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Nearly $830 raised in our Holiday Fundraising
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Manny Hernandez's Page
I come from Venezuela. I first went to school there and then went to Cornell University (in New York state), where I obtained my M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering. Still I have found my true professional love to lie in the web space, so I eventually became a Web Product Manager. Since January 2008, I live with my family in the Bay Area, California.
I was diagnosed with diabetes in late 2002 (initially diagnosed and treated as type II) and formally starting shooting insulin (effectively called a "type I") in 2003. I got on the insulin pump (Minimed 515) in July 2005. I am constantly working on exercising more: that is my constant struggle. In 2007, I learned that I actually have type 1.5 diabetes!
Since September 2007, I started writing a monthly column called "Hola Diabetes" for dLife in English and Spanish, aimed at the Latino community. Between May 2008 and March 2009, I wrote the column "Diabetes Hacker" in MyDiabetesCentral.com.
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I was going to suggest the same thing that Kristin mentioned. I tried bolusing a full 20-25 minutes before meals and it makes a huge difference in my post-prandials.
You could try a bit earlier than that. Apidra didn't do much difference for me, bu…
I need a new endo in the Raleigh NC area. can anyone recommend anyone? I am currently seeing Dr. Becker and he is not helping my current therapy which is not working.......
it seems really cool,I wish they got in my place when I bought my contour(the old one)
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Comment Wall (1,818 comments)
- At 12:34am on February 8, 2010,
Nicolas said… - Hi Manny, thanks for solving the tech problems with the site...
I can post messages again.... woohoo...
Many thanks and congrats with the 13,000+ members...
Cheers, Nicolas
- At 9:50am on February 5, 2010,
Paul Huff said… - Glad I could help!
- At 4:56pm on February 4, 2010,
Gerri said… - Test message.
- At 2:15pm on February 3, 2010,
M said…
- Thanks Manny :) Nice to get a birthday message from the other side of the world! Here's to cake & craziness for the day lol
- At 10:51am on January 21, 2010,
Robyn said… - Thank You Manny for TuD. I have to tell you, it has changed my life for the better. Amazing what friendship and support can do to the soul.
Robyn
- At 10:05am on January 18, 2010,
John Brush said…
- Hi Manny,
Thanks for the video. I appreciate your efforts. I learned a lot from folks on the site that I would never know about, if you did not step up and create it in the first place. The good that you do cannot be measured.
I will not take your time with all that I feel. I nailed down my BG numbers pretty fast, they were pretty low to begin with, held them tight, and like everyone here, I gave up so much to do that, but it seemed worth the effort since no one wants the complications, and seven months later, I cannot even walk around the block from complications that should never have come up so soon. The solution? Tighter BG control (can't get any tighter) loose weight (lost 30 pounds, headed for 40 but can't move around) and lower BP (if it goes lower than what it is, I will pass out) Beyond that, there is nothing to be done so there is no solution to it, and it will keep getting worse because I cannot do anything to stop it. Seems silly to give up my favorite foods and things I like, if I am still going to have the problems. Especially painful is that my numbers were never that bad. Now I not only have the scarlet D on my books, but I have serious neuropathy, which only adds to the stigma. Can't get a job if I cannot move about. Can't keep my home if I can't pay for it. Can't live without someone special in my life. Can't get there if I can't walk, and am living on the street.
When I was dx'd, I didn't care. My life was so messed up, and sinking so fast, that diabetes was the least of my problems. Prior to that, I was gonna really give up, but the challenge of the diabetes actually put my focus on controlling it, so I made it for five months more. Then I lost the ability to walk very much, spent a lot on docs and meds, which only told me what is wrong, and cannot solve it, and now, I have to face all this alone.
It would be easier to take, if I could have someone Like Kate Bush to hold
Your a good man, keep up the great work.
Thanks,
John
- At 8:36pm on January 17, 2010,
Christopher M. Roeseler said… - Thanks Manny!
I see on your profile you are the founder of TuDiabetes. Great website!
I'm working on a project with the Metro St. Louis JDRF Chapter to discover how diabetics treat their low blood sugars in an effort to develop a better product. This there a way you could help promote my survey to your 12,704 members?
Here is the link: http://www.jdrfstl.org/2010/01/13/google-survey/#more-1207
I would greatly appreciate your help!
~Chris Roeseler
- At 3:52am on January 13, 2010,
Osob said… - Hey Founder of tudiabetes,let me first start of saying thank you for the friend add and I think your page is brilliant I have never seen so many diabetics under one roof lol.
Hope to get to know you better.
Osob
- At 9:06pm on January 12, 2010,
E V Taniwaki said… - Hello Manny! Thanks for honoring me with an invite!
You and Andreina started a wonderful thing here -- you have paid it forward in a big, BIG way, and I hope we one day will meet in person.
Be well!
-vicki
- At 7:14am on January 11, 2010,
E V Taniwaki said…
- Manny: Wondering if the Casey Johnson thread was removed from this site? If so, I can certainly understand why, but now wonder how often that decision is made?
Thanks in advance.
-vicki
- At 12:51pm on January 9, 2010,
Monique Lopez said… - Hi Manny! Thanks for the add!!!!!!
- At 7:32am on January 8, 2010,
Lawrence Wheeler said…
- The free nutritional tools website www.freemealplanningprogram.com has been recently updated to include Spanish language versions of the 240 Menu Library/Meal/Library sets. Currently only the meal names, food names and serving amounts are displayed in Spanish. Additional translation of these menus will be done this year. Low carb (30-40%) versions of each Menu Library/Meal Library set are available.
The free downloadable meal planning game allows a user to plan meals that meet the nutritional goals they select without having any basic knowledge of nutrition. Food names and serving amounts can be displayed in Spanish.
These tools have been designed by Madelyn L. Wheeler, MS, RD, CDE, FADA. Mrs. Wheeler has been president of the ADA, received the ADA Diabetes Educator of the Year Award and the American Dietetic Association’s Lifetime Achievement Medallion.
This is no commercial information on the website.
BTW, you and I have a number of things in common besides our interest in diabetes:
1) I initially trained in EE and have a PhD in EE from USC.
2) I spent a number of years in SF while I was doing resident and fellowship work at UCSF
3) I have been involved in computer applications in medicine for 30 years.
You are providing a great service to people who have diabetes, if we can be of assistance in your work, please let me know.
Larry
- At 5:26pm on January 7, 2010,
Lucile K. said… - It's hard to find the "Orphan Diabetics" discussion group about diabetes due to other conditions, such as certain medication use or pancreas damage. I'd like to see a link to "Other Diabetes" added under "Forum" on the tudiabetes home page, which would connect people directly to "Orphan Diabetics."
- At 6:12am on January 4, 2010,
dargirl said…
- I love what you did to the Web. I believe that it will help newcomers to direct there discussions to the specific catagories. Great Job. If you are not the web designer please pass it on to your team.
- At 2:58pm on January 2, 2010,
Michael Hutch said… - Hi Manny, love what you did with the web and forum and stuuff.
Michael.
- At 11:42am on January 2, 2010,
kelly kunik said… - I know I've said it via twitter, email, and on Diabetesaliciousness- but thanks for the TuDiabetes LOVE!
Happy 2010!
- At 10:57am on January 1, 2010,
Doris D said… - Happy New Years Manny!!!! Hope you and yours have a great 2010!!! Thanks for being here for all of us!!!!!!!!!!
- At 10:37am on January 1, 2010,
Pauly said… - Hey Manny, Happy 2010. I thank you for being you! Thought I would stop in and say hi!
- At 1:20pm on December 30, 2009,
Jaime Posada said… - Hola Chamo como dicen los Venelolanos, Te deseo un feliz ano nuevo!!
- At 11:41am on December 28, 2009,
Karla J Sherer said… - Manny - As a new pumper, it took a while for my doc & I to decide which insulin I'd stick with but I'm on Humalog. I cannot use Novalog at all and I have 3 unopened bottles in my fridge. If you are aware of anyone on this site who really needs it, I'd gladly mail it to them. I have helped someone I met here before with insulin pens I had left but right now do not know who is in need. I've only had the insulin about a month or so and the pharmacy can't take it back so it will be wasted. If there is no one in need I can give it to the nursing home I suppose but prefer to support this site.
Karla
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Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- I have:
- Type 1.5 (LADA) Diabetes
- Date diagnosed
- October 23, 2002
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.7 (Enero 2010), 6.7 (June 2009), 6.9 (late Mar. 2009)
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Wavesense Jazz
- Type of treatment you use
- Pump, Diet and Exercise
- What is the address for your Twitter profile or other web site, if any?
- http://twitter.com/askmanny
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Support, information
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Founder of TuDiabetes.com
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- n/a
- What do you do for a living?
- President of the Diabetes Hands Foundation
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