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Comment by John Sangdahl on January 19, 2013 at 1:30pm

Comment by Christy on January 19, 2013 at 12:45pm

Did 12mi run and 12mi bike this morning. 135 when I left and 193 when I got home... I'm thinking a CGM would definitely bring the biggest improvement for me.

Comment by John M on January 18, 2013 at 8:51pm

Welcome birdie. Just an older hockey player, swimmer, and mountain biker here.

Comment by Christy on January 18, 2013 at 1:18pm

Hello everyone. Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm a runner who swims and bikes with lifting on the side. I've recently upped my long runs to 14-16 miles, and hope to complete a sprint tri in a few months. Just made some changes in insurance and have my fingers crossed that I can get them to cover a pump and CGM. I'm leaning toward the omnipod for now... the idea of a waterproof all in one unit is appealing. I've had some problems with running and going low, and I think the pump would make a huge difference. It's nice to meet a group of fellow athletics who deal with the same concerns I do!

Comment by miketosh on January 16, 2013 at 7:33am

it is REALLY convenient to have the integrated CGM and Pump. I rarely go without the CGM. But I've decided that swimming isn't worth the risk of the infusion set and/or CGM transmitter & sensor getting disconnected. So mostly terrestrial activities only.

Comment by MichaelA on January 15, 2013 at 10:51pm

i went snowboarding last weekend and didn't have my dexcom cgm on. after my first two runs, i checked with my meter and was 66--so i ate a cliff bar and continued. . . in retrospect, it would've been smart to have my cgm on. i used it before i got the animas pump but couldn't deal with two devices attached to me. the nice thing is that i can put on the cgm for the athletic activity i'm about to do and once i get the hang of how many carbs i need for the duration of exercise, i won't need to use the cgm. it really is a helpful device when exploring a new athletic workout!

Comment by Jack1 on January 14, 2013 at 2:03pm

We were never told about the CGM, I do plan to ask about this. Would be great since his numbers are all over the place since he is growing rapidly. we are leaning toward the Omnipod, but we will see next week! Thanks for all the info, it really helps!

Comment by Jack1 on January 14, 2013 at 2:00pm

Comment by jm on January 14, 2013 at 9:37am

Jack1..the pump is an awesome tool..but my favorite tool for exercising and learning what is happening to my sugars during exercise is a GGM,..i personally use the DEX but Medtronic also has one for the pump I use.. without a CGM you are measuring the sugar levels to in-frequently enough to see what is going on during exercise..usually that is what I see, person will measure their sugar a hour before game or practice and then measure 2 hours after..with the GGM I am able to see a reading every 5min,.and then you can see a graph of what is happening, and much easier to make a good decision about more or less insulin during exercise

Comment by Benjamin McLaughlin on January 14, 2013 at 9:15am

I was diagnosed just before my last Arena football season. The omnipod worked perfectly, i just timed it out so the pod i would wear during games was either on the inside of my thigh or under my rib protector. Practices were no issue for me though since I played quarterback, and e were no contact in practices. If he will be having contact during practices, he just will need to plan out more. If he doesn't wear a rib protector, there are numerous "under armour"style shirts that go under his pads that have extra padding built in. May be a good place to hide a pod, our any infusion set for that matter.

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