Wednesday, August 18th--Brady got his insulin pump "installed" today. While we understood a little about the benefits of the pump, we felt we would wait till he was almost in 1st grade to start him. Circumstances changed and so he got it before Kindergarten instead. The circumstances are personal but we feel this is for the best in more ways than one. We were surprised and grateful to find out that the pump and all the necessary supplies were 100% covered by insurance. The invoice came with everything and we discovered it was all $9,000.00--the pump alone was $8,000.00! Even if we had a 10% co-pay we would have had to pay $900.00 out of pocket. That's insane! Brady got to pick the color of his pump--apple green. We went to his endocrinologists office where we met with a nurse and she spent 2 hours educating us on
the basics of the pump. There's plenty more to learn but as long as we have the basics down, we can manage it. I feel like I went from a diabetic pro to having to learn all over again. The pump eliminates multiple daily shots of insulin. I'm sure Brady is happy with that. However, every 3 days he has to have a larger needle inserted to put a catheter in for the insulin to be administered. Brady is not a fan of that and I don't blame him. The first time we had to pin him down and even then the nurse ended up putting it in because Brady was so hysterical. Once he calmed down he said it didn't hurt too much. It'll take time to adjust but we'll get the hang of it. Brady still has to have multiple finger pokes a day. He's such a strong boy. I can't imagine what it's like to deal with his disease on a regular basis. We're blessed that he is a happy and energetic 5 year old. If you didn't see the pump clipped to his pants, you'd never know what he goes through on a daily basis.
Wednesday, August 18th--Brady got his insulin pump "installed" today. While we understood a little about the benefits of the pump, we felt we would wait till he was almost in 1st grade to start him. Circumstances changed and so he got it before Kindergarten instead. The circumstances are personal but we feel this is for the best in more ways than one. We were surprised and grateful to find out that the pump and all the necessary supplies were 100% covered by insurance. The invoice came with everything and we discovered it was all $9,000.00--the pump alone was $8,000.00! Even if we had a 10% co-pay we would have had to pay $900.00 out of pocket. That's insane! Brady got to pick the color of his pump--apple green. We went to his endocrinologists office where we met with a nurse and she spent 2 hours educating us on 
the basics of the pump. There's plenty more to learn but as long as we have the basics down, we can manage it. I feel like I went from a diabetic pro to having to learn all over again. The pump eliminates multiple daily shots of insulin. I'm sure Brady is happy with that. However, every 3 days he has to have a larger needle inserted to put a catheter in for the insulin to be administered. Brady is not a fan of that and I don't blame him. The first time we had to pin him down and even then the nurse ended up putting it in because Brady was so hysterical. Once he calmed down he said it didn't hurt too much. It'll take time to adjust but we'll get the hang of it. Brady still has to have multiple finger pokes a day. He's such a strong boy. I can't imagine what it's like to deal with his disease on a regular basis. We're blessed that he is a happy and energetic 5 year old. If you didn't see the pump clipped to his pants, you'd never know what he goes through on a daily basis.
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