Hi all you pumpers I’m new to your pump list and glad I found youse.
I been pumping since April 1, 1999 pumpin with my new friend Disetronic, comfort
sets, and all the other good stuff. I’m finding results terrific I’ll be
getting my first Hb1ac results to day!! Keeping fingers crossed it shud be
good. I have a light hearted sense of humor (a little dry sometimes) and love
to compare notes with others who are in the same boat.
fp
Gail,
If you go to rei.com and enter "Eagel Creek Wanderer" and "Eagle Creek Ultimate
Travel Strap" into the search box on the top left of the home page it’ll take
you to that item. They are 35 and 15 dollars US respectively. These bags are
practically bullet proof and I’ve literally gone halfway around the world and
back with them.
Does your dog, by virtue of being a "hearing dog" get the same preferential
treatment that a "seeing eye" guide dog is accorded in the US because of the
ADA? I’d love to be able to take my dog evereywhere, and while I’m neither blind
nor deaf (assuming that your dog is an aid to you in that respect) I have no
sense of smell whatsoever. Its called anosmia. I’ve never heard of a "smelling
nose dog" nor have I done the research to see if I could qualify my dog as an
"guide type" dog which would grant him and I access to restaurants, shops and so
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Frank-
I know from your other emails you have a MiniMed, doesn’t
yours give you the "No Delivery" alarm when you run out?
Mine does, so I would think yours would too. I always carry
a vial of insulin and a couple of syringes and infusion sets,
as well as a couple of regular syringes in case I can’t take
the time to change out the whole shebang. I use the
MedPort Travel Organizer and you can stuff a million things
in it. My fiance carries it for me frequently and no one looks
at him strangely if you’re worried about looking like you’re
carrying a "purse". I’m ready for almost any disaster you
can imagine anytime I’m away from home.
Janet
Well I did it today, I ran out of insulin in my pump. Thank goodness I was close
to home at the time but it did cause my sugar to sky a bit. I thought I would
share that with everyone because it can happen to all of us, sometimes you just
got to relaxed and forget.
The other big mistake of pumping is changing infusion sets at bed time. If you
fall a sleep you have no way of knowing if the set is working properly. If you
must change at bed be sure to do a 3 am test.
A 3rd mistake would be pulling the syringe out of the pump before disconnecting
or puling off the site. Be sure to disconnect it so you do not give yourself a
large dose of insulin.
I figured I would share that with you
Frank