Don't bet on not being able to get one, and I wouldn't wait for honeymoon to be over. My son was dx'd in last July at age 9, and we're switching to the pump this week. We've been "practicing" this past week with saline, and I can see how much of an impact getting a pump is going to have on him. In order for our insurance to approve it, all we needed was to take detailed food logs for 3 days, test 4+ times a day, document that he goes low at least once a week, and have an A1C under 8. He's actually in what they call tight control at this point, his last A1C was under 6, and he usually goes low on gym days. No matter what we do with meds/food, he's always in the 70's at lunch on gym days. We're actually hoping the pump will help with that because we can set a temp basal rate so he gets less insulin for an hour or so before gym.
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