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are ther any groups for parents

i was just wondering if there are any groups on here for parents of teens with type 1. i haven't been able to find one yet.

Started Oct 21

300+ Pricks Per Lancet

wow no i don't feel so bad. my son is 15 he never changes his the device at school probably has the same lancet all year. the one at home however i change when ever i see he is having trovble getti...

Replied Oct 21

target rate

thanks guys i will check out that book

Replied Oct 16

Omnipod! Day 3, I think the cannula is out but can't see!

i can never see in the window as far as the waste of insulin when we have to change the pod becuase of problems i alwaysuse the new syrige to take the insulin out of the bad pod and put it in a new...

Tagged: condensation, cannula, omnipod

Replied Oct 16

 

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MelissaM replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
sometimes that happens to me, I have found if you sit instead of stand, it makes it that much easier to bolus. I try not to stand when I change out. good luck.
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J A Jones replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
Tiffany, I have had my Ping for a little more than one year (SD 9/22/08) and have found I need to give all my boluses over at least 0.1 hours (six minutes) for comfort. I am not sure about the set comments below as I have a large amount of adipose...
November 8
Jeff replied to tiffany's discussion 'how much insulin do you use in a day' in the group Omnipod Users
I have seen a reduction this past week and I have only used my arms for placement. Average daily usage of 75
November 5
Ali replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
PS: You may want to try the Inset 90's.
November 2
Ali replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
Hi Tiffany! I am so sorry your son is having such difficulty! You can try the following tricks that I use to ensure "painless" insulin delivery. *Make sure that you are not inserting the infusion sets at too great or too little an angle, this can...
November 2
Terry O'Rourke replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
I just checked out the combo-bolus options. You can set Normal:Extend ratio to 0%:100% and then select a duration of 0.1 hours. The effect will be delivering the bolus over a 6 minute period. I've been experimenting with using the combo bolus ove...
October 31
Kassie Neal replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
That happens to me. For the first 6 months or so bolusing didn't bother me at all. Now, it burns/stings a lot if I have to bolus over 3 units, even though I use the 'slow' delivery. What really helps me is I use the Combo Bolus. It takes about 10-...
October 30
Jacky Del Hoyo replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
I get that sometimes too. If it's just a unit it usually doesn't happen, but anything over a unit, I will typically set a combo bolus for and extend it to 10 minute delivery. It's one of the things that I miss most about my previous pump, a cozmo,...
October 30
Bob Bolton replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
Hi Tiffany, On the advanced setup screen 2, you can set the insulin delivery rate to "slow". Before I got my Ping, I read several comments about the Ping's rapid delivery causing discomfort. I set my pump to "slow", and I've never felt the deilve...
October 30
Anngelia replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
I dont use the Ping, I have the 2020 but I think this will still apply. If I ever have to take more than 5 units at a time I split it into 2 boluses. If I take 2 or 3 at a time I have no problem. I just have to remember that if I split it to take ...
October 30
Dave Cohen replied to tiffany's discussion 'pain when isulin is being delivered' in the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
See how fast it is going in... over 1 Min 2 Min and you can change that...so that it goes a little slower also I love the Inset 30 - make sure he is installing them correctly- Might check there website or call them hope That helps thx
October 30
tiffany added a discussion to the group Animas Insulin Pump Users
pain when isulin is being delivered
my 15 year lid son just started using the ping about one week ago. We had to switch to this from the omni pod becuase our new insurance would not cover it. he hates the ping so far. We are using the inset 30 and he hates how you have to manually p...
October 30
tiffany joined Manny Hernandez's group
Animas Insulin Pump Users
For users of any model of the Animas insulin pump.
October 30
tiffany commented on Eric's blog post 'Trick or Treat?'
I read your log about trick or treat and it made me sad my son was diagnosed in november when he was six almost 9 years ago. his blood sugar was 952 when we went to the hospital probably in part form the halloween candy he had been eating. ever si...
October 26
Janet replied to tiffany's discussion 'how much insulin do you use in a day' in the group Omnipod Users
Jeff and Tifany -- where do you place your pod? My daily insulin requirements went down about 30% when I stopped using my stomach all the time and switched to my arms. Janet
October 26
Robin M replied to tiffany's discussion 'how much insulin do you use in a day' in the group Omnipod Users
I use around 65 to 70 units per day. I get about 2 1/2 days per pod. I/C varies from 1:5 to 1:6 Correction factor varies from 20 to 25 Basal rates go from .8 to 1.25
October 26

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Hometown (where you come from):
bradford
Do you have diabetes?
I have a relative/friend with diabetes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
November 16, 2001
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
9
What glucose meter do you use?
freestyle
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
omni pod
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
just having people to share experiences with
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web
What do you do for a living?
stay at home mom

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insurance companies what a pain

well after what i hap to go to to get my son the new pdm. to replace the broken one. i just found out that our new insurance company will not cover the omnipod so my son has to switch to either animas or minimed. he is so mad he does not want those tudes and so am i. you see i was layed off from my job in july so i was forced to get different insurance for my family. thanks to this lovely ecconomy. i tried to tell the insurance company that once i went back to work (which should be soon) that i… Continue

Posted on October 21, 2009 at 5:35am — 5 Comments

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At 2:41pm on October 9, 2009, Astrid Lang said…
Hello Katy!

I can imagine that it's not easy for you to deal with your son's problems.
I know it was not easy for my parents, and I have often thought about what one could do for teens with diabetes to make it a little easier for them.
What always kept me up was meeting other kids with diabetes. We had a special camp for teens and young adults with diabetes in germany, that really turned a lot round for me! My parents were so worried about me that they forgot a bit to tell me that they can also understand me.I think feeling to be unterstood is important I think, even if one does crazy things, like eating a whole pakage of cakes *erm*... I'm glad I got rid of that. ; )
I hope you're son will discover he's great as he is, with diabetes and that he does not need to be like everybody else, but just himself. I wish you a lot of strength for yourself and your family!

All the best, Astrid.
At 10:57pm on October 3, 2009, patti lopez said…
Welcome to tudiabetes, Tiffany! Here you will find alot going on as I have for over two years now lots of friends and support. Patti
At 10:05pm on October 3, 2009, MelissaBL said…
Welcome to the community, Tiffany. Two tips to help get you started in the community here. First, you might get a lot of feedback about your pod issues in our Omnipod Users discussion group. It's one of our most active groups here.

Secondly, to replace the "upload your photo" default hand image with a photo or other identifying image, just click "Settings" on the small menu in the upper right of the page. The first option there explains how to upload an image from your computer to be your profile photo.
At 4:42pm on October 3, 2009, Robyn said…
Hi and welcome!
At 1:05pm on October 3, 2009, Judith said…
Welcome to TuD, Tiffany. So glad you found us. WE love it when folks join in support of others---we all know how important the support of family and friends is. Be sure to check out all the groups and don't hesitate to dive into any discussion, old or new. And ask us anything!.....Hope you are well.....Judith in Portland
At 9:19am on October 3, 2009, Teena said…
Hello there Tiffany. Happy to see you here. Welcome!
 
 

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