Wendy, Would love to share via e-mail. Sunday Email address is whitleydim at aol dot com =============== I adjusted your email addy so the spambots couldn't read it. Hope you don't mind....
Well, I've been using Apidra for one week and it's amazing. It's starts and peaks much faster than Novolog or Humalog. The OptiClik pen (which is the only delivery device for Apidra insulin thus far)...
http://glucowatch.com/ The above address is for the GlucoWatch website. This is a relatively new product in the last year or so, available by prescription. It is worn like a watch and has an alarm...
I think it would be much different. I can't think of any sub-topic (cause, treatment, complications, exercise, diet, lifestyle, research, cures, mortality, etc.) where the information is all the same...
This is a very decent chart depicting (broadly) the differences between t1 and t2 from the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation: http://www.jdrf.org.au/publications/factsheets/difference1and2.html...
Just off the top of my head: Cause. Treatment. Duration. Complications (chronologies, risk profiles, risk and side-effects of long-term preventative treatments such as statins and kidney medications...
Ditto for me, Claire. One of my daughter's best friends is a 15 year old t1 and she loves coming over to our house because we serve her the regular snacks and meals that she eats and home, and she...
The differences are not small, desertdiabetic. Ask any board-certified endocrinologist. My own endo would like to see them re-named! I respectfully submit that you are Wrong. And that's the point of...
Oops; Rookie mistake. Thanks for reminding us of Al aka Pin Cushion's presence and role....
You two make a terrific team. Thanks....
Well said Claire. As a matter of personal policy, I don't respond to posts from t2's which are about t2 specifically, because I have no personal experience to share. I know what I've read about t2...
I totally agree with Claire, /community/emoticons/yeah.gif but I'd already asked Jeannie about it and knew it couldn't happen as a separate forum. I think it's very difficult to mix conversations...
Jeannie & Warren: Never discount the power of hormonal change(s) on "cravings", Jeannie. I never used to like sugar/refined carbs that much until a few years ago. Hmmm. Is that another board? LOL. As...
In addition to Jeannie's helpful pointers: How old is he? He actually may very well be the only person you know who has Type 1, and he may be considered juvenile-onset if he's under 25 (his legal...
I'm excited to try this relatively new fast-acting insulin and wondered if anyone here is using it. I picked up the cartridges today but the doctor's office forgot to give me the opti-click pen (only...
I take a low dose of Avalide 300 (12.5/day) which is a blood pressure medication but like Marina, I don't have high blood pressure -- I take it for to protect my kidneys. I have long-term type 1 and...
Wow, Marina. Sounds like the pump is working well for you, and that figuring out where to put it is one of the more challenging things. Are there only certain types of insulin that work in the pump?...
I was wondering if anyone here has used the new Levemir insulin (comparable to Lantus; mfg'd by Novo Nordisk) yet?...
Hi Marina, I'm so excited to know about your experience going on the pump after 30+ years of Type 1. I see a number of kids on it (at my doctor's office) but I don't think I've seen an adult with...
Hi Marina, What do you think of the pump? I'm your age 48 (type 1 for 40 years) and take Lantus and Novolog. I can relate to several of things you mentioned in your thread. I'm very good about...
I re-use syringes also. My endo (ableit many years ago) said it wasn't a problem to re-use syringes, and I haven't asked about it since then. Infection risk isn't some sort of a "new" problem is it?...
Fair enough, Wbise (re: heat vs. light as a projected future outcome). There are very very few Type 1's participating here, and I think in part it's because it's very difficult to comment without...
Myth: All cases of diabetes are the same. Fact: There are two major types of diabetes mellitus, called Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is also called insulin dependent diabetes mellitus...
Wbise, Since you have no (zero) personal experience with Type 1, I suggest to stick to the Type 2 threads. PS: Did you read the link to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation's "Myths about Type 1...
Wbise, It's important to remember that Type 1 cannot be managed to consistently achieve the same results as a healthy person with a normal pancreas over an extended period of time. I happen to get...
That's such a good point and so important to share. In fact, I've been putting off my usual trips to the podiatrist because there are so many other specialists who must be seen on a regular basis....
Robyn, As I recall you're a Type 1. Congratulations, Mom !!!!!!!!!!!! Sunday 48 years old Type 1 for 40 years...
Totally agree with you about the video games, Jeannie. LOL. And everything you wrote for Zach's granny. Zach, as a growing teen, needs a lot more carbs than the rest of us. Zach's Granny: You've...
Great job, Jeannie. The only thing I would add is about diet and it's not only from my own experience, but from a reminder I received very recently from the mother of a fourteen year old Type 1 who...
I do what Robyn does, especially since I travel with syringes. I've done a lot of traveling abroad and have never been asked for the document, but I'm always relieved to have it with me. It simply...
Interesting, N17. I've taken insulin for over 40 years, and Lantus is truly unique, although more expensive than the other long-acting insulins. What makes Lantus unique is that it doesn't peak....
You are an incredible friend and the world is a better place for that friendship! That said, I'm humbled by what's going with your friend's child. Sounds like a difficult road for awhile. I'm not...
I'm wondering if your friend's child is cared for by a pediatric endocrinologist. While I've been diabetic since childhood, (over 40 of my 48 years), I hesitate to comment because this is a very...
I'm wondering if there are other long-term Type 1s with juvenile-onset DM out there? I'm one and could use a buddy list of other long-term Type 1s. I've done well managing this for over 40 years (am...
My fingers have never hurt because of finger pricks. Never. And I've used a wide variety of lancets without an automated trigger device since home glucose monitoring using blood first became...
I've been testing 2-10x/day for over 40 years (although when I started we used a tablet dissolved in urine or a litmus paper test strip both of which would only tell us if our urine contained sugar...