Shortage of Patients for Medical Device Clinical Trials – MedGadget – www.medgadget.com
would you sign up for an experimental heart device trial, where there’s a 50% chance your device will be inactive (‘control group’), and there’s an FDA-approved device already on the market?
As a wearing of an insulin pump, no way. Of course, they can’t do that with an insulin pump.
Why aren’t they comparing the new device with the old instead of using nothing?
Weird.
Reuters AlertNet – “Dying in sleep” linked to sleep apnea – study
Which isn’t nearly an approximate to what the local NBC affliate said.
Okay, I’m ready to slap the press.
I’m watching the local NBC affliate and they do a “news update on sleep apnea”.
Guess what, sleep apnea patients can die unexpectedly in the middle of the night.
BIG DUH! I was told that when I was diagnosed. Where have the study people been for the past 10 years.
The only good news, is that it DOES let other people know that it IS a serious disorder and it can kill. Either slowly or quickly.
I really wish I knew why I got screwed up this morning. The good news, is that recovery has been real fast. The day ended up being a bit weird.
I “forgot” it was Monday and that I needed to pick up food. So I got home, messed around, gave myself some Symlin, with the intent of eating in half an hour.
Husband got home, after a short “just got home” discussion, I said, I’m going down to eat — oh my gosh, I forgot to get food. He offered, but didn’t want to do it in 5:00 pm traffic, but I forgot, and needed something to eat and didn’t have anything but breakfast, so got in the car, went to McD’s and got a Quarterpounder, and then got dinner.
So then I couldn’t really eat dinner until two hours after, as I’m not sure how to dose with the Symlin if I stacked, so I ate my dinner at 7:00.
I’m still way under my normal calorie count though, it’s just that I’m probably going to be up with GERD because I ate dinner so late. And I have 70 minutes to look forward to tomorrow, and there NO way I’m getting all that walking in before I got to school. Hoping to get in 30 minutes though.
I really wish I knew why I got screwed up this morning. The good news, is that recovery has been real fast. The day ended up being a bit weird.
I “forgot” it was Monday and that I needed to pick up food. So I got home, messed around, gave myself some Symlin, with the intent of eating in half an hour.
Husband got home, after a short “just got home” discussion, I said, I’m going down to eat — oh my gosh, I forgot to get food. He offered, but didn’t want to do it in 5:00 pm traffic, but I forgot, and needed something to eat and didn’t have anything but breakfast, so got in the car, went to McD’s and got a Quarterpounder, and then got dinner.
So then I couldn’t really eat dinner until two hours after, as I’m not sure how to dose with the Symlin if I stacked, so I ate my dinner at 7:00.
I’m still way under my normal calorie count though, it’s just that I’m probably going to be up with GERD because I ate dinner so late. And I have 70 minutes to look forward to tomorrow, and there NO way I’m getting all that walking in before I got to school. Hoping to get in 30 minutes though.
I’ve got a REAL problem. If my blood sugar is off, especially high, I get SICK. Today, I hit 240 when I tested, and was nauseus, headachy, bitchy, and my vision was blurred.
I’m not sure why. My blood sugar always elevates when I have to sit still and we were doing that. Also, I get hit with the problem person from last year almost first thing. She’s good at that.
I thought it was the set but I corrected and then changed out the set and the blood sugar went down.
The good news, is that my CDE was responsive, and she helped. I had my temporary basal set to 40% and she had me change to 50% and I stayed stable all afternoon.
If I have to do that, I wish I would at least would have been able to eat something good.
I’ve got a REAL problem. If my blood sugar is off, especially high, I get SICK. Today, I hit 240 when I tested, and was nauseus, headachy, bitchy, and my vision was blurred.
I’m not sure why. My blood sugar always elevates when I have to sit still and we were doing that. Also, I get hit with the problem person from last year almost first thing. She’s good at that.
I thought it was the set but I corrected and then changed out the set and the blood sugar went down.
The good news, is that my CDE was responsive, and she helped. I had my temporary basal set to 40% and she had me change to 50% and I stayed stable all afternoon.
If I have to do that, I wish I would at least would have been able to eat something good.
Diabetes Mine: Look Who’s Talking Self-Disclosure (on dLife), and The Great Glycemic Index Debate
It’s interesting that you bring this up TODAY when I have to remind people.
I get really sick when my blood sugar is too high and I got high during a staff dvelopment session today. So high, that the first person I reminded was the school nurse and the second people were the people running the session so they would know why I was madly typing on my Treo. More on a non-trackback entry.
Diabetes Mine: Look Who’s Talking Self-Disclosure (on dLife), and The Great Glycemic Index Debate
It’s interesting that you bring this up TODAY when I have to remind people.
I get really sick when my blood sugar is too high and I got high during a staff dvelopment session today. So high, that the first person I reminded was the school nurse and the second people were the people running the session so they would know why I was madly typing on my Treo. More on a non-trackback entry.
I go back to work today 🙁 Hasn’t seemed like much summer.
Since the next two days should be sit in one place and listen, I’ve upped my temp basal to +40% and also changing my bolus reminder to an hour after (instead of 2 hours after). A trick I use with my Animas, and just did — I will bolus with a 0.0 amount. That turns on the reminder.
I’m trying to decide if I want to chance the food they are providing — letter said “light breakfast”, or what I want to get on the way. What I get for breakfast determines whether I need a Symlin shot.
Decisions!
I did get on the treadmill this morning and do 25 minutes. That’s a goal for me right now, is to try to do at least 25 minutes every morning and then finish in the evening — though today’s schedule is just 25 minutes. Tomorrow on the other hand is 70!