My 7 year old son was diagnosed 15 days ago, and like you Payton, we are monitoring every 60-90 minutes. Yes, the pump has great appeal to us too. However, and I suggest everyone that reads this try this, we have been using acupuncture treatments and have seen his daily dose of Humolog drop DRASTICALLY. Within the first 2 weeks his average dose was 29 units and Lantus was 12. He know averages 1.1 units daily with 10 Lantus, and still we are looking to improve.
I realize this is not a direct response to your dilemma with HealthCare and costs, but in a roundabout way it is. We are attempting to cure our kid (at least get his body functioning properly) so he can live a very normal life without insulin injections. I know there is no "cure" currently, but we seek a cure to the treatment and expense.
Our current hypothesis is this: because of his age, the length of time between onset and diagnosis/first treatment, we believe we may actually be able to re-stimulate his pancreas/spleen to more effectively metabolize glucose. We found this app the day after and have diligently logged EVERYTHING. Our nurse thinks we are too analytical but really its a matter of being advocates for our kid.
He does not eat a restricted diet, is very active and we normally eat in a pretty healthy manner. But give it a try and log the reaction. In our case, the data does not lie.
Hope this helps or inspires more people to find a way out of this inulin mess! A great big thanks to the folks a Glucose Buddy for their app, site and tools.
Be well and good luck!
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