# Scattered and looking for something new.... Been Pumping for 12 Years and have Really known Nothing But **URL:** \ **Category:** Type 1 & LADA\ **Created:** [August 29, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871 "2018-08-29T23:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/281 "2018-09-14T04:52:53Z")
> [@Eric](#): > > But I am not sure your pump would have been better for you today. Who knows what that crazy demon would be doing today. Oh, no… I definitely don’t think it would’ve been any better on the pump. I agree. > [@Eric](#): > > I am sorry. I’ve already ruled you out as the cause. Or at least the _only_ cause, so don’t apologize. 😃 > [@Eric](#): > > Wish you the best on Friday. > 🙏 Thank you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/282 "2018-09-14T10:53:26Z")
> [@Nickyghaleb](#): > > Wish you the best on Friday. > 🙏 I didn’t have it in me not to have that high carb fix I was looking for last night. I tried to spill it all here in hopes I would, as a result, feel stronger and then be able to make a good choice, but I spilled it all and then headed for the pantry. I ate two huge bowls of a Cheerios “trail mix” that has things that should’ve wrecked my night. I decided to throw as much insulin as I could at it and deal with it later. Decisions I made last night because of things I’ve learned here: I decided on 7 units instead of 6 of Levemir since I realized I could probably use the extra help over night. I decided to to do almost double my Novolog estimate since I learned the other day that doing a bigger bolus can help to stop the spike. I decided to add 3 units of Novolin since I have learned that it is slower to get going but would help with the second surge, which I knew was coming. I’m not claiming not to have made any mistakes with the thinking, but I was _thinking_. Having learned everything I’ve learned here meant I did my late night pantry-pity-party without taking a hit to my blood sugar. My numbers are great this morning, and that’s going to make for a much better day. It’s going to be a busy day, and I did also decide to go with one more unit of Levemir this morning. I’m going to be running around all day and think I’d like to be able to eat and drink to correct rather than spending the day struggling with a high. We’ll see how that turns out. Anyway, thank you, FUD, from the bottom of my heart for teaching me things about my diabetes. ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/2/23a56ce336a07efef2f2f30504db8d1dc1532638.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/283 "2018-09-14T13:18:03Z")
@Nickyghaleb, what a beautiful curve! To me it is made much more beautiful because it was the result of a series of reasoned decisions. This is what I LOVE about FUD: we don’t have (many) answers, but we work hard and logically towards them, then we share what we do 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/284 "2018-09-14T13:42:24Z")
> [@Michel](#): > > To me it is made much more beautiful because it was the result of a series of reasoned decisions. Yup. Just keep in mind that sometimes those decisions don’t have the results you quite expected. Which ties in with something you (@Nickyghaleb) said in another thread: > [@"Nickyghaleb](#): > > I’d just like to say this is why I dislike diabetes when I dislike diabetes. I’m becoming a smarter diabetic. I’m learning how to have really good control. Lots of tricks. Knowledge, I’ve found, can increase frustration. Because you now have the knowledge – the understanding and the skills and the tricks – it can be more frustrating when you don’t get the expected result. Once you have the knowledge, you’re sort of driven to figure out why that knowledge didn’t work in a particular case. And sometimes there is no answer. Which feeds your dislike. Is my take. ---
**Author:** ![CatLady](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/catlady/32/36_2.png) [@CatLady](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/CatLady)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/285 "2018-09-14T15:37:19Z")
Sending you a big hug this morning!! And a cup of coffee! ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2018, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/286 "2018-09-16T21:07:36Z")
You sent me a big hug AND a coffee the other morning, and I didn’t even so much as acknowledge it. I did get it, you know. It was very kind of you to give me all that warmth to start my day. 💕💕 it’s Sunday evening now, and it might be too late for a big cup of coffee and a big hug, but I’m sending them back your way. If you can’t do caffeine this late, you can save it for tomorrow morning. 🤗☕️:sun\_with\_face: ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/287 "2018-09-19T15:54:14Z")
Split this topic on September 19, 2018, 3:54pm UTC 52 posts were split to a new topic: [Trying Automode on my Medtronics 670G again](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/trying-automode-on-my-medtronics-670g-again/5029) ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/288 "2018-09-20T00:05:49Z")
> [@Beacher](#): > > And sometimes there is no answer. There is always an answer… sometimes the answer is the randomness of the universe. It must be universal because we all deal with at one time or another! ---
**Author:** ![Michel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/michel/32/387_2.png) [@Michel](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Michel)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/289 "2018-09-22T07:32:03Z")
Split this topic on September 22, 2018, 7:32am UTC 2 posts were split to a new topic: [What tracking app do you use and why do you like it?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/what-tracking-app-do-you-use-and-why-do-you-like-it/5053) ---
**Author:** ![mattie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mattie/32/4766_2.png) [@mattie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mattie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/291 "2018-09-21T17:44:34Z")
Ha ha ha well I stopped lurking and decided to be a problem over here. Not really. Hoping to learn something! Looks like there’s a good chance I might. What’s up with that Eric guy? damn he’s some sort of diabetic whisperer, love smart people!😍😍 ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/292 "2018-09-21T18:01:47Z")
> [@mattie](#): > > What’s up with that Eric guy? Watch out. Say his name three times, and he appears. Like it or not. 😁 And I don’t know what’s up with him. He’s like auto mode. There’s no point in trying to figure him out. Because you can’t. But with any luck, the relationship will just work. Good luck to you. 😁 > [@mattie](#): > > Hoping to learn something! For that, this is the place to be. All we do is cry, laugh, and complain back in the Honest Exchange. They do that here, but they mix in real information, too. ---
**Author:** ![mattie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mattie/32/4766_2.png) [@mattie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mattie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/293 "2018-09-21T19:15:23Z")
Well, I have to say that we do help a lot of people in your group Nikky. It’s just that we all allow a bit of crying and commiserating and no suggestions because none of us have any! That’s not true, now I’m even able to support people who are newbies and going through the same stuff. Beginner brute force stuff not fine-tuning like over here, so it seems. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![Nickyghaleb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nickyghaleb](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Nickyghaleb)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/294 "2018-09-21T19:47:58Z")
I know we do, Mattie. I have a hard time being serious… unless I’m in trouble. In all seriousness, we’re doing really wonderful things over there. No, it’s not _fine tuning_ quite on this level, no. But we beat them in laughter. Which is the second best medicine…right behind fine tuned insulin. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/295 "2018-09-21T19:52:00Z")
> [@Nickyghaleb](#): > > And I don’t know what’s up with him. He’s like auto mode. There’s no point in trying to figure him out. Because you can’t. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nbaSh8i5eyE/hqdefault.jpg "If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbaSh8i5eyE) ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/296 "2018-09-21T19:52:20Z")
Or if you have no respect for the original. ---
**Author:** ![mattie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mattie/32/4766_2.png) [@mattie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mattie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/297 "2018-09-21T19:55:40Z")
Such a nice hello! 👍✌️:heart:️ ---
**Author:** ![mattie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mattie/32/4766_2.png) [@mattie](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/mattie)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/298 "2018-09-21T20:08:14Z")
Killin me. ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/299 "2018-09-21T20:35:07Z")
Now with lyrics. > If You Don’t Know Me by Now > by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes **Me!** > > If you don’t know me by now > You will never never never know me > > All the crap that you’ve been through > All I’m doin’ girl, is trying to help you > > Now baby I don’t know crap about your auto-mode > And all the CGM graphs, that you’ve showed > > Oh don’t get so excited when I post on the FUD site > Cause we only act like children when we argue fuss and fight > > If you don’t know me by now > You will never never never know me > If you don’t know me by now > You will never never never know me > > We’ve all got our own diabetes tricks > I’ve got mine, woman you’ve got about 96 > > Just trust in me like, 'cause I believe in you > In the 5 months we’ve been together it should be so easy to do > > Let’s put our minds together and give this thing another try > What good is my FUD love when we can’t see eye to eye, oh > > If you don’t know me by now > You will never never never know me > If you don’t know me by now > You will never never never know me [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/nbaSh8i5eyE/hqdefault.jpg "If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbaSh8i5eyE) ---
**Author:** ![T1Allison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c77e96/32.png) [@T1Allison](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/T1Allison)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/300 "2018-09-21T22:23:00Z")
Those are your best lyrics yet! ---
**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871/301 "2018-09-21T23:21:49Z")
> [@T1Allison](#): > > Those are your best lyrics yet! Thanks. Some songs just write themselves… 😀 [Previous page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/scattered-and-looking-for-something-new-been-pumping-for-12-years-and-have-really-known-nothing-but/4871.md?page=16)