I was diagnosed with type I diabetes when I returned from a European vacation a year and a half ago. It was a complete a shock. I always have had blood sugar issues, but this diagnosis has changed my life considerably. I have always been physically active so that was not a big change for me; but stopping the game and injecting was. I disliked being with a group of friends and having to excuse myself to take my insulin. Invariably, I was asked if everything was alright because I was gone so long. I take a low dose aspirin daily, so bruising was normal. I stopped using my arms as injection sites because the bruising was so noticeable. I considered the pump, but earlier in the year when I wore a blood sugar monitor for three days, I found that type of equipment to be cumbersome and inconvenient. The pump was not an option for me.
I was at my endocrinologist's office when I saw an i-port® sample on a display table. They sent me home with a pamphlet, and everything I read about it seemed to be exactly what I wanted. I researched the i-port® website as well as the internet for any information I could get, and after reading through everything, I was ecstatic. At my next follow-up appointment, I was given several samples and detailed instruction on how to use the i-port®. Initially, I was intimidated by the whole insertion process, but that soon disappeared after a couple insertions. The i-port® is so comfortable and pain free for me I have to search for its current location, and the bruising is a thing of the past!
Living with diabetes is challenging. I first felt I had no control of my life anymore, and felt different from "normal" people. There were times I felt isolated because I have to constantly monitor what I eat, when I eat, the amount I eat, and my level of exercise. If I decide to have a snack or underestimate an insulin dosage, the i-port® has made it easy to take a bolus. My A1C has improved, and with the help of the
i-port® I feel I have control back.
Patient Testimonials
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BeccaCedar Park, TXMy name is Becca Janysek, I'm 44 years old, a mother of three
and have had type 1 diabetes for almost half my life! Since I
was first diagnosed, I've given myself 4 - 8 small subcutaneous
injections per day all over my body. |
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HowieLynnfield, MAMy name is Howie and I was first diagnosed with diabetes in
November of 1988. I was stunned by the diagnosis, because I did
not have a family history of diabetes. I didn’t understand
what it was going to mean until I was informed of my diet
limitations, need for medication and exercise requirements. |
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CarolArlington, TXI had so much pain with injections before, but now with the i-port®
my injections are reduced to one every three days instead of
four every day. That cuts down on a lot of the bleeding and
bruising that I had from the needle piercing my ... |
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DeeWilmington, DEI was first diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes about 22 years
ago. At first I was trying to control it with diet. Then I
started taking oral medication along with the diet. About 17
years ago I started taking two insulin injections each day. |
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VendaSan Antonio, TXI was first diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at age twenty-one,
during my senior year of college, following many years of
unexplained health problems. Little did I know that simply
putting a name to my symptoms was just the beginning... |
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JudiWilmington, DEMy name is Judi and I am 65 years young. I used to say "65
years old", but since I have been feeling younger and younger
these days "old" is no longer my description! I credit Patton
Medical Devices for this opportunity. |
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JulianneYpsilanti, MII have type 2 diabetes that I manage with insulin, oral
medication, nutritional strategies and exercise. The single most
stressful thing about diabetes management for me has always been
giving myself multiple injections of two types of insulin daily. |
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ChrisPhiladelphia, PAI was diagnosed with diabetes in 2001 and promptly decided
that I was “going to beat it”. After a couple of
years of poor control of my blood sugars, my doctor advised me
to begin taking insulin injections. |
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NickAston, PANick has been through a lot since he has been diagnosed and
before he went on the insulin pump, the i-port®
was a great alternative to multiple injections. |
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HeidiCarrollton, GAI was at my endocrinologist's office when I saw an i-port®
sample on a display table. They sent me home with a pamphlet,
and everything I read about it seemed to be exactly what I
wanted. |
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KathyEdgewater, FLI was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes about 15 years ago. I
came from a family with diabetes. Both my father and uncle had
it, and fortunately they both lived a long life with diabetes so
I knew that my diagnosis was not the worse thing that could
happen to me. |
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BobAllentown, PAI was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes fourteen years ago while
in the hospital with a flu-like virus. Despite the fact that my
sister had diabetes, I chose to deny that I had it, thinking for
the first year that it just couldn't be true. |
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JulieNorthampton, PAMy name is Julie, I’m from Northampton, PA and I have
had type 1 diabetes for about two years. I am an active
16-year-old in 11th grade. The first time I heard about the
i-port® was through a pamphlet at our
local diabetes center… |
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