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  • I have seen the Minimed Guardian

    I DO hope they do what they are claiming they are going to do. I don’t much trust Minimed though, because of their customer service track record and other issues, for example the water tight issue.

    BUT, they have taken their CGMS Gold system — available from doctor’s office, and made it a tad smaller — though it is still big. They have come up with a device that they claim will alarm when blood sugar is too low or too high.

    They are marketing it to the kid market, BUT it can’t be worn in the pool — though they claim you can shower with it (you can’t with the CGMS Gold system). They also claim that it is going to be upgraded in the same type of program as the Paradigm system is.

    However, they don’t have a launch date and they don’t have a price.

    I will probably still hold out for the Therasense system, I have been SO impressed by their customer support, but it is interesting.

    And you still need to test 4 times a day.

    Oh, and I can’t figure out how you are going to get their sensor + pump on a 5 year old. But that’s not my problem

  • CPAP is on its way.

    Talked to the MD doctor, and he is going to talk with the Sleep Med people to make sure they write everything up right so it will get covered.

    WHEW!

  • I was interviewed for this article

    Animas newsletter — article about Ezmanager

    See page 6.

    They interviewed me for this — pretty neat!

  • Interesting…

    Do You Mind if I Eat? (washingtonpost.com)

  • Duh…research

    Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring Improves Metabolic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    This is one of those things. I can tell you for a fact that my blood sugar readings go down when I do cardio exercise. Thus, I’m more apt to do them the next day.

    Same thing happens if I eat the wrong food. I’ve been tending to avoid pure sugar foods unless I’m treating an about to be low, because I stay high for a long time.

    Unfortunately, it costs around 80 cents every time you test. Before insurance.

  • Now you KNOW they don’t KNOW!

    “Healthy” Diet May Increase Risk for CVD

    I guess this is why they call it practicing medicine and it is SO irritating.

    As soon as they get us following something, they switch the rules on us!

  • Interesting article on obesity surgery

    Yahoo! News – Bloated Costs, Risk Cast Doubt on Stomach Stapling

  • Wow!

    My dad was actually on the list for the Jariv 7 when he died.

    Home Is Where the Pump Is (washingtonpost.com)

    He could have lived the way this guy Michael is — in fact, Michael has a much “richer” life than dad did when he had congestive heart failure.

    Dad was told not to leave the house, primarly because he was on oxygen, and the doctor’s were also afraid any respiratory illness would have been the end.

    He couldn’t eat and take a shower in the same 4 hour increment. He was in really bad shape.

    But it’s nice to see that the artificial heart is getting people somewhere — this might have gotten him far enough and well enough to have a transplant, if the technology would have been available.

    I’m really glad to see this.

  • Not a good day

    Saw the sleep doctor and at least got one thing I wanted, a different mask. I really don’t like the one I have now. We’re going with a full face mask and I wonder why we did’nt do that before, as I have no problem with wearing the mask — this will elimate the need for a chin strap, so no more guilt about not wearing one. I’m sorry ,but I have very thick curly hair and anything I put on my head slides right off.

    I want a new CPAP. Mine is 6 years old, and I find it hard to believe it won’t fail someday. And if it DOES fail, it will be in the middle of the night and I won’t be able to sleep. It probably WILL fail on a Friday night. I am not someone who deals with having one thing that I rely on that much.

    Anyway, most of the conversation was about weight. I’ve gained 20 pounds since I was there last. I really don’t know want to know what I weighed last month.

    I wish there was an answer, but I don’t think there is one. At any rate, I am very depressed over the whole visit.

  • Treadmill Update

    Tomorrow will probably be the first day since I bought the treadmill that I haven’t used it. Why — well, if I do a physical stress test — I understand they do it chemical sometimes — I’ll be using the doctor’s treadmill.

    Besides, I’m scheduled not to do cardio on iShape tomorrow, and I really do think I need to take a break soon.

    FYI: I am really happier right now, now that I have the home gym set up. I do need to take the dog cages out of the truck and run over to Oshmond’s and get a bench. I think it will make things a bit more interesting to have more than the stability ball to work off of.

    I have also been kicking around getting barbells, I think I will need to get some soon.