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- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Date diagnosed
- December 15, 1944
- Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value
- 5.2
- What glucose meter do you use?
- OneTouch Ultra
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots, Diet and Exercise
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- Sacramento
- Where do you live? (City, Country)
- Sacramento, PA USA
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- From Yahoo CGM forum
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- What do you do for a living?
- Retired
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I'm glad the KeyNote is working for you. I've been using one full-time as of a week or so ago. I'm also playing with their Presto meter, I need to review that.
We had a great picnic today. About 24 people, half of us with the big D. Maybe we'll get you to come over to MA for the one next year!
Your outlook on life is inspiring. I'm happy for you that diabetes is more easily controlled now that you're retired. I was Pre-diabetic a little over a year ago. Now I'm normal, but my doctor still wrote me a prescription for a glucometer. That and the test strips are mainly covered by insurance but I do agree that at almost $1.00 per test strip, it's robbery. A lot of people don't have insurance to help cover it. Also, I'm afraid to lance myself even though the piercing is tiny. I don't know if I can do that to myself even once, never mind several times a day. Perhaps I'll get someone else to do that to me. Good luck with retirement. Sounds like you really know how to live life.
Sugar Plum
I'm like you, too cheap to pay for yet another Dexcom upgrade. But I can't wait to flip over to the new one when it arrives. I tested for about 2 weeks using both Dexcom receivers and saw a fairly profound difference in the averages reported. So I know that moving to the new one will improve my A1c.
Maybe I'll get lucky, my insurer Aetna has apparently relaxed their rules about CGM...a little.
I hope you like the Keynote. I think it's a great meter. For folks already using a FreeStyle, they miss the light that illuminates the test strip. Overall I can't see much wrong the with Keynote. Can you tell I'm a biased user?
Mind you I did get a test kit from Agamatrix so I can check out the new Presto meter. That was given to me free, but I've paid for all the Keynote stuff myself.
How are you feeling? Ok, I know...with your hands. :D I saw the comment in my mail yesterday saying that you had received your medal for your 50th year with Diabetes. But then I came on here and couldn't find you. Now I came on tonight and was Glad to see Manny's comment to you about it.
So, I'm Happy to wish you a Big Congratulations for your 50th year and for receiving your medal. What an honour and you certainly do deserve the medal. Good for you Olaf! We're Proud to know you. I hope that you are doing Well. Awesome A1c that you have there. :o)
*Terrie*
Congrats on your Joslin 50-year medal.
I would love to interview you. Are you fine with that? If so, email me at manny AT tudiabetes DOT org.
You've got 30 years of db on me - I was dx'd in '74 and never ever dared to dream that I'd still be around today. But, here I am. It's a weird, but good feeling.
Congratulations on being a successful db veteran!!