"Siri, I had the same question and couldn't come up with the answer either. I developed my own answer.
There are a lot of different diabetes "types" - Type 1, Type 2, Type 1.5, Type 3, etc, etc, but regardless of which Type YOU have,…"
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My Big Blue Test - Intense version
Started this discussion. Last reply by acidrock23 Oct 20, 2012. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Why do we need prescriptions?
Started this discussion. Last reply by AngelaC Apr 13, 2010. 36 Replies 0 Likes
"You cannot change the wind, you can only adjust your sails"
Profile Information
- The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes has
- Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
- How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
- friends, comparing notes, encouragement
- Date diagnosed
- September 13, 1973
- Type of treatment/devices you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Accu-Chek Spirit Combo
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Mike Ratrie replied to Khürt Williams's discussion 'Diabetes and Job interviews'"My general take is you are going to have to make some adjustments in how tight your control is. I am not sure I understand why reducing your basal wouldn't give you a higher reading, unless your basal is way too high to begin with. For me, 60 -…"
Mike Ratrie replied to Beth R.'s discussion 'High to low at night'"From your brief description, I would consider the following, but these are all shots in the dark (sorry for a bad pun):
- 3AM test.
- Basal rate testing to get the overnight basals more finely tuned. This will mean temporarily eliminating the snack.…"
Mike Ratrie replied to Sarah's discussion 'Low Before A Meal'"What were you @ 2 - 2.5 hours post meal? I find the 1 hour test to be so unreliable a predictor of where you will end up when the insulin is out of my body that it is worthless, UNLESS I am still feeling LOW!"
Mike Ratrie commented on Emily Coles's blog post 'Meet TuD!'"I hear you Pastelpainter, but I wasn't referring to humanizing diabetes(!), just the TuDiabetes experience.
Anime - oooh!"
Mike Ratrie commented on Emily Coles's blog post 'Meet TuD!'"Now that I think about it some more, TuD could have a whole family:
ToneD (Tone-D - very musical) 2rueD (ToneD's fraternal twin - similar, yet so different)
La-D-Da (we call her Lada!)
ThreeD (Provides emotional support to the whole family)
You…"
Mike Ratrie commented on Emily Coles's blog post 'Meet TuD!'"@acidrock - TUDE!!
@Emily - always great IMO to create a visual, humanizing(?) connection to your members. IOW, I like him!"
Mike Ratrie replied to Matt7571's discussion 'Infusion site change days - BG higher than normal'"Can you clarify "...HAS to change it out every 3 days..."? The way I read this is you might use any set for more than 3 days."
Mike Ratrie commented on BriannaM's blog post 'a1c and employers'"I just did a quick google search on: "is it legal for an employer to ask for health information?" and received a wealth of information.
My recollection is that they can't ask questions about your health unless it is job-related. A…"
Mike Ratrie replied to AngieMel's discussion 'Denial'"Again, I'm not a doctor, but ...
I have to agree with Zoe and others here.
With your numbers, it seems like you and your doctor are taking baby steps when a more immediate action would be better for you.
In other words, the action that I would…"
Mike Ratrie replied to AngieMel's discussion 'Denial'"I was over on the DiabetesMine website to day and saw a quote (again!) that is very powerful:
NEWS FLASH: Well-managed diabetes is the leading cause of..."
Mike Ratrie replied to acidrock23's discussion 'Is a medical provider with a 26% Profit Margin the problem in health care?'"Doctor shortages are just one of the items we will have to deal with. I was just reading an article in the Washington Post this morning about this. We can use technology and an expansion of the team concept to help enormously."
Mike Ratrie replied to anagantios's discussion 'Hypothetical pump situation'"In this hypothetical, it would depend on many variables. What am I doing that day, what are the deliverables/timelines, etc. What was my BG before lunch, have I been running high/low recently, etc.
I would most definitely discuss with my manager…"
Mike Ratrie replied to AngieMel's discussion '(1) Morning nausea after water (2) Bladder leakage? (3) Lost weight not fat?'"I would stop whatever you are doing and call 911/999, or have someone take you to the emergency room - NOW!
You sound like you are seriously in diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), which can be life-threatening - take immediate action!
I am not a doctor and…"
Mike Ratrie commented on Marcelo Bellon Ferreira's group 'Roche Accu-Chek Spirit Insulin Pump Users'"Okay, here is a new quirk I have discovered. The meter lets you set a reminder to change the infusion set in 48 or 72 hours. I have mine set for 72 hours (3 days). It turns out the reminder is based on calendar days. IOW, if you changed your…"
Mike Ratrie replied to acidrock23's discussion 'Is a medical provider with a 26% Profit Margin the problem in health care?'"As you said, it is a complex and multi-dimensional issue. Whenever I have been in hospital and then see the resulting bills, my questions over the outrageous costs are brushed off by the insurance company with a "we have a lower negotiated…"
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Seriously!?!
Posted on May 24, 2012 at 8:37am 6 Comments 0 Likes
A few days ago, I received an email from AT&T where I took an early retirement from in 2004. The Subject Line: You have been invited to join DiabetesManager, presented by AT&T mHealthcare Solutions.
The email described a system where you could input your blood sugars into an app on your smartphone and receive coaching from your healthcare team, get an on-line logbook, graphs and other tools. I liked the idea that I might get some input from my healthcare team without having to…
Continue A day of 4s!
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:02pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Today is a day of 4s, AND it's my birthday!
Help me celebrate by doing 1 of these 4 things (bonus points if you do all 4!).
1 - Call someone you care about, but haven't talked to in a while - tell them why they are special to you.
2 - Perform a random act of kindness.
3 - Take a 15 minute break for yourself today with a walk.
4 - Laugh continuously for 1 minute (extra, extra bonus if you do this one 4 times) Check out…
Continue Mail Order Pharmacy Blues
Posted on October 8, 2011 at 9:59am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Okay, I don't normally take this negative view of the world since there is just too much to be positive about, and I don't like to sweat the "small stuff", but I responded to an on-line survey today that asked what I liked and didn't like about using my mail order pharmacy. I realized that I don't like ANYTHING about it. I also found that my negative comments flowed out of my fingers so easily that I must have some pent up issues w/r/t this "system" of delivery. In… Continue
First and last blog!
Posted on August 13, 2010 at 11:18am 2 Comments 0 Likes
So long, farewell, ...
... and all the other words from the cute little song in the Sound Of Music.…
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- At 4:54pm on May 1, 2012,
shoshana27 said… HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE & MANY MORE HEALTHY ONES
- At 5:10pm on April 4, 2012,
SEAGATOR said… Mike I do the birthdays every day. I only get 20. I guess we did not get to M today. I wish for you a most wonderful day. Hope you are having a great time and may there be many,many more. ENJOY!!! Reed
- At 12:36pm on April 4, 2012,
catlover said… HI Mike- HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!! Hope you have a GR8 day !!! I took a walk as per your request. What a beautiful day.
- At 8:17am on November 30, 2011,
TheOneType said… Your welcome! my numbers are so so.. I have been having a lot of hypos now its so annoying but im not letting it get to me, instead I'm trying to fix them :)
- At 11:10am on October 9, 2011,
Marie B said… - I'd get mine from Roche too, but I use MM infusion sets. you know I think they actually TRY to make it as HARD as possible, I really do. I don't know if you use the same MOP as Donna, but she's a really smart gal and if she does, I'm sure she could give you a tip or two. funny you have just as many problems as you did when you were out sailing the seven seas (well, actually, it's not funny).
- At 9:02am on October 9, 2011, Marie B said…
- I was just reading your blog on MOPs and thought of a blog byDonnaH, and I see you've already commented on it. It's so frustrating. My problem was my PCP doctor was not writing the scripts correctly. I have had no problems since I switched to having my endo write them, he does everything electronically. I use Express Scripts for my insulin and strips and Sterling for all my pump supplies.
- At 12:58pm on April 18, 2011,
Jay said… - Mike, let me know if you get over to our neck of the woods.
Jay
- At 4:56pm on April 4, 2011,
Linda G said… - Greetings Mike.....
Best Wishes on your Special Day....and on the next 364 days!
How's it all going? Do you have any questions or comments?
- At 6:41am on April 4, 2011, Marie B said…
- Hi Mike, happy Birthday! hope all is well with you.
- At 4:55am on April 4, 2011,
lotsofshots said… - I hope that you have a super fantastic Happy Birthday today!
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