"They charge the balance after they bill your insurance company. My insurance covers 80% of DME, Insulet bills me the rest. I've never had an interruption in supply due to payment issues yet."
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Diabetic Retinopathy and hemorrhages on outside surface of eye
Started this discussion. Last reply by FHS Jun 12, 2012. 7 Replies 0 Likes
So, yeah.Live Brazilian Jiujitsu training this morning and popped a vessel on the outside surface of my eye. It's nice and red. I also have non-proliferative retinopathy but haven't noticed any…Continue
Curses!!!
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http://buzzofla.com/Detail.aspx?aid=521An...entire...festival...of...CHOCOLATE!Guess I can go to drown my sorrows in champagne and tequila...=/Continue
What do Diabetics and Canadians have in common?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Anthony Holko May 31, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Low levels of Vitamin D?…Continue
Have any pumpers noticed a difference between Humalog and Novalog?
Started this discussion. Last reply by T1Student Oct 10, 2010. 15 Replies 0 Likes
I got my prescription refills from my endo this morning. I mistakenly asked for Humalog instead of Novalog. Total brainfart. I actually have plenty of Novalog pens to last me until my next refill,…Continue
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FHS replied to Christoph's discussion 'Does this mean my spikes don't last long?'"Christoph,
How many times a day do you test, and when?
Two things to realize about our A1cs is, one, that they are a reflection of our average Blood Glucose over time and that, two, the relationship between A1c and average BG is highly variable and…"
FHS replied to Rotti's discussion 'How much insulin is too much on a daily basis.'"So, the foods you at caused you to lose your beta cells?"
FHS replied to Marad Assukkeri's discussion 'When can my wife have her new lens replaced?'"Hi Marad,
Since you are posting on a diabetes forum, I'm assuming you are concerned about the implications of diabetes for your wife's surgery.
As with most things diabetes, a lot of it depends upon your wife's level if control.…"
FHS replied to Cocheze's discussion 'High Numbers with First Pod' in the group OmniPod Users"A bit late on the reply but it sounds like a bad location. It happens occasionally with me and the only thing to do is change pods and move it to new site.
As others have said, once you ht the button to start your bolus, if everything starts fine,…"
FHS replied to LiL MaMa's discussion 'Lows during exercise'"Hi Jenn.
Your options are pretty much on the table here. Start with a higher BG, eat or drink some carbs throughout, turn down your pump/adjust your insulin dose, some combination of all three.
Adjusting my basal is tricky. If I make a mistake, it…"
FHS replied to Christoph's discussion 'Does this mean my spikes don't last long?'"Yeah, this is a much more succinct way to say what it took me 500 words to do.
Your best bet is accurate CGM data because it generates a series of BG measurements that is roughly comparable to real time spent at given BG levels. Without CGM data, it…"
FHS replied to Christoph's discussion 'Does this mean my spikes don't last long?'"In and of themselves? There's simply not enough information from an SD alone to make any kind of determination. Standard deviation isn't calculated to predict. It's calculated to describe. You have a set of data. SD describes the…"
FHS replied to Christoph's discussion 'Does this mean my spikes don't last long?'"A1c is definitely driven by highs and lows. which definitely drive average BG, which defines A1c, and round and round we can go. That's not the question or the issue here.
The OP is asking, specifically, about the ratios of highs to lows and…"
FHS replied to Christoph's discussion 'Does this mean my spikes don't last long?'"Standard Deviation is a horrible parameter to use to answer your particular question because it simply cannot and will not tell you if your A1c is being driven by highs or lows.
You have an average BG of 150.
Let's say you have an SD of 30.…"
FHS replied to Kate's discussion 'NFL player lost position due to T2?'"T1 quarterback.
Couldn't find two different breeds of football player."
BadMoonT2 left a comment for FHS"Just wanted to shoot you a link to that NY Times Blog I'm sure you'll get a chuckle out of it"
FHS replied to Kate's discussion 'NFL player lost position due to T2?'"Definitely lost interest but I'll still catch any games that happen to be broadcast out here.
I don't think Hollywood could have written a better tragedy:
Long suffering fans starving for a championship come tantalizing close on countless…"
FHS replied to Kate's discussion 'NFL player lost position due to T2?'"Makes sense, thanks!!
Yup, So Cal Browns Backer. My Dad's side of the family is from Cleveland. I inherited the heartbreak."
FHS replied to Kate's discussion 'NFL player lost position due to T2?'"More my ignorance of T2 than anything else Badmoon, but as a T2, how were you short on insulin?"
FHS replied to Devildog's discussion 'My observations and opinions after two months of Podding' in the group OmniPod Users"Thanks for being a beta tster. =)"
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Why Standard Deviation of Blood Glucose can be a meaningless number for diabetics:
Posted on January 4, 2012 at 12:50pm 58 Comments 0 Likes
What is Standard Deviation?
Standard Deviation, or SD, is an estimate of the variation within a data set. In other words, it's an estimate, just one way to determine, the spread, or cluster, around your average.
Why would I use it?
Let's say I want to know something about a population of fish in a lake. Let's say I want to know ranges of sizes in length of those fish. There is no way that I can catch all the fish and measure all of them…
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- At 2:59pm on May 17, 2013, BadMoonT2 said…
Just wanted to shoot you a link to that NY Times Blog I'm sure you'll get a chuckle out of it
- At 9:31am on May 15, 2013,
Linda G said… 
BRAVO ON BEING A FEATURED MEMBER FHS
- At 5:54am on May 13, 2013,
SEAGATOR said… Hey My Friend. HEARTIEST CONGRATS ON BEING A FEATURED MEMBER. Well deserved. I will be 86 Wed. Never thought I would live this long. Take good care. Reed
- At 5:16am on February 22, 2013, SEAGATOR said…
Hello again. Good to see you. I am still going strong. Hope all is well with you. Reed
- At 12:02pm on December 28, 2012, Linda G said…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FHS!!!
Best Wishes NOW....and for the rest of the year!
Have a GREAT "ME" DAY :)
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brokenpole said… Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a wonderful day and get to have some fun. Enjoy your special day.
- At 6:17am on December 28, 2012,
Marie B said… Happy Birthday! Thanks so much for all you do for us here. Have a great day.
- At 5:47am on December 28, 2012, SEAGATOR said…
Happy,Happy Birthday,Fred. I wish for you a ,pst wonderful day. ENJOY!!! How have you been? Still teaching? As you can see at age 85 I am still plugging away. Feeling better than I deserve . I wish you a most Happy New Year. Reed most wonderful day I still cannot type.
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Karen said… We need your help... Please share this post here on TuDiabetes and on your Facebook and tag 20 close friends on it. We need your support to reach 20,000 entries for the Big Blue Test! Please do Big Blue Test every day until November 14 (World…"
- At 4:16pm on June 19, 2012, Linda G said…
Bravo FHS!! You're featured on the "Members" page!
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