Wasting Away

Nope, not me (sadly). I'm as hearty as ever.

I have 10 units of insulin left in my current cartridge, and it's 7:30 at night. I'm debating whether or not to change the set. Thing is, I really hate wasting insulin. I hate that the tubing sucks up 20 units, never to be heard from again. I really have no idea what drives this aversion (I don't even recycle reliably!) but it's always been a concern.

When previewing pumps, the Cozmo sales rep brought out the new Cleo infusion set - inserter and set in one! - and I could practically hear the drumroll in the background.

My first reaction: is that inserter reusable? He was visably deflated at my lack of enthusiasm, but noted that I was the second person that week to ask. It just seems so wasteful, all that plastic, tossed out every 2-3 days.

Is pumping more wasteful than MDI? Hard to say, if you consider 3-4 syringes each day. And it's not like we have a choice here, there are no eco-friendly diabetes supplies out there. Can't choose to recycle the stuff.

Just a thought, as I go ahead and dump that extra insulin rather than try to squeeze out one more night.