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Do you Wear Medical ID jewelry?

Replied Dec. 9, 2008

Are you the chosen one? ... Type 1, that is.

Replied Dec. 9, 2008

Don't Even Drink Diet Soda? (metabolic syndrome)

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2nd Annual New England Diabetes Meetup

July 18, 2009 from 12pm to 4pm – Near Boston, Massachusetts

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Mick is undecided about attending the event DIABETES EXPO Boston March 14, 2009 (ADA SPONSORED)14 hours ago

Profile Information

Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: November 25, 1978

Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value: 6.1 (10/10/08)

What glucose meter do you use?: Freestyle Lite, AgaMatrix KeyNote, and Dexcom

Type of treatment you use: Pump

If you use a pump, what pump model do you use?: One Touch Ping

Hometown (where you come from):: Orono, ME

Where do you live? (City, Country): Durham, NH

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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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 7:30pm — 18 Comments

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 7:30pm —

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 12:55pm — 1 Comment

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 9:03am — 1 Comment

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At 10:28pm on December 25, 2008, Manny Hernandez said…: Thanks, Mick!! It was a great experience!

At 10:28pm 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 12:00am on December 13, 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 7:45pm 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 4:38pm on December 12, 2008, Emily 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 1:21pm on December 12, 2008, Renee said…: Happy Birthday

At 1:16pm on December 12, 2008, Manny Hernandez said…: Happy BIRTHDAY, MICK!!!! Thank you so much for entering our lives, man.

At 8:06am 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.

At 12:05am on December 11, 2008, sohair said…: Happy Birthday Mick

At 10:12am on December 9, 2008, Emily said…: Oooh, there's a new generation of the omnipod coming out? That's awesome! Unfortunately, I think I had to stick with this one for 4-5 years because of insurance. Oh well. I'm still glad I got it. Yeah, I'm sure the absorbtion rate in the arm is different. Also, because, after using the stomach so long for injections and pumps... there is a lot scar tissue! I've only been doing injections for 4 months... but I can already tell.