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Ok so my DH has Cigna isnsurance BUT his company underwrites all of the medical expenses (I think that's what most people do if I am not mistaken - that's how the insurance companies are so danged rich right?) Anywho... we are in the first steps to order a pump for Avery - a medtronic Paradigm 722 - our insurance pays 90% of DME up to $2,000 per calendar year ... that means the same for ...

What does Celiac disease have to do will T1 diabetes...is it common to have both? My daughter has been complaining the last few days that her tummy hurts and she's been getting headaches. Then today she broke out in a rash over her entire body, so I looked up the symptoms on WEBMD and one of the dx's was Celiac, which stood out because I have seen that word on this website. I'm so upset, it ...

Hi guys, our Salter scale is due to be delivered tomorrow & we cant wait!! I feel like a child whos waiting for a new toy!! Its the start of the process for Jack to get his pump (October half term). So tomorrow i have to start using it.... Any advice for me guys?

We are going through a rough time right now. Nearly 2 yrs in and we thought we were doing well with the emotional side of things, but apparently not. DH has just been put on Anti-Depressants and Tranquilisors. He is just not coping well. Work has been a huge problem over the past few months. Carl has problems drawing the line between work and home, so was bringing all the stress home with ...

I was wondering how long everyone's PDM batteries are lasting. It's only been 10 days with pods and our batteries are low. But it's not a fair test because of all the extra testing, backlighting, and playing around to figure everything out the first week. I know the backlight kills batteries. Does lots of testing? Even so, when considering Omnipod, the fact that the pods come with ...

I saw this on another website. Has anyone seen this yet? Is it bogus? Last Update: 8/13 7:49 am REPORT: MB #2862 BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults and was previously known as juvenile diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into ...

...but is it possible to need to go up to a dose that previously - a month ago - caused lows? I mean already? Well we have our endo appt. Friday. Guess we'll see what goes on there. Just did a correction. Will see what the ISF is now for this time of night I suppose. Gawd. At least he slept through it. We went so long and never saw 300. Now we're entrenched in 300+.

We had our 6 month endo appointment after dx and Jordan's A1c was 5.7. After all the struggles to learn everything and figure out how YDMV I was so proud of my DD. Then my endo looks at it and says "You know it's not always going to be this EASY. You'll never see that number again in your lifetime." I was so mad! I'm not stupid. I know it's going to get harder. I realize she is having a...

Have you ever had 4-6 weeks of numbers in the 200-300's just because you can't seem to get ANYTHING right????!!!! You have to change this, change that...adjust this back, then back again. Different ratio........please tell me this happens and I am not an idiot! It started with summer, then it improved a week or so, crazy again,.....school started.....then she was sick the first week, basal 150-...

Does anyone here keep a meal/snack schedule? Deacon is on MDI: Lantus/Novolog. When we were taught by the CDE, he was using NPH/Novolog. They switched him to Lantus after that training. We had already been on somewhat of a meal time schedule, so it all worked out anyway. But my mom is used to hearing Deacon must eat by a certain time. When those times change, she gets nervous. I have told her ...

First of all thank you all so much for your posts, good thoughts and prayers. And Lanae and Heather for posting The surgery took about 3 hours, they took out the right part of her liver, the weight of the liver and tumor they took out was about 750 grams. The surgeon said it is really good we took it out now and not at a later time, it would have been hard then, if not impossible. Now they...

We are back from the hospital with Jenny's results. The good news first it is benign, which is great news! However the mass/tumor is sitting on the right side of her liver, actually it is liver mass, and because it is already very big (12 cm), it pushes and compromises a major vein. They also think that once her period sets in, it will grow even more. Since Jenny is a girl, with all the ...

OK< sorry this has taken so long, I've spend a lot of the last couple of weeks feeling like I was going to be sick. That's why I havn't been posting as much, or given an update. Sometimes when something is wrong we look at the worst, I've been trying really hard not to do that, and as the days pass I'm more successful So here goes... First Endo appt. She (the Endo) looked at my and my ex's...

I did not have a caesarean but I was given Pitocin and have always wondered if it had something to do with my daughter's diabetes. I think that Pitocin is commonly used prior to caesarean. http://www.dudleynews.co.uk/newsxtra...pe_1_diabet es/ Caesarean babies more likely to have Type 1 diabetes 9:20am Tuesday 26th August 2008 Comments (0) Have your say » New ...

I was wondering if a few of you would mind sharing your IC ratios - Just so I can see what's up "out there" with these. I'm new to IC ratios and only know what we have going on. I don't know honestly what I hope to learn from this; I just feel like I'd be more informed on some level. Does that make sense?

Did I miss the post ... has there been an update on the meeting today?

My precious little angel turns 4 years old today. And still not a birthday without diabetes. Happy birthday precious baby, daddy loves you!

Well, the endo didn't say "stop" but she basically told us it wasn't necessary. I will not stop night tests. I say this for a few reasons. 1. I don't have piece of mind without seeing that night time number and she is doing okay. I won't sleep well myself if I don't know. 2. If she is spiking high or dropping low, I can correct this before she has a waking number of ...

We had our 504 meeting today and was told that my DD could not test in class that she would be a burden to the teacher and classmates I told them yes she would and they told me no she wouldn't so I whipped out the HB 984 and showed them section 168.008 and they told me that I was miss reading that LAW The super adjurned the meeting to do futher investigating and re-scheduled for this Friday at...

I don't know if many of you have followed the story of James Gjertsen http://www.sweetbabyjames.info/ but he passed away the other day. he had a host of medical problems not just diabetes, but still I felt like he was one of ours.