I know I haven’t written here in a while. Really, it’s because I have been at somewhat of a stand-still as far as my control and treatment up until recently. I was previously seeing a pediatrician who was great, but when I turned 18, he refused to see me as a diabetic patient anymore and [...]
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Mixed thoughts about Quicksets
I’ve been using Quicksets for a few weeks and gone from hating them to loving them multiple times. As I mentioned in a previous post, I used to use Insets with my Animas pump. Well, unfortunately, I can’t use those anymore because of Minimed’s proprietary connector but as far as reliability and ease of use [...]
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Dexcom Seven Plus vs. Guardian RT
Continuous glucose monitoring is becoming better and better, but still isn’t without flaws. Here I’ll compare 2 systems currently on the market–the Dexcom Seven Plus and the Guardian RT. Sensor Insertion The Minimed’s insertion is simpler and and more straight forward, but I like the Dexcom insertion better. First of all, the way the Dexcom’s [...]
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Fifty50/Applied Diabetes Research insulin reservoirs are a disappointment
Recently, I switched from an Animas pump to the Minimed 720. Having been completely happy with Insets, I was hesitant to switch to anything else. I stumbled upon these Fifty50 reservoirs for Minimed Paradigm paradigm pump and naturally they caught my attention. Hoping the luer lock reservoirs would make for a smoother transition, I purchased [...]
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Entering the diabetes blogging world
It seems everyone with diabetes these days has their own blog. Here it is. I have finally given in and jumped on the bandwagon. Why? Because living with diabetes for 7 years and having an obsession with near perfect control have led me to believe that perhaps I have some information that could be useful [...]
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