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  • Personal Challenge Day 5

    Today is
    CE 5/8
    CT 4/10
    ST 3/8

    Got a good night’s sleep last night, and am heading to bed now, but I’ve done two hours of dog agility and then drove through very high traffic roads to get home. Hard to fall asleep with this much adrenalin running through the system.

    I’ve on a good streak when it comes to weight loss. The blood sugar is low, and extremely stable. My insulin usage is down pretty low, though was a tad high today. In fact, have had to ward off (but not treat) some hypoglycemic episodes.

    Warding off means that I have the first symthoms of a drop in blood sugar, and that I have to shift meal times or eat extra to prevent a true low.

  • Animas has a new pump!

    I just wrote my rep and asked about it. I am definately going to go with it. From the FDA information it appears they are going to put a larger cartridge in it and TD, going to put a food database in it.

    You are also going to be able to program the pump with it.

    510(k)s Final Decisions Rendered for December 2004

    DEVICE: ANIMAS MODEL IR1250 INSULIN INFUSION PUMP
    ANIMAS CORP. 510(k) NO: K042873(TRADITIONAL)
    ATTN: THOMAS L PARKER PHONE NO : 484-568-1257
    200 LAWRENCE DR. SE DECISION MADE: 10-DEC-04
    WEST CHESTER, PA 19380 510(k) SUMMARY AVAILABLE FROM FDA

  • Personal Challenge Day 4

    Today is
    CE 4/8
    CT 4/10
    ST 2/8

    My husband and I are spending WAY too much time talking about the Monte Carlo trip. We keep not sleeping as a result.

  • Medco is TOTALLY fubarring things!

    It’s sad because Medco hasn’t gotten a single prescription wrong in a year, and all of a sudden they are screwing up.

    First, I went to the eye doctor and asked for a 90 day script on Restatis. He supposedly faxed it to Medco and they filled it as a 30 day script but charged me the 30 day price. NOW, their pharmacists knew that was a screw up and should have followed up on it — IF he wrote that way.

    The almost good news is they are charging me the 30 day price.

    Second screw up — I ordered two scripts at once, which needed to be refilled by the doctor’s office. I don’t know if the doctor didn’t understand their form, or if they fouled it up on there in, but only one of the scripts is being filled. And it’s a blood pressure, generic, that costs very little, heck it would be a good candidate for over the counter.

    ARGH!

  • Monte Carlo

    Looks like I am going to Monte Carlo for spring break. Not exactly my first or even second choice, but my husband won a poker tournament through Poker Stars that is sponsoring him to play in the european equivalent to the World Series of Poker.

    I have a bunch of issues, like power adapters for my CPAP, can I use it on the airline, etc.

  • CPAP and airlines

    Interesting website on using a CPAP on a airline … why, next post.

    CPAP, Batteries, and Airplanes

    CPAP, Batteries, and Airplanes

  • And they just figured this out?

    January 4, 2005

  • Personal Challenge Day 2

    Today is
    CE 2/8
    CT 2/10
    ST 1/8 (today is a scheduled rest day)

    I’m actually having trouble with running low in the mornings. I have my basal set to 50% from 4:00 am – 6:00 am. I didn’t do a bolus with today’s breakfast and was at 110 at 9:00 am. While I stayed stable throughout the morning, I am not sure I want to be at that level chasing students (today was a workday).

  • Glucowatch “failed”

    It’s raining, I’ve had to be in and out in the rain a couple of times to replace my parking space == long story == so as a result, I just couldn’t get dry enough for the Glucowatch to work.

    I do have a call out to the CDE, requesting that we change my basal rates starting tomorrow. I am running REAL low today.

  • Glucowatch

    I haven’t needed my glucowatch in a while, but since my blood sugars were running low all during break, and I don’t have as much time and energy to keep up with them, I’m going to wear my glucowatch most of this week. It will be interesting to see what is really going on.