My daughter received a no delivery alarm Tuesday morning on her MM723. In 5 years of pumping this was our 1st no delivery. Her reservior was...
My youngest daughter has problems feeling sick or throwing up. We were finally able to determine that she has a reaction to the fluoride compound...
Kelly - my daughter Kaylie is 9 and just finishing 3rd grade. She has tested in the classroom since kindergarten. She tests before recess/snack...
Kaylie will drink from a straw but sometimes it is a fight. What I found is if I warm the milk or juice a little bit she won't wake up. Gogurt...
We use EMLA too. It works great! I also bribe my kids with a treat. They both love to get the really big balloons. They want to get their...
My daughter was approved by Aetna at the beginning of April. We had to provide blood sugar logs that showed lows under 50.
I don't know about the symptoms either, but I agree that it is not necessarily Type 2. My sister just turned 35 and was diagnosed Type 1 last month.
I spoke with Minimed about this yesterday and they told me to add just the Guardian unit was $560. The warranty on the Guardian unit is only 1...
We drive 6 hours each way to Stanford. There are none in our area and Stanford is only a little bit farther. I wouldn't change our endo....
Aetna - OpenChoice PPO California Minimed CGMS (Minimed had to submit the paperwork to Aetna) 8 years old Had to show lows below 50 -...
If at all possible, it is best to keep continuous health coverage so you won't have to worry about PreExisting Conditions when starting your next...
I think you are doing the right thing. While it may not be an issue now, down the road your daughter needs the 504 plan. This is especially...
I agree with the Novolog being more predictable, but for Kaylie a 1:1 switch didn't work. It's been a few years, but it seems like she required...
I'm sorry you are so frustrated. Trying the different infusion sets isn't a bad idea. When we were having problems with Kaylie's sites I had my...
Check your policy to see if the strips can be covered through Durable Medical. If I use my pharmacy benefit I have to pay $35 but if I have them...
We have a $5000 DME CAP. But I was reading my policy the other day and Diabetes supplies are excluded from the cap. Basically these items are...
Kaylie wears a pump pouch all the time, but before I bought a pouch we would used a diaper pin to attach a baby sock to her pajama bottoms. The...
I think you should do whatever works best for you! We had issues with crazy numbers like this and I found that I wasn't getting the cap from...
I have problems with Kaylie, too. What I found is if I warm up her milk or give her room temp juice, she can drink it without waking up. If it...
I guess I missed all the drama and I lurk quite a bit. I'm glad Becky posted this so we can show our support. TEDDI - please don't go. You...
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