As many of you know, I have been in somewhat of a diabetic slump lately.  Basically “just getting by”, not testing nearly enough, not bolusing nearly enough (either ignoring the fact that I’m eating carbs, or simply forgetting)… and the thought hit me today… What about going back to the basics?  I’ve got an endo appointment coming up soon(ish?), and maybe now is a good time to take a pump break and go back to injections and break it all down to the basics again.  No chance to just flip on the basal switch and go, I’d have to pay way more attention to what is going on than I have been for the past year.  I’d probably get back onto the pump after a week or two, but I think going back to the basics of doing all the math myself, tracking carbs better, and not simply letting the box do it for me.

I was just wondering what everyone thought about this idea.  On one hand, I’ve got the whole “I’ve had better, more sustained control while on the pump” and the “I’ve had more lows on injections”, but on the other I have “It’ll take more thinking on my part” and “It could be good to take a break from the pump” ideas.  Let me know what you guys n gals think.

Thanks,

_Tom.