My 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. I saw the cover with apples and oranges with syringes in them, picked it up and read everything about the i-port®. All of the benefits sounded very interesting and I wanted to try one. I mean only one needle injection every three days… that sounded like a dream!
The next month when I went back to the doctor, there were samples of the i-port®, and I was able to try them. I was a little scared at first and wasn’t exactly sure I if wanted to try one. The i-port® seemed like it had a large insertion needle and I thought the catheter would be irritating. After a pep talk, I inserted the i-port® and it barely hurt!! I took a sample pack home and have been using, and loving them since then.
My daily insulin regimen is multiple daily injections. I am a growing, active, teenage girl and with this insulin therapy I have to inject every time I eat. I found that my stomach area (where I always injected during the daytime) was getting sore. This was very irritating and bothersome to me. Now with the i-port®, I just inject into the center of the septum and I don’t feel a thing because my pen needles never come in contact with my skin…the i-port® is right there for me, ready to go.
Teenagers, myself included, are very busy. I never wanted my diabetes to restrict me or to make me feel left out. But, there were times before thei-port® when it did. For instance, I am in my high school’s drama club and a few months ago we performed our spring musical. During long rehearsals, parents and kids would bring food, snacks and desserts. I didn’t have any because I didn’t want to inject myself just for a snack. I wish I would have had the i-port® then so I could have eaten what I wanted and given myself injections as needed. The i-port® would have made it very simple to do and I would have been like any other teen there.
Another time I know my i-port® will save my day is while I am playing tennis. I am on the high school tennis team. If I need to give an injection while practicing, riding on the bus to a match or during a match, it will be very quick and I can get right back in the game. There won’t be any pinching of skin or searching for a spot. I just inject in the i-port® and off I’ll go!
I have a seasonal job where I dish out Italian ice. As part of my job I am required to try the flavors and new products. My i-port® makes for a discreet, pain free injection. It is very important to me to give my best effort at work, and now I don’t draw attention to myself because the i-port® is so small. Again, with the i-port® my life is so much easier and I am like every other worker there.
All in all, injections before the i-port® slowed me down. Now, with the i-port®, my daily insulin regimen fits my fast-paced lifestyle. Thank you….thank you….thank you for creating such a life changing product. I know it simplifies my life and I hope others will soon find out the same things I experience everyday using the i-port®!
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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