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12 midnight 1.10; 1am 1.05; 1:30 am 1.0 (this number can be pushed forward until 2:30am as she sometimes needs more until 2:30am); 5am 1.05; 8am 1.10(schooldays, weekends 1.05 all morning); 12 noon 1.05; 3pm 1.25; 4pm 1.35; 5pm 1.6; 6pm 2.1; 7pm 2.2; 10pm 1.9. Right now her TDD is about 50 units a day, more or less. She gets 55 to 60 percent of her TDD basal, rest bolus (at least the last time I checked balance). The hours of 6pm to 1 am,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Darryl I was talking about data I have observed, and how that data has led me to believe that testing only once overnight may not be sufficient to insure safe BG's over a 10-hour timeframe. I was not making judgements about you. Thank you for that Darryl Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours

Quote: Originally Posted by CTuban What made you join CWD originally? Looking for people going through the same things as my family. How easy are you able to find the information you are looking for on CWD? Pretty easy. I use the Search button on the forums a lot, or browse through the CWD drop-down menu. What feature do you use most often? Forums What do you like most about CWD, and why? The Forums - post a question or comment, get different...

Considering how small she looks in your picture, I would think the biggest drawback of the Omnipod would be its size. And I don't know if she'd be ok with the smallest basal amount being 0.05u/hr. The Ping does as low as 0.025u/hr.

Responses are numbered as per your list below: 1. n/a 2. access to great scope and depth of information 3. information is well-organized and presented 4. forums 5. the ability to exchange ideas and information with other parents of kids with D 6. several reference texts, and other websites 7. none comes close to CWD 8. I'd suddenly have a lot of time on my hands but I'd feel cut off from a valued source of information, peer support,...

Quote: Originally Posted by StillMamamia Is it only for MDI (using Lantus or whichever background insulin) or for the pump as well? I'm a bit confused. Sorry. Thanks. I think in general it would be the same?

Quote: Originally Posted by Ali The arms are almost impossible to do on your own if you are not using the Navigator. deafmack, I did not quite follow your description of how to use the upper rear area. Would you mind explaining again. Ali I've heard the same thing at a CWD conference. They recommend using the same cheek a few times, and then switching to the other cheek. Going in rows, basically, on the same cheek, just moving the site...

Don't be to surprised if you see a week of steady #'s followed by lows...we almost ALWAYS see that with growth spurts!

Quote: Originally Posted by Dad of Daughters Sarah, I didn't say if you don't agree with the post you should be quiet. But 3 days ago on another thread, you did... Yes, in some ways a different situation. But in some ways the same. The other day, the OP wanted to start a discussion about possible triggers/causes of T1D. Here, for what could be many reasons, the OP wanted to share this sad story. In the same way you pointed out that...

That is so sad. I can't say how sorry I am and I know there's nothing anyone can do but pray for you and their family. My heart breaks just reading it.