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Christel Oerum– Getting to Know Diabetes_ The Interview Series

Christel Oerum – Getting to Know Diabetes: The Interview Series

Chris Stocker

Welcome to the second installment of a new weekly series here on  The Life of a Diabetic called Getting to Know Diabetes: The Interview Series. Every Tuesday, I will be featuring an interview with a diabetes advocate and/or “influencer” in the diabetes community. These interviews will ask the same questions to every person.

Today’s interview is with Christel Oerum. I first came across Christel during a #DSMA weekly chat a couple years ago. I have followed along with things she has been doing in the community and wanted to share her story and passion here. Please enjoy.

Christel Oreum T1D Looks Like Me

1 – Who are you? (Name, where do you live, what do you do for a living, favorite hobby, sports teams, etc.)

My name is Christel Oerum. I grew up in Denmark but now live in Santa Monica, CA with my husband and our dog Zoe. I left corporate America in 2015 and have since been running www.diabetesstrong.com in collaboration with my husband. The website is our main focus, but we also have a Facebook page (Diabetes Strong), a Facebook group (Diabetes Strong Community), Instagram account (diabetesstrong_ig) and Twitter (Diabetes Strong). Aside from my online present I also coach people living with diabetes from around the world and train some locally in Santa Monica.

My big passion here in life is resistance training and being active. So, when I’m not in the gym or working on the website and social media, I enjoy hiking with the family or walking up and down the beach in Santa Monica. After dark a good move or book on the couch is a favorite.

2 – What is your connection to diabetes?

I’ve been living with type 1 diabetes since December 1997.

3 – Give us the elevator pitch version of your diabetes diagnosis.

I was diagnosed at 19 by my PCP. I was suffering most of the common symptoms like extreme thirst, hunger, not gaining weight and I was deadly tired all the time. My family started to worry (I feel asleep at some family gathering) so I saw my doctor. After he lectured me on getting enough sleep and taking care of myself, he decided to measure my blood sugar, and instantly knew I had diabetes. He sent me to a specialist center and here I received excellent care. The nurse I worked with was the first one to tell me NEVER to let my diabetes diagnosis stand in my way. I’ve been on MDI ever since and now also use a CGM.

4 – What made you decide to start sharing your diabetes? (For example, why did you start an IG account, blog, Facebook group, etc.)

Christel headshotAfter moving to Santa Monica, I decide to intensify my workout routines and started to prepare for a bodybuilding competition (I competed in the bikini category). Since I wanted to be serious about my sport, I also needed to know how to optimally manage my diabetes when combined with intensive training. But I couldn’t find any relevant resources online on how to do so. Given I couldn’t find any online resources I started to document what I was doing online and Diabetes Strong was born (back then the site was called TheFitBlog). It quickly became evident that others were benefitting from reading my experiences and since the start in 2015, the website has grown to become the largest health and fitness website for people living with diabetes.

As we built out the website, we also started the social media channels as support. Primarily Facebook, but also to some degree Instagram, has been where the Diabetes Strong community get together and communicate directly. The Facebook group now has 13000 members and I’m so proud to see that people living with all types of diabetes thrive here and support each other daily.

5 – Obviously there are a lot of facets of diabetes, but what is your number one passion to share about diabetes? (For example, sharing signs and symptoms, mental health, eating disorders, governmental issues, etc.)

That we all can live happy active lives with diabetes. With the right knowledge of our bodies and basic understanding of how our medications impact our blood sugar, limiting high and lows, even when exercising is possible. Another important factor is that we don’t have to fight this alone, there is a huge international online community that has your back at any time of day, all you have to do is reach out

6 – What’s in your diabetes bag? (Pump, MDI, meter, syringes, adhesives, CGMs, etc.)

I currently carry a very fancy waterproof pencil case that I got in Hawaii. In it is my fast acting insulin pen (Humalog), my BG meter, strips and lancet device. I also have a pack of 4 glucose tabs, some extra needles and alcohol swaps. Plus a stick of gum

7 – Where do currently get your diabetes news? (Favorite blogs, IG, FB, Twitter accounts, etc.)

2017-08-20 - Christel showing her meter at Gold'sI follow along on Facebook, Instagram and twitter (#diabetes), and get daily research news through ADAs DiabetesPro SmartBrief. I also like Insulin Nation and DiaTribe.

8 – Share three blogs or IG accounts that everyone reading this should be following.

Instagram @DiabeticsDoingThings
Instagram @t1dchick
Instagram @diabetesstrong_ig 😊

9 – Let’s get real for a minute. What do you struggle with the most when it comes to diabetes? For me, it’s my weight. I can’t ever seem to lose weight. I lose it, then it comes back and being over weight creates stress and anxiety of not being around for my child in the future.

I’m an all or nothing personality which can be taxing and make me slightly neurotic at times. It does mean that I sometimes go deep into the rabbit hole when it comes to my training, nutrition and diabetes management and it can take over my life to the point where it’s hurting my relationships. I constantly have to pull back a little and work on finding balance

10 -What is the #1 myth about diabetes that just gets under your skin every time you hear it?

That there is such a thing as a “diabetes diet”, that we can never eat carbs and that everyone should treat their diabetes in the same way

 

11 – What is your top diabetes hack? For example, before inserting a new CGM you do XYZ or you use syringes instead of pens because of XYZ.

I’m on MDI (multiple daily injections) and discovering the RapidCalc app has been a gamechanger. It’s basically a pump bolus calculator in app form. It does all the dosing calculations for you and keeps track of IOB. GAMECHANGER!!

Christel Biceps

12 – What is one thing you would like someone without diabetes to know about living with diabetes?

How much work it requires. We tend to just deal with it, and it’s often too much too explain, so many don’t realize that it’s not just taking a few insulin shots. That it can be mentally taxing and for some it become too much to deal with at time. Not because they are lazy but because it can be overwhelming and never goes away

13 – What is your favorite “healthy” food option?

The biggest crunchiest salad I can find with a good full fat dressing, cheese, tortilla strips and freshly cooked turkey. It’s filling, and all the different textures makes it a joy to eat

Now we’re going to do a little this or that.

Cats or dogs? Always been cats but now I have a dog
Coffee or Tea? Tea
Fruits or Veggies? Veggies
Sweet or Salty? Sweet all the way
TV Series or Movies? Why do I have to choose?
Apple/Mac or Windows? Windows
Ice cream cake or regular cake? Regular cake
Pancake or Waffle? Pancakes
Book or eBook? Book
Pineapple on pizza is great or pineapple on pizza is a crime? Definitely crime, big crime

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jardiance for people with type 1 diabetes

Jardiance for People with Type 1 Diabetes

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I have struggled with weight problems and insulin resistance for a long time. It’s one of the reasons that my insulin to carb ratio is outrageous. It’s almost 1 unit of insulin for every 2-3 carbs.

So for me, it’s been a viscous cycle. I take a lot of insulin which makes it more difficult for me to lose weight. I don’t care what the happy go lucky people try to tell you, if you take a lot of insulin, you will gain weight

Now, the large amounts of insulin are also due to eating high carb foods and unhealthy foods and not exercising, so that is also tied into it.

When I exercise consistently, my insulin ratio jumps to about 1 unit of insulin for every 5-7 grams of carbs. A big, big difference.

Unfortunately, I’ve never exercised or ate healthy consistently.

So, I think I need some help.

One of the things that my endo recommended to me on my last visit a few months ago was to start on Jardiance. This would help with all of the issues that I stated above.

Benefits of Using Jardiance with Type 1

I know that Jardiance will help me lower my insulin needs by increasing my insulin sensitivity.

Jardiance would help me lose weight. I don’t like the way that Jardiance would help me lose weight, which was described to me as having a smaller appetite and potentially feeling nauseas. I don’t want a chemical in my body affecting my appetite. I’d much rather control it on my own, which has obviously not worked for the last 10 years.

I know that Jardiance will also help prevent and lower heart disease. I am already on blood pressure medication, cholesterol medications and also triglyceride medication.

I am always afraid to add another pill into the mix.

But, I tried to stay off of BP and cholesterol meds as long as possible as well until I realized that my body just needed them. I was at a disadvantage living with Type 1, so I had to level the playing field some how.

Now, of course there isn’t just the positives when it comes to adding another medication into the mix.

Possible Side Effects of Jardiance

The first and biggest side effect is DKA. You could go into DKA without any notice. Your blood sugars could be perfect, but still be going into DKA, so it is important to constantly be checking for ketones.

I don’t know if that’s something that I would be willing to do, because I know that I won’t remember to check frequently.

Another side effect of Jardiance that I don’t even like the name of, is higher risk of yeast infections. Another thing that I don’t know if I’m willing to deal with.

So, as of now, I am torn. I don’t know if I should give it a shot or not.

Ultimately, the final decision will come down to me. My doctor can prescribe it, but I have to be the one who takes it.

So, I’m asking anyone in the community, have you taken Jardiance as a Type 1 before?

If so, what has your experience been?

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World Diabetes Day 2018

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world diabetes day sale

If you haven’t seen already, today is World Diabetes Day. What does this day mean to me? Honestly, not much anymore. I don’t want to be Debbie Downer, but this day used to excite me, but it does not anymore.

The costs of my diabetes stays the same today. My blood sugar levels don’t know it World Diabetes Day and decide to behave properly today. The time I spend on the phone fighting insurance companies doesn’t decrease because it’s World Diabetes Day.

What do I like, well, LOVE about this day? Is that there is awareness brought to the disease. A lot is through sales and promotions of companies in the space, but hey, we all gotta earn a buck somehow right?.

Marketers will forever ruin everything. And yes, I am part of that. I am running a FLASH sale for my wife’s Etsy store today.

Diabetes doesn’t pay for itself.

Ali Abdulkareem – Getting to Know Diabetes_ The Interview Series

Ali Abdulkareem – Getting to Know Diabetes: The Interview Series

Chris Stocker

Welcome to the first installment of a new weekly series here on  The Life of a Diabetic. Every Tuesday, I will be featuring an interview with a diabetes advocate and/or “influencer” in the diabetes community. These interviews will ask the same questions to every person.

Today’s interview is with Ali Abdulkareem. I first stumbled upon Ali on Instagram and saw that he set out on a goal to create a daily diabetes VLOG. That was almost a full year ago and he is still going strong. I hope you enjoy his answers and that you connect with him on social media.

ali type 1 diabetes

 

1 – Who are you? (Name, where do you live, what do you do for a living, favorite hobby, sports teams, etc.)

Hi! My name is Ali Abdulkareem. I am 22 years old and live in San Diego California and immigrated from Iraq with my family around 1999. I am a part-time job coach for adults of special needs while aspiring full time diabetes content creator through youtube vlogs, instagram content, and my podcast, “the diabetes hustle.” My hobbies are weight training, listening to hip hop and making beats and am an old 22 years old haha, I love watching movies with my loved ones and enjoy my quiet time. I don’t have any favorite food, that’s definitely a touchy subject for any food lover for sure!

2 – What is your connection to diabetes?

My connection to diabetes is feeling the urgency to live as healthy as possible while putting a smile and hopefully extra years for my peers, hey that rhymes! I love showing the community my flaws and insecurities because it reminds everyone that no one has it all figured out. I wanna make living healthy with diabetes the cool thing in todays age.

3 – Give us the elevator pitch version of your diabetes diagnosis.

Elevator pitch. First got diagnosed as type 2, then saw Endo, Endo said ill be cool just insulin, decided to celebrate at Olive Garden (Italian restaurant) with my brother post diagnosis and didn’t think I needed to pick up this new prescription called “Novolog” and “Lantus” just quite yet…..

4 – What made you decide to start sharing your diabetes? (For example, why did you start an IG account, blog, Facebook group, etc.)

I decided to share my life with diabetes because I wanted to make my impact on the world somehow and a year after diagnosis, I felt diabetes content was my route and calling. Started with instagram and youtube content

5 – Obviously there are a lot of facets of diabetes, but what is your number one passion to share about diabetes? (For example, sharing signs and symptoms, mental health, eating disorders, governmental issues, etc.)

My biggest push to everyone reading is LEARN! I cannot stress the importance of how much this disease is intense thus we need to show up in this life with intensity I.e learning about the human body as a whole, learning about yourself and what can unlock your best self to be that better spouse, friend, son and so forth. The beauty of this disease is the uglyness that come with it, and I believe we can turn those hard times into the person we see ourself to aspire to be.

Bonus Question – Which do you recommend?

These books have made a massive impact on my life with diabetes!

1. Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars – Dr. Bernstein

2. Think Like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin – Gary Scheiner

3. The Diabetic Muscle and Fitness Guide – Phil Graham

4. Dealing with Diabetes Burnout: How to Recharge and Get Back on Track When You Feel Frustrated and Overwhelmed Living with Diabetes – Ginger Vieira

5. Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can’t Take It Anymore – Dr. William Polonsky

6 – What’s in your diabetes bag? (Pump, MDI, meter, syringes, adhesives, CGMs, etc.)

My diabetes bag includes my glucometer, lancing device, test strips, medical card id, extra needles, while I still carry my PDM (Omnipod) where I go. Oh! and glucose tabs of course Lol!

ali diabetes daily hustle

7 – Where do currently get your diabetes news? (Favorite blogs, IG, FB, Twitter accounts, etc.)

I get a lot of my diabetes news from Instagram and sometimes Youtube. Some of the best advice I’ve gotten comes from books and YouTube videos while some of my favorite accounts are on Instagram that I adore!

8 – Share three blogs or IG accounts that everyone reading this should be following.

Three accounts everyone should follow.

1. The.Insulin.Type (Leah) she is a big advocate of eating low carb to achieve normal blood sugars with all types of diabetes and to shatter the image of all type 1 diabetics in a sense of management.

2. Happypancreas. (Whitney) One of my closest friends and someone who truly inspires me to go beyond just blood sugar, carbs and insulin. She goes into all aspects of health to break down the pieces of why certain things affect our overall health.

3. Thebetes. (Neil) Probably the most funniest most positive person I know in this space. Lets just say his videos push me to make the funniest most outrageous stuff on earth with diabetes, Lol.

9 – Let’s get real for a minute. What do you struggle with the most when it comes to diabetes? For me, it’s my weight. I can’t ever seem to lose weight. I lose it, then it comes back and being over weight creates stress and anxiety of not being around for my child in the future.

My biggest struggle with diabetes is food. I have been dealing with a major food relationship ever since my diagnosis. Went through and currently, major binge eating. I am currently seeing a therapist and I know this will behind me in the near future.

10 -What is the #1 myth about diabetes that just gets under your skin every time you hear it?

#1 myth about diabetes that’s drives me bananas is, well, its very controversial but, you can eat whatever you want and you just need to figure out dosage and you’ll be fine. I totally hate the stigma about diabetics is that we can’t eat sugar, that drives me nuts but I’m a big believer that putting the right stuff in our bodies and exercising properly will in return make our life with diabetes easier. Why make such a difficult disease that revolves around health even harder?


 

11 – What is your top diabetes hack? For example, before inserting a new CGM you do XYZ or you use syringes instead of pens because of XYZ.

Best diabetes hack is dipping your meter and test strip in your drinks to make sure they are not pure sugar and actually low carb. Meters will either read “LOW” or something below 20 mg/dL (1.11 mol/mL) ITS WORTH THE STRIP, JUST DIP!

12 – What is one thing you would like someone without diabetes to know about living with diabetes?

One thing for my non-diabetics, It is VERY difficult to achieve normal health, I have to work three times as hard as they do to have somewhat near normal health.

13 – What is your favorite “healthy” food option?

Fav healthy food option, low carb pancakes, YUM!

Now we’re going to do a little this or that.

Cats or dogs? – Dogs all day
Coffee or Tea? – Coffee but tea is healthier haha
Fruits or Veggies? – Veggies bro!
Sweet or Salty? – Sweet
TV Series or Movies? – Movies!
Apple/Mac or Windows? – MAC-PAC!
Ice cream cake or regular cake? – Ice cream cake yo
Pancake or Waffle? – Pancake for sheezy
Book or eBook? – Books
Pineapple on pizza is great or pineapple on pizza is a crime – Pineapple on pizza is basic, Aint no crime, im arab man. Seen more diversity in my microwave…

Take this time to add anything else. Add more to your story, include all links to all of your social media profiles and blogs, VLOGs, websites, etc.

SUBSCRIBE HERE to the diabetes daily hustle! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOgPM9FFVTOX5gN_qnVHRNA?
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Catch me hanging here with my Diabuddies!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ali.abdlkareem/

The Diabetes Hustle Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/diabetes-hustle-podcast/id1313087483?mt=2

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Why You Should Not Hold Off on Getting Your Flu Shot

Why You Should Not Hold Off on Getting Your Flu Shot

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Spoiler Alert – I do not have the flu.

But, I thought I did.

Sunday Morning

starbucks medicine ball

It all started on Sunday morning when I woke up with a bad sore throat. I assumed this was mostly due to the fact that I had a sinus congestion

issue Saturday night. So, I did what I always do when I have a sore throat, go get a Medicine Ball from Starbucks. If you don’t know what aMedicine Ball is from Starbucks, then order one the next time you have a sore throat or cold and you can thank me later.

I had to attend my niece’s birthday party at a bowling alley that day, so I made sure to give pounds instead of hand shakes and hugs. Which, if you’ve ever met me in person, you know that I like to give pounds, not hugs or handshakes.

I took a Claritin D-12 on Sunday evening and everything was great.

Monday Morning

Monday morning, I woke up and my throat was still sore, but nowhere near as bad as Sunday. This was probably due to the Claritin clearing me up throughout the night and not having to be a mouth-breather while I slept all night, drying out my throat.

I followed the same thing on Monday night, lots of fluids and a Claritin D-12 and Tuesday was getting even better.

Until it wasn’t.

Tuesday Evening

In the afternoon on Tuesday, I started to feel very achy and my muscles were sore and I just wanted to sleep. My initial thought was ketones, so I tested for ketones, nothing there.

My second thought…..the f&cking FLU!

Now, let’s backtrack a little bit here.

I have never had the flu shot before.

Why?

diabetes flu shot

I don’t know, I thought it was a scam. I’ve seen people get the flu shot and still get the flu. I also never had the flu, so I figured, why bother?

Well, this year, after moving back to PA in the cold, I said I was going to get the flu shot, next week.

Well, maybe next week.

Well, I’m busy today, so I’ll go in a few days.

Come back to Tuesday night, and I still never got the flu shot.

So, Tuesday night, I started to feel a little warm, so I took my temperature and it was 100.5.

Ooohhhh yea, it’s the flu for sure I told myself.

So, I ran out to get Tylenol, because like any other responsible adults, we didn’t have any in our house.

I asked the pharmacist if I could take the Tylenol along with the Claritin D-12 since I already took that for the night and she said, yes. She then asked my symptoms and I told her and she said:

Aww, I’m sorry honey, but it sounds like you have the fly.

I knew it! I knew I was going to get it because I kept putting it off!

I have anxiety problems, so when I thought in my head that I had the flu, that was it. My heart rate increased, I started thinking that about the stories I’ve heard of people with diabetes dying from the flu and this is what’s going to happen to me and now that my heart rate is so high, I might just have a heart attack instead.

So, when I got into my car, I sat there for a few moments to collect myself and do my breathing exercises to bring down the heart rate and calm my anxiety.

I took the Tylenol and my fever went down over night.

Wednesday

On Wednesday, I had a low-grade fever. It ranged from 98.9 – 99.5, but I decided not to go to the doctor just yet.

Thursday

Thursday morning came around and the fever was completely gone, but I wanted to go see the doctor just to figure out what was going on.

The good news is that I didn’t have the flu. The bad news was that the sinus congestion did make it’s way down and I have the early stages of bronchitis.

Antibiotics it was.

The story doesn’t end there.

Allergic to Amoxicillin, Maybe?

I am allergic to ceclor, or maybe not anymore, but I was when I was a kid. So, there’s a little less than 10% chance that I could have an allergic reaction to amoxicillin.

So, when the pharmacist explained that I would need to go straight to the ER if I broke out in hives, I’m sure you can imagine what happened with my anxiety.

I didn’t really have much of a choice but to use this antibiotic.

So, I did, and nothing happened.

Bringing this post back to full circle.

Get your damn flu shot.

Even though I didn’t end up with the flu, it could have been. And it could have potentially been avoided if I just didn’t keep pushing off the flu shot. And while you’re at it, get yourself the pneumonia vaccine as well.

 

What Type of Diabetes Do I Have?

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Usually when I mention diabetes to someone they say, “do you have the bad kind?”

So, being asked what type I have, doesn’t actually come up much.

But, when I do answer this question, I just say that I have Type 1 Diabetes. That is what I was diagnosed with and that is what I have. It’s what my medical records say.

Now, how do I really feel like answering?

Simple.

The image below shows you what type of diabetes I have.

what type of diabetes

I have the type of diabetes that requires me to:

  • check my blood sugar
  • count carbs
  • take insulin
  • wear a CGM
  • pay a lot for supplies
  • stress
  • anxiety
  • a 24/7/365 job of managing my diabetes
  • doctor appointments
  • blood work
  • a lot more

So, that’s the kind of diabetes that I have.

dear diabetes awareness month

I Write This Post Every November 1

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Here I am, writing the same post I write every year on November 1. No, it’s not wishing myself a happy birthday.

Unfortunately, it is writing about how much I used to love National Diabetes Awareness Month and how much I hate it now.

Why do I hate it?

Because PR people and marketers have ruined it.

Yes, I am a professional marketer by trade. I own a digital marketing company, so I totally understand people doing what their clients ask them to do.

But, damn, be better at your job.

Year after year I write about all the PR pitches that I get and how bad they are. They tell me how I’m going to die early because of these 100 reasons and then ask me if I’d like to interview an expert about it.

I live with type 1 diabetes.

Every.

Single.

Day.

Of.

My.

Life.

I am a freaking expert!

I love all of the awareness campaigns that are brought up during the month of November, but we really do need to capitalize on this opportunity to reach people OUTSIDE of the diabetes community.

I’ve seen some pretty aggressive marketing and campaigns from Beyond Type 1 with Dexcom and Panera and Real Good Foods, so I hope these help spread awareness outside of the current diabetes community.

Here’s to hopefully a great National Diabetes Awareness Month.

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MedAngel Insulin Sensor App Review

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About a month or so ago, I came across a product from an Instagram post that I had never seen before. The product that I saw was called MedAngel.

So, I did what I normally do, reach out and ask if I could demo the product in exchange for writing an honest review of the product. As always, you can check out my full disclosure here.

MedAngel ONE is a wireless thermometer and app for iPhone & Android that constantly monitors the temperature of your medication.

I received the MedAngel in the mail just before I was heading to Florida for a week, so it was perfect timing. I wanted to make sure that my insulin was kept at a safe level while I was out in the hot sun of south Florida.

I set the MedAngel up by following the instructions that were provided. You can check out the video below of me setting it up.

After it was set up, I put the MedAngel in the insulated part of my new Myabetic bag and put my insulin pens in there.


Within minutes, I had an alert that my insulin was too hot.

Hmm..

I just thought maybe it needed to be get acclimated.

But then I kept getting the same alert over and over and over.

At this point, I honestly just closed the app out and forgot about it.

Let’s give this another shot

The next day I was getting ready to go to the airport and I tried the app again and the same thing was happening. It kept saying the insulin was too hot and there was no way because I knew that it was sitting at room temperature in the insulated part of my bag.

I closed out the app again and just forgot about it.

When I landed in Florida and got situated, I just couldn’t figure this thing out.

Finally, I sent in an email to get help and the response made me feel like an idiot.

DUH!

There are TWO settings, in the refrigerated and opened!!!

So, the whole time my setting was on the refrigerated setting and that’s why it kept saying that it was hot every single time.

At this point, I felt a little dumb, but I was finally ready to use it.

I used the MedAngel device for the week that I was in Florida and I did receive a few hot settings, but I didn’t know what I was supposed to do. The insulin pen stays in the insulated part of the Myabetic bag, so it’s supposed to help keep it from high and low temperatures.

I am not too scared of my insulin getting too cold, even with the winter months approaching. I tend to put my insulin pen in my pocket if I have to which helps keep the insulin pen at a temperature that it should be at.

I think that this product is great for those that live in very hot and very cold places.

I would highly recommend it.

MedAngel has decided to give you 20% off your order by using the coupon code – LIFEOFADIABETIC20

Just simply visit https://us.medangel.co/ and use the coupon code.

medangel coupon code

 

Check out a few of the MedAngel stock photographs

 

Eli Lilly’s diabetes treatment meets main goal in two late-stage studies

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I am definitely not going to say that I know enough about clinical trials and what phase 1 or late-stage studies means, but when I see a report, I’m going to report it. This news is a couple of weeks old. Hey, I didn’t say it was breaking news, I just said it was news.

So this article is in regards to Eli Lilly’s Ultra Rapid Lispro insulin which is basically like Humalog, but faster. If I’m not mistaken, it is Eli Lilly’s version of Fiasp, but like I said, I could be wrong.

The good news is that the late-stage studies showed that this insulin “significantly improved post meal blood sugar levels”. That’s the kind of stuff that I like to hear.

I like hearing about new, better insulins.

Obviously, most of that doesn’t matter because majority of us are not going to be able to afford the new insulins, but that’s an ongoing issue (which I’ve been attacked on before from people who don’t know me, so I’m not talking about that in this post.)

I’ve tried Fiasp in the past and I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, my insurance didn’t cover it, so I couldn’t keep using it. My insurances over the years have switched quite often which means that I’ve switched between Humalog and Novolog.

I haven’t really seen too much of a difference between these two, so I’m hoping that a competitor to Fiasp comes to market and then at least one of the two will be covered by my insurance.