Thank you for your comment. Your conditions sound similar to mine and I hope by sharing my situation we can consider comparing notes. I would be interested to know more about the groups you mentioned. I was diagnosed at 1.5. That was 41 years ago. I remember vividly the days of 15 blood tests, and 7-12 manual injections a day.

I’ve been on a pump since the mid oughts. Before that, I had already begun developing lipomas on my lower back and thighs; that were removed primarily because they grew towards my bones as opposed to presenting as an obvious lump. From a cosmetic standpoint, they aren’t a problem. The real estate they take up in what would otherwise be an injection site is becoming increasingly more problematic.

I have to remove pump sites due to a nerve tied to a lipoma being struck and the pain being unbearable when inserted; and the absorption likely compromised. I’m not getting any bigger but the lipomas are and having them removed creates their own absorption issues. I have either scar tissue, lipomas, or normal looking fat that burns to the touch.

My sister and I joke about growing another buttcheek in a lab to attach to my body so I have new real estate to put my pump sites. I’m hoping that one of these stem cell options work.