Our entire family holds Pumpernickle the Pump Monkey dear to our hearts. I found this little fellow online about a year ago on Fifty50.com. He wears a pump with infusion site that adheres to his belly via a magnet, a pump belt and has a glucometer. We have given him his own pretend voice and he has a spunky personality. He is a great tool to educate the girls with and to make EA feel better about her Type 1 Diabetes. We use him to talk about counting carbohydrates, what to do when you're Low, and EA checks his BG during her own blood checks. Our girls have gone so far as to have made a care kit for him, complete with BG meter, snacks, banana juice box and lancet device, all from construction paper. He is a great comfort to EA and travels extensively with us, whether it be to LegoLand, Korea Town wearing a pair of EA's undies with his pump belt or the NJ beach, Pumpy goes with us! And, you should see the smiles we get as I walk the streets of NY with a spunky mandu (EA) and her monkey!
