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Permalink Reply by Mocha on April 13, 2012 at 12:24pm

Congrats on the new pump! The ezmanager software let's you make your own tunes and upload them to your pump.

Permalink Reply by SarahB on April 13, 2012 at 12:26pm

Oh, excellent. Thanks! I actually just ordered an external CD drive for my little netbook so I can download all the software they sent me.

Permalink Reply by NorCal T1 on April 13, 2012 at 12:53pm

Keep us informed Sarah. My endo has signed the DME order and I'm waiting, waiting, waiting to hear when I can expect mine. Very hopeful of improvement from the MDI routine.

Permalink Reply by SarahB on April 13, 2012 at 12:57pm

Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

The best thing about this pump, I think, is the lack of math. Before, I had to count the carbs, and then figure out the ratio, and put it all in the calculator, and then figure out how much I needed to take my blood sugar down to my target. . .and today, for the first time, I put what I was eating and what my blood sugar was into the meter-remote, and it just did it all for me. Amazing.

I'm excited for you, that you're one step closer to getting hooked up. It'll change your life, and I don't even mean that as an over-exaggeration.

Permalink Reply by NorCal T1 on April 13, 2012 at 1:53pm

That and I have a different ratio for each meal of the day! To say the least, I have to keep my wits about myself to have a chance of getting it right.

All the best to you Sarah.

Permalink Reply by juliannaergrl on April 13, 2012 at 1:31pm

Congratulations! I have my training to get hooked to my pink ping on Wednesday, hopefully it goes as smoothly as your did.

Permalink Reply by palomino on April 13, 2012 at 2:27pm

Yay! Congratulations!

Permalink Reply by jeffojeda on April 13, 2012 at 7:23pm

I got my Green Ping on Tuesday. It's been good so far. Hope it works out for you as well.

Permalink Reply by Brian Wittman on April 13, 2012 at 8:18pm

To get rid of Fur Elise, you need to download EZ Manager from the internet or from Animas. There is a page there that allows you add whatever you would like, and even a piano application that lets you write the music for the tones of your choice. You need the app from Animas, because you need the dongle to do the upload into your pump.

I have a degree in music and hated that tune from the start. I couldn't wait to get rid of it. I have a couple of tunes, one from a Bach motet and my reminder tune is "If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments" by Thomas Tallis. Funny thing, in a choir rehearsal one evening, it went off. We were stopped, and the director stopped what he was saying and asked: "Did I just hears someone's phone play 'If Ye Love Me'?'

I hope you love your Ping and it is as life-changing as mine has been.

Permalink Reply by Barbara on May 15, 2012 at 3:11pm

I will be getting my pink Ping tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting my blood sugars under control. I am excited about having a support group that I can connect with for questions and ideas. I do not know any Type 1 diabetics. It's great to dialog with people that truly understand. Do most people give their pump a name?

Permalink Reply by Maycri on May 17, 2012 at 6:27pm

I got mine today!!! I am still surrounded by packaging as I type this and not 100% convinced about this plasticky purple "skin" they sent me... but i got the black one so I wanted to spice it up. :/

Permalink Reply by Barbara on June 20, 2012 at 6:08pm

Hope you are doing great with your pump. I am scheduled for my pump training tomorrow. I find I am very nervous. Just afraid I will be overwhelmed. Would love to get support and be able to share and receive and give encouragement. I do know any Type 1 diabetics so I would really appreciate any help you can give. Thanks, Barbara

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