I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes over 15 years ago. During that time, I have had to learn a lot. A lot. Before eating any meal, I had to read food labels, calculate the total carbohydrates, and calculate the insulin dosing based on a personalised formula before injecting insulin. Sometimes I got it right. Sometimes I got it wrong. Eventually, I switched to an insulin pump which helped with more accurate dosing, but I still had to do a…
The @Medtronic 670G auto-mode is completely useless to me. My endo and the diabetes educator recommended turning it off. That's what I'm doing. I have to live 3 more years with this POS.…
Writing about a number of things that have been on my mind.…
I am beginning to feel that an insulin pump isn't right for me. It's been almost two weeks since I started using my insulin pump and I still have no clue if my basal and bolus rates are correct. I have worked with a certified diabetes educator (CDE) from Roche to get my basal rate set. The first few days were challenging. I got a lot of hypos, requiring lots of treatment with smarties. The CDE considered the data unreliable…
I just got my first insulin pump. This morning I worked with a rep from Roche to setup my ACCU-CHEK Combo. I'm anxious and excited. Anxious because using and insulin pump requires more care than using insulin pens. I've used insulin pens for almost eight years. Change is sometimes scary. But I'm excited to be starting a new chapter of my diabetes management system. I had a week before today to get comfortable with the combo glucose meter. This device…
