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Mike Ratrie
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- Annapolis, MD
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Cycling Diabetics
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Athletic Diabetics
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Diabetes Veterans
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Diabetes And Beer
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TRAVELING THE WORLD WI...
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"I never said most of the things I said" - Yogi Berra
Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Annapolis
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- September 13, 1973
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Aviva
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Accu-Chek Spirit
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://tabbycat.us
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- a diaTribe survey mentioned TuDiabetes and then I googled you guys. It's nice to communicate with others who live with this illness. I hope to get better ideas on how to manage it.
- What do you do for a living?
- retired
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Somewhere, someday, somehow, someone will be called to account for the difference between insurance company adverts that are along the lines of, "we are here for you in your time of need" and "Need help? You can count on us - anytime!", and the re...
Great post, Riva. I was trying to explain this the other day and not really expressing it well. Your blog has made me wonder if the autonomic nervous system in non-diabetics works this hard without our knowing it.
Fair Winds,
Mike
This is just a cool story. Congratulations and thanks for sharing your work.
Fair Winds,
Mike
I swore off FF chains in 1993, but Chick-Fil-A is probably one of the better ones.
I would invest in a good little carb-counting book and if you can find it a carb counting program for your laptop. Using these types of references will help you ge...
Anna,
I dashed over to your full blog - wow! you've had a full day and more! Thanks for sharing.
(How about having the 2013 IDF World Congress in Nicaragua and I will supply the World Diabetes Day Official BOAT!?)
Fair Winds,
Mike
Fair Winds,
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Hmmm...maybe there is a market for a combo device - "Multi-Clix Chew Toy" :)
Fair Winds,
Mike
I too, am a big fan of Roche. I had a puppy chew my multiclix to where it wouldn't work anymore. I called Roche to see if I could maybe get it fixed. They just said they would go one better and send me a new one. That is customer service with styl...
I had a very good experience with Roche customer service recently as well. I had ordered the test solutions for my new Aviva and had paid to have them shipped to me overnight. This was on a Thursday. By Saturday, I still hadn't gotten the solution...
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Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 6:04am on October 21, 2009,
Marie B said…
- hi, Mike, sending you a friend request - I also use the Spirit. Have fun in the Caribbean - we chartered in the BVIs once - it was great. When we lived in San Francisco, we had an Islander 36.
- At 8:59pm on October 13, 2009,
Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said…
- Well, may you have fair winds to take you on your journeys in the warm waters of the Caribbean. We've had to forgo the dream of chartering for this winter - waiting for a few friends to join us once their kids are thru' uni/college - sigh - so instead - going another route to get our thrills seeing as it's our 20th ball 'n chain anniversary - going to try "power sailing" on the Royal Clipper - you won't be able to miss that beast.
- At 8:34am on September 18, 2009,
Cathy said…
- yes Mike it was and they bully people too . I really aetna and yeah it was for life insurance . I just had to laugh at how stupid they sounded and if recorded I wonder how it would look if i played it back . Im sure they would embarass themselves once again .
- At 6:26am on September 17, 2009,
Janet said… - If you're ever in the Midwest in the summertime, let me know. My brother races an E and my sister in law races an A on a lake in Madison, Wis. They'd take you out and I could go, too!
- At 12:12pm on August 31, 2009,
Riva Greenberg said…
- Mike, better news already about my new endo: http://www.diabetesstories.com/stories_blog/today_brings_a_new_score_fo.html
- At 4:54pm on August 29, 2009,
Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said…
- Hi Mike - the link worked perfect on my blog about Steven Krueger - many thanks. Oh - a pic of your cat just went by my screen - sweet. BTW, we are in the process of getting approved for a 32' monohull in the Grenadines this January via Barefoot Charters. They questioned us today about anchoring a boat over 30' - so far we've only anchored our 25' Catalina. Sailed a 34' but never anchored. Wish us luck in being able to sail on the high seas in the Caribbean (not getting much sailing done this summer due to crappola weather - and lack of time off from work)..
- At 2:24pm on August 28, 2009,
Riva Greenberg said…
- I love "Project Endo." We'd have patients entering the office hesitant, skeptical, Hitchcock-type music, the camera would be poised on the door to see what Dr. Endo would look like.........
- At 6:15pm on August 7, 2009,
Anna Kiff (FatCatAnna) said…
- BTW, just came to your page and saw your catamaran. We came across one - the same size as yours in Kingston (Ontario not Jamaica) last year. As we went by they all laughed at the name of our boat - the Fat Cat - saying that we weren't a "cat". Believe it or not - the name of their boat was ... are you ready for this ... KITTY CAT! Meow!!!!
- At 5:26pm on August 6, 2009,
Marcelo Bellon Ferreira said… - Mike, I didn't understand. Why move teh Accu-Chek Spiriti group to another group????
- At 8:19am on August 6, 2009,
Danny said… - MIke! Thank you for the friend add... it is always nice to meet another longtermer that enjoys "Traveling the World With Diabetes" as much as I do.
Hope Type 1 Diabetes has treated you well since 1973.
Cheers!
Danny
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