If you don’t get your pizza in time, you don’t have to pay for it.
Do you think we can work out the same deal for our insulin?
In almost (exactly) 5 years of pumping, this has only happened about three or four times. But man – it is nothing but frustrating when you can’t figure out [...]
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Posted in diabetes, health, pump, work on October 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
First of all, last night after work I got my flu shot. Thankfully my employer offers them on site and for free. I have been lucky the past few years and have been covered by the vaccine and have not gotten sick. Here’s hoping that trend continues.
The nurse that gave me my shot was so [...]
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Posted in diabetes, pump, travel, work on June 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
As I mentioned in my previous post, I recently was away at a conference. This of course involved a few plane flights and their required odd occurances.
As I was proceeding through security, the guy in front of me had to be reminded to take his cell phone out of his pocket. When the security guard [...]
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Posted in diabetes, doctor, pump, vacation on May 1, 2008 | Comments Off
I have so much to write but no time to write it.
Last weekend I went out of town to Sarasota – that deserves its own post – and it will have one just as soon as I finish uploading and editing the pictures in Flickr. Much needed – and much fun!
I got my new UltraLink [...]
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Posted in diabetes, pump on April 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who have MiniMed pumps who have been waiting for years (it does feel like it has been years, doesn’t it?!) for the LifeScan (OneTouch) meters that will link to our pumps, the wait is finally OVER!!!
Check it out here: http://www.minimed.com/products/insulinpumps/components/onetouchultralink/
And… see if yours had already shipped here: https://www.minimed.com/onetouchultralink/myshipment/
Mine went to UPS [...]
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Yesterday after a full day in the office, one of my coworkers asked me to go out to dinner with her for her birthday. Her husband was out of town and why would I say no to a birthday dinner. We headed off to Cheesecake Factory. I had the chicken madeira minus the madeira. Also [...]
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Well, I had quite the eventful weekend. Friday night was the big formal. Don’t I look fancy?!
the only thing missing in this picture is a date!
I almost didn’t make it though! As I was getting ready, one of my students called me because someone in her house had broken a window – and [...]
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Posted in diabetes, pump on April 7, 2008 | 6 Comments »
This news spread like wildfire through the forums, but I don’t know how many of my d-readers are in there.
MiniMed just came out with a USB device that reads the info from your pump. No more crazy fragile cable to deal with. Oh – and did I mention it is free?!
It says it takes four [...]
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Posted in diabetes, pictures, pump on February 26, 2008 | 5 Comments »
You can click on any of the pictures to visit them in Flickr to read and leave comments, or view the whole set here.
And be sure to check out all my diabetes365 adventures while you are there!
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