We have moved onto pump therapy for Calebs diabetes. It has been about a month now and things are going well. Every 2-3 days Calebs changes what we call the insertion set and then he get all his insulin from his pump that tries to act like a pancreas. Except for set change days the pump has been good. We had a few VERY hard days when the new set was placed. After a few hard weeks we changed to a new insertion set that is less exhausting to change. I mean that from an emotional stand point. On one set change day I had my first MAJOR break down. I get emotional just thinking about it. I do HATE diabetes. I hate that Caleb has to "deal" with this. Don't we all take for granted that our pancreases work?? I hate how my Caleb has a new personality. I hate all the "stuff" that sits on my kitchen counter. (sharps container, tons of supplies) I am however very grateful for the fact that we can manage his disease will lots of great health care. The nurses at Childrens continue to care for him and give us all the support we need. I am grateful Caleb continues to have such a great attitude. He did place his first set which the nurses said was amazing. 
After our pump start class I took him out to Jaks for a $14 cheeseburger. He deserved it. :)
The first sets were leaving all kinds of nice infected spots. The new sets are working better. :)I Love you Caleb!!
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That sounds so hard! I am grateful I only had to deal with it myself during pregnancy, but it wasn't that severe. I couldn't imagine how hard it would be dealing with the shots and especially if one of my children had it. You're doing so awesome.
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