Allright time to stop and explain for a long absence. I had a family emergency at home that was rather earth shattering for me. I am now the last of my family line, kinda a sobering thought. My mother, my best friend, and co-heart in crime, my mentor, passed away after dealing with cancer for over 15 years. She was into her last round of chemo and it wasn't working. The Dr. said there wasn't anymore to go. Mom told the Dr. she was tired, tired of being sick and tired. No more Chemo. she…

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I work at a great big festival and fair in San Francisco called the Dickens Fair. Imagine the inside of a L A R G E building turned into downtown London when Charles Dickens was alive with all the characters running around, including the ghosts, Bob Cratchet, Oliver, Charlie himself, Can-Can girls... well you get the idea. I am a bar manager right now (seasonal) and my job is, well manage one of the 5 bars. I noticed last weekend there was a youngster in… Continue

Okay I just put a new battery into my Ping about 5 days ago and it is already down one bar. Called and talked to Animas Tech support and got a real sweet heart. She told me they are finding out (just recently) that Everyready Energizer has two types of lithium batteries out. One is the Ultimate it will last around 4-6 weeks, the other, called the Advanced, is made for MP3's and Phones, and cameras and will only last about 2 weeks in an Insulin Pump. She suggested 1. I switch out my battery next… Continue

Okay I met with the CDE last week and had a very good meeting. First she re-classed me as a type 1.5 diabetic. Still not sure if that was for real or something in passing. Will ask about that later. We chatted and she looked over my log book with all the blue and yellow stripes. Needless to say she wasn't happy. First she told me I've lost plenty of weight and to stop and then we were going on a short roller coaster ride while we readjust my insulin. Wheeeeeeeee. According t her even though my… Continue