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Heidi Bruggink
- 30, Female
- Jamaica Plain, MA
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You could also try cinnamon tablets - I take one before eating breakfast (if I remember). Easier than trying to add it to food all the time.
I love my Seven Plus - it makes a huge difference for me in avoiding serious lows (I'm hypo unaware) and in tightening my control overall. It's very accurate (minus the first day, when it's calibrating) - though I'm sometimes surprised by an espec...
Kristin, and everyone else, I really appreciate your openness... I didn't know about TU until after I recovered, but I, too, always felt like I was the only one doing this, and the secrecy and shame of it all made it so much worse. I've written a ...
Kristin - a huge part of this is simply your body rehydrating itself - it's been getting rid of all its fluid with the constant urination caused by high BGs. It WILL even out... but some of that is necessary water. That said, I had various eating ...
Yeah... a pump would be of absolutely no value to you unless you learned the specifics, Helmut. The "simple" way also sounds like it's making your life much less flexible than it could be if you learned carb counting and all the other factors Dave...
Whoa, seriously!? I had NO idea! I just assumed that the suggestion to use the same type of battery the pump came with was some sort of marketing agreement with Energizer or something...
Definitely no more Duracells, then - thanks, Dave!
Duracell... I'd run out of the energizer lithium ones I normally use.
But even with those, only half the brand-new batteries in a pack work - I get a lot of "FAILED BATTERY TEST" readings when I change batteries. Maybe it's an issue with the batte...
I usually have a glass of red wine with dinner nearly every night, and I've found that it actually helps my BGs a little with higher-carb meals. I drink beer (and good beer, not that uber-light crap!) on the weekends and generally don't correct fo...
My MM 522 also makes a small humming noise when the light is on - totally normal. (Though I've had it make a loud vibrating noise when I push ANY button if the battery is running low - the battery meter isn't very accurate, at least for me, so tha...
Or, if your meal times vary (mine do!), maybe tape a post-it on your meter saying "Bolus"? Or you could put post-it's on your lunch bag, milk carton, coffeepot, etc... kinda annoying, maybe, but it'd help you remember!
In MA, it asks, "Do you have any medical condition that may affect your ability to safely operate a motor vehicle?" I checked no... because I religiously test before and during driving, don't touch the wheel if I'm under 100, and keep my CGM near ...
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Wisconsin
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- December 31, 1981
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6.8
- What glucose meter do you use?
- One Touch Ultra Link / Mini
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- MM Paradigm 522
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Heidi Bruggink's Blog
Insulin temps were the culprit!
Posted on August 2, 2009 at 7:07pm — 1 Comment
BG and breakup = nightmare!
Posted on July 26, 2009 at 6:21pm — 4 Comments
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 5:41pm on November 21, 2009,
Kristen Rose said…
- Hi Heidi
You and me have talked before through discussions about water retention and eating disorders. You seem to have gone through the same thing I am going through. How did you get your blood sugars under control? I just recently (like yesterday) started on the MM paradigm 722 pump. So far so good, BUT like I've talked about before I am swollen. It's so annoying. My face and lips blow up and my whole body feels full of water. My legs arms fingers and face are all tight and filled with water. Did this happen to you? What did you do to get through it? I always get up to this point, see that I'm blown up and give up and start omitting my insulin again. I really just want to stick it out to get over this hump. How long did it take for your swelling to go down, and what kind of swelling did you have (if any)? Please write me back whenever you can, it would be so helpful. Thanks
- At 4:49pm on August 24, 2009,
Riva Greenberg said… - Thanks, you know I have heard her name. Let's see how it goes, much appreciated.
- At 7:03am on August 24, 2009,
Riva Greenberg said…
- Heidi, who was your last endo at Weill-Cornell in NYC who was a type 1 that you liked? I'm going to a new endo and I lived in NYC and would love to have her in mind just in case
- At 7:22am on August 13, 2009,
Stacey said… - Hi Heidi, I just saw your post in the DexCom users group and some problems you are having..Someone just asked about the Error1...I've had that happen once and not to long after I cleared the error Dex prompted me to enter a couple of readings....everything went back to normal after that.
Something I learned from a Dex rep, who is a rep, doctor AND T1 diabetic LOL, was when things are really off with Dex (not with an error, just off) calibrate every 15 mins until it sorts itself out...If it doesnt, after 3 or 4 readings, call DexCom and they will probably replace the sensor.
They are going to have you do this before they agree to replace it anyway, or so Ive been told, so I always try this first..it has helped me avoid calling DexCom with complaints quite a few times :)
- At 8:49am on August 6, 2009,
Martina H Milligan said… - Thanks for the added
- At 7:51am on June 23, 2009,
Jason K said… - Hi Heidi,
I'd love to share any info I have about the OmniPod or Ping pumps that might be helpful to you.
First off, I LOVE my Ping. I've been using it for almost 3 months now and have no complaints. And the guy I worked with at Animas during the process of getting it (insurance, etc.) was incredibly helpful. He responded to my multitude of emails very quickly. I'm definitely a gadget person. So I love the meter remote. I love never having to touch my pump. I can just leave it attached and in my pocket (or wherever) and handle all pump functions with the remote. Love it.
OK, so OmniPod. I actually liked the OmniPod. It was my first pump. I had put off pumping for SO long. And when I heard about the OmniPod system, I thought, "Yes. This is the one. NO TUBING." But I ended up having to switch for insurance reasons. Mine wouldn't cover the OmniPod. Anyway, to make a long story short, I had a really bad customer support experience with Insulet but that obviously isn't everyone's experience. There are a lot of happy OmniPod users out there. If I hadn't been forced to switch, I probably wouldn't have. BUT, if I had tried the OmniPod and the Ping initially, and had actually used them both for a while, I probably would've picked the Ping.
I find that my infusion sets are much more comfortable now. With the OmniPod, the entire pod is basically the set. Because of the size of the pod, I couldn't sleep against it as it would press into the site, irritate it, and I'd have absorption problems. But with a traditional set, I'm not having issues like that. I find the entire infusion set area more comfortable now.
But there are pros and cons for both. The automatic insertion of the OmniPod made it really easy to use back-of-arm sites. That's more tricky with a traditional style pump. But I love now being able to disconnect at the site and switch out a bad site if I have to. Without tossing the cartridge, etc. With the OmniPod, once you take one off, it's done and you have to fill a new one.
Oh, and I didn't find that the Pod was that visually noticeable under clothing. It hides really well. And I'm not a baggy clothing person at all.
Sorry to go on and on! :-) Let me know if you have any other questions.
Jason
- At 7:30pm on June 20, 2009,
J.A. (Jeff) Neitzel said… - Heidi,
Living on Wyman was really nice. My landlady and her family were fabulous! Plus, I could conveniently walk to the Stop & Shop @ Jackson Square for groceries. Oh, I used to have a friend that lived on Forest Hills St. near Franklin Park.
Righto, you do what you have to do regardless of age .. I guess the "learning about it" process just differs based on age of diagnosis .. Good weekend!
Jeff
- At 5:38pm on June 20, 2009,
J.A. (Jeff) Neitzel said…
- Hi Heidi,
No way, I used to live in Jamaica Plain (from about 1996 to 1999) on Wyman Street, just a short walk from the orange line's Stony Brook station.
Ouch, I cannot imagine being diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 2. Glad you're doing fairly well!
Cheers,
Jeff
- At 10:17am on May 22, 2009,
MelissaBL said… - Welcome to TuDiabetes, Heidi. Great contributions so far. I look forward to getting to know you!
- At 9:14pm on April 27, 2009,
Lee Ann said… - Hi Heidi, Thanks so much for the friend invite and the note. I really appreciate it :)
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