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  • Harrisburg, PA
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Talk to me about type II's on insulin.

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Non-Pumpers

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The Big Blue Test on World Diabetes Day

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AngelaC left a comment for Kristin
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AngelaC replied to Cathy Jacobson's discussion 'Talk to me about type II's on insulin.'
Cathy, first, I want to thank you for being such a good friend to your friend. It's not everyone who would do so much to help as you are doing. I know you're working very hard to find good information for your friend and you should be lauded for i...
November 22
AngelaC replied to Jessie's discussion 'Non-Pumpers'
My new endo and I talked about me starting a pump. For the most part, I am "pro-pump", particularly since I am quite insulin sensitive and the pump would allow me to have more precise control. My biggest concern about getting one, besides the cost...
November 21
AngelaC commented on AngelaC's blog post 'And the Answer Is.......'
Thank you very much, Kristin, Cara, Teena, and Geri! I very much appreciate the support. It was such a relief to see my numbers come back so "normal" after having an A1c in the 8 range two years ago. Cara, I wish I got a blue ribbon from my doc! A...
November 21
AngelaC commented on Manny Hernandez's blog post 'Neuropathy: an unexpected start...'
Manny -- I too am sorry to hear about the neuropathy. While I had outstanding A1cs for more than 10 years, I found that starting around late 2006, my feet were starting to feel as if there was a wooden block or several pair of woolen socks under t...
November 20
Kristin commented on AngelaC's blog post 'And the Answer Is.......'
Congrats on the awesome A1c!!!
November 20
Cara Bauer commented on AngelaC's blog post 'And the Answer Is.......'
You should be proud of yourself! Did you get a blue ribbon from your doc? We rarely get the congrats from our docs, but we sure hear about our screw ups!
November 20
A blog post by AngelaC was featured
Well, maybe not an answer, but I did get my lab results in the mail! That in and of itself was good news. My endo told me that unless there was something wrong that she needed to discuss with me, I would be getting a letter from her in the mail. T...
November 20
Teena commented on AngelaC's blog post 'And the Answer Is.......'
Hugs Angela... Very well done! Congratulations =)
November 19
Gerri commented on AngelaC's blog post 'And the Answer Is.......'
Congratulations! What incredible numbers. Happy for you & know that took a lot of dedication.
November 19
AngelaC updated their profile
November 19
A blog post by AngelaC was featured
I had an appointment with my new endocrinologist last Tuesday and unlike so many other appointments I have had over the past two years, this one was quite pleasant. She didn't argue over type or treatment, was happy with the results in my bg logs ...
November 15
AngelaC added a blog post
I had an appointment with my new endocrinologist last Tuesday and unlike so many other appointments I have had over the past two years, this one was quite pleasant. She didn't argue over type or treatment, was happy with the results in my bg logs ...
November 15
AngelaC replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion 'The Big Blue Test on World Diabetes Day'
I was at 148mg/dl (8.2 mmol/l) at 2:08 PM EST after lunch and after having a 58mg/dl (3.2 mmol/l) before lunch. Went for an outdoor run (bad idea today with my asthma -- too cold and too damp; going uphill at full-tilt was an even worse idea) at ...
November 14
Teena commented on AngelaC's blog post 'Target Update 3 -- Guess Who's Back?'
I agree. Best you report to corporate office. Their employees may need a complete overhaul training on customer service and professional conduct.
November 4
AngelaC replied to Dolores's discussion 'Whats the most annoying comment you've ever gotten about diabetes?'
The most annoying comment I got was "You realize other people have things that are much worse!" From a professor of education. About 2 hours after I was diagnosed.
November 4

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Harrisburg
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
March 22, 1993
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
5.5 -- November 10, 2009
What glucose meter do you use?
OneTouch UltraSmart, OneTouch Ultra Mini, Precision Xtra
Type of treatment you use
Shots
What pump model do you use, if any?
N/A, but considering the Animas Ping
What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34028879@N06/
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
Interesting discussions about diabetes
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Just surfing the internet and stumbled across this site.
What do you do for a living?
Grad student/between jobs

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And the Answer Is.......

Well, maybe not an answer, but I did get my lab results in the mail! That in and of itself was good news. My endo told me that unless there was something wrong that she needed to discuss with me, I would be getting a letter from her in the mail. Today, I got it and I couldn't be happier.

My HbA1c is............5.5! It translates to an average bg of approximately 112 and is higher than the average bg from my meter, which was 92 (translates to an A1c of 4.8) as of 11/10. I know I didn't test enou… Continue

Posted on November 19, 2009 at 7:38pm — 5 Comments

AngelaC

New endo and surprise

I had an appointment with my new endocrinologist last Tuesday and unlike so many other appointments I have had over the past two years, this one was quite pleasant. She didn't argue over type or treatment, was happy with the results in my bg logs -- and didn't question their authenticity (really, I had one doctor who didn't think the computer-generated print-out could be real because it wasn't a traditional bg log!). Generally, I was fairly pleased with her.

She didn't take the time to examine… Continue

Posted on November 15, 2009 at 10:34pm —

AngelaC

Target Update 3 -- Guess Who's Back?

I've been busy this week, my last week with my brother who is visiting from China, so I didn't notice I was getting low on test strips. Really low. I ran out today and I had several things to do that were in the vicinity of Target. I went to the endcap where the strips usually are, but the spot for the OneTouch Ultras was empty. I went to the pharmacy counter, and what did I see but.....

The same pharmacist who gave me so much grief and who had uncapped a syringe.

I couldn't believe my eyes. I… Continue

Posted on November 4, 2009 at 7:14pm — 2 Comments

AngelaC

Target Pharmacy Update

Wow, I want to thank everyone for the support and encouragement here! It was a crazy few days, but now things have gotten a bit calmer here, and I wanted to update everyone on what's happened.

I called BD's toll free number to see what they would say about this. I spoke with a very nice representative, Susan, who listened to my story and who also was disturbed by the pharmacist's actions. When I told her that Target sold me a box with an open bag of syringes that had not been opened in front of… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:19pm — 2 Comments

AngelaC

Target Pharmacy Incident

I am not sure where within "TuDiabetes" to put this so I can reach the most people. Perhaps there ought to be a group for consumer affairs. After all, we're not just patients, we are also consumers of hundreds of products that impact our health everyday (though this is another issue for another day).....

Yesterday, I decided the time had come to transfer my diabetes-related prescriptions to Target Pharmacy from CVS. ATM, I needed to pick up some more Humalog and another box of BD syringes (3/10… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 3:48pm — 13 Comments

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At 4:33pm on March 23, 2009, Gail L said…
Welcome and belated Happy Birthday! Hope you had a great one!
At 1:59pm on March 22, 2009, Kristin said…
Happy D-anniversary Angela!!! Hope that you celebrate!
At 1:12pm on March 12, 2009, Jeffrey said…
AngelaC, here is giving you a warm and friendly welcome to TuDiabetes.com. This is a very neat site/blog that we all use to help and support each other. I hope to see you and your participation often. Please feel free to join any of our Groups and Forums. If I can be of any assistance please feel free to ask. Again, welcome aboard!!
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Also, I invite you to become a member of our awareness initiative: Diabetes Supplies Art, and puclish the photos of supplies you took there, they are great! :)
At 4:28pm on March 10, 2009, Andreina Davila said…
Hi Angela,

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