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  • Traveling — at the Workshop

    I have NEVER been at a better organized teacher workshop.

    They scheduled the workshop around the airline schedule. One other person flew in. We were picked up at the airport and brought to our dorm room to leave our luggage behind.

    Then we had a short introduction, and then lunch, then an packed afternoon with lots of good information.

    All meals have been easy for me to deal with. Carb counting has gone well and my blood sugar has been stable.

    The dorm room was fabulous. Someone needs to hire these people to organize workshops, as they are great.

    I’m going to leave the workshop early since the other participant has to connect to another flight.

  • Traveling

    I was patted down … which was okay. The ladies were very nice and had lots of questions about the pump.

    That puts me in teacher mode which after 12 years of teaching, actually relaxes me.

    However, the SW person at the beginning of the line was rude and insisted my 3 bags had to be consolidated, even though one was a medical device and is exemt. I checked on that by phone yesterday.

    Not a huge problem but annoying. I caan tuck my wallet in my emergency bag and often do.

    Having the Treo helps pass time. While it took an hour to get to the airport from the car, I did get here 2 hours early.

  • Trip tomorrow

    I’m a bit anxious. I packed everything yesterday, and I’m glad I did because I forgot personal hygiene items. Got them in the bag today.

    I really need to pick up a paperback book somewhere, maybe on the way home from dog class.

    I’ve got my security stuff printed out, and I will probably print out tomorrow’s and a boarding pass tomorrow — or maybe just wait on the boarding pass until I check my luggage.

    Flight is at 7:45, and I figure on leaving here at 5:00. I know it is early, BUT I figure the more time I give them and myself to solve problems, the better.

    I hear other countries are not allowing syringes at all — which I’m not taking anyway, but am taking pen needles and lancelets.

    I’m not even taking a computer this trip, but am taking two USB mini drives and my Treo. I am going to make sure that I can erase every thing on the one, and bring back stuff if I need to.

  • Husband

    He seems to be feeling better. His stress test is set for next Wednesday.

    He’s taking tomorrow off, which makes me very happy.

  • Dana Pumps

    DANA Diabecare USA LLC Warning Letter

    This is sad, because people’s lives are at stake here.

    The link takes you to the letter the FDA sent to Dana.

  • Whoops!

    Yahoo! Health

    I didn’t pick this pump at all, because they had a horrible website.

  • Husband

    He saw primary care physician who is moving at a normal rate. Had an EKG and blood tests, they are going to schedule a stress test.

  • Yeah, someone should have handed me a meter years ago…

    Dia Care — Abstracts: Nichols et al. 27 (8): 1879

    This article shows that some doctor 10-15 years ago should have handed me a blood sugar monitor and had me do something about all this. Doubt I was ready to deal with it yet.

    As I told my husband tonight … at least I have something that I can change and see immediate effects. Nothing quite like getting on the treadmill with a blood sugar of way, 190, and getting off 30 minutes later and seeing it at 120.

  • Good news for Therasense

    Dia Care — Abstracts: Kovatchev et al. 27 (8): 1922

    It seems to work fairly well, and at least better than random arm/finger prickings.

    CDE thinks they will be out end of year or beginning of next. FDA

  • I find this fascinating…

    Found this abstract on the Children with Diabetes website.

    First, remember that I have been raising and training dogs for over 20 years, and I generally know more about the dog diseases my breeds of choice have than human diseases….

    Second, I’ve been accused of being a statistical voyarer.

    Entrez PubMed

    What’s fascinating is that cats get Type 2 with prevelance based on breed and diet. Dogs get Type 1 based on diet. And pancreatic damage from too much fat is very common. Back when I trained Police K9s, my biggest job was putting dogs on diets.