Authentically Mine

It is a darn good thing that today was a slow day for me at work. I had a fantastic appointment with Stacey the woman who will be my Diabetic Nurse Practicioner from now until/when/if (I am superstitious about assuming anything) I get pregnant, though my pregnancy and after I deliver. She was so nice and spent over 90 minutes with me explaining everything.

I know a lot about Diabetes in general and carb counting and such but she answered every other question I had and made me feel good about where I am. The goal is 6.0-6.5 for 6 months before starting to try and conceive. The GREAT NEWS is that my last A1C test I was at 6.5. So if my next one is 6.5 or lower I am in great shape. If it is higher then I just have to work a little more to get it down and keep it down and that should be much easier with me on insulin. I have started as of tonight counting carbs closely and being insane about what I eat. This way there is a better chance I will be at 6.5 when I have my levels tested on March 26th.

I always thought I would freak out over having to go on insulin/be on an insulin pump but today I was completely fine with it. I was intrigued by my options and fascinated at the technology. I am sure it will frustrate me at times but right now I am OK, slightly overwhelmed by all of the information but OK.

Basically I get to choose from two different insulin pumps that are covered by my insurance - one has the added feature of continuous blood sugar monitoring - but that "add on" is considered a "perk" and not covered by my insurance. The added cost would be about $100 every 10 days.....can you say NO THANK YOU. I can live with doing what I am now which is testing my blood sugar levels  - only instead of 4 times a day I will be testing 8 times a day - for 9 months. Just call me the Plucky Pincushion. So the Animas 2020 looks like it will be my best friend starting on March 26th and Stacey will be my next best friend. When/if I get pregnant I will talk with her 3x a week. It's a good thing I really liked her!

I think any down feelings I have about all of the finger sticking and insulin are overshadowed by the thought of what I get out of it at the end. The better I am about keeping tight control on my blood sugar the heather a baby will be.