My pump has arrived and boy am I scared and nervous. it seems more and more to get used to and besides a new meter that sends the test results to the pump. oh gee. Maybe I felt like this 5 years ago when I first went on the Minimed 508 pump but some how I dont think it had this much stuff to learn. My CDE told me to put in the batteries , push the buttons and watch the dvd before I meet her on friday ( at all places
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I am 26 years old. Been A Type 1 Diabetic since Feb 1995, I Cant exactly remember the day, Started on the Minimed 508 Insulin Pump in Febuary 2002.. I am now on the Minimed 522 Pump
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Teased and Bullied
I was in a speech class in college and and I had to write a speech about hurtful name calling and the impact it had on me and Id would like to share what I wrote because it seems people like us are a easy target because of our disablites, illnesses, etc
.If you have known me before this class you would see a different side of me before then now. I have been target of useless hurtful
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So Far So Good
so far I like it. I been hooked up to it since around 5:45. I think I will like the reminder to check my blood glucose 2 hours after I eat. may waste more test strips but it is well worth it
Posted on July 13, 2007 at 6:41pm —
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Since I last I updated I changed my habits. I started testing more then 2 times a day, and havent had that many high reading ( just a few because of dumb things I did). AND NOW TO THE GREAT NEWS . My new pump should be here on July 10th. WoooooHooo. My nice family doc signed the perscription for it because my now ex endo didnt
Posted on July 6, 2007 at 7:17am —
Testing Sugars
I been doing ok testing today. Maybe 4 or 5 times. Not great results mostly in the 180's and 200's and one readings in the 60's, But im geeting there. good things to come?
Posted on June 27, 2007 at 7:03pm —
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Just thought I'd suggest that you check out (if you haven't) the forum section. You can find a few nice topics going on in there. In one of them (under the section for pumpers), you can share your experience with the pump.