hi i too have a cosmo pump i love it this si my second i have it for 6 yrs those kids picture are wonderful!!!would like to hear from you((HUGS)) julie

I'm sorry I didn't respond to your note sooner. It just slipped my noggin'!

Ahhhhhhh, eating. Mother's milk to junk food. A staple of life. I just can't control what I do sometimes because sometimes it turns emotional and there's nobody here to help me through it! The more I eat, the more I need to exercise; the more I need to exercise, the more I realize that I can't because of my physical disabilities; the more I realize that, the more I hate my life, my situation, myself!

I know I sound like a hypocrite comparing the way I've written my profile and the way I feel. I just don't want anyone else to have to go through this. The life of complications that could be cut short of someone realizes that it's no way to go before they go down that long road.

Ahhhhhhh, I wax philosophical!! Better move on before I feel I can change the whole world!!

Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI

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somerville is about 20 minutes from brenham, in between brenham and caldwell and also 30 minutes from college station.....we have a lake, too, lake somerville :)
i work at A&M vet school
it's so neat to meet people from around your area! before joining tudiabetes i never even knew a T1 person besides me......who knew?!?
have a great friday!

wharton is my hometown!

The Navigator is working well! I got a call on December 29 to see if I was ready to renew. They were still having supply problems so couldn't tell when the sensors would actually ship, but they were happy to ask me to order them.
I really like that I am able to tell right away when I miscalculate carbs and underbolus, or when the pump site is going bad and my bg is slowly rising. Fewer surprises, and it has really helped me fine-tune my basal and correction boluses.
How has it gone for you? Have you received yours?

Thanks so much for the vote Leah...I was surprised to see that there weren't that many entrants, but I guess that might just be a great thing for me. I really do appreciate all the help!!! :)

Wow - I'm sorry about the high out of pocket. Other medical suppliers have invoiced me with the shipment for my portion, so I was also surprised that they wanted the money up front. Maybe it's another result of the credit crunch or something. Apria isn't a new, fly-by-night operation so I'm surprised they won't cover that for at least the first shipment, then allow refills so long as you pay off your balance.
Apria also has a policy of shipping only 1 month supplies for the first order rather than 3, which makes sense when you can't return unused sensors if it doesn't work out for you. Did they cut back your order at all, and could they cut it back more to lower your payment?