh technology...