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How do you know when your MM transmitter is about to die
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I don't have a CGM, but I have heard from other members of the community that the MM transmitter lasts about 1-2 years. Though some seem to get a much longer!
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I heard the warranty for transmitters is only six months (which means after 6 months you can request a new one from your insurance company and they should pay for it). So it makes sense that after a year of using it that you're having trouble with...
I have had my CGM system for almost one year & have used the sensors up to 24 days, recharging the transmitter every 6 days. Today I am getting a low battery message after less than 2 days of use, Is this a sign that my transmitter is dying. Do I ...
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- At 5:54pm on March 10, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said… - Hello!
I am part of the Welcome Committee and was just checking in on you to make sure you are aware of all that TuDiabetes has to offer. We would love to hear from you so here is a helpful link where you can read about all the things you can do in the community.
http://tudiabetes.com/notes/New_Member_Guide
I look forward to hearing from you again soon.
- At 2:02pm on May 17, 2008,
Kristin said…
- Oh and join the group Oh Baby! for women who are or wanting to get pregnant, I'm sure that you could offer a lot of valuable advice!!
- At 1:59pm on May 17, 2008,
Kristin said…
- Come any time! I love Budapest and most visitor do! I could find you an opportunity to teach English here, perhaps in a village or in Budapest. I did mission work for a year here and my husband works for the Hungarian Reformed Church-- so we are connected with a lot of people doing mission work and I know some people that would LOVE to have an English course for a week! Please do get in touch if you think you could do it some day!!!
- At 1:39pm on May 17, 2008,
Kristin said…
- Wow! Great to hear from someone with successful diabetic pregnancies!
We are mostly settled here, though we will likely live in the USA sometime too. I have had really good experiences with the medical care here. I go to a clinic especially for patients on the insulin pump-- and they work with pregnant women. I still need to find a high risk OB-GYN here, but the diabetes care that I have is good. Plus, it is a nationalized health care system, so it is much more affordable for us to live here. My insulin costs me 2 dollars a month, and they pay 90% of pump supplies as well. So I feel good about living here, but I need to make sure that i feel good about having our first pregnancy here as well. We are going to meet with doctors this year I hope. Thanks for your concern! I am SURE that I will turn to you with questions in the future :) Like how you kept such good control during the pregnancies!!! So glad that you are on TuDiabetes!
- At 4:54am on May 17, 2008,
Kristin said…
- Hi Carole! Welcome to TuDiabetes! I'm so glad that you found this community! My father was just diagnosed at age 50 with type 2, but the doctor is keeping lookout for type 1.5-- so that's reassuring. I hope that you daughter is doing well! This will be a hard adjustment for her, but she is lucky to have you to help her out!!!
- At 9:37pm on May 16, 2008,
Steve RRR said… - HI Carole and welcome to TuDiabetes. I don't know much about LADA, except that there are a lot of people with it.
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- retired - was a system analyst & then ESL teacher
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