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Archive for August, 2009

Comparing CGMs to Crayons…

Posted in Diabetes, tagged , , , , on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The start of this adventure was back in December of 2008 after I started on my OmniPod system. I was getting much better control with this pump because, unlike my prior pump, this one had things like “Insulin on Board”, “Bolus Calculator”, and all that good stuff, not to mention, it was the perfect, closed [...]

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A1c Countdown

Posted in Diabetes on August 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »

 So, as a diabetic, we know that every three months the wonderful a1c test rolls around to tell our doctors how we have been doing since our last visit three months prior.
I always dreaded my a1c tests. I would do anything to get out of going. Fake sick, be out of town, absolutely could not [...]

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The diabetic pincushions

Posted in Diabetes on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This week has been rather challenging for me. Other than the normal stresses of work and family, diabetes has decided to really throw me for a loop.
The past few weeks, looking over my CoPilot software that I upload my PDM to, I have had quite a number of “green numbers” (you know, the good ones…. [...]

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