Finally....

Yes, it's true. I'm FINALLY going back on an insulin pump. Let's start from the beginning. I was diagnosed in October of 2008, I was eleven. About 6 months after that I started on the Accu-Check Spirit pump. I loved it, I did. What I didn't love was my blood sugars- and my doctor. Since I live in such a small town, the only endocrinologist was one that treated mostly adults and didn't focus on diabetes. She just wasn't for me. After my mom did some research she found Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC, about 3 hours from where we live. We made an appointment. When they saw my blood sugars and my basal rates, they were in awe. They told us that my former doctor was crazy and they could tell she worked mostly with adults. In addition to that, where I had been putting my sites, I could no longer use. They were all used up. So, in the end, I ended up back on shots- Levimir and Novolog pens. It was okay, and about 3 years later, I'm still on them. In the beginning, I only want to go on shots for a little while, and switch back to the pump, but ended up just staying on shots. My blood sugars were better and my A1C was down. It used to be 10.8 and in March of 2013 it was 6.9. YAY. My doctor was so happy. This was the third appointment that I had brought up the pump at, and she finally agreed. At the appointment before that she wanted to see me checking at least one more time a day. And the appointment before that, the first time I brought it up, she wanted to see my A1C lower. That's why I say, I am FINALLY going back on the pump. My insulin start is scheduled for next Friday at 9am and I CANNOT wait.

Field trip rant

I'm 15. If you were a teen with diabetes, you know that by that age your parents barely do anything to help you manage your diabetes- besides nag you when your blood sugar is high or low. I do everything myself. Count my carbs, check my blood sugar, calculate my insulin, I even refill my own prescriptions and make my own appointments. So can anyone tell me why when I go on field trips for school, I have to have a parent go with me? No matter how far away it is, how long I'll be there, my mom or older sibling, or somebody other than just me has to go. I'm a liability. Let's be honest, if something did happen to me, I passed out or had a seizure, somebody would call 911. Just like my mom would do if she was there. Sure, she would know to give me a glucagon shot or some fast acting sugar, but can't a teacher be taught that? I can understand this rule if the student is in elementary school, or even in middle school, but high school?! No way! It especially makes everything worse when my mom is the only parent on the trip. Obviously all my friends are going to know why she's there. I'm sick. BUT I'M NOT.  I handle my diabetes by myself everyday, so what's different about these days? Having a parent there makes me different- a loser. And some people even tell me that. I've given up trying to explain that it's not my choice to have her there, because they don't understand. In the end, it causes a lot of problems for me, and makes me feel like an outcast and it isn't really necessary. 
Any opinions on this or similar situations?