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  • Simple Choice Infusion Sets

    To start with, the motto of the insulin-pumper’s group is YMMV — meaning Your Milage May Vary.

    SimpleChoice : : Innovative Insulin Delivery Products For Diabetics

    Frankly, I hate fewer things more than I hate these infusion sets. I actually sent half a box back to them.

    Why? Well to begin with, there is always an edge that has no adhesive. If you are not careful, you catch that edge on your clothing and you pull the whole set off. Yep, did it twice.

    Second, their adhesive melts when you get in a hot tub. That’s even more annoying because the whole set slides, pulling the cannela out. Of course, you don’t know until the cannela is halfway out, and you are wondering why your blood sugar is too high, until you started getting pinched by the almost out cannela.

    ARGH!

    Also, it takes two hands to disconnect.

    Did I mention I really hate these things?

    Oh, and there is no room on the sides of the plastic connection system to put tape down to keep the site down better.

    Did I mention I really hate these things?

    Oh, and it’s THEIR A1C kit that takes 10 days to get a result.

    I won’t be trying them again.

  • A1C is good!

    I don’t really trust this … but I did another at home A1C — nor do I recommend this — more in a moment, but I had an A1C of 6.0 — which translates to average blood sugar of 124.

    Obviously the pump is working! And that is an excellent A1C. The ADA’s goal is 6.5, another groups is actually the 6.0

    The kit was easy to use. It’s from Diabetes Technologies and I wouldn’t use them again. If I go through my insurance company/doctor’s office, I get the full panel (lipids, blood glucose, etc.) and I get the results in 2 days. The results were posted sometime in the last twenty four hours, and I mailed this on 12/03.

    I did get this free … long story on that, which I need to post. However, it’s annoying.

  • I went to a good source….

    DB’s Medical Rants

    A thread started on the insulin pumper’s list about how some doctors don’t prescribe pumps … and I decided to go to the best source I knew.

  • This is good news for those of us who want to use more modern medical devices…

    FDA Meets with Stakeholders to Address Issues Related to the Implementation of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002 (MDUFMA)

    The main thing holding back the Continous Blood Sugar Monitors, new pumps, etc., is meeting FDA requirements and getting approved.

    Hopefully this will help!

  • Good weekend continues…

    In addition to teaching 6 different subjects … okay, with computer science I always teach 4 different subjects, but that’s my choice…

    I’ve been taking two master’s levels courses to get additional certification. I got A’s in both classes. Not bad. These have been almost 100% online — there were two face-to-face meetings for the one class.

    Finishing these two classes, put me in line for getting my district to pay for a master’s degree (in CECS). Boring, but it’s a master’s. Most of the other districts around here want them. It looks good on the school stats, etc.

    This also means I’m triple certified — computer science, technology apps, and mathematics. The good news, is the certifications are all recognized shortages.

    So it’s been a good weekend. And maybe I can start breathing.

    Husband was even walking around the house without crutches last night, and seemed to have a close to normal gait (yeah, that’s been the biggest OTHER issue — he broke his hip about 11 weeks ago.

    He’s going out of town to Shreveport to gamble, which is a major breakthrough. The thought of sitting/driving that far has not been attractive to him.

    I’ve got one week of classes, one day of classes + 4 days of finals and winter break.

  • Looks like an interesting site…haven’t spent much time on it.

    Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association

  • Awesome Day!

    Having been posting much “personal” stuff, because I feel like I’m whining … but had an awesome day yesterday.

    Went to a very small agility trial with Marcie and she Qed and took first place in Jumpers With Weave and in Standard.

    Woke up today with horrible heel spur pain in the left foot, but was able to work most of it out by the time I really got out of bed.

  • And we continued the good

    And we continued the good weekend with a third first place and Q.

    Foot got the better of me though.

  • This is one of the things that drives me nuts.

    Boston.com / Business / Study: Higher copayments hurt patients

    I really feel like that the doctor and patient should decide on the drug, not the mail order drug service.

  • Another step towards Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring

    TheraSense | Investor Relations

    I can’t wait. Besides the pain — even testing 8-10 times a day doesn’t give the whole picture.

    I think the feedback along is going to help me choose foods, and avoid complications.