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I am interested in conducting a survey as well. I am a student at Columbia
Business School. My wife has type I. I want to survey as many as possible about
the pros and cons of Minimed vs Disetronic Pumps.
To all the new members the survey is still up. The question is What type of
Insulin do you use in your pump?
Only 11 people have voted so far and we have close to 75 members in the group.
So far it is 11 votes for humalog, none for Regular , and none for the mix.
Please vote so we can conclude this survey, any ideas for a new survey..
remember the information is just for us and is not used for any commercial
purposes. For us meaning all the members of our list.
Happy Holidays to you Frank and everyone on the list..my vote goes for
Humalog..also one quick comment about which pump to buy..I use a Mini-med and
although it sounds trite I feel its more important to buy American because
its American technology just like the Accu-check advantage glucose meter was
R & D’d in Indianapolis.also mini-Med and Roche are working together now to
build a meter that will work like an artificial pancreas (the project that
they are working on is called "Artificial Pancreas)..just food for
thought..Leslie
Been offline due to an ankle injury not allowing me to get downstairs to the
computer. Oh fun. Well, I use Velosulin.
JenGin
Type 1 - 35 years, Pumper - 4 years
—– Original Message —–
From: Frank
To: Insulin Pump Users
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 10:51 AM
Subject: [Insulinpumpusers] Survey
To all the new members the survey is still up. The question is What type of
Insulin do you use in your pump?
Only 11 people have voted so far and we have close to 75 members in the group.
So far it is 11 votes for humalog, none for Regular , and none for the mix.
Please vote so we can conclude this survey, any ideas for a new survey..
remember the information is just for us and is not used for any commercial
purposes. For us meaning all the members of our list.
HI,
Alisha got a loaner pump today and hers will arrive tomorrow. Right now she
has saline in it.
Next week she will switch to humalog in it. Hope this will still count in
your survey.
Thanks
Kathy
we are doing ok. had to change her infusion site at 5 am she said it hurt
and was pinkish.
we originally had a tender with the smith iv prep over site first
the tubing had gotten pulled once and of course i’m sure she had been playing
with it and i know she had disconnected the tubing at least once playing
around with it
so when i changed it this time i used the smith iv prep stuff and then placed
a tegaderm on site and then put the tender into it she says she doesn’t feel
it at all this way but it seemed to hurt more when i inserted it. she hasn’t
attempted to do that part yet she was going to do it the first time but she
got real shaky and handed it to me instead.
had a little trouble getting the prime thing to work forgot to hold all three
buttons only held two
other wise she likes it and can’t wait to get the insulin in it
the first bolus after insertion seems to sting or burn a little i told her it
was probably due to the saline does the insulin do the same?
thank you for asking and i’m glad i signed up to this site ahead of time i
have learned a lot way before having the pump
thank you
kathy
Kathy if u need to talk IM Metguy31 on AOL instant Messaging. You did a good
thing by changing the site. Any redness or discomfort is a sign that
something just is not right. I have experienced some burning at times wit
the insulin but it has been very rare.
her doctors will have her in the hospital on 1-6-00 for three days hooked up
to a 24 hours blood sugar monitor and adjust her basal rate and boluses this
way
so then she won’t go into coma or have a seizure or run too high during trial
period
the saline for a few days before gives her a chance to get used to the
machine and how to use it by practicing boluses and changing basal rates and
sites and tubing etc without the danger of insulin she is only 10 yrs old
i for one am grateful for the opportunity to use it with out the real stuff
at first
thank you
kathy
Foot Prints she is a young pumper and they need to find out if she can
handle it before they put her on it full time. It is a common practice to
have patients use saline for a few days before beginning on the pump. For a
young person I can understand why they would want to keep her on saline
longer.
They recommended when I started to go in to the hospital 4 years ago because
at the time that is the way they felt it should be handled. I decided
against it and wore the saline for about 3 hours after leaving the educators
office. I took regular injections the rest of the nite and started on the
pump the next morning. For someone who is so young it is a lot different
for them they need to be monitored closely before going on the pump because
long acting insulin can take a while before leaving your system. There is an
increased risk for reaction.
Ya, I suppose you are correct, I hadn’t considered young folks, especially
those without a history to go by. But even so it’s not that difficult, the
basal is the tricky part. The rest is just math. Do you have the book
"Pumping Insulin"??
fp
Very true, Frank, I wasn’t aware she was that young. I agree. It’s just
that sometimes I get agitated at the waiting some folks are going through ,
knowing from experience the beneficial impact of the "real thing".
fp
Yes FootPrints that is why I did not wait I just went on it. but for a young
child the circumstances are so different.
Take Care and Have A Happy New Year, Hopefully we can talk soon.
no i haven’t been able to afford it yet but hope to next pay day if i can get
the book store to order it by then
i looked it up on line at the amazon.com though
i was going to check the library too
thank you
kathy
Hi,
My name is Tracy, and I just got on a pump this past July. I do seem to
remember
the saline burning a bit when I first started. Also, sometimes the insulin
injection site burns a little. I’m guessing it’s from the IV prep getting under
the skin a bit? But, when I gave myself injections, sometimes those burned also!
Also how old is your daughter? When my nurse was training me she showed me a
different site to put the canula/injection in, my hip! Perhaps you could use
this
site for your daughter? (By the way, my nurse is also diabetic, and on the
insulin pump.)
Good luck!
Tracy
Oh, to be so young! How long has Alisha been D? I’ve been D for 11 years.
I’m 29. Does Alisha have anyone to talk to, besides her care givers? I mean
others that have diabetes? I know that helped me a lot, just to know that
others were going through the same trials as me.
And, what is a cde?
Actually, the Insulin does sting some people at times. It occasionally
stings for me, and from a discussion on another list, there are quite a few
folks that find it sometimes stings.
I also had my basils and boluses set in the hospital, just remember, while
there you are pretty inactive, so once you get out and start living your
life, getting exercise, going about your daily routine, your basals might in
fact be too high! They set them when you are just laying in bed, then when
you get exercise and move around, the requirement goes down, so keep an eye
out for that. I had several bad lows till we got it all adjusted after
leaving the hospital.
Just watch her closely, you can’t take too many BG readings at first, and
you’ll get it all down. Happy 2000!
hi,
she has a few online friends and one that came to visit with us for 2 weeks
that has had diab since he was 8 is is now 34
she was dx 2-2-98
a cde is a certified diab educator
day two has had no problems from saline infusion
but her bs ran a lot higher today
and trace of ketones
thank you
kathy
I was reading about your 10 year old daughter with diabetes. Feel free to
email us at any time My son is also 10 and has been a D for 16 months now.
Red <:)))><
May 26th, 2003 at 5:04 am
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June 15th, 2003 at 1:25 am
I am interested in conducting a survey as well. I am a student at Columbia
Business School. My wife has type I. I want to survey as many as possible about
the pros and cons of Minimed vs Disetronic Pumps.
September 19th, 2003 at 1:41 pm
To all the new members the survey is still up. The question is What type of
Insulin do you use in your pump?
Only 11 people have voted so far and we have close to 75 members in the group.
So far it is 11 votes for humalog, none for Regular , and none for the mix.
Please vote so we can conclude this survey, any ideas for a new survey..
remember the information is just for us and is not used for any commercial
purposes. For us meaning all the members of our list.
Happy Holidays,
Frank
September 20th, 2003 at 8:46 pm
Happy Holidays to you Frank and everyone on the list..my vote goes for
Humalog..also one quick comment about which pump to buy..I use a Mini-med and
although it sounds trite I feel its more important to buy American because
its American technology just like the Accu-check advantage glucose meter was
R & D’d in Indianapolis.also mini-Med and Roche are working together now to
build a meter that will work like an artificial pancreas (the project that
they are working on is called "Artificial Pancreas)..just food for
thought..Leslie
October 21st, 2003 at 6:55 am
Hi,
Been offline due to an ankle injury not allowing me to get downstairs to the
computer. Oh fun. Well, I use Velosulin.
JenGin
Type 1 - 35 years, Pumper - 4 years
—– Original Message —–
From: Frank
To: Insulin Pump Users
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 10:51 AM
Subject: [Insulinpumpusers] Survey
To all the new members the survey is still up. The question is What type of
Insulin do you use in your pump?
Only 11 people have voted so far and we have close to 75 members in the group.
So far it is 11 votes for humalog, none for Regular , and none for the mix.
Please vote so we can conclude this survey, any ideas for a new survey..
remember the information is just for us and is not used for any commercial
purposes. For us meaning all the members of our list.
Happy Holidays,
Frank
October 22nd, 2003 at 5:36 am
HI,
Alisha got a loaner pump today and hers will arrive tomorrow. Right now she
has saline in it.
Next week she will switch to humalog in it. Hope this will still count in
your survey.
Thanks
Kathy
October 23rd, 2003 at 7:08 am
Hi Kathy!
How are you both doing? Alisha excited? I’m sure!!!:) Have a happy new
millenium…JOan:)
October 23rd, 2003 at 4:58 pm
we are doing ok. had to change her infusion site at 5 am she said it hurt
and was pinkish.
we originally had a tender with the smith iv prep over site first
the tubing had gotten pulled once and of course i’m sure she had been playing
with it and i know she had disconnected the tubing at least once playing
around with it
so when i changed it this time i used the smith iv prep stuff and then placed
a tegaderm on site and then put the tender into it she says she doesn’t feel
it at all this way but it seemed to hurt more when i inserted it. she hasn’t
attempted to do that part yet she was going to do it the first time but she
got real shaky and handed it to me instead.
had a little trouble getting the prime thing to work forgot to hold all three
buttons only held two
other wise she likes it and can’t wait to get the insulin in it
the first bolus after insertion seems to sting or burn a little i told her it
was probably due to the saline does the insulin do the same?
thank you for asking and i’m glad i signed up to this site ahead of time i
have learned a lot way before having the pump
thank you
kathy
October 24th, 2003 at 2:44 am
Kathy if u need to talk IM Metguy31 on AOL instant Messaging. You did a good
thing by changing the site. Any redness or discomfort is a sign that
something just is not right. I have experienced some burning at times wit
the insulin but it has been very rare.
October 24th, 2003 at 6:08 am
Nope the insulin does not sting. I can’t understand for the life of me why
youse go through this saline bit. Get on with it , use "H"
fp
October 24th, 2003 at 5:21 pm
in reply to why do saline
her doctors will have her in the hospital on 1-6-00 for three days hooked up
to a 24 hours blood sugar monitor and adjust her basal rate and boluses this
way
so then she won’t go into coma or have a seizure or run too high during trial
period
the saline for a few days before gives her a chance to get used to the
machine and how to use it by practicing boluses and changing basal rates and
sites and tubing etc without the danger of insulin she is only 10 yrs old
i for one am grateful for the opportunity to use it with out the real stuff
at first
thank you
kathy
October 25th, 2003 at 3:07 am
Foot Prints she is a young pumper and they need to find out if she can
handle it before they put her on it full time. It is a common practice to
have patients use saline for a few days before beginning on the pump. For a
young person I can understand why they would want to keep her on saline
longer.
They recommended when I started to go in to the hospital 4 years ago because
at the time that is the way they felt it should be handled. I decided
against it and wore the saline for about 3 hours after leaving the educators
office. I took regular injections the rest of the nite and started on the
pump the next morning. For someone who is so young it is a lot different
for them they need to be monitored closely before going on the pump because
long acting insulin can take a while before leaving your system. There is an
increased risk for reaction.
October 25th, 2003 at 6:31 am
Ya, I suppose you are correct, I hadn’t considered young folks, especially
those without a history to go by. But even so it’s not that difficult, the
basal is the tricky part. The rest is just math. Do you have the book
"Pumping Insulin"??
fp
October 25th, 2003 at 2:38 pm
Very true, Frank, I wasn’t aware she was that young. I agree. It’s just
that sometimes I get agitated at the waiting some folks are going through ,
knowing from experience the beneficial impact of the "real thing".
fp
October 26th, 2003 at 3:30 am
Yes FootPrints that is why I did not wait I just went on it. but for a young
child the circumstances are so different.
Take Care and Have A Happy New Year, Hopefully we can talk soon.
October 26th, 2003 at 9:59 am
no i haven’t been able to afford it yet but hope to next pay day if i can get
the book store to order it by then
i looked it up on line at the amazon.com though
i was going to check the library too
thank you
kathy
October 26th, 2003 at 1:45 pm
Hi,
My name is Tracy, and I just got on a pump this past July. I do seem to
remember
the saline burning a bit when I first started. Also, sometimes the insulin
injection site burns a little. I’m guessing it’s from the IV prep getting under
the skin a bit? But, when I gave myself injections, sometimes those burned also!
Also how old is your daughter? When my nurse was training me she showed me a
different site to put the canula/injection in, my hip! Perhaps you could use
this
site for your daughter? (By the way, my nurse is also diabetic, and on the
insulin pump.)
Good luck!
Tracy
October 27th, 2003 at 2:14 am
hi,
alisha is 10 yrs old
her endo is diab and on pump
her cde is an nurse practitioner
kathy
October 27th, 2003 at 6:00 am
Oh, to be so young! How long has Alisha been D? I’ve been D for 11 years.
I’m 29. Does Alisha have anyone to talk to, besides her care givers? I mean
others that have diabetes? I know that helped me a lot, just to know that
others were going through the same trials as me.
And, what is a cde?
Tracy
October 27th, 2003 at 3:24 pm
CDE = Certified Diabetes Educator.
fp
October 27th, 2003 at 11:56 pm
Actually, the Insulin does sting some people at times. It occasionally
stings for me, and from a discussion on another list, there are quite a few
folks that find it sometimes stings.
October 28th, 2003 at 8:03 am
I also had my basils and boluses set in the hospital, just remember, while
Happy 2000!
there you are pretty inactive, so once you get out and start living your
life, getting exercise, going about your daily routine, your basals might in
fact be too high! They set them when you are just laying in bed, then when
you get exercise and move around, the requirement goes down, so keep an eye
out for that. I had several bad lows till we got it all adjusted after
leaving the hospital.
Just watch her closely, you can’t take too many BG readings at first, and
you’ll get it all down.
October 28th, 2003 at 6:53 pm
hi,
she has a few online friends and one that came to visit with us for 2 weeks
that has had diab since he was 8 is is now 34
she was dx 2-2-98
a cde is a certified diab educator
day two has had no problems from saline infusion
but her bs ran a lot higher today
and trace of ketones
thank you
kathy
October 30th, 2003 at 12:31 am
I was reading about your 10 year old daughter with diabetes. Feel free to
email us at any time My son is also 10 and has been a D for 16 months now.
Red <:)))><