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This is a place to talk about the use of insulin pens.
I'm seeing my Doctor next Friday. I'm asking to be moved from Lantus to Levemir. I was diagnosed in Jan 2009 with Type 1 at age 42. I was already at about 237 for my weight. I carry it well as I'm a bit muscular. But still overweight by at least 4...
Yep... had one last week. The meeter was 1 day shy of 7 days. The meeter said I was 129. Measured at 96. After I put on the value got the ERR1. I restarted the meeter. Waited the 2 hours then put in my BS readings. In about 1minute after the value...
How do you like the Wavesense Jazz? Is it the one that can send data via Bluetooth? I'm on a MacBook Pro and understand their software is only PC compliant as well.
Wish these companies would understand that there are more than just PC users out ...
I alternate between calibrating with a Wavesense Jazz and a OneTouch Ultra Smart.
Starting up again myself tomorrow. Hoping to get back into the swing of things. I really want to be down about 20 by the end of July. Here's to getting there.... CHEERRSSS
hmmm. Although the raw signal from Dexcom's Sensors is pretty "flat", and doesn't drop off precipitously in situations of low bG, I still treat it like a Minimed in calibration: You don't EVER want to calibrate a Minimed when the ISIG (raw signal ...
I use the Animas Ping meter
heck yeah. happy birthday
The other reason why I don't use VMWare Fusion or Parallels is that I train companies all over the country on different color management rips (Raster Image Processors) in the printing industries. They just don't work well under the virtual environ...
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Oklahoma City
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- January 18, 2009
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.0%
- What glucose meter do you use?
- OneTouch UltraSmart and Dexcom 7+ CGM
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1615914255&ref=profile
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Connection with others with Type 1 and how the handle all their issues.
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- You tube videos
- What do you do for a living?
- Applications Specialist - Install/Training for Color Managment
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- At 8:29pm on August 31, 2009,
Robyn said…
- I saw your comment on switching from Lantus to Levemir....just wondering if you have. I did in may and big difference! Love the Levemir, no sting and have lost 10 pounds.
Anyway just wanted to see if it is working well for you too.
- At 9:55pm on June 27, 2009,
heather turek said…
- hello professor!
LOL that's one of my favorite movies! i grew up on old movies... cary grant, bing crosby, katherine hepburn, danny kaye.... the classics!
yeah i figured you were the easy going type! that's a funny story bout you and your wife!
how did your week go? yeah i hate shooting up on planes too. not worth it to go the bathroom to do it so you just ask the person next to you not to pass out when they see the needle. ha. so you take your Lantus in the a.m.? do you take it once or 2x a day? what is your dosage?
sorry to hear about the ups and downs on the BS/BG (whatever they call it on here). the rollercoaster can sure suck the life out of you! i know how it goes with the desserts and large gatherings. to be honest with you sometimes i actually avoid parties for that reason. weird. i figure i'd rather miss the whole thing than get pissed off that i cant eat the fun stuff.
it really means a lot to me when the person planning the party thinks of me and plans for me! - i dont expect people to plan for me but it sure is a nice treat. i have a friend who when i visit her she makes sugar and wheat free food for me and it's DELICIOUS!!!!! unfortunetley she lives 7.5 hours away ;)
how's your blood pressure been?keep up your 200 august goal- you can do it!!!!!!!!!!
things are going alright here- having a pretty good weekend. been buried under a ton of researching my health crap. trying to figure out what's wrong with me. it's pretty overwhelming actually but i'm not giving up
- At 1:50am on June 19, 2009,
heather turek said…
- hey dude LOL
you can call me whatever you feel like... i also answer to "nerd" "loser" and things of that nature i'm not sure i could answer to sweety... im much too much tart for that :)
thanks for the compliment! i'm glad to be friends also! i saw on your profile that you had only been D for 5 months and i wanted to help you out in any way i could!
i agree with you on the friend philosophy. i actually have a quote on my desk at work that one friend wrote to another it said "thank you for always making me feel it's ok to be me" i want my friends to be able to say that to me but i actually want to go one step further and make my friends feel not just "ok" to be themselves but "great" to be themselves!
we'll see if it pays off...the only trouble is it gets me into trouble sometimes with the boys specifically. i'm pretty friendly but dont flirt... they seem to have temporary hearing loss when i tell them i want to remain friends and then things get complicated from there. geez!
i feel ya on the diet thing...man those are some long days you pull and with the traveling on top of that i can see how hard it would be to keep diet. i was actually addicted to carbs/sugars for years (yes a true addiction) and day by day have cleaned up mine. it is definitely a process and takes some getting used to! is your wife able to help with that?
what kind of diet did they give you? do you have a certified diabetes educator and nutritionist and who do you mostly consult with?
i know you are extremely busy etc but i do want to say this: make sure you take care of yourself the best you can! D has a way of biting you in the butt if you dont. i learned the hard way. it's worth setting aside the time to do it right!
wow 5k that's sweet! ive never ran one before.... LOL wow... what a studly name for a race LOLOL. let me know how it goes!
crap i asked alot of questions again... i'll stop :)
laters dude,
girl/chick/dork/daredevil haha
- At 2:10pm on June 18, 2009,
heather turek said…
- how are you doing with your diet?
- At 2:09pm on June 18, 2009,
heather turek said…
- hey jimmy! thanks for explaining so much to me! when i read you were having blood pressure issues along with D (diabetes- that's tudiabetes lingo that i'm still learning LOL) i wondered if there was a correlation or something that had caused both! i might have more questions for you later :)
sounds like you are doing a great job and educating yourself! educating yourself is the most important thing you can do as a diabetic. you are ultimately fresponsible for your own health. getting the doctor can make or break your health and that is y you need to know your stuff- youre the one who knows your body best. keep up the good work!
yeah ive been D for a looooong time. it's been quite a run- im kind of a weird case so it's been interesting to say the least. ive had to look into/research/deal iwth things most diabetics dont have to worry about. it's exhausting sometimes but i wont give up ever.
ive had to explain the difference between T1 and T2 Diabetics many many times. it usually comes up in conversations because most people assume i can be cured like T2. then i have to xplain.
they can be a bit ignorant and sometimes make comments really rub me the wrong way but it's cool.
i'm sure since you were diagnosed recently you have many friends/family/coworkers asking you tons of questions!
- At 9:48pm on June 16, 2009,
heather turek said…
- dang dude that's a heck of a cold. man that sucks. i'm sorry
i sure feel you on the gym thing- it's a real pain when your health limits you! i went from working out 1-3 hours a day 5x a week down to zero days in the gym and total exhaustion after walking a mile outside. i'm dealing with some major thyroid/adrenal issues right now... been a helluva month to put it nicely.
i was wondering if whatever caused/triggered your diabetes might be affecting your blood pressure. do you know what is causing your blood pressure issues?
have you had any type of trauma or injuries in the last couple of years? or did you have high stress? do you have any neck or back trouble? were you on any medication before you were diagnosed with D (diabetes)?
what meds are you on now and how are you stress levels?
sorry lots of questions i hope you dont mind me asking. if you dont feel comfortable asking it's totall cool :) one thing about TU is we always bounce stuff off eachother and give/get ideas from eachother!
keep up the good work in the gym!
- At 3:53pm on June 16, 2009,
heather turek said…
- hey jimmy! man that's crazy blood pressure- no wonder you are dizzy!
i understand about the blood sugars going everywhere it can really affect how you feel. sounds like your body is getting used to all new things like insulin.
do you know what caused your diabetes??
- At 10:37pm on June 15, 2009,
heather turek said…
- hey jiMMy! good to hear from you and welcome to TU! how ya doing?
- At 8:47pm on June 14, 2009,
Mommy of Three said… - Hi Jimmy,
Another Dexcom 7+ user... just some tricks I've learned with using Dex... whenever Dex is over 15 points compared to my glucometer, I just enter a blood glucose into Dex which calibrates and then Dex stays pretty close to glucometer for hours. (sometimes I go test crazy the first 2 days a sensor is put in and notice I want to constantly calibrate or enter in glucometer reading into Dex - I actually tested 18 times when I first got Dex to see how close it was, but a lot of the doctors I've had can tell you that I'm test happy and they believed I tested too much) The reps at Dexcom told me not to calibrate when my blood glucose is under 40 or over 400 - I had one sensor that was telling me 200's and I checked with glucometer and found myself to be over 400 and then figured out my insulin pump infusion site came undone (insulin wasn't getting into me). It also seems like my sensors work better if I stand up & pinching skin while inserting sensor into body (rather than sitting while putting sensor on and also when not pinching skin). Another weird thing is I had a rep at Dexcom who made it sound to me if you get a ??? on your receiver and have problems with the bg numbers being close to the glucometer you use, that the sensor might have a problem and may need to be replaced. (I've had two different sensors give me the ??? within the first 3 days and then had more problems - both of which were replaced for free.) If you have problems with the case Dex came in there are lots of different options of cases to put Dex in - I always had problems with Dex falling off of my pants with the carrying case Dexcom provides... I found Verizon has two different cell phone holders and some companies that make cases for MP3 players also work for Dex. Hope some of the tips help. Have fun and good luck with Dex!
G
- At 5:31am on May 21, 2009,
John said… - Shame the company went out of buisness.. From what i gather there are some devices on the same general idea for in-office use...
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