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06-09-2005, 02:00 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 3,120
| | | Cinnabon will receive a MM pump!
Tomm I will be receiving a MM 715 along with my teaching. My doc wanted the Cozmo but it was a NO-GO. I feel so anxious its not even funny.. LOL. Help please..... What can I expect? 
__________________ T1- 25 yrs MM-715 (6/05)
A1C :
6/08- 5.8
3/08- 6.2
11/07 7.3 |
06-09-2005, 02:01 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
| | A device about the size of a pager with a tube sticking out it... 
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06-09-2005, 03:40 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 2,868
| | Lol Duck!
And from what I read a week or two of some serious aggravation!
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T1 since 1991, Cozmo Pump 11/05
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06-09-2005, 05:35 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tennessee
Posts: 2,371
| | | complete chaos but hey....it is manageable.....no seriously don't stress yourself out because we all know stress raises your BS.....you will be fine and am sure you will love all the freedom it brings...Congrats.
__________________  Belinda
"- work as if you don't need money, - love as if you've never been hurt, -
dance, as if nobody can see you, - sing, as if no one can hear, - live, as
if the Earth was a heaven."
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06-09-2005, 06:28 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
| | Give yourself a month to get used to it...Thinking like your pancreas is kinda a weird thing. Once you get your basals sorted out, you're about 75% of the way home. Then the insulin to carb ratio is important too. Then you'll need to sort out how different foods break down for you. Using a fast-acting analog to be a basal is different than Lantus or NPH.
But remember not to ever freak out. Test a lot. If in doubt, TEST. If not in doubt, TEST. And we're here to help as much as possible. 
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06-09-2005, 06:47 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: CT
Posts: 4,588
| | Congrats, Cinnabon!  I think you will be very happy with the pump! Most are.
Take care, hon.
__________________ I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
And let go of what I’ve done
Put to rest
What you thought of me
Well I cleaned this slate
With the hands
Of uncertainty
So let mercy come
And wash away
What I’ve done
I’ve faced myself
To cross out what I’ve become
Erase myself
And let go of what I’ve done
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06-09-2005, 07:30 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nevada, USA
Posts: 165
| | Congratulations Cinnabon!
Watch the video through a few times before you go to your training, and play around w/the buttons. Like Duck said, give yourself about a month to get use to it. You'll do great!!
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Type 1 4/00 -- Animas 1250 |
06-09-2005, 07:31 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: North-Central Indiana
Posts: 3,732
| | | Stuff your face tonight as tomorrow you will have to eat less ALOT less.
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Pumping for almost 6 years
MM Purple 722 with Humalog
Symlin
Just because I've been on df for a whole day doesn't mean I'm ADDICTED... my chair is just COMFY... |
06-09-2005, 09:06 PM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Franklin, PA
Posts: 520
| | I am looking a month ahead, I say you will expect to have a freedom that you haven't felt before. Sleep in, eat when you what and indulge every once in awhil.
And, on your new pump and good luck with it.
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06-09-2005, 09:46 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mid-West
Posts: 7,248
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Definite to you for getting your pump! Here's wishing you good luck tomorrow, and please keep us posted along the way. As far as what to expect, it may be hard to say, as each person is so different. However, I think the others gave good pointers:
1. Give your body time to adjust
2. Test, test, (you guessed it...) test
3. Don't give up, even if it doesn't work out right away...
4. Ask All the questions you can
Here's hoping you have great experiences as you start pump therapy with your new "friend!"
__________________ ALL my love, Carwy & Best wishes for a healthy new beginning! 
Saying prayers for him & all our friends, every day.
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Dewey's Thought for the day...
"Jesus himself could be president & someone would find a reason to gripe!"
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Pumps & Meters Used:
MM506,7,8,11 & 12, Cozmo, Animas 1200 & 1250 Many
A1C: 6.4
Type I 26yrs, pumping 12
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06-10-2005, 07:11 AM
| | Senior Member | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Manassas, in the Old Dominion
Posts: 6,538
| | Cinnabon, did I scare you away? 
I forgot about the sleeping-in thing...I forgot that I used to have to wake up and eat or else I could have bad things happen. Sigh, how nice to forget!
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06-10-2005, 07:21 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida
Posts: 1,139
| | Cinnabon~ Congrats on the new pump. Like you, I know nothing about pumping. But, from what I've read, you're going to love it once it's all set up and purring.
__________________ Angie ...T1 since Oct. 2003   |
06-10-2005, 08:09 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Miami, Fl
Posts: 3,120
| | | Cinnabon, did I scare you away?
Duck...You are awesome.. No U did NOT, Ill be bugging you with questions, so Be ready! (lol)
THanks everyone.. I will be informing you of all the drama.. LOL
__________________ T1- 25 yrs MM-715 (6/05)
A1C :
6/08- 5.8
3/08- 6.2
11/07 7.3 |
06-10-2005, 08:23 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Garland Tx
Posts: 630
| | | I agree... I got my MM 515 at the end of January and it has changed my life... no longer am I on a set schedule... I can when I want to and not when my insulin tells me too.
I sleep better than pre-pump also..
It will be a little scary at first, but I think the MM pump is very easy to use and I love the Easy Bolus... input your BG, input your carb intake for that meal, it will give you a 'recommended' dose, you can alter it if you want, then it will ask you how long you want to wait before checking your BG, and then at the specified time... it will beep at you to remind you to check your BG... I love it..
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T1 since 5/99 - MM 515 since 1/05
Last A1C - 9 Type 1 Rider Want to Feel Better? |
06-10-2005, 08:30 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: May 2005
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Originally Posted by Clint It will be a little scary at first, but I think the MM pump is very easy to use and I love the Easy Bolus... input your BG, input your carb intake for that meal, it will give you a 'recommended' dose, you can alter it if you want, then it will ask you how long you want to wait before checking your BG, and then at the specified time... it will beep at you to remind you to check your BG... I love it.. |
That feature is NOt "Easy Bolus", Clint; it's the "Bolus Wizard".
Ricardo |
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