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I find that sometimes I have to up the suggested insulin bolus for the given amount of CHO by about 20%. For instance, if the bolus calculator suggests a total of 7 units, I might give 5 as an immediate bolus and 3 extended over 3 hours. The meals...
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Agree to disagree.
An important point, in response to liver damage, due to statins. No one, I repeat, no one has ever died from statin-induced hepatotoxicity. As Dave indicated, stopping the med always returns the liver enzyme levels to baseline. This is in contrast...
Me too. Aren't lefties the people who are in their right minds! :)
Mick replied to Brian Grant's discussion 'New Omnipod PDM'February 20
I recently got to “play” with the new PDM and the pod during a visit to Insulet. The PDM is about the same size as the current one. To me the biggest change, aside from the color screen, was that the PDM will now take meal bolus in to account wit...
Mick joined Lloyd's groupFebruary 15

Profile Information

Hometown (where you come from):
Orono, ME
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
November 25, 1978
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
5.9 (06/02/09)
What glucose meter do you use?
One Touch Ping meter, Dexcom Seven Plus
Type of treatment you use
Pump
What pump model do you use, if any?
One Touch Ping
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
CGMS
What do you do for a living?
Endocrinologist

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Mick

30 years and still going strong….a novella by Mick


Today is the 30th birthday of my diabetes. Big day, for sure. I’m not sure if I didn’t think I would get here, but it is definitely a momentous occasion. One of my favorite books about diabetes in called… Continue

Posted on November 25, 2008 at 4:30pm — 17 Comments

Mick

REQUEST FOR CGMS: DENIED BY INSURANCE


I have been both personally and professionally affected by the ongoing denial of CGM coverage by medical insurance companies.

I have felt, since the first time I wore a CGM system, that this technology represented an astounding leap forward in the management of diabetes. To know what fo… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Mick

Bad timing, poor preparation, no fun...

I had been raving, to anyone who would listen, about the Inset 30 for the last several weeks. No occlusion alarms, more stable sugars, comfortable going in, etc, etc...

So, yesterday AM I put in a new set and sugars are ok during the day, not great. I had a high after lunch and then over-treated resulting in a low. Overall, I though that the set was functioning ok. Last night I had tickets to the final Celtics game of the season. I can't stress enough how excited I was. I've loved this team, th… Continue

Posted on April 17, 2008 at 10:55am — 1 Comment

Mick

For Type 1 diabetes awareness day

Things are crazy busy right now, I have to give a 1 hour presentation on Vitamin D at the hospital tomorrow morning. Why do I always wait until the last moment to finish my slides? This is a song that I love and feel sums up some of the feelings of type 1 diabetes. It's not as personal as "my story" but it's what I can do today.

Pray For Grace
By Michael Franti & Spearhead


Chorus:
Why must I feel like this today?
I'm a soldier but afraid sometimes
To face the things that may… Continue

Posted on April 14, 2008 at 7:03am — 1 Comment

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At 5:39am on April 13, 2009, Jill Randall said…
Good to see you again and to meet your family. Your wife is very nice and hopefully Libby had fun. The boys think they need to show off for company! Take care! Jill
At 7:46am on April 2, 2009, Deb said…
Hey. Hadn't been to the site in awhile. Clicked on a few of my contacts to see if they had anything new up on their page ! I just put up a new photo of our Vail ski trip . . it was awesome ! Take care, see you soon. ~Deb
At 8:34pm on February 23, 2009, Manny Hernandez said…
Just stopping by to say hi. How are things going?
At 7:28pm on December 25, 2008, Manny Hernandez said…
Thanks, Mick!! It was a great experience!
At 7:28pm on December 14, 2008, debb said…
i have an aunt who lives in bangor. she has lived there ever since i was a little girl. she lives out by the old air force airport. i can still remember those old planes coming and going. i was sleeping once when we were almost to her house and my dad said debb wake up and look at this. it looked like the darn plane was going to land on us. it freaked me out real bad. i remember everyone laughing at me because of it.
i sure hope you can get back home soon. we are getting a lot of rain and high winds. i think i'm going to bunker down and stay in where it is warm and dry. hopefully it will die out before getting to you guys. this wind is the last thing you need.
At 9:00pm on December 12, 2008, debb said…
i saw it on the news tonight. i never meant for you guys to get hit with an ice storm. just a little snow. hope you get your heat and lights back on soon. i have a lot of family spread out from bangor, saco, stonington me, nh, and mass. i haven't been able to reach any of them. so i'm assuming they all lost power. stay warm and well.
debb.............
At 4:45pm on December 12, 2008, diabeticidol 94 said…
Hey! Mick HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY I celebrated mine in November I turned the Big 40! But thats ok! its just a number.And IT was a magical one at that. I was in Walt disney world. It was AMAZING! i HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE . We stayed at the animal kingdom lodge and i a woke every morning to savanah veiw of balcony of Girafees and zebras and all sorts of animals. And I also got to interact of the dolphins. OMG! It was so Amazing! I really wanna go back there and do it all over again 40! really rocks so far. Take Care and enjoy it! Many Blessing on this day and always espeilly in health. My last a1c this week was 5.5. Well bye till next time.
At 1:38pm on December 12, 2008, Emily Joy said…
Happy Birthday, Mick! Hope you have an awesome day! Actually, have an awesome month. Because... in my family, we like to think of them as "birth-months" instead of just "birth-days". so... celebrate for the next few weeks, too!!! Enjoy your time with your family and friends!
At 10:16am on December 12, 2008, Manny Hernandez said…
Happy BIRTHDAY, MICK!!!! Thank you so much for entering our lives, man.
At 5:06am on December 12, 2008, debb said…
hi mick,
i just wanted to say happy birthday. from what my dad and sister tell me (Allenstown, NH), snow has been a little hard to come by out there. i told them i'm really trying to send as much your way as possible. i already have had way too much. so if it gets there that's my birthday present to you. (evil laugh inserted here). i'll bet your little one will enjoy it. anyway happy birthday.
 
 

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