Insulin Pump Users

Friends:

The New England Journal of Medicine has pre-released the paper regarding
islet cell transplantation. Here’s the abstract. I have not had the chance
to read the full article, so I offer no comment.

The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent those of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Public
Health Service or any other agency of the United States government.

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Islet Transplantation in Seven Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Using
a Glucocorticoid-free Immunosuppressive Regimen

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I just got a call from MiniMed that my pump will arrive Thursday –
that’s WAY sooner than I expected, and I’d figured on starting in
mid-August. But they said I could do a saline start Thursday
afternoon…then add insulin the week of the 19th (when my husband and
son get back from vacation).

Talk about excited and nervous!

Laurie, not quite believing it yet

www.authorspotlights.com/campbell

Forwarded with permission from the Nutrition News Focus. Subscription
information is included at the end of the forwarded part. The abstract for
the paper cited is available by clicking on the link. There is an
associated editorial as well which (I think) is available without
subscription. You’ll need a subscription to NEJM to access the full paper.

The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent those of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Public
Health Service or any other agency of the United States government.

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June 5, 2000
NUTRITION NEWS FOCUS
"Nutrition news is important. We help you understand it!"
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Something Laurie Campbell might like. 8^D

"So tell me, Mrs. Smith," asked the interviewer, "have you
any other skills you think might be worth mentioning?"
"Actually, yes," said the applicant modestly. "Last year I
had two short stories published in national magazines, and
I finished my novel."
"Very impressive," he commented, "but I was thinking of skills
you could apply during office hours."
Mrs. Smith explained brightly, "Oh,
that was during office hours."

Q. What does HMO stand for?
A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, "Hey, Moe!"
Its roots go back to a concept pioneered by Doctor Moe Howard,
who discovered that a patient could be made to forget about
his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eyes. Modern
practice replaces the physical eye poke with hi-tech equivalents
such as voice mail and referral slips, but the result remains
the same.

Q. Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification?
A. No. Only those you need.

Q. I just joined a new HMO. How difficult will it be to choose
the doctor I want?
A. Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents.
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RE: [Insulinpumpusers] bring a high down at nightDoes this Endo treat many
IDDM’s on the pump? I’ve seen many Endo’s lately (since going on the pump
3/00, I’m searching for a good team), and although they might treat many
IDDM’s, if they have no pump experience, they can do a real dis-service to
you.
Kevin

I’m #7 that he put on a pump 17 years ago. There were only 2 drs doing pumps
in Indiana at the time. The other one was in the Capitol. He even wore one
himself for 3 days before starting patients on pumps; and had an insulin
shot to know what patients experienced in a low. I don’t know what’s
happened - we used to have a pump support group, too. He said once that if I
didn’t know how to care for myself, he couldn’t either!!!!! I cannot write
Rx’s, admit myself to the hosp., order labs, etc. Presently I think my
nephrologist is doing more care for me than endo, though neph doesn’t
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Seventeen years ago they didn’t do carb-counting. My pump had ONE basal rate
and don’t recall (Hillary Syndrome) all the *features* it had but upgraded 6
wks later. That one had one basal rate but a supplemental could be
programmed to override it. I did that for 9 years. Those were CPI/Lilly
pumps. NO clocks or memories. Old timers often fall through the cracks with
others assuming (and you KNOW what that results in) we absorbed the info
from outerspace.

Since I was a teen, I had to take allergy pills. Sometimes I sneezed so much
I’d almost choke trying to get another breath. But last year in April, just
before I turned 60, I think I *growed* up. I took an Allegra and didn’t need
any more since that day. Remarkable.
Jan (61y/o, T1 11/5/50, pmpg 8/23/83 - MM 507c 3/99)