January | 2014 | The Girl with the Portable Pancreas

I realized today that I’m in some kind of funk. I don’t know if it’s a touch of the winter blues. I’m not sure if it’s from the sinus crud that has been plaguing me lately. I don’t know if I have a bit of burnout. But I do know that I haven’t really been feeling myself and can’t seem to shake it.

I have zero energy. If I didn’t have real life obligations, I think I would stay in my pj’s and robe and watch tv on the couch all day. I’m finding it very hard to get out of bed in the mornings, even when it’s 10am on the weekends. I don’t feel like doing anything at all. I’ve only worked out a few times in the past 2-3 weeks and I was doing so good. While my blood sugars haven’t been terrible, they haven’t been stellar either.

I’m trying to determine the cause of this so that I can work on the solution. But I can’t seem to pinpoint it on any one thing. I believe my sinus issues may play a part – while I don’t have an infection, I have been suffering a lot from allergy symptoms for some reason and I know lethargy is a big symptom of many things sinus. I know I need to push myself but I can’t seem to find the motivation to do that. What I’m really hoping is that this is only temporary. Because I would like more than anything to feel like me again.

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Or more specifically, does angle really matter? I’m going on 2 years with OmniPod. And I LOVE this insulin pump. For its tubelessness, its PDM, its convenience and functionality. Prior to OmniPod, I used straight infusion sets with Medtronic and Animas insulin pumps for about 5 years. And never had issues with them. I could count on one hand how many occlusions or failed infusion sets I had over that time period. Even though my lowest A1c’s have been in the last 2 years, more recently, I am beginning to wonder if the angled set is as effective as I need it to be. And the one unfortunate thing about the OmniPod, is that it doesn’t give a choice of cannula angle or length.

While I consider myself an educated PWD, I am not certain if the angle of infusion sets can really make a difference in insulin delivery. But I imagine it could. I’ve read that the angled sets are usually better for areas of less “meat”. (Unfortunately I do not have to worry about that) But does that mean the straight sets are better for areas of more “meat”? Does anyone know? I’d love to hear your thoughts/advice/opinions.