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  • More Medco Games

    Actually the good news, is that I have all my scripts I’ve ordered this month, except the syringes.  I am trying very hard not to spend any more medical money until the 1st though, because that’s when my Flexible Spending Account starts again.

    The latest game involves Requip, which I do believe is helping me to sleep.  Apparently (and I don’t blame them), they don’t want to fill the prescription with 2 1 mg tablets, but I am hoping they and the doctor’s office will finally see eye to eye and fill it.  I would not mind 1 2mg tablets at all.  I’m going to get with the doctor’s nurse on it Monday.

  • Medco games

    I’ve learned a lot about Symlin.

    Medco has started shipping my Symlin and Novolog (insulin) without telling me.

    Yesterday I got a hot batch of Symlin. The gel packs were cold but at one end of the package and the Symlin was hot.

    I put it all in the fridge but decided to try it to see if it was still good. it wasn’t. Clearly after two doses.

    I did leave the rest of the shipment in the fridge.

    I left that bottle out in the shipping contents and called Medco at 6:00 am.

    They told me that it would be good as long as it was rechilled so I took a second vial out and used it.

    Apparently they are right as it is working fine now.

    I even called the 1800 number for Symlin and they said that they can tell if a vial is good if you give them the worst possible temperature, the lot, and the expiration date. they did say it was good.

    FYI: I told the Medco pharmacist that if they packed with the Symlin in the middle with the gel packs at each end it would have been cool and he sais he couldn’t comment but would pass my comment on.

    Guess what? That is exactly how my Novolog was packed and it was cold.

    Go figure.

  • I definately find it to be true

    Diabetes In Control Newsletter – Postprandial Glucose Fluctuations Impair Cognitive Functioning

    Awareness and better control of postprandial glucose can help to prevent declining cognitive function.

  • I agree!

    Diabetes In Control Newsletter – A Tale of Two Insulin Pumps

    Diabetes has been an interest of mine throughout pharmacy school. I am now in my final year of school, and I recently experienced a small glimpse into the life of a person with insulin-dependent diabetes. I do not have diabetes, but during my last clerkship rotation, I lived for four weeks as if I did. I tested my blood glucose and injected imitation insulin (actually saline). I was also given the opportunity to wear two insulin pump devices, both unique in their own way.

  • Tips for Saving Money

    Candid Diabetes: Tips For Saving Money With Diabetes

    However, I don’t recommend buying test strips from Ebay. You have no idea where they came from.

  • First Day Survived!

    Managed to go through the day slightly high — 180 post prandia most of the time, and I’d like to be 40 above rather than 40 below, let me tell you!

    Class sizes are great, kids were extremely well behaved, not at all like last year’s algebra kids OR the summer school kids.

    I do quite a bit of data entry when they first come in, keeps everything organixed, and every class waited patiently. 

  • Test Post

    I’m trying out Windows Live Writer.  Looks like a nice interface.

  • School Starts tomorrow

    I’ve had some major victories — I’m usually sick whenever we have workshops, and the week before school starts is usually one of my bad times.

    My blood sugar was fine on Monday and Tuesday, actually great, but I made a bit of a miscalculation on Wednesday and have been having lows almost every day ever since.

    Part of the problem is that I’ve been very conservative on fixing boluses as I don’t want to end up rebounding or being high.

    Here’s the deal, we had a convocation at the American Airlines Center here in Dallas. I figured on sitting still for half a day, but didn’t take in account that I would have to walk between 3-6 blocks to the Airline Center (probably closer to 6).

    When I got to AAC, I had to get help. Which was actually a good idea as it got me out of a mob of people.

    After a tube of glucose and sitting in the cool, I was fine.

    And I did do something smart — I had my lunch all packed and ready to go in the car. That was smart, as when I got back to the car I was at 90. I just got into the line to get out of the parking lot and ate my lunch as I waited.

    The bad news is that my corrections are working too well, and I’ve had at least one crash a day after a correction. The good news, that I have been avoiding rebound highs by actually bolusing for most of the correction.

    I’m looking forward to next week, but reminding myself to check often!

  • Terrorism today

    I woke up to the news that travelers cannot take ANY carryon items, especially those containing liquid and thought — oh, my god, what if were coming back from Pittsburg today.

    And while these new terrorists haven’t actually broke any planes down, they have completely disrumpted air travel. Not just for the diabetics, but everyone.

    Hopefully this too will pass — though Richard Reid’s act of terrorism is still affecting us all today. Making us wear shoes without metal, or making us take our shoes off at airports.

    And Amy, I’ve thought of you this morning too — coming back from Germany will be interesting to say the least.

  • Types of Diabetes

    Notes from Dr. RW: Diabetes type 1.5

    Fabulous article explaining the different types of diabetes. In addition, links to MODY and LADA descriptions.