My name is Elizabeth and I'm a type 1 diabetic. I have been on insulin pump therapy for about 6 years now, prior to that I had to give myself 4-5  injections of  insulin daily and was constantly covered in bruises from it, now I only have to poke myself once every 3 days with an infusion set. Having a pump  has  made my day to day life so much easier and greatly improved my health. Unfortunately, my insulin pump has developed a crack in its casing which could cause it to malfunction or stop working at anytime, This means I will need to replace it asap.
For those of you who don't know what an insulin pump is, it is a small portable device about the size of a pager that injects insulin at programmed intervals in order to regulate blood sugar levels in people without diabetes, It is currently the closest thing to an artificial pancreas.

Some advantages of using an insulin pump instead of injections are:
-  Not having to give yourself multiple daily injections with a needle
-  Insulin pumps deliver insulin more accurately than injections.
- Often improve A1C  ( A1C is a test that measures a person's average blood glucose level over the past 2-3 months.)
- Usually result in fewer large swings in your blood glucose levels.
- Make delivery of bolus insulin easier (A bolus is an extra dose of insulin taken to cover an expected rise in blood sugars such as at meal times.)
- Allow you to be flexible about when and what you eat.
- Reduce severe low blood glucose episodes.
- Eliminate unpredictable effects of having to use intermediate or long-acting insulin.
- Allow you to exercise without having to eat large amounts of carbohydrate.
- And as a result of tighter insulin control it provides better overall health.  

If your interested in finding out more about how pumps work this link has a great description.
- See more at: http://www.animas.ca/how-insulin-pumping-works

I'm not one to ask for money but ANY contribution would be extremely helpful. I am a single mom of 2 children and we are on an extremely tight budget. I do not currently have extended medical insurance and MSP does not currently cover insulin pumps for those over the age of 25, my pump warranty has also expired, therefore I would need to pay for a replacement pump out of very empty pockets, and as you can see these little devices are extremely expensive. This does not include the insulin, hookups, meters etc.  just the pump itself.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and thank you to everyone who can help me reach the total needed, It means more to me then you will ever know!

Me with my current insulin pump.

My poor cracked pump :( Its hard to properly photograph, but the crack pictured here is quite deep and exposes the battery housing, there are also 2 hairline cracks radiating out from the one you can make out in the picture.