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  • Dublin, CA
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A1C Results

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for me

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Checking for ketones?

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Sophie left a comment for John Smith
yesterday
John Smith replied to Zoe's discussion 'A1C Results'
Fasting has no effect on A1C.
yesterday
Sophie left a comment for John Smith
on Thursday
John Smith commented on Scott's blog post 'What in the Wide, Wide World of Sports was Medtronic thinking?'
I wonder when enough people will realize that MM is scamming people with their CGM and demand accountability? Like, you know, complaining to the FDA and stuff like that? Is there a group for former MM users who were more than displeased with the d...
on Thursday
John Smith replied to Danny's discussion 'Checking for ketones?'
From random googling, I got this site http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-and-ketones.html which included information I've pasted below:
on Wednesday
Amy Utterson replied to John Smith's discussion 'Muck Fedtronic customer support'
i hate them!!! that being said, i do have a mini med pump, but that does not change the fact that i hate them! they are bunch of inept fools.
on Wednesday
John Smith commented on Stacy Buchanan's blog post 'Watch One-on-One tonight on WGBH: Maria Hinojosa will be discussing type 2 diabetes.'
Who is Maria Hinojosa? Is she a diabetes expert or something?
on Tuesday
Terry O'Rourke replied to John Smith's discussion 'Does Kaiser Permanente cover CGMS?'
John, The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has made a significant commitment to the Artificial Pancreas Project (APP). One of the main sub-goals of that project is to promote private insurance coverage for continuos glucose monitor s...
on Tuesday
Stephen Woodward replied to John Smith's discussion 'Does Kaiser Permanente cover CGMS?'
I was successful in getting my CGM through Kaiser. Be persistent, log the day, highs and lows to show unawareness issues. Sell them on it based on Kaiser's participation in the CGM study released in Oct. 08. The study demonstrated that the people...
on Tuesday
Sophie replied to John Smith's discussion 'Muck Fedtronic customer support'
John, this happens to me every time I reorder. Finally I decided to do automatic shipments so we'll see if it's any better. But let me tell you, the people I talk to are PLEASANT, but sometimes I have to call THREE TIMES to get them to start the s...
on Tuesday
Ron replied to John Smith's discussion 'Muck Fedtronic customer support'
Good luck Nancy, hope it goes smoothly for you. I've been using their pumps for 5+ years and have had good service. In fact, the other day I had a sensor that had a needle that looked somewhat bent. Called them and they apologized and when I got t...
on Tuesday
Nancy replied to John Smith's discussion 'Muck Fedtronic customer support'
Well, my son has pumped with Mini Med for 4 years now. When I had problems with his pump a year ago - the battery wasn't working, it would shut off etc... i had a new pump within 24 hours. I have always been pleased with their service - whether it...
on Tuesday
Danny left a comment for John Smith
on Monday
John Smith commented on Danny's photo 'IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH...'
"can't help but wonder" instead of what I wrote - D'oh!
on Monday
John Smith commented on Danny's photo 'IS THERE SOMETHING WRONG WITH...'
I'm a photography buff...and can't seem to wonder which camera/lens did you use for this photo? I'm guessing you set the aperture to ~2?
on Monday
John Smith replied to Christine's discussion 'C peptite'
Was it a fasting C-peptide or was it with a glucose challenge?
on Monday

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
CA
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
December 13, 2000
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.3% (Sept9, 2009); 8.9% (June 4, 2009)
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch UltraLink and Dexcom 7+
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
Minimed Paradigm 722
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
Distraction and a procrastination tool
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Google
What do you do for a living?
Manager Assistant

John Smith's Blog

John Smith

I'm so pleased with my glucose control!

Ever since going on the pump my life has changed. I can't wait to see what my HbA1c will be...but that will be next month. Here's a snapshot of the past two weeks...those highs were because of eating out with my office group because of a couple of celebrations...always very difficult to bolus for restaurant food...and I erred on the side of caution.

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Posted on August 19, 2009 at 11:45am — 4 Comments

John Smith

My first impressions with an insulin pump

Posted 06/22/2009

See updates below

I started on the Minimed Paradigm 722 with Continuous Glucose Monitor on Thursday and it has been 3 days and 4 nights so far.


The insulin pump:

Very easy to bolus and correct high BG readings. This is about the only positive thing I can say about the insulin pump. When I was on Lantus + Humalog, I never bothered to correct if my BG was <=200 mg/dL. I always relied on my Lantus to eventually bring it down to an acceptable range. I a… Continue

Posted on June 24, 2009 at 10:09am — 15 Comments

John Smith

How long did it take you to go from talking to your doc about pumping and getting a pump?

I talked to my doc about getting a pump last week. Two days later my insurance approved and I got the pump yesterday. Later today I have pump training.

Having been on MDI for almost 10 years and losing control over the years (last A1C was 8.9) I always resisted going on the pump because I don't like the idea of being constantly connected to a medical device - I picture myself as a patient at a hospital walking around with a tube running into the arm and dragging the IV pole along. I thought Lan… Continue

Posted on June 18, 2009 at 7:09am — 6 Comments

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At 4:50pm on November 19, 2009, Sophie said…
Hey John! Thanks for the input...think I'm going to trial dexcom when I'm home over winter break. I've copied and pasted your comment into a microsoft word doc so I have your info r: the sensors if i need it...thanks for the offer! (now I'll delete that post!)

Thanks again for the advice!
At 1:26pm on November 19, 2009, Sophie said…
Hey John -- what was your experience with switching from the mm cgm to dexcom? Did you do it through dexcom or return your minimed one... or what? Since I am on the verge of doing the same... I've had my mm cgm since august and HATE IT.
At 3:27pm on November 16, 2009, Danny said…
John, A few months ago I purchased a Pentax k2000 (it comes with a standard 18-55mm lens). It has been an awesome camera. I am thinking about buying the next upgrade lens which would be a 200mm, hmm. What camera do you use? Which lens do you find meets your needs the most?
At 3:54pm on November 11, 2009, Sophie said…
Thanks for the internet ad info! Your advice was so helpful!
At 2:16am on October 21, 2009, Megha said…
im good too...doing okay...thnks for the pic comments!
At 7:41am on October 19, 2009, Megha said…
hi!!
how r u?
long tym!!
tc
At 5:57pm on October 13, 2009, Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said…
Hello John - noticed you'd replied to my dribble I'd written about in response to your distaste in blog spammers like myself . No offense taken, this is what makes our world the way it is, dull if everyone agreed on things! Now, can you tell that I'm a polite Canadian or what? Tho' I am an expat from England - but I was a wee little girl when I was pulled away from my dish of mashed bananas & bread and forced on a boat headed to the port of Montreal. You'll have noticed, since you replied to my response to you, I had deleted it. Sigh, it had such a good link of a cow chewing it's cud - incase you missed it due to my deleting my comment - here it is - Anna contemplating life whilst chewing on her cud. Moooo!!! Take care - and great A1C!!! Isn't life with our pumps even better then MDI before!!!
At 1:47pm on October 5, 2009, Carly! said…
Haha, thank you veryy much :D
At 9:52am on September 29, 2009, Marie B said…
John, Thank you for including so many links to older discussions for us to look at. It's very helpful, I think, not only for the newer people who may not realize we've talked about a lot of subjects multiple times, but also for those of us who've been here a long time.
At 4:15pm on September 18, 2009, MeadowLark said…
LOL! I clicked on your pic and started reading down. I'm a type 2 and I swear my body follows the same pattern as all you type 1's! I sure wish I could understand all of this a lot more. I'm on Lantus overnight and a little in the morning and humalog that will switch over to Novolog when the vial runs out ( cuz it is cheaper.)

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