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Cost-Effective Strategies for Living Well With Type 1 Diabetes
Image courtesy of Unsplash Cost-Effective Strategies for Living Well When You’re Living With Diabetes Do you want to live well? Of course you do! Type 1 diabetes typically influences your lifestyle choices early on, but it doesn’t mean you can’t live a full, vibrant, healthy life. Here’s how to make the most of every day, […]
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How Pairing a Smartphone and Smartwatch Can Transform Your Health Habits
Photo by Pexels Keeping up with technological changes can feel exhausting — especially as, with each year, there are further advancements in smartphones and devices. New technology may be overwhelming at first. However, it can increase productivity tremendously with a bit of persistence. Smartphones and smartwatches work together to keep track of crucial aspects of […]
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My experience with the new Medtronic 670G insulin pump
After 8 years of continuous use of my Medtronic Paradigm 722, I have replaced it with the new Medtronic 670G. This is the latest insulin pump technology from Medtronic. It provides a hybrid closed loop system that promises better management of blood glucose levels. Below I will detail my experience (both good and bad) using […]
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Is Your Partner Helpful With Your Type 1 Diabetes?
Does your partner understand exactly how type 1 diabetes is managed? The main goal in managing type 1 is to reduce the risk of complications by keeping blood glucose (BG) levels at or near the same as a non-diabetic. The primary tool used to determine how effective your are at managing type 1 is the […]
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The FreeStyle Libre CGM from Abbott Labs
My experience with a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). I had my first experience with a CGM from Medtronic in January 2010. The sensor was difficult to insert into my body, only lasted 3 days and needed constant calibration finger sticks. Also the readings were often so inaccurate, they could not be used for insulin doses. I […]
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Animas Shuts Down its Pump Line
Johnson & Johnson fails type 1 diabetics. I saw this article about Animas on the Insulinnation.com website. Johnson & Johnson, a broadly based manufacturer of health care products, purchased the Animas corporation in 2006. It looks like the insulin pump market was not profitable enough for J&J and they decided to sell Animas. Unfortunately they […]
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I survived hurricane IRMA
I just experienced my very first hurricane right here in Fort Myers. Hurricane IRMA was a real in your face view of the power of mother nature. My home is about 3 miles north of the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers, FL. The winds here were clocked at over 120 MPH. My home […]
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Diabetes: Type 1 vs Type 2
Diabetes mellitus (the complete name for the disorder) is a condition where glucose is passed out in urine. Diabetes mellitus and my history. When I was diagnosed as diabetic in 1963, you either had juvenile diabetes or adult-onset diabetes. A juvenile diabetic always needed insulin injections because their autoimmune system had destroyed the insulin producing […]
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My birthday is almost here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! In case you want to get me a little gift for my birthday, please see the links below:
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Make sure EMTs know you are diabetic
For all type 1 diabetics, do yourself a favor. Based on my experience, a type 1 diabetic MUST always have something that shows police and EMTs that you’re a diabetic. You would think that having an insulin pump attached to your body would be all you need. NOT TRUE. You cannot communicate easily when you’re […]