The Pump Project

36 years ago this month, I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. I was 6 years old. Back then, sugar was absolutely not allowed, Humulin insulin had just hit the market, I was on a very rigid meal schedule, and I had to take multiple shots a day. Now, 36 years later, I have the freedom to eat whatever and whenever I want thanks to this handy dandy “artificial pancreas”...thank God for science!! I never thought I’d ever be able to say that I’ve been living well with diabetes for 36 years!!

For those of you planning to fly this spring break!!!! Important and very useful info!

What You Should Know About Flying with an Insulin Pump When flying with an insulin pump, you should always disconnect it during takeoff and landing. This isn't a US FAA recommendation; this isn't about turning off your electronic devices.

I would like to apologize to all you TPP supporters out there for my significant absence over the last several months. I have a good reason, however! On September 12th I gave birth to my daughter!

As many of you already know, I am a T1D, and spent my entire pregnancy seeing my Maternal Fetal Medicine (high risk) docs on a weekly basis, making sure I was eating enough, and taking the best care of myself I possibly could. Unfortunately, this meant that something would have to give, and so TPP was put on the back burner.

My due date was October 29th, however I ended up having her 7 weeks early (33 weeks) by emergency cesarean section because I had pre-eclampsia. Because my daughter was so early, she spent 4 weeks in the NICU. I spent every single day that she was in the hospital by her side for at least 12 hours each day....driving to and from hospital and home.

She is now, thankfully, a NICU graduate and home where she belongs! She is thriving and we are so grateful to all the doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and family and friends who sent prayers our way! As you can see, we've had quite an eventful year! I will try to get TPP back on track, but at this time my time and focus is on my daughter. Please be patient with me as I make this transition into mommyhood.

I do think this is a great topic of discussion, however, and would love to have a dialogue about T1D and pregnancy. I don't think we would have had the outcome we did if I had not taken meticulous care of myself while I was pregnant. I have found a new passion in this aspect of being a woman with diabetes and would love to help other women through sharing my experiences.

Thanks everyone!
Jenn

T1D's out there who have gone through pregnancy: I could use all the advice y'all have to give! I'm listening to my docs to the letter and still find myself frustrated on a minute-by-minute basis! How did y'all cope w/the loop that having diabetes and pregnancy threw you?

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