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Permalink Reply by Ellie on December 15, 2011 at 11:08am

Hey thanks Alan. I am 'live' now too since 12-1-2011....3 weeks. :) I love it. No more 5 shots a day! I am still having trouble w/some high (200+) BG and was only able to get the Copilot software to download once. They say I have to sit w/a Copilot specialist on the phone from 8-4 weekedays for help. Sadly, my software is on my home computer while I am in my chair at work from 8-5 weekdays. I'll figure something out.

Thanks for sharing your experience. I need to post more as well. I visited more often when I was debating and considering the Pod. Loving it now. Take care.

Ellie in Dallas

Permalink Reply by Ellie on December 15, 2011 at 11:10am

Also... I was so worried about the carb counting and it is so not a problem. If I can't find a source I can easily 'guesstimate'. Just eating too many bad carbs is still a problem. LOL.

Permalink Reply by vdubin71 on December 15, 2011 at 11:24am

Hi Ellie. Yeah, getting rid of the shots and everything everything that goes along with that is awesome. Sorry to hear about your high BG issue, you will have it all dialed in soon. I have not tried CoPilot yet because I have a Mac and do not want to run VMware just to get Windoz on my computer. My CDE has Copilot on her computer and I will try it out when I see her on Monday.

For the Carb counting I use the CalorieKing app for the iPhone. It is great and has almost anything you can find to eat, and if it doesn't it provides enough info for you to pretty accurately get to the right number. Living in NY (Long Island) does cause a problem as Pizza, Bagels and rolls are way higher in carbs than what I can find in the app - I've got those all figured out now :)

Thanks again.

Permalink Reply by Ellie on December 15, 2011 at 12:10pm

I have a primative phone but got a Nook for Xmas. (Ho,ho,ho to me!) I love CalorieKing. I got the book but it is too much hassle to drag around and out all the time.

Permalink Reply by Janet Ballone on December 15, 2011 at 8:32pm

Have you tried using your food library built in the PDM? It's a great source of fat and carbs in just about every food you could think of. I've been on the pod since 2007 and I love it. Good luck.

Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on December 15, 2011 at 1:59pm

Good luck to you...I hope all continues to go well.

Permalink Reply by Janet Ballone on December 15, 2011 at 8:33pm

Congratulations!!! I couldn't even imagine giving myself shots again, that's all in the past!! Love my OmniPod.