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3BoysMom replied to Janet's discussion 'New allergies'
I am in the process of figuring out what I am allergic too. I never had any allergies at all and this last spring/summer I started taking clariten and flonase for seasonal allergies. Now I have developed either lactose intolerance, acid reflux or ...
October 1
3BoysMom left a comment for Marina C
July 31
3BoysMom replied to Spooky's discussion 'What have people said when they see your Omnipod?' in the group Omnipod Users
I thought about telling people it was my meth patch --- just to see their reaction.
July 31
Spooky replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
soooo loud!
June 30
Dee replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Mine only make noise when I test my blood, that a bolus is programed and now, to tell me the pod needs to be changed. It beeped. I believe you can anjust the noise...the person who showed started me on it this past Tues, adjusted the sound. I have...
June 26
Dee replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Mine only make noise when I test my blood, and now to tell me the pod needs to be changed. It beeped. I believe you can anjust the noise...the person who showed started me on it this past Tues, adjusted the sound. I have the NEW PDM..
June 26
MelissaBL replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Yes, I have mine set to be silent for testing, but I left on the loud "confidence alert" beeps that tell me the bolus has begun delivering. You can set it up however you like.
June 26
faye replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
i don't have the new pdm yet...but what do you all mean by loud? also, can you turn off the beep when you test? i test in my office a lot and my coworker always jokes i'm about to explode. haha
June 26
Gary Hall replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Yes, but that is a good thing. I have tinitus in both ears, and I could barely hear the old model PDM. On a seperate issue, when my Pod alarms, I can't hear it - it seems to be at the same frequency/pitch as the "usual" tone I hear all the time. ...
June 23
Dee replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Oh boy, Now I see this. :-{ . Insulet just replaced the older model PDM I just received , with the NEW one. I complained that since I JUST received the Onmi Pod this past Friday and it didn't come with the new PDM, they did send me the upgrade to ...
June 17
Dee replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
Oh Boy... NOW I read this. :-{ Insulet just exchanged the NEW one with the Older model I just received. The new model came today. Well, I hope I'm happy with this whole system. I am hoping to meet with a gal on Friday to start the Omni pod .
June 17
Ricardo replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
yes...and it sounds louder when doing it at the office.
June 17
Susan Anderson replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
I'm with you - crazy loud!! Horrible when testing at night!
June 13
Carl Kanzabedian replied to 3BoysMom's discussion 'Is everyone's "New" PDM as loud as mine?' in the group Omnipod Users
It is surely louder. I truned the beeping off sp not to wake up my daughter during night BG tests.
June 10
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June 10
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June 9

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Balsam Lake
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1.5 (LADA)
Date diagnosed
April 1, 2007
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
7.7 (down from 10.5 in 3 months)
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch Ultra
Type of treatment you use
Oral, Pump, Diet and Exercise
What pump model do you use, if any?
Omnipod
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
google search
What do you do for a living?
Graphic Designer

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3BoysMom

Women problems and diabetes.....LOVELY.

I have unfortunately had extremely high sugars the past two weeks. I think I have a bacterial infection, fun fun. I have a doc appt this afternoon. I get them all of the time and I get this great rash on my hip with them as well. I do everything that they tell you to do, cotton underwear, no thongs (Thank God) etc..... I am praying that with the pump my sugars will get under control and these infections will stop. I also think the higher sugars coincide with that time of the month. Like the mont… Continue

Posted on April 17, 2009 at 8:15am — 2 Comments

3BoysMom

Good pumping news.....FINALLY, I think.

So it looks like I may be getting my Omnipod system after all. Since I sent in the paperwork today and I think that my insurance will cover it, at worst I will have to appeal to get it done. I hope so. This is of course if I am to believe everything that I have been told by the Insulet, Humana and the Wizard of Oz. Okay, maybe not the Wizard of Oz but sometimes it sure seems like it. Hopefully I will be pumping in no time. Wish me luck, click your heels together three times or something! lol

Posted on April 1, 2009 at 12:31pm — 2 Comments

3BoysMom

Crying my eyes out.

So I am at work crying my eyes out because my Cozmo order isn't happening so I decided that I was going to try the Omnipod and of course the Omnipod is NOT covered by my insurance. So here I am upset and pissed off and I pretty much don't care if I get a pump anymore. I hate this. I think the American health care system would rather have me dead than do anything to help. I am angry angry angry and I just want to go to bed and sleep and not deal with a pump again. I hate hate hate hate hate this.

Posted on March 26, 2009 at 10:44am — 6 Comments

3BoysMom

Lucky me.............

I just found out about Smiths Medical discontinuing the Cozmo pump. How great, considering I am in the middle of ordering mine. Now I have to decide whether or not to still order it (probably not) or pick a different pump. We all know how much fun picking a pump is in the first place, so how fun for me right. Back to the drawing board.

Posted on March 25, 2009 at 12:32pm — 2 Comments

3BoysMom

The cost of test strips.....UGH!

So our work has new insurance (crappier). If you purchase One Touch Ultra Test Strips through Walmart you getting the whopping $10 discount for having insurance and they run around $90. If you buy without the script they are around $100. If you order them online I found them for $68 but then you can not apply it towards your deductible of $2500. I love the American health care system.

Posted on February 23, 2009 at 11:43am — 1 Comment

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At 8:58pm on June 9, 2009, Marina C said…
Just wanted to say hi and lucky you that you have the new PDM! I just started mine about a month ago so didn't want to pay already for another one, especially since I just missed the cutoff (April 12th). So far I'm loving it but at first was getting a lot of high readings due to being more liberal in eating and not counting carbs correctly. It's getting better though! Overall I'm happy with it! Hope all is well!
At 11:07am on April 17, 2009, Marina C said…
That's so funny you grew up in Mpls and my family has land in Balsam Lake! :) what a coincidence! I have my Omnipod- I got it last week but I can't start it until May 7 now. At the rate I'm going you'll start yours first :P
At 9:56am on April 17, 2009, Myriam Aponte said…
Hope everything goes great with your pod, I am getting my training this coming Monday and cant wait. I will let you know about it but you will have to tell me about yours, since we will be the babies on this! God bless.
At 8:30pm on April 15, 2009, Diabetic_Iz_Me said…
Thank you for the friend add! Have you started using the Omnipod yet? If so what do you think? I have been using the Omnipod since May 2008. If you have any questions let me know.

Cherise
At 10:59am on February 27, 2009, Andreina Davila said…
Hi, thank you so much for your kind words. They made my day! :)

It is great that you have the chance to spend quality time with your boys now!
At 7:11pm on February 23, 2009, Lois La Rose said…
Hey, Wisconsin!:

Sorry to hear your insurance is crappier than the one before. I, fortunately, have much better options. What is this $2500 deductible? Your insurance? You know, if it is only that, you could deduct on taxes. As far as I know, anything medical can be deducted. I do and I have H&R Block do my taxes. But, then again, maybe you should just get them on-line. Save yourself some money. Or, if the $2,500 was insurance, you could get them and the rest of your drugs thru insurance until you meet the deductible and then switch to the mail order for the rest of the year!!!

Whatever, I hope you can work it out to the best of your advantage.

Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI
At 4:22pm on February 19, 2009, Andreina Davila said…
Hi 3boysMom, Welcome to TuDiabetes! It is great to have you with us. Cool profile photo.

Here is a link to our New Member Guide, it includes lots of great information about all the things you can do in our community, including how to upload a profile photo or how to customized the look of your member's page.

I am also a graphic designer. :)
At 1:06am on February 19, 2009, patti lopez said…
Welcome to tudiabetes. Here you will find alot going on as I have for over a year now lots of friends and support. Please insert a pic of yourself so as to recognise you in upcoming discussions. So glad to have you here with us. Patti
At 3:45pm on February 18, 2009, Kathy said…
Hi neighbor. I live in Minneapolis (where it is suddenly freezing cold again!)
Please stop over and join the Great Lakes Group, for those of us living in the bordering states - just a way to link people geographically.
Welcome to Tu Diabetes. Nice to have you with us.
At 10:25am on February 18, 2009, Brigitte said…
hello and welcome to the community! it's nice you joined TuDiabetes. bienvenue!
 
 

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