"We switched to the pump about 6 months after dx, and it was just like starting over again. It took about 3 months to get everything dialed in, and he ended up with a couple of different basal rates during the day, some of which were next to nothing.…"
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michele commented on samsmom's blog post 'Don't Treat Me Like I'm Dumb!'"You're not stupid, you're doing what's best for your daughter and coping with an unpredictable disease. FWIW, my son is on the pump and whenever his BG gets above 350 I have to give him a shot to get him back down. When he's that…"
michele commented on Dave's blog post 'CGM'"My 12yo has the minimed and we've used the integrated CGM on and off for about 18months. We got the minimed specifically for the integrated sensor; he tend to forget things a lot and I didn't want him to try and keep track of something…"
michele replied to Emily Type 1's discussion 'Wisdom Teeth!'"I had all four of my wisdom teeth out at 19 with the same process - cutting, extracting etc. I was in the regular dentists chair to, didn't get a full anesthetic either, but I have no recollection of the actual event. I do remember it hurting…"
michele replied to NOLA's discussion 'Minimed CGM'"It may be the transmitter. Our endo says they only last a year or so before they stop holding (like every other rechargeable battery I own!) and we'd have to get a new one. According to Minimend and the endo, if the insurance covered it the…"
michele replied to Alissa's discussion 'First Birthday since DX what to do about the cake?' in the group parents of kids with Type 1"Eat the cake! You can get a decent carb estimate from the Calorie King web site or from the Daily Plate website. With my son, we just make sure to test 2 hours after so we can make corrections if needed before his BG gets too out of control."
michele replied to Gina Capone's discussion 'Which insurance covered your CGM'"We got my son's last year through Aetna, and the CGM 6 months later. To get the pump, all we had to do was meet an A1C target, test 4+ times per day, and log in detail his meals, BG and insulin usage for 3 days. To get the CGM, he had to have…"
michele replied to dino's discussion 'Word Association Game'"boy
mr holland's opus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0IMASimhRo"
Marie B left a comment for michele"hi Michele, welcome! Please join our Parents' Group
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/parentsofkidswithtype1
I live in Sussex County and recently visited the quilt shop in Pennington."
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- The PRIMARY person in my life who has diabetes has
- Type 1 or type 1.5 (LADA) diabetes
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- July 15, 2009
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- 6.7
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- Pump, CGM
- What pump model do you use, if any?
- Minimed
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- At 11:11am on September 2, 2010, Marie B said…
- hi Michele, welcome! Please join our Parents' Group
http://www.tudiabetes.org/group/parentsofkidswithtype1
I live in Sussex County and recently visited the quilt shop in Pennington.
- At 8:25am on September 2, 2010,
catlover said… - Hi michele- Welcome to TuD. We hope you like it here.
- At 8:09am on September 2, 2010,
Doris D said… - WELCOME TO OUR REALLY BIG FAMILY THAT SEEMS TO BE GROWING BY THE DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here's a link to help our new member's get to know us better: http://www.tudiabetes.org/notes
Also please put up a picture for us so we can tell you from other's on our Forum
- At 1:55pm on September 1, 2010,
Jim Roach said… - Welcome to TuDiabetes Michele!
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