lisa tivis
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  • Goshen, KY
  • United States
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Kitty Castellini and lisa tivis are now friends
Jan 28
Mike Adelman left a comment for lisa tivis
"Wishing you a happy holiday season."
Dec 22, 2010
Tony left a comment for lisa tivis
"Definitely know about Team Type 1. I found out about the Omnipod via their website. It's great to see them pushing toward the goal of getting a team to the Tour de France. What a challenge to ride in that. Seems a CGM would be a necessity for…"
Oct 22, 2009
lisa tivis left a comment for Tony
"have you heard of team type 1? I just read an article on them, their in california. they are trying to get to the tour de france by 2012. very cool......"
Oct 11, 2009
Erin Ball left a comment for lisa tivis
"hey im erin i am about a month diagnosed how r u? :)LOL"
Oct 10, 2009
Tony left a comment for lisa tivis
"Hey Lisa -- I haven't been on the site for a while so am making the rounds. I finished some big bike rides lately and getting the BG management handled pretty well on the 70+ rides. I described my routine to another friend and will probably…"
Oct 10, 2009
lisa tivis commented on Natalie Roberts's group 'Kentucky Diabetics'
"I live in goshen, outside louisville."
Sep 30, 2009
lisa tivis is now friends with erika408 and PAMELA JOANNE MOE-KAVIANI
Sep 25, 2009
lisa tivis and Manny Hernandez are now friends
Sep 14, 2009
Tony left a comment for lisa tivis
"Lisa, I guess it's different for everyone. I've reduced my basals by 20% since I started using the Omnipod, but I mostly wear it on the back of my arms to keep it out of the way when pedaling. That area of my body has never seen insulin or…"
Sep 10, 2009
Mike Adelman left a comment for lisa tivis
"Welcome to the Tudiabetes family....glad you found us."
Sep 10, 2009
lisa tivis left a comment for Tony
"that is really cool. thanks for sharing how you do the rides with D. I am also on omnipod (part of the time) and like it. Actually I think it is the cat's meow, the only thing I have noticed is I seem to stay a bit higher on it with the same…"
Sep 10, 2009
Tony left a comment for lisa tivis
"It was a process of trial and error. My morning basal rates are set high and taper off considerably in the afternoon. I set a temporary basal at about 65% below normal, which allows me to take in about 25 to 30 g carbs per hour in the first 4 hours.…"
Sep 10, 2009
lisa tivis left a comment for Tony
"I have a close friend that does those 100mile rides, I often wondered how a type 1 would do it. how do you do it?? do you have to take carb breaks?? Do you stop your insulin before a big ride? thanks."
Sep 10, 2009
lisa tivis left a comment for Nicolas
"belgium, that is far away! very cool. I have been on and off a pump since 6 months after my diagnosis. Currently I switch back and forth between omnipod and animas ping. I like both for differnt reasons. I don't do shots often; because my…"
Sep 10, 2009
Nicolas left a comment for lisa tivis
"Hi Lisa, thanks for the invitation to become friends. Was also diagnosed type 1, approx 4 years ago. Your A1c is really good... mine is always between 7 and 8... will have to do better... Have recently joined TU. Most of the people here are from the…"
Sep 10, 2009

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How do you hope to benefit from TuDiabetes?
omnipod support
Date diagnosed
October 15, 2005
Most recent HbA1C %, date of result (optional)
6.5
Type of treatment/devices you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
OMNIPOD and animas PING

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At 5:30am on December 22, 2010, Mike Adelman said…
Wishing you a happy holiday season.
At 5:40pm on October 22, 2009, Tony said…
Definitely know about Team Type 1. I found out about the Omnipod via their website. It's great to see them pushing toward the goal of getting a team to the Tour de France. What a challenge to ride in that. Seems a CGM would be a necessity for that. I guess they know what they're doing since they ride the Race Across America. BTW, I have a friend that will be riding with their RAAM team in 2010....very cool indeed.
At 8:06pm on October 10, 2009, Erin Ball said…
hey im erin i am about a month diagnosed how r u?
:)LOL
At 7:21am on October 10, 2009, Tony said…
Hey Lisa -- I haven't been on the site for a while so am making the rounds. I finished some big bike rides lately and getting the BG management handled pretty well on the 70+ rides. I described my routine to another friend and will probably post that after she makes some comments or asks questions and I can fine tune it.

Hope all is well.
At 3:04pm on October 5, 2009, Sarah M said…
Hi Lisa,
thnx 4 the friend add :)

Hope you're doing good.
Take Care.
At 8:53pm on September 10, 2009, Tony said…
Lisa, I guess it's different for everyone. I've reduced my basals by 20% since I started using the Omnipod, but I mostly wear it on the back of my arms to keep it out of the way when pedaling. That area of my body has never seen insulin or infusion sets, so it's "unspoiled" turf. In the recent past, I've had a lot of problems with inconsistent BG's when placing infusion sets on my belly...lots of scar tissue from years of pumping I think. I've tried the lower back and had good BG's, but very uncomfortable to me there. I'm still experimenting though. I really love the Pod so far, but it has it's drawbacks. More later on that.
At 4:48pm on September 10, 2009, Mike Adelman said…
Welcome to the Tudiabetes family....glad you found us.
At 2:16pm on September 10, 2009, Tony said…
It was a process of trial and error. My morning basal rates are set high and taper off considerably in the afternoon. I set a temporary basal at about 65% below normal, which allows me to take in about 25 to 30 g carbs per hour in the first 4 hours. I usually stop for a minute and test BG and plan the rest of the ride accordingly. The tricky part is getting the right basal rate to allow eating on the bike without stopping to bolus. Eating is essential on long rides where a cyclist is burning huge amounts of calories if riding at a good pace. It's different for everyone and takes patience and perseverance to get it right, but that's life for us who deal with this disease every day. It never lets up so we can't let up either :-) By the way, I can't wait for a new A1c test....I'm sure it's much better since switching to the Omnipod in June of this year.
At 3:19am on September 10, 2009, Nicolas said…
Hi Lisa, thanks for the invitation to become friends.
Was also diagnosed type 1, approx 4 years ago.
Your A1c is really good... mine is always between 7 and 8... will have to do better...
Have recently joined TU. Most of the people here are from the US... I'm a foreigner here, as a Belgium. If you don't know where Belgium is, there is always Google Maps ;-)
Did you always use a pump, or have you started with shots ?
If you have questions... just shoot...
Cheers. Nicolas
At 8:57pm on September 9, 2009, Tony said…
Hi Lisa - Wow, I'm up to 5 buddies now! Seriously, thanks for the invite and hope to chat with you soon. I've become an avid cyclist in the last year and have experienced amazing results. I am completely sold on the Omnipod for this sport. I'll have to say that BG management can be tricky on my 100 mile rides though, but it's do-able. We can do anything if we put our minds to it. TTYL
 
 
 

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