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I'm personally not offended by the term(s). I'm a diabetic and an asthmatic.
I am a human being with Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus. I am not 'a diabetic', that 'diabetic guy', or any -ic I can think of, well maybe a little sarcastic but 'diabetic' has got to go! Do you refer to those with cancer as 'Canceric'? Asthma a...
Hey JT, I'm type 1 since '82 and a Portlander since '99. All about Scrabble and coffee. Just joined the NW group today.
If you live in Oregon or Washington states and you are touched by diabetes, this group is for you.
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Portland, Oregon
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- November 12, 1982
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 6
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Wave Sense and Bayer Contour
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=100000093372992&a...
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Tips on scoring an Insulin Pump with out insurance.
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Looking for info on an OmniPod. Came across a video of Adelle Rutherford and her daughter. Thought it was a lot better than the 873 pages of promo/direct mail sent by Insulet.
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- Google search
- What do you do for a living?
- Check my BG all day
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 1:20am on October 16, 2009,
Debi McCallum said…
- thanks Jason, I'm having a really bad day today. I'm a basket case. it's going to take a huge effort to get thru this one. Stay well
- At 9:55pm on October 15, 2009,
Virgil Elvin Bowman Jr. said…
- Nice A1c. I just had blood drawn yesterday and am hoping for low 6 percentile. Hey, I'd really like to check out the music at Lauralthirst sometime, maybe meet-up. What kind of music do they play? Really doesn't matter much, I guess; I like most music. By the way, have you come up with a new name for us? How about insulin challenged? Pretty dumb, huh. Have a good one , Virgil
- At 8:55pm on October 6, 2009,
MelissaBL said…
- In my opinion, the Freestyle Navigator can't be beat. I don't understand why they don't have more customers or vocal users. I blame a poor sales push on Abbott's part. I used diagnostic versions (belonging to my endo office) of Medtronic and Dexcom's devices before deciding on the Nav. I've been on it a year now and have nothing negative to say. (Check out my videos here for a demo on inserting the Nav sensors.) I love my Nav more than I've ever loved a pump. The accuracy is very good for the entire length of wear, the sensors are short and comfortable, and the range can't be beat (I can have the receiver in another room and get data). Those are my selling points over the Dex, which is itself a great device. But the Dex has a shorter range, questionable accuracy on day 1, and a longer, less comfortable sensor length. It wakes me when I'm dropping. My standard deviation went from 50-70 mg/dL to 30 mg/dL. I catch lows in the 60s and treat them now rather than 40s. And highs now for me are a matter of 140-180s and not above 200 most days. I credit my CGMS!
- At 5:28pm on October 6, 2009,
patti lopez said…
- Hi and Welcome to tud, Jason! Here you will find alot going on as I have for over two years now lots of friends and support.
- At 7:03am on October 6, 2009,
MelissaBL said…
- I had a similar experience. Every pod user was so ready to tell me how much better it was than shots, but I couldn't find a single user who could explain how it was better than the pump I was already on, so I went with Cozmo. But I stayed curious about the pod and then when Cozmo went belly-up less than a year later, Insulet was the only company offering a cheap switchover with no trade-in. I got to keep Coz as a back-up. Medtronic and Animas wanted to offer me limited warranty refurb pumps and wanted my Cozmo in return. No dice.
In my opinion, the Omnipod has some major advantages AND some major disadvantages over the other pumps. The major advantages are that (a) this is the direction the technology is moving in pumps and (b) tubeless is pretty cool - not gonna lie. The major disadvantage is the failure rate. Before Omnipod, I'd never dealt with occlusions (blockages), a pump "falling off," or wasting insulin that can't/shouldn't be reused. They have some kinks to work out. Overall, I'm happy, but I'm looking forward to the next gen pods that are supposed to come out next year. Hoping for improvements.
In my opinion, your best bet right now if you don't go with Insulet is to go with Animas. They're backed by Johnson & Johnson, they've got a great relationship with Dexcom (CGMS company), and they've got a good waterproof product with very few technical faults. Users seem happy both with the pumps and the customer service. I also strongly believe they make the best, most comfortable, most convenient infusion sets on the market right now. I was with Minimed for 8 years and I don't hate them, but I feel like they're John Hodgeman in the Mac vs. PC commercials. They're the market big dogs, but their products (their pumps and their torture device of a CGMS) are behind in features and development. They don't have a carb database, aren't technically waterproof, have proprietary infusion sets, and their menus are less informative/user-friendly.
- At 10:19pm on October 3, 2009,
MelissaBL said…
- Hey, Jason. Welcome to TuD. I'm a recent pod convert myself. Just switched to them in May after 9 years on other pumps and a decade before that on shots. How did your meeting with the sales rep go?
You might be interested in our discussion group for Omnipod Users here.
Also, to change your profile photo from the default "upload your photo" hand image, click "Settings" in the upper right menu. The first prompt walks you through uploading a profile image.
- At 12:30pm on October 3, 2009,
Judith said… - Hi Jason---I'm delighted to greet another Portlander! Be sure to join the NW group where we can keep track of each other and plan meet-ups---we just had our first one at Columbia Park last month. And some of us are working on "mini-meetups".
I'm sure you'll find the help you are looking for here. I'm wishing you and yours all the best!.....Judith in North Portland
- At 9:07am on October 3, 2009,
Teena said… - Welcome to the family Jason.
- At 8:00am on October 3, 2009,
Robyn said… - Welcome!
- At 4:02pm on October 2, 2009,
Cassie Kile said… - Welcome to TuDiabetes, Jason :) Check out the New Member's Guide if you need any help getting around.
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