Last year, I chatted with someone here (I don't remember who) who told me about a Diabetic Ski Day here on the east coast. Is that happening this...
I don't want to get political, but how will the repeal of the ACA and it's protection of pre existing conditions affect the T1D community? Will my...
Cool project! I may have one. PM me your address, please!
Thanks! The timing couldn't be more perfect, though. We can give him some more freedom to self-manage over the summer and see how it goes. If it...
...as for attaching the sensor, we do a generous helping of SkinTac that I let try for about 30 seconds or until it starts to be sticky before...
Beginning of this year, our insurance recently went from paying 100% to 90% of sensors, and cheap old me started using them beyond 7 days after...
Hi there! It's been a while! Things are generally going pretty well over here and the summer fun has just started. Noah is showing a...
Welcome to the site and our crappy club! Another +1 on the Ping. It's got the smallest increments on the market, which will come in handy as your...
These situations are always very useful for telling who your REAL friends are! What probably happens in many cases is that we, as parents fall...
Two things: 1) You're going to see a combination of highs from the excitement and lows from the physical activity. If you have a CGM, it's...
True! After 1 hour and 5 minutes, I got to talk to a very pleasant girl who not only sent me a free replacement for the transmitter, but also a...
** venting ** Noah's Dexcom started complaining about low transmitter battery after less than 2 months (it should last for 3 months) and I've...
It looks like Aetna added a 10% coinsurance on pumps and Dexcom this year. Last year, everything was 100% covered, but this year I keep getting...
Full contact American football wasn't a problem for Noah. If he wears it on his arm and you're really worried, I'd get one of those elastic...
My diabetic son absolutely adores Nick Jonas. For obvious reasons. He's a great role model!
Same here. I told Animas I had a high amount of failed sites and kinked cannulas. Animas sent me a box, no questions asked.
Things were a bit different back then... [ATTACH]
Check out the graph below! We've been seeing this pattern for a few days now. No significant meal spike due to aggressive meal bolus, but a slow...
Total Daily Dose, i.e. all the basal and bolus summed up over 24 hours. A rule of thumb is that someone who's out of honeymoon should get...
It's prescription, right? I'm actually going to see our endo NP today to discuss alternative sites, so I'll ask her to write me a script. Thanks!
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