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I meant invitation, I spelled it wrong : )

orange_mms — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:54:05 GMT

I meant invitation, I spelled it wrong : )

Thank you for accepting my friend invatation. I am 31 and have been a T1 for 25 yrs.( it will be 26yrs. in November)

orange_mms — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:52:10 GMT

Thank you for accepting my friend invatation. I am 31 and have been a T1 for 25 yrs.( it will be 26yrs. in November)

the broadcasting program and its distance from florida lured me out there!

andrewrobeson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:51:47 GMT

the broadcasting program and its distance from florida lured me out there!

Hey girl! So I got a demo OmniPod in the mail a few days ago, and have been wearing it around! I really liked it! I couldn't even feel it. I wore it on the back of my arm where I usually wear my pump infusions and I didn't even realize it was there most of the time. :) I have another question though! Big shocker there right?! lol So when you change the site every three days, do you just throw that pod away and open another set? Did that make sense?? lol And my mom is worried that it will be a lot more expensive than my pump supplies and such, is it too bad moneywise??

DiabeticDancer — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:09:29 GMT

Hey girl! So I got a demo OmniPod in the mail a few days ago, and have been wearing it around! I really liked it! I couldn't even feel it. I wore it on the back of my arm where I usually wear my pump infusions and I didn't even realize it was there most of the time. :)

I have another question though! Big shocker there right?! lol So when you change the site every three days, do you just throw that pod away and open another set? Did that make sense?? lol And my mom is worried that it will be a lot more expensive than my pump supplies and such, is it too bad moneywise??

Hey! Thank you again for all your wonderful advice and letting me pick your brain! lol So I ordered a demo OmniPod today, which should be her in two weeks at the latest! I'm so excited!! :)

DiabeticDancer — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:15:38 GMT

Hey! Thank you again for all your wonderful advice and letting me pick your brain! lol So I ordered a demo OmniPod today, which should be her in two weeks at the latest! I'm so excited!! :)

Yeah that did make sense! lol I have used a sensor before, but I stopped using it because it hurt going in my skin really bad; and I have a really high tolerance for pain. And with that I had two injection sites in at a time and it was pretty much a pain in the butt! haha That's good that the PDM is a meter and remote thing all in one so that you don't have to worry about ten zillion things at once. Does the OmniPod alert you if your blood sugar is high?? Or is it not like a sensor and just a way to give your insulin?? Oh and what's the OmniPod website??

DiabeticDancer — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:01:41 GMT

Yeah that did make sense! lol I have used a sensor before, but I stopped using it because it hurt going in my skin really bad; and I have a really high tolerance for pain. And with that I had two injection sites in at a time and it was pretty much a pain in the butt! haha That's good that the PDM is a meter and remote thing all in one so that you don't have to worry about ten zillion things at once. Does the OmniPod alert you if your blood sugar is high?? Or is it not like a sensor and just a way to give your insulin?? Oh and what's the OmniPod website??

Hi! That did make sense for the most part! lol That is really amazing how it does it all automatically! I just thought it was a patch sort of thing you insert yourself and then attach the pod on after it was in your skin. So is the PDM thing like a little remote? I'm just trying to picture it! haha :) And do you have to use a specific glucometer that corresponds or works with the pod or PDM?

DiabeticDancer — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:38:18 GMT

Hi! That did make sense for the most part! lol That is really amazing how it does it all automatically! I just thought it was a patch sort of thing you insert yourself and then attach the pod on after it was in your skin. So is the PDM thing like a little remote? I'm just trying to picture it! haha :) And do you have to use a specific glucometer that corresponds or works with the pod or PDM?

Hello again! If I'm driving you crazy with questions just let me know! lol So how do you insert the needle and canula? Is it like a seperate insertion thing and then you put the pod on top of it and connect it? Does that make sense? And How do you type in how much insulin you want to give? Does it like talk to your glucometer or something? You know I was thinking that I probably could look these things up, but I like asking someone with personal experience! haha But let me know if I am becoming a major pain in your butt! lol :) I really appriciate you answering all my questions and such!

DiabeticDancer — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:41:21 GMT

Hello again! If I'm driving you crazy with questions just let me know! lol So how do you insert the needle and canula? Is it like a seperate insertion thing and then you put the pod on top of it and connect it? Does that make sense? And How do you type in how much insulin you want to give? Does it like talk to your glucometer or something? You know I was thinking that I probably could look these things up, but I like asking someone with personal experience! haha But let me know if I am becoming a major pain in your butt! lol :) I really appriciate you answering all my questions and such!

On the dance audition... I didn't end up making the company. : ( But it was my first big professional audition, so it was an amazing experience and will help me in future auditions. I didn't really know what to expect, so I was so majorly nervous resulting in my blood sugar shooting all over the place! There were so many amazing dancers I just felt lucky to be considered! I am taking it as a good thing beause my summer is already so jam packed with things to do that this company probably would have been the thing to push me over the edge with stress. And now I have some more free time to take extra classes, which will hopefully help me for the next big audition, which is in August for a different dance company! lol Thanks for watching my solo! I'm so proud of that dance because I suprised my mom and was able to thank her for all she helps me do through dancing. She already knows I appreciate her help, but this made it really special! It was also like my 10 year anniversary celebration, if that makes sense! lol : ) I have another question about the OmniPod; does it get caught on things easily? My pump tubing does and it hurts sooo bad! I havn't actually ripped it out before, but I've come pretty close! OW! I would think the box thing would be easy to rip out, is it? Oh and how deep is the infusion cathider that goes in your skin?? Thanks so much for helping me with this! I just feel the need to change things up! haha : )

DiabeticDancer — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:06:20 GMT

On the dance audition... I didn't end up making the company. : ( But it was my first big professional audition, so it was an amazing experience and will help me in future auditions. I didn't really know what to expect, so I was so majorly nervous resulting in my blood sugar shooting all over the place! There were so many amazing dancers I just felt lucky to be considered! I am taking it as a good thing beause my summer is already so jam packed with things to do that this company probably would have been the thing to push me over the edge with stress. And now I have some more free time to take extra classes, which will hopefully help me for the next big audition, which is in August for a different dance company! lol

Thanks for watching my solo! I'm so proud of that dance because I suprised my mom and was able to thank her for all she helps me do through dancing. She already knows I appreciate her help, but this made it really special! It was also like my 10 year anniversary celebration, if that makes sense! lol : )

I have another question about the OmniPod; does it get caught on things easily? My pump tubing does and it hurts sooo bad! I havn't actually ripped it out before, but I've come pretty close! OW! I would think the box thing would be easy to rip out, is it? Oh and how deep is the infusion cathider that goes in your skin?? Thanks so much for helping me with this! I just feel the need to change things up! haha : )

Hi! My name is Shelby! I've been diabetic for 10 years and so far so good! haha So I saw that you use an OmniPod. I use a pump, but am really interested in the OmniPod! What exactly is the difference? I don't know to much about it, but it looks like it would be really cool!

DiabeticDancer — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 19:29:14 GMT

Hi! My name is Shelby! I've been diabetic for 10 years and so far so good! haha So I saw that you use an OmniPod. I use a pump, but am really interested in the OmniPod! What exactly is the difference? I don't know to much about it, but it looks like it would be really cool!

My parents say my doctors told me to...? Now that I think of it, I can't remember them saying anything about it specifically, but it works for me so far. Benefit of the doubt, I guess, of them actually saying it. I do that all the time! One time in class, I was low and got out some hard candy to treat. Even though my sane-normal-bg-self knew to have 1/4 of the package, my low-self seemed kind of oblivious and kept munching them to make the dizziness of a low go away. It didn't work. I was over 200 within a half hour and ended up having about 3/4 of it instead. It wasn't pretty. I wish the more you ate, the faster you came up. That would be cool :) I hate waiting for it! Oddly enough, I can usually tell I'm coming up if I feel worse than I did before treating. It's kind of weird.

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:57:46 GMT

My parents say my doctors told me to...? Now that I think of it, I can't remember them saying anything about it specifically, but it works for me so far. Benefit of the doubt, I guess, of them actually saying it.

I do that all the time! One time in class, I was low and got out some hard candy to treat. Even though my sane-normal-bg-self knew to have 1/4 of the package, my low-self seemed kind of oblivious and kept munching them to make the dizziness of a low go away. It didn't work. I was over 200 within a half hour and ended up having about 3/4 of it instead. It wasn't pretty. I wish the more you ate, the faster you came up. That would be cool :) I hate waiting for it! Oddly enough, I can usually tell I'm coming up if I feel worse than I did before treating. It's kind of weird.

First things first, happy dance on my part for sticking in someone's brain. Even if it was during a low. Why does this make me happy? Because everything does. Kidding. Mostly. But it is cool to know that people actually read my rambles :) And secondly, your comment made me curious. Do you double treat when you're below 50?

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:39:50 GMT

First things first, happy dance on my part for sticking in someone's brain. Even if it was during a low. Why does this make me happy? Because everything does. Kidding. Mostly. But it is cool to know that people actually read my rambles :)

And secondly, your comment made me curious. Do you double treat when you're below 50?

So, it is great to find another college-age person with T1, but a Huskers fan?!? I just don't know if this friendship is going to work! Go Tigers! :-) Adam

amc253 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:16:00 GMT

So, it is great to find another college-age person with T1, but a Huskers fan?!? I just don't know if this friendship is going to work! Go Tigers!

:-) Adam

Kay, I was reading your latest blog post. My G-d - strong enough to handle D + eating disorder and all that entails and trying to shoulder it all on your own. What a heavy burden to carry alone. I am glad you shared the post and if I ever catch you saying you are ashamed of struggles again... well - okay - i have no recourse... but if I did… awwww, who am I kiddin’, LOL – Anyhow – I think you deserve to be quite proud of how well you are doing and all that you are carrying. It’d be like someone saying, “Well sure, I carried the piano up all three flights by myself but I am so embarrassed I didn’t bring up the bench.” Your strength, intellect, and courage continue to impress me. You won’t believe me, I know because I have a wife whose facial expressions I can read better than is good for me and I am heading down a road that always elicits a predictable reaction -but I am going to say this anyhow. Kay, you are an attractive girl and people don’t go for the skinniest person in the room even though the magazines tell you they will. Real life is weird and awkward and unpredictable and it would be great if the formula for attractiveness was so easy as “girls under 120 pounds will get all the raves.” But look around, people of all shapes and sizes end up in love and contrary to the magazines – it isn’t a fluke! Read the wedding announcements instead of Glamour for a month – that is those people looking as good as they can! Don’t get me wrong, weight loss for health’s sake is a great idea but don’t kid yourself kid – ain’t a gal out there with any better chance than you! See? I told you that you wouldn’t believe me. You can give the screen the “whatever” look at your convenience and I’ll consider it sent. That said, and on a more serious note, I am very proud of you. That post is great on a lot of levels and it took some real guts and strength. Thanks for putting yourself out there! Cheers! A-D P.S. I have long believed the biggest burden of exceptional people is that they often set the bar too high. They aim for everything they know is possible for them instead of goals that are “above average.” There is vantage from which, “above average” still looks too easy – so the really talented folks tell themselves that it isn’t good enough… It is good enough. It is excellence. Recognizing that you are missing that lesson can, in itself, be a nice lesson in humility. (now I’m really done – promise)

A-D — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:46:34 GMT

Kay,

I was reading your latest blog post. My G-d - strong enough to handle D + eating disorder and all that entails and trying to shoulder it all on your own. What a heavy burden to carry alone. I am glad you shared the post and if I ever catch you saying you are ashamed of struggles again... well - okay - i have no recourse... but if I did… awwww, who am I kiddin’, LOL – Anyhow – I think you deserve to be quite proud of how well you are doing and all that you are carrying. It’d be like someone saying, “Well sure, I carried the piano up all three flights by myself but I am so embarrassed I didn’t bring up the bench.” Your strength, intellect, and courage continue to impress me.

You won’t believe me, I know because I have a wife whose facial expressions I can read better than is good for me and I am heading down a road that always elicits a predictable reaction -but I am going to say this anyhow. Kay, you are an attractive girl and people don’t go for the skinniest person in the room even though the magazines tell you they will. Real life is weird and awkward and unpredictable and it would be great if the formula for attractiveness was so easy as “girls under 120 pounds will get all the raves.” But look around, people of all shapes and sizes end up in love and contrary to the magazines – it isn’t a fluke! Read the wedding announcements instead of Glamour for a month – that is those people looking as good as they can! Don’t get me wrong, weight loss for health’s sake is a great idea but don’t kid yourself kid – ain’t a gal out there with any better chance than you!

See? I told you that you wouldn’t believe me. You can give the screen the “whatever” look at your convenience and I’ll consider it sent. That said, and on a more serious note, I am very proud of you. That post is great on a lot of levels and it took some real guts and strength. Thanks for putting yourself out there!

Cheers!

A-D

P.S.

I have long believed the biggest burden of exceptional people is that they often set the bar too high. They aim for everything they know is possible for them instead of goals that are “above average.” There is vantage from which, “above average” still looks too easy – so the really talented folks tell themselves that it isn’t good enough… It is good enough. It is excellence. Recognizing that you are missing that lesson can, in itself, be a nice lesson in humility. (now I’m really done – promise)

Sorry for taking so long to respond! Anyway, I agree with you 100%. Although we obviously don't know what it's like to have a non-diabetic life, and I have actually read posts on other sites with people mentioning that they would have preferred to have been diagnosed younger (which sounds crazy to me!), I always find myself wondering what it would have been like were I diagnosed at a later time. I also wonder how my having diabetes has changed my life... would I still have been pursuing a medical degree were I not diabetic, or would I have been on a more artistic track in my life? I think about this since art has always been a passion of mine, but so has science... and I guess it's quite evident which of the two I chose as a career path :)

ruthyhill — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:45:32 GMT

Sorry for taking so long to respond! Anyway, I agree with you 100%. Although we obviously don't know what it's like to have a non-diabetic life, and I have actually read posts on other sites with people mentioning that they would have preferred to have been diagnosed younger (which sounds crazy to me!), I always find myself wondering what it would have been like were I diagnosed at a later time. I also wonder how my having diabetes has changed my life... would I still have been pursuing a medical degree were I not diabetic, or would I have been on a more artistic track in my life? I think about this since art has always been a passion of mine, but so has science... and I guess it's quite evident which of the two I chose as a career path :)

It's so cold out here isn't it? I'd be nice if it suddenly got warm and stayed that way...

Sabrina F — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:38:22 GMT

It's so cold out here isn't it?

I'd be nice if it suddenly got warm and stayed that way...

Just thought it would be nice just to say hello... "HELLO!" Interesting... I was diagnosed when I was three years old as well. I only have one clear memory of my life without diabetes :) Well, take care!!!

ruthyhill — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:50:43 GMT

Just thought it would be nice just to say hello... "HELLO!"

Interesting... I was diagnosed when I was three years old as well. I only have one clear memory of my life without diabetes :)

Well, take care!!!

Hi Kay! Thanks 4 the friend request! Wow, uve been a Diabetic 4 a loong time. When u got older did being a Type 1 ever bother u? or get on ur nerves that u werent like the other kids at ur high school? Im also going 2 b starting college this summer, and i was wondering if u had ne tips about how the life change effected ur Diabetes and stuff like that. Thanks! Lia <3

Lia — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:35:52 GMT

Hi Kay!

Thanks 4 the friend request! Wow, uve been a Diabetic 4 a loong time.

When u got older did being a Type 1 ever bother u? or get on ur nerves that u werent like the other kids at ur high school?

Im also going 2 b starting college this summer, and i was wondering if u had ne tips about how the life change effected ur Diabetes and stuff like that.

Thanks!

Lia <3

Kay, Thanks for the friend request, from one Pod person to another!!! It's great to hear you are having such positive results and it's cool t' see someone else's point of view while using the exact same tools... I am always excited to see anyone with T1D go into a medical field… We sure can use allies!!! Cheers! A-D

A-D — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:08:59 GMT

Kay,

Thanks for the friend request, from one Pod person to another!!! It's great to hear you are having such positive results and it's cool t' see someone else's point of view while using the exact same tools...

I am always excited to see anyone with T1D go into a medical field… We sure can use allies!!!

Cheers!

A-D