Treo is working beautifully — I even took some time to make it work better for me.
My mouth hasn’t hurt since about an hour after the dentist “messed with it”. No other problems either. He’s exactly what I look in a dentist. Available in an emergency and fixes things.
Between the two days without exercising, the 5 days of not controlling my eating, a slight infection from the broken tooth, and the lack of tight control because the Treo wasn’t working, my insulin resistance has obviously increased. At least obviously to me.
So, being the anal computer junkie I am, I downloaded the TDI (Total Daily Insulin usage) from my pump and plugged the last fourteen days into a spreadsheet I’ve designed from the charts in the “Pumping Insulin” book by John Walsh.
I took the resulting carb to insulin ratio and correction ratio and plugged those numbers into my Palm pilot’s EzManagter program.
(Note: yes, I know I’m a geek)
There was a massive change, so I grabbed my glucowatch and slapped it on my wrist — by the way, this time I’m using IV Prep — which is slightly tacky with the Cortozone spray and the burning sensation is very mild.
The glucowatch is showing trends similar to what I am seeing with my blood sugar monitor. I have done a couple of extra calibrations, to ensure that.
Nice to have the technology working with me.
I was going to track down his email address, but I think he’s talking about me.
Unfortunately I don’t know of a device that talks to the Treo directly — my interface all comes from the PC…. but Accu-Check’s Compact might talk to the Treo, not sure.
Handspring’s Visor is still available as Therasense’s Freestyle.
Also Scott Hasselman reviews that Glucomon
Which is pretty cool if you have a kiddo you are worried about.
LG KP8400 cellphone with blood tester for diabetics – Engadget – www.engadget.com
Already I know of a diabetic who uses a Treo 600 that interfaces with a separate blood testing unit. An important trend in healthcare is the support for treatment of chronic disease. Data can be accumulated on a daily basis and then the physician can review a summary.
Well, got a phone from the sleep doctor’s office today and the dreaded sleep doctor appointment has been put off until November 15th. He’s going to Maine.
I’m actually a bit relieved, and I think it was some of the problems I was having lately. It’s easy for me to get off track, and boy do I have lots of excuses!
I did end up talking with him on the phone. He’s ordered a new mask, same size and shape. It’s the latest and greatest for what I’m dealing with. He seemed pleased I’ve lost 30 pounds according to the CDE’s scales (that’s how I put it).
I did have him order the mask from Sleep-Med even though they are out of network. They have been waiving the out of network fee and even if they don’t they have the absolute best service and is the most convenient. They are located blocks from my school and I can swing by there without losing any time or even getting lost.
So anyway, I see him in November.
Although this is a diabetes blog, I have to say something about Christopher Reeves today.
It hit me hard to hear of his death today. I’ve admired his work for years, and admired what he has done for spinal cord injuries. I think it is very sad for his family that he died and died the way he did.
I was a volunteer at Baylor Rehab for many years, and worked with many spinal cord injury patients. I worked more with head injuries since I did pet therapy there and head injuries work with that modality than do spinal cord injuries.
I think we’ll find a “cure” for spinal cord injuries long before we find a “cure” for diabetes. First, in the scheme of things, it’s a much more simple problem than diabetes. Second, Christopher Reeves did a lot for that group in terms of not only fund raising but in research. He put himself in the cutting edge, had the funds for it, and had the time and energy to put into it. Few patients have that many factors going for them.
Got in, need root canal — scheduled for next Monday, which is not the best time for me, but oh well… tried all kinds of different ways to schedule and he wouldn’t go for it.
But this is a gastric reflux issue. The acid is eating the fillings in my teeth.
Note to self: Keep dentist and dental insurance current. In fact, I thought I had switched to the other insurance which is more flexible, but didn’t. Weird.
Being without my Treo has really brought home to me that there is control and there is control.
I’ve been guestimating and as a result my blood sugar has been higher than I like. Several times after meals, I’ve had to adjust — and guestimate again, and those fractions of a unit make a huge difference.
That is the difference between MDI and the pump. it’s not just the basal rate though that is part of it.
It’s being able to eat a meal and put in 1.8 units of insulin and having a blood sugar of 140 2 hours later. If I have to put in 1.5 I’m 180 or higher, and if I have to put in 2.0 then I’m risking going low before my next meal.
The basal has a lot to do with it too. Trickling in rapid insulin all day in micodoses has got to be better than relying on buffered insulin. I know it is for me.
Though I do sense that control is easier for a Type 2 as more of our encron. system is working.
The differance in display was my fault. I took the default display rather than adjusting for my vision. now that I have fixed that i’m fine.
it is so nice to have a 100% working Treo back.
Not here, but in talking with husband, administrator, etc. it took over 30 minutes on the phone to get a dentist who would see me this afternoon.
The dentist I last saw couldn’t see me until next Tuesday. Not good for blood sugar control. My blood sugar is slightly elevated as it is with the tooth pain. I’m quite sure more is going on here than just the broken tooth. Sigh. I have a feeling that all the dental work on that side of my mouth will need to be dealt with.
Called the dentist I’d seen before them and they could get me in at 3:00 which is good because I would be able to at least get looked at before parent conferences.
Then called insurance company who said they only see “roster” patients, but they gave me a list of places that would see me off the roster. Guess the dentist has been screwed before. Anyway, there is one chain dentist who takes my insurance that I won’t see. They completely freaked me out once before.
But they had a name of a none chain dentist who can see me at 1:00 pm, so that’s what I am going with.