I contacted my endocrinologist today because I need a new prescription for my pump supplies before I see her later this morning. I was hoping that I could just wait until I saw her on March 25 to get a prescription from her, but there is no way that I am going to have enough [...]
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All this press about all these new technologies and studies and companies joining up with non-profits to do this and to do that, and blah blah blah. At first when I read the post by Amy from Diabetes Mine about JDRF and BD joining forces, it instantly just reminded me of the post I just [...] We all have our favorite meter’s, pumps, syringes, glucose tabs, CGM’s, and whatever else you use to manage your diabetes. Here are my top 4 essentials to managing my diabetes. Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 722 This is my insulin pump of choice at this time. It is the one that I was given when I first got the [...] First, my plan to start with the CGM yesterday didn’t go so well. I did not have stable blood sugars for more than an hour yesterday, so I knew it’s not good to start a new sensor when my sugars are fluctuating. So, we will have to try again today. I’ve had a few bad [...] Today I have decided to wear my sensor for the first time in almost two months. I had it charging all night long because it wasn’t even connected to the charger during that 2 months. I am not even sure if the sensors are still good because I know that they have short expiration date. [...] Today it is diabetes inventory day. How often do you do this? I usually do it once every 3 or 4 months just to see how much I have and how much I will need to re-order. Typically, I have a lot more infusion sets than I do reservoirs because I don’t change my site [...] I saw a few posts over the last few weeks about diabetes and Hollywood and how Hollywood gets diabetes wrong a lot. Well over the weekend I saw another movie that they just got it wrong, another failure. This movie was “Panic Room.” I saw this movie when it first came out years ago and [...] I wasn’t able to get a post up yesterday because I was having computer issues. I have a WP app on my IPhone, but there’s no way that I can type that much on that phone. So it’s Saturday afternoon and I am at the Spanish River Library in Boca Raton with a nice venti [...] Insurance companies. How many of you just cringed and made a sour face as soon as you read those first two words? I know I do. I don’t know what it is about that set of words. Even when I was younger I didn’t like those words, and I didn’t even know anything about them. [...] |
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