"I have been using the Animas Ping for about a year and a half. Every once in a while I catch the tubing on something, usually when I'm at home in the evening and I've been lazy about making sure its tucked in or covered. On the whole,…"
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"I find a mirror helps me with the harder to reach/view locations, then I don't have to contort as much."
"I make my own pizza from scratch so I can control exactly what goes into it. I do much better with it than with restaurant/takeout/frozen pizza."
"The meter I was using before I got my Ping required quite a bit more blood than the Ping's meter, so I was delighted with it. I've been pumping less than a year and a half and have only used the Ping, so I don't have anything else to…"
"In the less than two years since I was correctly diagnosed I've met several others that were erroniously diagnosed as type 2 and were later (after varying lengths of frustration and doctors that wouldn't belive that they really were taking…"
"I'm 53. Was erroniously diagnosed as type II at 47 and correctly diagnosed as type I at 51. I figure that makes it a little over 11%, or about 3 3/4% that I've been dealing with it correctly. I just wish someone had figured out what type I…"
"Orange juice. I used to drink a large glass every moring. Now I do much better with an orange. Since my 20 something son who loves OJ as much as I do moved back in with us I will occasionally have a very small ammount since it is in the house for…"
"I get the can't communicate message from time to time (maybe once a week or so) with nothing consistent that I can pin it too. I back it up and then it has always communicated for me, so it has only been a minor irritation. I may look into…"
"I've been pumping a little over a year. I have use my abdomen, buttocks, and thighs."
"meee - It just seemes to me that with multiple doctors, including a couple from a big medical school, it shouldn't have taken 4+ years for someone to get around to testing me, especially with all my notes on what I was doing that wasn't…"
"It tooks several years of increasingly high blood sugars and A1Cs after being incorrectly diagnosed as a Type 2, and multiple visits to quite a number of endocrineologists, before I found one that really listened to me and therefore had me tested.…"
"I am usually happiest with it clipped to my belt or waistband or tucked in a pocket. I don't mind it showing, so many people wear their cell phones or other items clipped to their belts that most people don't give it a second thought. I…"
"When I got my Ping I still had a lot of test strips for my old meter, and since they cost me less I have mostly been using my old meter. I can now get the strips for the Ping at the same cost as the ones for my old meter, so I am now enjoying the…"
catlover left a comment for Ruth"Hi Ruth- Welcome to TuD. We hope you like it here. We hear your story frequently when new members join. Glad you found out your answer."
Marie B left a comment for Ruth"hi Ruth, welcome here, so glad you got the correct dx finally. same thing happened to our founder Manny."
"It took 4 years after I was erroniously diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic (at age 48), and visits to several different endocronologists before one finally listened to me and and my several notebooks full of notes on what and how much I was eating, how…"
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- 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?
- I'm wanting to find others who understand living with diabetes, especially type 1.
- Date diagnosed
- May 5, 2007
- Type of treatment/devices you use
- Pump, Diet and Exercise
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- Animas Ping
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- I was misdiagnosed as type 2 based on my age at the time (48). After 4 years of increasing difficult struggle to control my blood sugar, and repeatedly being told by several different endocrinologists that I "really need to be more careful about what I eat" (I was down to usually 80-90 grams of carbs/day) and/or "you really ought to get some exercise" (I was exercising 3+ hours most days), despite showing them my copius notes. I finally found an endocrinologist that actually listened to me and therefore tested me, then promptly put me on insulin. I feel much better and less stressed out now, I just wish it hadn't taken so long to find someone who would really listen to me.
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- At 11:51am on July 25, 2012, catlover said…
Hi Ruth- Welcome to TuD. We hope you like it here. We hear your story frequently when new members join. Glad you found out your answer.
- At 7:01am on July 25, 2012, Marie B said…
hi Ruth, welcome here, so glad you got the correct dx finally. same thing happened to our founder Manny.
- At 1:11pm on July 24, 2012,
Linda G said… 
We're so happy that you're finally here!
Welcome home Ruth....
This is a great place to share, to learn, and to grow...all the while meeting new people world wide, and making friends.
Take a peek at some the groups when you get a chance. Just go to the top of your page, and click on "Groups".
Once in, you can either peruse the wide array of available groups....or simply type a specific interest in the space provided.
Take in some of the blogs/discussions as well.
The resource boxes at the top of the home "Home" page, and
"About us" at the very bottom of your page and every page (the footer), offer you more information still.
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Hope you find the support and information you came looking for.
Here is a useful link to get you on your way:
http://www.tudiabetes.org/notes
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AND....groups for folks with more than diabetes to contend with,
such as..."Diabetes Plus".
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Take care....and keep in touch!
- At 9:00am on July 24, 2012,
Doris D said… WELCOME TO OUR LOVING, CARING, AND UNDERSTANDING FAMILY MY FRIEND!!! Great to have you here with us!!!!Please feel free to check out our Forum, Blogs and Groups here!!! If u have any questions please feel free to ask any of us or put it on our forum. To answer any of us back just hit the "comment back "bar under our comments and you will go to our page where you can leave a comment to us and also read abit about us.
Here's a link to help you get to know more about us: http://www.tudiabetes.org/notes
- At 8:47am on July 24, 2012,
SEAGATOR said… Welcome to our wonderful family. We are a very caring and supportive group. Questions? Please feel free to ask us. Please read the BLOGS, the FORUMS, and check out the many GROUPS for much valuable advice and information. WELCOME!!!
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