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Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 2

Date diagnosed: July 15, 2005

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 6.5

What glucose meter do you use?: Freestyle Flash Light & Medtronic Guardian CGM

Type of treatment you use: Oral, Shots

Hometown (where you come from):: Clarion, Pa

Where do you live? (City, Country): Tampa, Florida

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: Web search

What do you do for a living?: Front Desk, Night Mgr.

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This isn't my first blog, but here goes.

Back in July of 2005 I was sitting with my wife in an Italian restaurant here in Tampa. Before the waiter took our order I drank 6 glasses of water and 4 cokes. She told me that as soon as we got home she was checking my blood glucose level cause she didn't like my symptoms. Well...she was right. My BG was 385 and I was diabetic. She hauled me into the Dr. the next day and he confirmed her diagnoses as Type 2. That was her first official diagnoses as a Nurse Practioner...even if she wasn't actin… Continue

Posted on April 15th, 2008 at 12:41pm —

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At 3:54am on May 26th, 2008, sadi said…: Hello John,

I red that it took you 30 days to have good readings with your CGM. I am under CGM for just one week and I get really wrong data. Like I was at 37 and shoes me 100. So it does not help me a lot fro the moment to avaid lows. Have you some tricks to give me on how you managed it to get right readings? Where do you put your sensor? on the belly, on arms, on hips? Has the "fat" something to do with, do i have to put the sensors on place where there is less fat like arms.
thank you very much for your help.

At 8:56pm on April 17th, 2008, cindy said…: Wow John, that's big news...about the VA covering the CGMS. I had to run into the other room to tell my husband. He will call the VA tomorrow! I don't think I mentioned it but my husband also has end stage renal disease. We are waiting for a kidney but meanwhile he is on dialysis. Does it at home every nite. So if I can find one thing to make his load even just a little lighter, I'm gonna try & get it, you know? Thanks for the info, John.

At 10:35pm on April 16th, 2008, cindy said…: Hi John, thanks for writing back. Nice to meet you. I will check out that Yahoo site. Someone else mentioned yahoo also. We are on the 2nd level grievence. I get to go before a panel to plead my case. I keep putting off writing something.I am a little intimidated by the whole thing. Did you check the VA, do they cover CGM's? My husband was in the Army. We are going to get started with those benefits also. Well, I wil let you know how things go. , cindy

At 12:55am on April 15th, 2008, cindy said…: Hi John, I saw that you are trying to get your CGM covered by youe insurance. I am doing the same. i think my husband would really benefit from using the system as he gets low before he knows it. Are you having any luck in your fight? Do you have any help or resourses? I was thinking of calling our State Repesentative.

At 2:42pm on April 7th, 2008, Paul Smith said…: Hi John , thank you for the invite to this community. Looking forward to chatting with you. Paul

At 4:14pm on April 5th, 2008, landileigh said…: welcome john! glad you could join our little community!

At 12:51pm on April 5th, 2008, Manny Hernandez said…: Hi John! Welcome to the TuDiabetes family.

That is a great A1C you got there. Keep it up, man!

Glad you found us: please help us spread the word among others that you feel may benefit from being a member.

At 1:54am on April 5th, 2008, Stick Me Designs::Rickina said…: Hi John,

Welcome to Tudiabetes, you'll love it here* Great Information, Great People and Fantastic Conversation*