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Dana
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  • Nashville, TN
  • United States
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Hometown (where you come from):
Nashville
Do you have diabetes?
I have a relative/friend with diabetes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
June 20, 2004
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
7.1
What glucose meter do you use?
Freestyle Lite
Type of treatment you use
Shots
What pump model do you use, if any?
looking at the Animas Ping
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
You tube videos .... from 1happydiabetic
What do you do for a living?
Tire sales acct rep

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At 8:07pm on January 21, 2009, Gina said…
Dana, how are you? How is your experience with the pump so far? I wish you a Happy New Year ;)

We are doing great. BG-wise it's a great start to the year. That's refreshing after several months of trying to fix the basal and ratios and not succeeding that much. I think the relaxing holidays helped ;)

Take care,

Take care,
At 10:56am on November 27, 2008, Gina said…
How wonderful to hear from you Dana! I am glad I was of some help to you! You can lean on me ;)

Dana, do what feels right to you and if it feels right to change the sets at night, than don't mind what other people say! Everything in its own time!

I did the night change about 3-4 times and he woke up almost every time (except one time). But the thing is he usually wakes up when we take off the old set, I could wait until the next day to take off the old one (it's almost too mechanical now, we put in we take out, and I tend to forget not to take out ;) ).

You're on the right path ;) You're doing a great job! You must be a little bit more relaxed since the switch!

Take care and have a wonderful weekend!

Gina
At 9:43pm on November 25, 2008, Gina said…
Hey Dana, would love to have some news from you!!! How is it going?
At 8:07pm on November 12, 2008, Gina said…
Hi Dana, it's me that was saying that my son has no fat at all on his tummy and for us the Inset 30 don't work there. They work great on his bum and had no trouble when it's there. Did you try the Inset II (the 90° one)? For my son, it didn't work but could work for your daughter.

For us, the Inset 30 are for babysitting days (if there is a need for a site change). We use the manual Comfort Short and can even use them on his stomach (with no fat at all).

Of course the Inset 30 can be tricky to use because if we put to much pressure towards the front or back while pressing it, it makes a big difference from being in the right position, to close to the skin, to deep... Practice makes perfect, well almost ;)

Like Dana said, you have to try different ones to see what is the most comfortable for your daughter.

Good luck! It will get easier, you'll see!

Gina
At 2:43pm on November 12, 2008, Anita said…
Dana, My 18 year old son actually uses a manual infusion set (comfort short) and loves that one. I think it was Gina's son that was having trouble with the belly fat and trying to find the right infusion set. My 6 year old daughter just started with her Animas 2020 yesterday and we were having a bit of trouble with the infusion set as well. We started her off with the Inset II, but both times I tried it in her belly it would kink or bend, so I changed it to her bum this morning and have had good luck since then. I do have a sample of the Inset 30 and was told to try it if the Inset II failed again. Our pump trainer said that sometimes it takes a few different infusion sets before you find the one that works best for your child. My daughter has been "a trooper" through all of the changes so far and I only had to use Emla once and then she told me not to bother with it the next time. Through all of this we as mother's do our best to make it as pain free and comfortable as we can and you have to remember that you are "doing your best" by just being there for your daughter and loving her as much as you do. Good luck with your search for the best infusion set for her and let me know if you find the perfect one!
Take care, Anita
At 9:22pm on November 11, 2008, Alexis said…
Hey well the good thing about the pump is that you dont always have to give yourself shots. The tubing is not bad i love the pump and i think she should get it. You just have to get a pump trainer to help you. When you go to the pool just put it in a purse or hide it under a towel or something. It doesnt hurt so much just pinch the fat a little bit and it'll hurt less. I hope you get the pump becuase i love it. And when i heard i might get back on shots i was begging my doctor to let me keep it. And if you want to monitor her sugar levels better get the sensor. It beeps on the pump when her sugar is begging to go high or low. But it hurts a bit more. I hope you get it byee.
At 2:01pm on November 6, 2008, Gina said…
Hi Dana, thanks for the update! I am glad that the pump helps in stabilizing your daughter's bg. Are you using a manual infusion set or an inserter? We use a numbing cream one hour prior (we use a manual infusion set) and even with the cream, we had trouble for the first month on th pump. He was scared out of his mind almost! Shaking, begging, crying, nothing like we had seen before. The anticipation of pain was too scary for him, but than after 30 days, he stopped reacting that way. I think that the fact that we change it every 2-3 days instead of giving him 5 shots per day, feeling the freedom that the pump brought (sleeping in if he wanted, eating as much as he wanted - yes we were on a strict diet, too strict!), made him see that that 5 minutes was worth it even if it was scary!

Of course, we lost some pounds in the process ;) It's going to get better with time! Good luck! Keep in touch,

Gina
At 6:59am on October 11, 2008, Gina said…
Hi Dana, did you receive the pump yet? Have you started? How is it going? Talk to you soon,
At 10:58am on October 1, 2008, April Collis said…
Dana,
Did you ever get your pump? I'm from Knoxville, and my 6 year old daughter has Type 1. She's been on shots since she was diagnosed ay 3. On her 6th Birthday she got her first pump. The omnipod! Have you heard about it? Let me just say, it has changed our lives! She is the 1st and only child in Knoxville on it. We know several people in Atlanta that has had great success with it. I was just wondering what you guys went with?
At 2:02pm on September 9, 2008, Sohair Abdel-Rahman said…
Dana,
We calculate total calories needed/day for the child,60% CHO,we devide to 3 meals& 3 snacks.how many exchange of CHo in each.Total calories are imprtant for children to grow.
Fatty food have glycemic index,so you watch what food will raise BG by experience.
None of my patients are on pumps,they can't afford it.But we use this CHO exchange for local food as a guidline for rapid acting insulin needed with each meal.
What is your daughter dietician recommendation Dana?

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