Comments on: CAT scans, MRI’s, Xrays http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/02/21/cat-scans-mri-s-xrays/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:11:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: rosaura_1400 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/02/21/cat-scans-mri-s-xrays/#comment-23501 rosaura_1400 Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:13:48 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/02/21/cat-scans-mri-s-xrays/#comment-23501 Thank you Bob for coming forward to address this issue/as I have been stewing about it since the initial post, wondering if I too should respond. I am a Nuclear Medicine Technologist, and the wife of a 19 year type I diabetic. Which means that although I never claim to "know it all" I am quite proficient in the field of Nuclear Medicine as my BS and 3 national licensing boards and 20 years experience can attest. However, I am still stuggling to learn more and more about diabetes and pumping. All nuclear studies utilize some form of naturally occuring radiation (usually gamma, but occasionally beta as well) to produce functional imaging. The camera itself gives off no radiation, or other pulse that is harmful to the microchip in your pumps?<BR> Jan I am not sure what type of scan you had, but I have imaged dozens of pumps over the years with no reported problems?<BR> I will try to research it further, if this is truely malfunctioning the pumps then the Society of Nuclear Medicine should be made aware.<BR> Jill Thank you Bob for coming forward to address this issue/as I have been stewing about it since the initial post, wondering if I too should respond. I am a Nuclear Medicine Technologist, and the wife of a 19 year type I diabetic. Which means that although I never claim to “know it all” I am quite proficient in the field of Nuclear Medicine as my BS and 3 national licensing boards and 20 years experience can attest. However, I am still stuggling to learn more and more about diabetes and pumping. All nuclear studies utilize some form of naturally occuring radiation (usually gamma, but occasionally beta as well) to produce functional imaging. The camera itself gives off no radiation, or other pulse that is harmful to the microchip in your pumps?
Jan I am not sure what type of scan you had, but I have imaged dozens of pumps over the years with no reported problems?
I will try to research it further, if this is truely malfunctioning the pumps then the Society of Nuclear Medicine should be made aware.
Jill

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