Diabetes and the Great Outdoors
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Rebecca
- 30, Female
- Paoli, PA
- United States
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smileandnod replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"And I thought they were supposed to give preference to existing customers when they rolled out the new products... at least that's what they were saying. Actions speak louder than words..."
Erik replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"That totally sucks. I hate being taken for granted--especially by companies. I thought only cell phone companies, and cable/satellite tv companies were this lame."
Rebecca replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"They said as that as you're still within your 4 year warantee you'll get the new one automatically when they finally roll it out. They aren't sending it to current customers yet according the reorder department worker I spoke to.…"
Dee replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"I am under the impression that if you have the present PDM, they will send you the new upgraded one automaticall.. Hope I'm not wrong."
Rebecca replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"They are sending me a return label for the pods. No problem sending those back. The issue is they won't call me for the new setup because I'm out of warantee. I had been under the impression that if I ordered a new one I'd get a new…"
Scott Wilkins replied to Rebecca's discussion 'Omnipod Out of Warrantee Reorder' in the group OmniPod Users"Did you ship it back to them? I would. Be sure to include a detailed letter in it on why you sent it back, and that you are not paying for it. Call them first on that though. Then I'd just wait for them to call me on the new setup and use the…"
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?
- A community to share the diabetes experience with
- Date diagnosed
- September 3, 1997
- Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
- 6.0
- Type of treatment/devices you use
- Pump
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Omnipod
Rebecca's Blog
Victoza - end of week 1
Posted on October 26, 2011 at 1:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Tomorrow will officially be one week on Victoza. I am still at a dosage of 0.6mgs, 10 clicks, and I will be until Monday when I will increase to 0.9mgs., 15 clicks. I have so far found that my high blood sugars are more regulated (not quite as high) and I am eating somewhat less, and I have lost a bit of weight. Not to bad for just one week. The detailed account of the last two days is as follows:
After Karate on Monday my blood sugar continued to rise until it hit about 200 at 9:45.… Continue
After Karate on Monday my blood sugar continued to rise until it hit about 200 at 9:45.… Continue
Victoza - 1st increase
Posted on October 24, 2011 at 6:55pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Sorry I missed yesterday's blog! There wasn't much new to report. I continued to not have any reduction in insulin EXCEPT overnight when I could get away with 15% less insulin. I didn't spike quite as high after meals and ended up dropping suddenly about 2 - 3 hours after I ate. That's pretty much it. I did also have like 3 pod issues yesterday so some of the lack of reduced basal may just be because my insulin pods weren't delivering properly. I called Insulet and reported 5 pods that had… Continue
Victoza - 48 hours
Posted on October 22, 2011 at 9:52am 0 Comments 0 Likes
It's been over two days since my first Victoza shot. See my previous blog posts for how it was in the beginning.
After lunch yesterday my blood sugar remained high (about 210) despite corrections. It was not until I started giving myself my normal basal insulin that it finally came down. I was a little more hungry after lunch yesterday. I've got to start storing some healthy snacks in the Teen Center. Without them I ended up with M&Ms to munch on throughout the afternoon. This… Continue
After lunch yesterday my blood sugar remained high (about 210) despite corrections. It was not until I started giving myself my normal basal insulin that it finally came down. I was a little more hungry after lunch yesterday. I've got to start storing some healthy snacks in the Teen Center. Without them I ended up with M&Ms to munch on throughout the afternoon. This… Continue
Victoza - 24 hours
Posted on October 21, 2011 at 10:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I've now been on Victoza for a little over 24 hours. I took my second shot of 0.3mg (5 clicks) at 11:50am today. This is a run down of what I experienced the first 24 hours on the medication.
My first shot of Victoza started working faster than I had expected and by the time I got around to lunch about 20 minutes later I was feeling a bit of nausea, a slight headache, and a bit of disorientation. Everything but the headache went away after I ate my bowl of soup and stick of string… Continue
My first shot of Victoza started working faster than I had expected and by the time I got around to lunch about 20 minutes later I was feeling a bit of nausea, a slight headache, and a bit of disorientation. Everything but the headache went away after I ate my bowl of soup and stick of string… Continue
Victoza Day 1 - First Impressions
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 10:05am 1 Comment 0 Likes
So today, October 20, 2011, I started on the type 2 drug Victoza. Even though I am a type 1 diabetic my doctor feels that this drug will help regulate the spikes and drops in my sugars, reduce my insulin intake, and even help me lose weight. She has the resources to provide me with a two month supply of Victoza and we'll evaluate at the end of those two months to see if it is worth fighting for the insurance to cover it for me.
My Endo takes a longer than normal approach to starting… Continue
My Endo takes a longer than normal approach to starting… Continue
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- At 10:41am on October 21, 2011,
Pamela1977 said… - Hi Rebecca: Victoza has definitely helped me. I only made it up to 0.9 and even there, if I'm exercising (which I do daily), I sometimes get a bit of nausea. I've noticed that Victoza dehydrates me so I just drink more water than usual and that has helped. I did not see a massive decrease in insulin usage but again, I'm not using a high dose and I was relatively insulin sensitive to begin with. I think I was using about 33 units a day before Victoza and now I use 28 or 29 total per day. I will say that if your control is due to hormones, you will still see those monthly differences. For me, I have a good week every month before my period where I just can't get out of the 200s. I can barely eat. And I just sit in the 200s. Well, sad to say that even on Victoza, the same thing happened this month. :-( So, next month I will be trying a 150% basal increase to see if that helps.
- At 2:14pm on September 29, 2010,
mistressbinky said… - Hey Rebecca,
If you come to the poetry event do you want to read, dance, sing, do a monologue...? Let me know
- At 11:53am on April 26, 2010,
Marie B said… - Thanks so much for the info, Rebecca. I will pass it on to my sister. Her diagnosis is so new, she has trouble wrapping her head around it.
- At 6:03am on February 7, 2010,
Amy said… - Hi Rebecca! How you doing with the snow in Paoli? Not sure if I will attempt to venture out today. The back roads are not very good! I hope you are well.
- At 8:48am on December 25, 2009, Amy said…
- Merry Christmas Rebecca! Let's hope we do not get the ice that they are talking about today. Stay safe!
- At 2:19pm on June 17, 2009, Dee said…
- Just reading the posts.. I am familiar with where you live. OUr son at one time lived in Wayne and Chesterbrook...Pretty community!! He had a really nice Condo there overlooking Valley Forge Park.
They now live in West Chester.
- At 2:15pm on June 17, 2009, Dee said…
- Yes Rebecca....I am sending the older model back. They are supposed to send me a label for shipping. I hasn't come yet. The New PDM came today. I didn't get the new model because the place that sent it didn't have the new model when they sent it out.
It took a bit of "mouth work" but I got the new one. :-)
- At 7:50pm on April 29, 2009, Amy said…
- Hi Rebecca. Glad you like the Omnipod. I would love to hear more about the retreat and conference. That sounds exciting. So true about the traffic in Paoli. I try to avoid it especially at lunch and rush hour. Have a good evening!
- At 1:31pm on April 29, 2009, Amy said…
- Hi Rebecca! How are things in Paoli? Traffic was really bad in Wayne today. I have no idea what was going on. Have you been on the Omnipod for a while?
- At 7:52am on April 24, 2009,
Dee Meloche said…
- Hi Rebecca! I reduced my basal rate starting at 10pm and got much better results.No lows at 2am.I still needed a correction bolus at 8:45 but I expected it because my meal was high in fat.I will do a bolus of 100% at 7pm of .20 for my apple pie.That number worked well but when I was falling at 2am I thought the bolus was the reason. I think I am getting back on track and it makes me feel so much better to know that I am back in control.
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