Bionic Woman???

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on October 17, 2009 at 4:10pm

I definitely feel like a gadget geek, as I generally have my pump, cell, Touch, MiFi, and bg meter. I nearly always have those with me when I go out. The MiFi is very cool, allowing me internet access with my Touch (or a laptop, netbook, etc) to the internet EVERYWHERE I am. It creates a minimum 30 foot diameter area wifi coverage. I'm a walking/biking/driving hotspot. One time we tried it for distance and found it worked 100 feet from my Touch.

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Permalink Reply by MelissaBL on October 17, 2009 at 9:48pm

I always tell my students that I'm a robot.

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Permalink Reply by Denise on October 17, 2009 at 10:50pm

resistance is futile--you will be assimilated :-)

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Permalink Reply by Teena on October 17, 2009 at 11:05pm

Its inevitable...the day has already come!

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Permalink Reply by Don Kelly on October 18, 2009 at 8:21am

No Not a robot... a Borg, the pump and bluetooth are my implants !

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on October 18, 2009 at 10:49am

What no PDA (personal data assistant) or Laptop?

I can go about 48-72 hours without power and then everybody knows to stay away from me because I become unbearable to be around because I do not have my toys.
1) Cell Phone
2) PDA
3) Pump
4) Glucose Monitors and I have several that I rely on.
5) MP3 players
6) 1 laptop computer and 1 desktop working at all times
7) DS Lite just in case a game is not on my PDA

I do not have the CGM, or GPS but am looking into getting them.

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Permalink Reply by Dave   _ on October 18, 2009 at 11:32am

Where do you live that power outtages last that long? In a rural or wooded area? We get upset here if the power is out at all. Usually an outage here lasts about an hour or so and occurs about twice a year or less.

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Permalink Reply by rainbowgoddess on October 18, 2009 at 11:57pm

I don't have a pump, a CGM or a car, so there' s no radar detector. I do own a GPS, but that's for fun (geocaching) rather than trying to get anywhere. I own a cell phone, but use it rarely. It's mainly for emergencies -- such as contacting my boyfriend if I'm going to be late meeting him, or him contacting me if he's the one who is going to be late -- or calling a cab home from work when I work late.

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Permalink Reply by Andreina Davila on October 19, 2009 at 1:25pm

Hi Emily, Why 2 cell phones? I can barely remember to take the one I have with me? ;)

I think technology can help a lot... I confess I am in love... and so grateful for my husband's Dexcom... since we have that thing, I feel I can sleep better and that I have a partner on taking care of Manuel, while we sleep, I know it sounds crazy, but I feel supported and not as helpless.

Still, I guess everything is relative, for some people technology its easier to manage and accessible... we were brainstorming the order day, what will happen to us if we were lost in an island... apart for insulin... without the blood glucose monitor, how will we know, even if Manuel only ate protein all day... and we had some fruit handy to treat lows... control will be out of hands... I guess we could have some ants on a jar (if we have a jar, lol) and feed them a drop of blood to analyze reactions... It is scary, I know... but yes, I think there is definitely some technology that PWD really needs, other is of course is optional or nice to have.

The sad part is that as we write this there are diabetic household with 3 or more blood glucose monitors (like ours) ans still many PWD does not have the means to test.

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Permalink Reply by MelissaM on October 19, 2009 at 1:29pm

I am the worst when it comes to electronics

1. Ipod Touch
2. Cell Phone
3. Pump
4. Camera
5. Meter
6. Laptop (incase Im at school and both computer labs are full.
7. Meter Remote for my pump

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Driscoll on October 20, 2009 at 9:17am

Ipod (2 of 'em!)
Cell Phone
Pump
Meter
Laptop (with at least 1 USB hard drive in tow)

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Permalink Reply by Unicornzzz on October 20, 2009 at 10:07am

I live in Georgia so every time we have a bad freeze we end up loosing power. Depending on how bad the freeze is depends on how long we are without power. I have been without power for almost a week.

I carry at least 2 U.S.B. drives (just in case one goes bad on me)

If I travel I carry 1suitcase just my toys and their chargers.

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