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12-01-2008, 09:49 PM
| | Junior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY
Posts: 9
| | | Guess I'mSupposed to Introduce Myself ...
Hi.
Happened across this forum quite by accident.
Diabetic (T1) for nearly 31 years now. Have one son who was diagnosed almost 4 years ago. (My other son is only 1. They will be screening him soon to see how at risk he is.)
Went on the Animas pump almost 3 years ago. Put my son on one last month. (LOVE the Ping! Having the meter remote to bolus from is fantastic!)
Not so sure about all of these CGMS things that are coming out. They sound great in theory, but when you read into them I start to wonder how worth it they really are. I mean ... a second insertion point? Yuck.
Having them be less accurate if you take Tylenol-based pain killers when Motrin-based pain killers are bad for your kidneys and my nephrologist won't let me take ibuprophin ... ever ... ? Not encouraging.
*Shrugs* Maybe I'm too old-fashioned, but I'll keep sticking my finger for now until they make them more accurate. At least I don't have to use that guillotine-like lancing device anymore!
Hey! Did anyone else ever try that nasty injector that was based on the hypo-sprays from Star Trek? That sucker actually caused my first ever bout of DKA!
Anyway ... hi. This looks like an interesting place to hang out from time to time. I look forward to it!
~Ri 
__________________ Type I for 31 years, Mom of Type I for 4 years 
2 pumps [Animas IR1250 / OneTouch Ping]
7 meters [OneTouch UltraSmart / OneTouch Ping / 5 OneTouch Ultra Minis, including school meter, divorced parent situation and back-ups] Still crazy after all these years! |
12-01-2008, 10:11 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Federal Way, Wa
Posts: 1,940
| | | Hi Riannon and welcome to DF! This is a great community and lots of wonderful people. |
12-01-2008, 10:21 PM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: I come from the land down under
Posts: 369
| | Hi and welcome to DF 
__________________ Be nicer than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle
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12-02-2008, 01:57 AM
|  | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: British Columbia,Canada
Posts: 434
| | Hi there and welcome to the forums! This is a wonderful place filled with caring, compassionate and knowledgeable people.
Hope to hear more from you and your experience,
Cass 
__________________ My Blog Aug '8 A1C=9.9
Sept '08, DX A1C=9.9
Oct '8 A1C=8.2
Jan '9 A1C=6.0 |
12-02-2008, 03:09 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 5,789
| | | Riannon,
Welcome to the forums, it's great to have you with us.
Visit and post often,
__________________  Cosmo the Duck: is with Gretchen in Cambridge, MA. Ping the Duck: is with Nancy
Metformin 500mg twice daily, Enap 5mg
Diagnosed T2 on 26th Nov'07, with BG of 21mmol/L (378mg/dL) and A1c of 11.6%.
Most recent A1c 10/09/09: 6.1%
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12-02-2008, 05:06 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 8,646
| | | Welcome Riannon. |
12-02-2008, 06:02 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 10,001
| | | Welcome to the forums!
__________________
T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets
Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5 |
12-02-2008, 01:17 PM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
Posts: 1,202
| | Hi Riannon! Guess I'mSupposed to Introduce Myself ...You didn't have too, but it helps, we're a warm and friendly bunch of people, 31 years in the business, makes me a total junior, your wealth of experience can only be helpful to the forum, I solute you sir, hope you'll post much more, and be with us, for many years to come.
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DX 8/2004
Current Meds
Metformin 500 mg
Ramipril 5mg
Aspirin 75mg
Simvastatin 20mg
2005/6 Getting my
Head around this
Condition.
07- HbA1C 5.2 ChOL 3.2
08- HbA1C 5.4 ChOL 4.2
09- HbA1C 5.5 CHOL 3.6 LDL 1.9 HDL 2.5
Triglycerides 0.60
Many people will try to tell you what you can’t eat with diabetes.
Most will be well-meaning.
Rather than compounding the problem by telling you what you should
eat, I’d recommend a simpler method, eat by your meter.
Buddy 7 Essex uk |
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