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HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR CGMS. *STOP*
CANNOT BELIEVE IT ONLY TOOK ONE LETTER. *STOP*
CANNOT WAIT TO GET STARTED. *STOP*
ANY ADVICE FROM MINIMED USERS? *STOP*
NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO TWO SITES. *STOP*
NEED TO STOP BEING SO VEIN. *STOP*
MORE ABOUT THIS VERY TOPIC AS SOON AS I BEGIN. *STOP*
YAY *STOP*
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Brenda was diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and Type 2 diabetes in July 2002. After a rocky start, her diabetes has been diet-controlled since January 2004 and she hopes to keep it that way for as long as possible.
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Michelle Kowalski, a writer, editor and photography hobbiest living in Phoenix, was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in February 2005. In January 2008, as part of her quest to start on an insulin pump, Michelle learned that she actually has type 1 diabetes.
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Yay Indeed! And a Whooo-Hoooo *STOP*
I've been on the MiniMed CGMS since May 2007. Sensor results some times trail what your meter reeds say, some times seem to predict the readings and other times are identical.
This is a great tool to help you avoid the lows. MiniMed will walk you through any questions and problems you have.
Notwithstanding the instructions, charge your transmitter every three days to get the maximum life out of it.
Yeah Nicole!!! I'm so happy for you!!! I hope to join you someday....although I don't look forward to two sites either! WE are becoming full of pump bumps as we speak!
Mousie
Congratulations, that's great news. www.insulinpumpforums.com has lots of people using CGMS so is a good place to go for hints and tips. I've been using Medtronic's CGMS for 2 years and love it for the ability to spot trends and to see which direction my sugars are heading in.
I have been using the Minimed Real time for about a month now and I love it most days. Some days I want to throw it against a wall. :-) If you keep your expectations realistic you will love it. It’s awesome for watching trends. Within days of using it I was spotting trends that had me adjusting basal rates and keeping the line on my graph nice and straight.
The needle looks a little daunting but I swear it doesn’t hurt at all, although the site will bleed 90% of the time after insertion.
I find the CGMS spot on with accuracy when my BG is stable. When I am dropping quickly it can’t seem to keep up. But overall, I hate the 2 hours I am without it when I change sensors so it must not annoy me that much! Good luck and congrats on your approval!!!
Nicole, this is AMAZING!!! I am so happy you rec'd your approval so quickly!!!!!!
This is a wild ride for those of us who have been t1 for decades. I can't believe how much change we've seen. :)