Multi-tasking.

31 March 2009
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I’ve had one of those impossible diabetes days today. Started off ok after getting up at 2am, testing BG and taking a bit more insulin…. so I woke up at a 5.8 (this is AMAZING for me). Then – shower and site change. This is pretty much where it all started to fall apart.

First meeting from 8:30 – 9:15. Cab to my client. Second meeting 9:30 – 10:30. Get back to office. Check BG. 20.1 – gaaaahhhh! Waste no time in grabbing an insulin pen and correcting. BGs start to head in right direction. Back to an ok level by 1pm so have some lunch. Off to client for 2:30pm meeting. It’s a meeting with about 12 people on…

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By Nic on 31 March 2009 at 8.10 pm
Posted in Hypos & Hypers, Slice of Life
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Smiths Medical to stop making Cozmo pumps.

26 March 2009
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I saw this come across the internet today, which is an interesting one to watch for those of us on Cozmo pumps:

25th March 2009

Dear Valued Customer,

Important Announcement Regarding the Deltec Cozmo® Insulin Pump

As you may have heard or read recently, Smiths Medical is planning to discontinue selling the Deltec Cozmo® insulin pump. This decision will apply to new customers as well as to current customers who wish to replace their pump at the end of their current warranty periods. We remain committed to excellent customer service and will provide you with ongoing support for the remaining time period of your current pump warranty.

Your Deltec Cozmo® insulin pump remains an excellent choice to…

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By Nic on 26 March 2009 at 7.34 pm
Posted in Insulin Pumps
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Trialnet – have you tried it?

26 March 2009
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One of our blog readers, Kris mentioned something really interesting in her reply to my post Sweden leads charge on type 1 vaccinations.

I’m just repeating what she said for your benefit: in NZ you can go to the Liggins Institute and get a blood test done which will be sent off to the States to be processed through TrialNet.

According to their website:

We can tell if a person is at risk [of Type 1 diabetes] by doing a blood test. Certain proteins show up in the blood up to 10 years before a person develops diabetes.

You may be able to get this blood test through TrialNet if you…

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By Nic on 26 March 2009 at 7.10 pm
Posted in Science & Research
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Guest Blog: Water in my Whiskey

25 March 2009
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I’ve had a recurring joke with Nic that we live parallel lives for the last wee while because it sometimes seems that at every turn we somehow experience very similar if not identical events in our diabetic lives – whatever that may be. It now turns out that this may in fact not be limited to just Nic and may be extendable to my one other close diabetic friend! Now, I’m not sure whether the debacle I’m about to admit to is because of the 14 hour days I’m pulling at work while I try to pull the details for my wedding together (which is next weekend) or simply because I have a habit of being a bit of a forgetful Jane (per…

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By Aaron on 25 March 2009 at 9.47 pm
Posted in Insulin Pumps, Slice of Life
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Sweden leads charge on type 1 vaccinations.

23 March 2009
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I was fascinated to read this article (and then keen to go and get my hands on some of the medicine and time-travel back to the early 90s).

This is the gist of the article:

At Malmo University Hospital, Lund University in Sweden, large screening tests results in a continuous identification of children that are subject to a very high risk of developing type 1 diabetes. By measuring different biomarkers in blood samples, it is possible to determine in an early stage that these children are in the autoimmune disease process that destroys their insulin producing cells. If vaccination with Diamyd(r) succeeds to intervene in the disease process before too many of the insulin cells are destroyed, the disease will…

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By Nic on 23 March 2009 at 11.38 am
Posted in Science & Research
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