Monitoring - Recent Threads

Dexcom G4

Gina — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 03:39:44 GMT

Hey all,

I just started upgraded and started using the Dexcom G4, love it so far! Anyone else using it?

LifeScan OneTouch Verio IQ Recall

Gina — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:56:11 GMT

For anyone who uses, LifeScan OneTouch® Verio® IQ Blood Glucose Meters please read this important recall announcement:

http://www.investor.jnj.com/releaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=750655

For more information about this recall and to make arrangements for a replacement meter, please contact Lifescan at: 1-800-717-0276 and visit: www.onetouch.com.

i need help with getting test strips , please help me

cubbiekinz — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:22:35 GMT

Hi,

I am writing this because I need help. I have no health insurance and I need ONE TOUCH ULTRA testing strips. I don't have a doctors appt until October 18, and I have been without the strips for almost 3 days now. I tried to go online to different websites that say they will ship them to you for free but all of them require you to be on medicaid or have some type of insurance. I feel trapped and very upset. If you know some place that could help me please let me know. Or if someone has the same monitor as me and could help me out, I will be forever grateful. I don't have a lot of money because of the economy and My husband lost his job in july. I need to get help soon. I am sorry for all of this. I hate asking people for help but please I am not doing to well I have no way of knowing what my blood sugar is and its getting harder every day. I thank you all for reading this and I know you all will understand. Please let me know....

~Debra betterdays727@yahoo.com

I nees help with getting test strips , please help me

cubbiekinz — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 04:00:55 GMT

Hi,

~Debra

email: betterdays727@yahoo.com

A1c

Jess — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:15:27 GMT

Hey!!!

I just got my a1c back and it was 6.8. My last a1c before that was 8.4. I rearly have a blood sugar reading above 125 and I check ALOT!!! I was wondering if any of u know if the a1c is really only the past 3 months, or does the past 4 months matter as well??

Thank you!!

alternate poking sites

Hamza — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:55:38 GMT

Hi, My son is almost 8. His fingers are full of poke marks and sore from pokes. I have tried forearms and palms and don't get much blood. In general, he is scared of trying a new poking site. But I am interested to know which places on the body any of you have found successful or less painful than fingers. Thanks :)

Fructosamine

Katie — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:13:29 GMT

Has anyone else been told that their hemoglobin A1c levels are inaccurate? This has been the case for me for 15 years. I only knew after I finally figured out my constant 5.0-5.5 levels just couldn't be true and mentioned it to my endo. He tested my fructosamine levels (which is like a 2 week average instead of a 6month average) and they didn't correlate. I'm not sure what this says about my hemoglobin? I know that keeping my fructosamine level under 280 is my "goal"; however it's only a measure of 2 weeks... am I alone with this?

Alarm volume?

Olivia — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:45:04 GMT

Hey guys! I was wondering if

1. Any of you DON'T wake up to your pump alarm at night?

2. How do you wake up or what do you do to wake up to it?

Thanks! My mom said I can't get the basement bedroom unless i can mabye wake up to my alarm and treat it. We'll see!\

Thanks again!!!!!!!

Olivia

Help/Advice

Katelyn — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:16:15 GMT

Hey everyone, I am having a difficult time keeping control of my blood sugar. It is driving me crazy! About every two weeks I have to increase my insulin by ten units or more and then two weeks later I have to drop it back down ten or more units. It is really annoying because in betweent that time I am either really low or really high. :( I am not sure why this is happening, at first I thought that I was going lower because of a honeymoon but then I went back up and down and up and down and up and now down again. I haven't been sick or stressed. I have also been losing sleep because I keep going low during the night. It is getting really hard to concentrate in school with these aweful numbers. I am very frustrated and I hate how I don't have an answer. Any help or advice would be great or even some encouragement.

Katey

Jobs and Diabetes...Help!

Emily — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:17:28 GMT

I am a senior undergrad student getting ready to head out into "the real world." Since being diagnosed with type 1 last January, I have been lucky enough to work almost as needed in situations that are in a more casual situation (such as babysitting and running my own photography business). I am somewhat concerned about what working a full time job with diabetes will be like.

Right now, I am on the OmniPod and checking my blood sugars 8 or so times a day. I will more than likely not be in a 9-5 office situation where I can easily check my blood sugar, grab a snack, or take a break. My job will be on my feet and on the go.

My question to you all in a similar situation is, how do you manage working with diabetes? How do you tell your potential boss about your needs?

Thanks!!

favorite blood glucose monitor?

okcpwd1 — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:08:47 GMT

I have 8 (count 'em!) 8 meters all over my house. The one I use most often (and my fave) is Accu-chek Aviva. I wana know what is your favorite blood glucose monitor? It will be interesting to see what everyone uses...

Update

stilledlife — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:57:26 GMT

When I started visiting Juvenation back in November 2008 I felt like a pretty sorry lot!

But this community really helped turn that around. I've been gone for a while but I am back to say WOW! My ha1c was 8.6 when I started here. So much has happened thanks to the inspiration I found here.

So when I started I often went up to 400s and 500s about once every 3 weeks. It felt bad to say the least. But I slowly got them leveled out to now 300s once ever 3 weeks. GREAT start. So after a few months here I got my a1c down to 7.6! It took an upward slide thanks to stress up to 8.4 again =( it was a little sad but I knew it was just a number not a score.

During this time on the site I was following and keeping posts about Team Type 1, the diabetic bike racing team. What really inspired me about them was not just the fact that they were winning championship cross country races but that they also started Team Type 2 the non professional team that races in the same race as them. This along with the conversations on this site slowly started changing my perception of type 2 diabetes as a disease and a cultural phenomenon. I decided to change my perception of this as blaming the individuals for their condition to blaming a culture that is pushing natural processes in the body too fast. After all, in 2050 when almost 1/2 the people in America have this disease it can not be denied our culture needs a change.

Ultimately these racers changed my thoughts on my own disease from something I just need to live with to something that can inspire. Over the next few months as a struggled with my other life decisions I came to the conclusion that I need to get into diabetes education. Go to school again and get a BSN. It won't be easy. After all I got a 3 on my math section of my ACT if anyone wants to know... I suck at math.

So to start off I did something amazing now just before I start the nursing program. I got my A1C down to 6.4.

o.O who would have thunk it? I didn't even try hard. That is the lowest it has been in 5 years. I don't believe in divinity but I'll take it as a sign from my self that I have made the right decision and continue to try to inspire.

Choosing the right Meter and Lancing Device

cath0617 — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:06:46 GMT

Hello,

My son was just recently diagnosed and I am trying to find a better price for his testing supplies. It seems like the One Touch Delica lancets are very expensive and mail order pharmacies do not supply them. Can anyone tell me a great meter and lancing device that uses 33 guage lancets?? Or a name and number of a decent priced mail order pharmacy??

Just looking for suggestions.

Thanks

Ketones with Normal Blood Sugars?!

Emily — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:16:01 GMT

I have no idea what is going on with me and unfortunately my doctor is of little to no assistance right now. Lately, I have had this thing going on where I have small-moderate levels of ketones with normal blood sugar readings. I don't usually feel sick either. I will check when I have some symptoms, fruity breath etc. I check my ketones with ketostix.

Tonight, I had the sweet breath symptom, so I used ketostix (2 of them to reassure) and it they both read at the moderate level.

This should not be an issue of not eating enough carbs... I eat plenty!

Has anyone ever had this happen?

testingg...

Victoria Hull — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:37:41 GMT

so i have had diabetes for about 7 years, and to be honest its been a struggle. i know exactly what i have to do and how to do it, but for some reason i NEVER want to test my sugar!! and that is the most vital part of taking care of yourself. does anyone have any ways that worked for them? my recent a1c was 10.5 and i really need to get that under control.

any advice or ideas would help.

iBGStar Glucometer for iPhone!

Mandie — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:46:57 GMT

Sooooo, is anyone as stoked as I am that the first iPhone extra to EVER be approved by Apple and actually be officially announced is the iBGStar Glucometer? It's a little device that plugs in to your iPhone and you use regular old teststrips and it read your level. SO, iPhone will officially be turned in to a glucometer, where you can then upload your levels to your doctor and log it and all that fun stuff IN YOUR iPHONE! Diabetes makes a cool, comeback! No longer must we be the wierdos with the funny looking machine. That's right, our iPhones will suffice, probably surpass what we are all used to now. I don't know about you, but I'm signing up. Should be available to the public in 2011. Oh, and iPhone comes to Verizon Wireless in January... if anyone was wondering :)

I need help with getting test strips, please help me!

Debra — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:18:08 GMT

Hi,

~Debra

highs from carb and protein-filled foods?

Hayley Schreiter — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 22:57:13 GMT

I have been struggling with high blood sugars resulting from eating carb AND protein-filled foods, such as pizza, cheese and chicken quesadillas, pasta with cheese, etc. My highs are typically around 300. As an example, if I eat a small quesadilla with chicken and cheese inside, I bolus for 30 grams of carbohydrate. An hour later, I still experience a high and it's become really frustrating lately, as I'm a college student and foods like these are kind of hard to avoid, although I try to avoid them most of the time and try to eat simpler carb choices and smaller amounts of protein, as to avoid going high later.

I have a calorie-king carb counting book, but I think I may need to try dual-wave or square-wave boluses for these meals.

Has anyone had any success with these methods of pumping?..especially for foods like these?

--Hayley

Should I or shouldn't I?

Nicole — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:10:26 GMT

I went to the doctor yesterday (It had been 3 years since I had been to one... I KNOW...) and she gave me a blood sugar monitor (I hadn't tested for months... I KNOW!!...).

Anyways- I started testing yesterday and my blood sugars have been consistently high. All day today they have ranged between 200-390, and that has been with little food and lots of insulin. I tested an hour ago and it was 515! I took 20 units of humalog and tested again just now and it was 392.

My last A1C was 10.7 (last week) and I'm thinking since I haven't kept a very close watch on things there may be something more serious going on... but it seems like every time I think something is serious and I go to the ER they pump me full of fluids and send me home with a HUGE bill.

Should I wait it out or should I pack a bag and head to the hospital?

Ten Reasons To Test Blood Sugar

Richard Vaughn — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:01:21 GMT

A good article from Diabetes Health.

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2010/08/03/6793/ten-reasons-to-test-your-blood-sugar/

finger and foot care advice

Patrick Kelly — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:10:16 GMT

Would you please share your daily finger and foot care advice? I typically use whatever lotion is on sale when I remember to apply it, would anyone recommend some good lotion brands for diabetic fingers and feet? I have seen diabetiderm or similar lotions at the pharmacy, would anyone recommend these or are there others that are better?

I'll Take "Ups & Downs" For $1000, Alex

ralfe1315 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:34:03 GMT

I was speaking with a fellow type 1, recently. She and I were talking about things that impact our BGs in strange ways.

Here are some things that tend to drop my BG levels:

When I get nervous (I don't usually get nervous. When I do, it's because I feel unprepared for something)
Drinking beer
Golfing (I know it's not THAT strange, but it's not like I'm doing aerobic exercise)
Laughing/Being in a great mood for extended periods of time (this one is very strange to me. I think I understand it, but it's still strange)
Sadness/Crying (not to be confused with depression)

These are the things, that I've noticed, that may make my BGs higher:

Being sick (most of us know this one, but it's strange when it happens)
Anger
Depression
Flying (I'm not afraid of flying, and I don't have any anxiousness towards flying, but I have noticed my BGs go up after landing...weird)
Working at my desk for extended periods of time (I'm sure this is due to inactivity. I still find it strange)

So, what are some things that effect you with ups & downs?

Is the doctor nuts or am I???

Debbi — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:47:46 GMT

How often do you all check your blood sugar & how often do you think it is appropriate to check an 18 month old on a normal basis (not sick, ect.)

Benjamin was very sick this past week & we ended up spending a few nights at the hospital. He wouldn't eat or drink so he needed an iv. He is going great now & that is not why I am posting just wanted you to know the background :).

While we were there I encountered a resident that seemed very uninformed about diabetes. He asked me how often I check Benjamins bs & I said usually 8 times a day (am, mid morning, lunch, mid afternoon, supper, bedtime for him, bedtime for me, and once during the night). This doctor acted like I was a really overprotective mother who was putting her son through unnecessary pokes. (Yes he actually said that!) He recommended that I only needed to check 3 maybe 4 times a day unless I was seeing symptoms of a low.

So be honest with me...am I checking to often???

(I am still checking that often & I plan to discuss it with our endo the next time we talk)

Thanks!

Debbi

Go Technology!

Cassie — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:47:51 GMT

Has anyone else heard about those nano ink tattoos that they've discovered. I think they are pretty awesome, and I'm not a fan of tattoos. I really wish that they were moving quicker to get them out to the public though, I mean I was talking to my mom about them and she said that if they were available, I'd be getting a tatoo today. Also, has anyone heard about the Solo pump? I'm having no luck getting the omnipod with my insurance, so I'm looking at other pumps that are also available and I came across this one. If anyone has any more information on this new technology, I'm extremely interested in it.

morning number

rrz6698 — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:08:48 GMT

Hi everyone! I'm curious of what your morning sugar levels are, to get a general idea of your "norm". My son's have been a bit high lately, and I'm wondering if he is coming out of his honeymoon. Also...he has been having some crazy rebounds after treating lows.

Thanks in advance!