Riette
  • 49, Female
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  • South Africa
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Riette and Andrie are now friends
Jul 4, 2011
shirls replied to Riette's discussion 'Medtronic vs accu-chec combu'
"Hi, I started on the Accu chek combo yesterday - so far no hassles! it is my first pump so I cannot compare it to the Medtronic pumps. I have found Roche very helpful and i love the bluetooth meter that can control the pump it makes things very…"
Jun 21, 2011
Colette Henry replied to Riette's discussion 'Medtronic vs accu-chec combu'
"I cannot compare pumps but I have the accu chek combo and it is fantastic. The meter is used to control the pump so there is no need to touch the pump at all. It can be in your pocket and the meter uses Bluetooth to control it. You check your blood…"
Jun 12, 2011
Andrie replied to Riette's discussion 'Medtronic vs accu-chec combu'
"Hello Riette I am a South African. Going to CDE tomorrow to get educated on pumps as I want to get one. Please share any inf with me. Regards Andrie"
Jun 9, 2011
Riette posted a discussion

Medtronic vs accu-chec combu

Hey everybody - The accu-chec combo pump is now available in South-Africa (the medtronic was used by most people). My son is using the medtronic minimed 722. How does the combo compares to the minimed. A friend of mine wants to get a pump for her child (4yo) but cannot decide which one to get. (also how does the price differs) What is you opinion?
Jun 9, 2011
Riette is now friends with Bob @ joy of diabetes and Spud
Jun 9, 2011
TheNickster replied to Riette's discussion 'Puberty' in the group Teenagers With Type 1
"Right now I am going threw puberty and yes the insulin you do use more. It is hard to control your BG when going threw puberty. I have had to change it 4 times in the last month and im not eating any different. I can wait till its done"
Apr 21, 2011
Spud left a comment for Riette
"Hi Riette, hope your son is doing well."
Apr 12, 2011

Riette's Discussions

Medtronic vs accu-chec combu

Started this discussion. Last reply by shirls Jun 21, 2011. 3 Replies

Sport nutrition and diabetes

Started this discussion. Last reply by BruinsFan Jan 30, 2010. 9 Replies

Type 1 and insulin resistance

Started this discussion. Last reply by Riette May 20, 2009. 5 Replies

 

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At 4:09am on April 12, 2011, Spud said…
Hi Riette, hope your son is doing well.
At 7:30am on March 29, 2010, Robyn said…
Happy Birthday!
At 3:05am on March 29, 2010, Riana said…
Hi Riette. Baie geluk met jou Verjaarsdag!!! Wonderlik om nog 'n Suid Afrikaner op tudiabetes te sien.
Groete
Riana
Mosselbaai
At 4:18am on February 11, 2010, markkoeks said…
Hi Riette, wanted to ask - how's it going with your son's sport and BG levels? Have you found a snack that works, if necessary?
At 8:44pm on December 31, 2009, Amy said…
Hello Riette! Happy New Year! I hope that I will be able to come to your beautiful country in 2010! I wish you a very happy and healthy 2010!
At 11:08am on May 10, 2009, Robyn said…
Beautiful picture and lovely family
At 7:07am on April 13, 2009, Amy said…
Hi Riette, well, your sister's paintings are beautiful! That is great that you got your son's basals right. A lot of work! Gald to hear he is doing well! I watched a dvd on SA the other night.....oh so nice! I think the cortisone shot I had last week has finally stopped making my bs's soar. Thankfully and my trigger thumb is better too! Happy Monday! Take care
At 8:59am on April 11, 2009, Amy said…
Hi Riette! I hope to visit SA in the next 2 years. Your paintings are lovely. You have a great talent! How is your son doing with the pump? I hope it is getting easier. Thanks for accepting the friend invite!
At 5:57pm on April 9, 2009, Judith said…
Riette---Wow! My daughter is in Johannesburg right now. She's a teacher and is there with a group of students. She's blogging at livejournal.com as zaruns if you want to check it out. I'm so happy I found you!...Be well...Judith in Portland, Oregon, USA
At 10:30pm on January 30, 2009, Joanie said…
hi there! Yes puberty was really rough for my control but it was very different 15 years ago. Back then I was on two shots a day and had no carb or correction ratios, pumps were also only used on select people over age 18. My doctors pretty much told me to do my best through puberty but seemed to almost expect failure, it was a mess. I didn't really hit me until mid high school that I really realized what I was dealing with. before then I would sometimes take my insulin late, or early, not eat, eat too much, which I think is similar to not bolusing now a days. I was just not there mentally or emotionally, my mind was elsewhere and I think that is relatively normal for children at that age. I just loosely did what i was told (the bare minimum at that) and went along in life almost ignoring diabetes (my A1c still usually stayed in the mid 7% range, but to be at 7 I must have fluctuated a lot because I was not in that tight of control). Finally in college I started to REALLY shape up and take full responsibility. I think it happens much sooner for most people though. I think that the pump will help him immensely if he isn't already on one.

Overall I would say do your best, and make sure he knows that it's okay to not be perfect. I mean make sure he REALLY knows that. I think one of the main reasons kids at that age ignore it is because they finally comprehend the damage it can do later in life and that scares the crud out of them. Let him know, and really believe, that this isn't a game of all or nothing, he doesn't have to give up because he makes mistakes sometimes, and he isn't 'doomed'. Just take it day by day, and accept your imperfections. :)

Feel free to contact me anytime, i'll send you a private message when we're friends here and we can chat some more

Profile Information

Date diagnosed
May 10, 2002
Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
8.3 - it's getting better - for the first time we've got the basals right
Type of treatment/devices you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
medtronic

Riette's Blog

Glucose meter - small town

Posted on December 29, 2008 at 8:59pm 6 Comments

I was so disgusted with this town on Sunday, Jan-Hendrik went with his sister (it was het birthday) and 10 other friends to a guest farm to picnic for the day. Lot's of swimming and lots of sun. When he swim he normally take of his pump for that period. So lot's of periods without a pump - I knew his bs was going to be wacky that night.



By 5pm they called me and told met that his glucose meter (medisence optium plus) won't work and it seemed as if his sugar is high (irritability -… Continue

No No NO

Posted on December 11, 2008 at 12:43am 2 Comments

HbA1c 9.7!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's been in the 9's for over a year now! What do we do wrong?? It's times like this when I realize I should have a new look to our perspective of diabetes and reevluate everything. Jan-Hendrik seems so oblivious to the fact that he should keep his Bg lower. If I does'nt nag him he just don't care! Eats what he likes whenever he likes, which can be ok if he just remember to bolus. By the time I nag him to test his again his Bg's are up - "Oh I forgot to… Continue
 
 
 

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