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Tandem Diabetes Care t:slim insulin pump vs. Medtronic Minimed insulin pump --reblogging

Why wear a Dexcom CGM vs finger sticks?

Why the lack of support for people with Diabetes?

Wearing an insulin pump

Wearing an insulin pump isnt "just" wearing an insulin pump, its the part I dislike about being attached to it every single moment of my life. I cannot manage my Diabetes without this amazing device, without it I go low and high and high and low and no rhyme or reason because on an insulin syringe there is no .30 units or .65 units. These are examples of my hourly basal rates. Those are the reasons why I cant do Diabetes without this insulin pump.

I dislike and even somedays hate what it means to wear this thing. People assume you wear a pump and your Diabetes is just whhhaaallllaaaaa super easy, fixed, or the oppostie....and the dreaded comment.....You must have Diabetes REAL BAD. Even those things arent the number one thing that bothers me. I hate what this thing does to my skin, its appearance, texture, smoothness, pain, sores, scabs, stabbing pain....etc etc.

There is no sugar coating it, it makes my skin look like crap. The sides of my hip/butt and my love handles are dotted with scars. I look like a leopard. I use Bio Oil to help heal the infusion holes, help fade the scars but they are still there. For my skin it takes years for these dots to fade totally. I still have scars from my childhood and even some of them have just faded. Thats 20 years ago, 20 years.

Not everyone's skin heals the same or scars the same, but that is how my skin is. I cannot help but wonder, what will my skin look like after Ive worn this pump for over 20 years? Will I be able to even wear it? I cannot use my stomach area, my legs or arms at all. The pain is unbearable and yet Ive only met a handful of people who also have this terrible burning pain when they use those areas. I have such a limited amount of skin real estate to use. I cant help but worry.

Please someone out there find a cure for this disease.

Please pray for Kycie!

Please click here to view updates, make a dontation, or leave your comment. http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/kisses-for-kycie/300561 Update:

www.kissesforkycie.com ‪#‎Repost‬ @jjterry77 ・・・Guess who is breathing on her own. They tried a spontaneous breathing trial. This is where they turn the breathing machine off and she what happens. It's all Kycie! The machine still gives her "positive pressure". It is hard to breath through a small tube, so when she sucks in the machine will help push the air. They will leave the machine off until the extubate later today. Also, her eyes have been open more this morning. Last blood sugar was 238, our last orders were to correct for anything higher than 150. ‪#‎smallandsimple‬ ‪#‎kissesforkycie‬

Copied from her youcaring page: "Please join us in supporting the Terry Family! On January 25th, sweet Kycie started complaining of a headache. On Monday she said her tummy hurt and a little later she threw up. Her mom and dad figured she was coming down with the flu. She slept all day Monday. She was giving her sprite and water to help her tummy. She did not want any food. Tuesday there was no change, and her brothers started to complain of stomach aches and sore throats. Jamie took Daxton and Kycie to the doctor on Wednesday. They were given antibiotics for strep throat. By Thursday night, she was worse. On friday they went to the doctor and went to the ER at 1:00pm. By 5:00pm she was life flighted to Primary Children's Hospital with blood sugar of 1148. Her parents had no idea that sweet little Kycie had diabetes! Enroute to the hospital she had a seizure and another one right when they got to the hospital. She has been unresponsive ever since. At this point her blood sugars are under control. After reviewing her MRI the doctors said that she has extensive damage to the brain. The brain had herniated into the brain stem.They said if she survives to prepare themselves for her to be severely handicapped. They will do another MRI on Tuesday and at that point with decide if they should consider taking her off the breathing machines. The family is hoping for a miracle and knows that this little girl's life is in God's hands right now. You can show your support to the Terry family by keeping them in your prayers and donating to help with any financial expenses that they have. Let's join together to support this wonderful family! We love you Kycie! #kissesforkycie"

#‪‎kissesforkycie‬#Kisses for Kycie

Emergency Glucagon injection and why/how it works and when it doesn't work. Something we all need to know.

I am in the CGM in the Cloud group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/cgminthecloud/ There was recently a large discussion about the Glucagon injection and how and why it works and when it doesn't work. When I was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes no one, not a single health care professional told me how it works and why. More importantly they didnt tell me that it won't work in all instances of a seizure inducing low. This is very important and as I am finding out, I was not the only one who didn't know this. Continue Reading

#Emergency Glucagon Injection

Can you spare $5 for the life of child this Valentines Day?

This Valentines Day can you spare the cost of one rose to make a donation to a coalition of people living with Diabetes who have made part of their Diabetes Advocacy to bring Diabetic supplies to children in other countries who are unable to get the very supplies (test strips & insulin) that will keep them alive? Without insulin anyone with Type 1 Diabetes will die. There are no other options with Type 1 Diabetes. There is no cure. The cost of one rose $5.00 will provide insulin or test strips for a child with Type 1 Diabetes for one month. The cost of one dozen roses $60.00 will provide those supplies for one year. Can you spare a rose? Go here to make your donation: http://www.p4dc.com/spare-a-rose/give/ #SpareARose

#Spare a Rose Save a Child #SpareARose

Please take this survey for pre market artificial pancreas research from the University of Virginia

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10NArdzhdzPEumWIZwnm5N9WtMfYFCKXq857qi4sDmPA/viewform?c=0&w=1

If you could choose a technology to completely manage type 1 diabetes, what would that look like?

Please take a minute to fill out this survey to help these UVA researchers.

Why can't the news ever get anything right about Diabetes stories?

An Artificial Pancreas pump has not been released in Australia like the news reports said. The Artificial or Bionic Pancreas is currently in patient trials in the US and it is hoped to be FDA approved within the next 8-10 years. I hear hopes of more like 4 years, but I am trying HARD to not get too excited about that. An artificial or bionic pancreas would not only detect an impending low but it will also treat the low, treat highs, cover carbs all without the pump wearer having to do anything besides change it out every three days and refill it with insulin and charge/change batteries. The pump that was released in Australia is explained by Integrated Diabetes Services facebook page. According to:

Integrated Diabetes Services

"The Medtronic 640G insulin pump/CGM combination has been launched in Australia. (you'll notice that I don't call it an "artificial pancreas" because it's a damn long way from being an artificial pancreas)

The new system represents an important next step towards a fully-automated closed loop system. Whereas Medtronic's previous 530G system stops basal insulin delivery if the glucose sensor detects a low, the new 640G suspends basal if a low is ANTICIPATED. In other words, prevent/minimize the low rather than deal with a low that has already taken place. Rumor has it that Medtronic is hoping to bring the device to European markets later this year and the US in 2016. Of course, hoping is one thing. Making it happen is another thing entirely."

FDA APPROVES Dexcom with SHARE!! = You can get Dexcom readings on your smartphone!

"Dexcom announced today that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Dexcom G4® PLATINUM Continuous Glucose Monitoring System with Share. The Dexcom Share receiver uses a secure wireless connection via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) between a patient's receiver and an app on the patient's smartphone to transmit glucose information to apps on the mobile devices of up to five designated recipients, or "followers," without the need for a dedicated docking cradle. These followers can remotely monitor a patient's glucose information and receive alert notifications from almost anywhere, initially via their Apple® iPhone® or iPod® touch and in the future on Android devices, giving them peace of mind and reassurance when they are apart. The "Share" and "Follower" apps will be available on the Apple App Store at no charge." Click to read this exciting news!! http://www.dexcom.com/news/fda-approves-dexcom-g4-platinum-continuous-glucose-monitoring-system-share

#Dexcom Share #Dexcom

A womans battle with Diabulimia

http://insulinnation.com/living/recovering-from-diabulimia/

A womans story about her battle with Diabulimia. Its unknown by many but it is real and support is out there if you are fighting this condition. Dont struggle alone, seek online support communities, there are people who can help you.

Story of the first human to ever be injected with insulin

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/how-a-dying-boy-became-the-first-to-beat-diabetes/

The story of the first human to be injected with insulin.

Four test strips

So we switched insurance companies at my work, easy right? Wrong. Little does the general public know (people who are healthy and have a pancreas that isn't on a permanent vacation) that insurance companies are constantly dictating which brand of insulin we can take, which brand on glucose test strips we can use and which brand of insulin pump we can use. I personally think this is the biggest crock of shit. Why in the hell does an insurance company even have the power to override what my DOCTOR says I should do and use to treat my, MY, Diabetes? Continue Reading

Too darn tired

Yesterday was my third day on my infusion set. I knew I needed to change it but sometimes I am lazy or just dont feel like changing it on time. I thought I could still squeeze another day or until morning to change it out. Well I shouldnt have let it go. Continue Reading

Diabetes and all the blood tests

I was just talking to one of my favorite phlebotomists (she hardly ever misses and its almost painless) today briefly about a recent experience with a different medical facility and how I had to talk her into using a butterfly needle to draw my blood. You see I have these tiny little veins and they like to roll around a bit and the one that gets used all the dang time likes to get calluses or something like that and it gets a bit tough. Luckily it has since healed and it doesnt "pop" so hard when they poke it anymore. Continue Reading

New 480 unit insulin pump from Tandem Diabetes!

www.tandemdiabetes.com/tflex/ Tandem Diabetes just announced it will begin offering a 480 unit insulin pump in the Second Quarter of 2015 as it was just cleared by the FDA!! This is very exciting news for people who need a pump with a reservoir larger than 300 units and is currently the only pump in the USA that offers that large of a capacity! Check it out, go to the link above!

#Tandem Diabetes Care #NEW 480 Unit insulin pump

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