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My first one was an old Respirants that still works, I love having a spare.

My second one which I LOVE is a Puritan Good Night with the humidifer that matches it.

It is a super small and light unit but does the job. The doctor’s office hates to download but they don’t always know what they are doing. The whole bundle is about half the size of the other CPAP units.

I use a full face mask. Somewhere in the blog if you do a search it will tell you which one. I like it, other people hate it, but that’s the way it is with masks. The best thing about this one, is it only comes in one size and has an insert to change the size.

It’s been extremely stressful. I finally found out what I am teaching this year, and I think it will be very challenging. I have repeating Algebra I students and English for Math. The English for Math are the group I am most looking forward too. We have a high population of refugees from many different areas. We also have a very dynamic group of teachers in that department (sorry, I’m not sure what the current term is — the curriculum people are calling it MultiLanguage).

So I straddle two departments which is going to be tough. I am roomed with the English for *** teachers, but am about two portables away from the lead Algebra I teacher. I am not sure, but we’re calling the Algebra I kids either sophmen or freshmores.

Our room arrangements are very different. I am in a portable with its own climate control! Yeah, but little contact with the outside world. I’m fairly close to the main building though. Like I said, I’m housed with the one department.

Across the sidewalk from me, we have the 9th grade houses. They are grouped together in portables.

It’s actually pretty cool, as my English for Math kids will be circulating in about 7 different rooms near mine, so they should be late. My Algebra I kids could be coming from anywhere, which is the other reason for my location.

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.

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. I hate to think how much insulin I did today with no food. I’m sure it was enough to gain weight.

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. I hate to think how much insulin I did today with no food. I’m sure it was enough to gain weight.

If I have to do that, I wish I would at least would have been able to eat something good.