Comments on: Stand Up for Yourself

By: Rosalind Joffe

Rosalind Joffe — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 22:03:40 +0000

I don’t have Diabetes but I think that any blogger with any chronic illnness should post this — and I did. It’s so easy to feel powerless — why not do SOMETHING that has voice to it?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:57:31 +0000

Andre,
Im sorry I do not have any childern just my four legged one : )

By: Bernard Farrell

Bernard Farrell — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:49:43 +0000

Jonah

I have to agree with Dave. I blogged about this survey today. Before starting on a pump I was using MDI for YEARS without much success. And I couldn’t really exercise while on MDI.

Since starting on the pump, life has been a lot easier.

If you’ve not used the technology, then I don’t think you can truly judge the benefits (and disadvantages) of it.

By: Lili

Lili — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 23:46:48 +0000

Here’s the problem with the survey – Question 2 says “check all that apply” but if you check more than one, it says you didn’t complete the question.

By: Lili

Lili — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:43:21 +0000

Dave, I think you mean Jonah.

By: AmyT

AmyT — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:09:34 +0000

Hi Andre and Dmitriy,

The badges appear right there in the post. If you need any help getting them onto your site, send me an email.

And Joanna, I’m nearly as insulin sensitive as your little boy, so ditto for me on the pump as a life-saver.

Thanks All!

By: Andre

Andre — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:55:16 +0000

I will definitely be checking out the survey and I agree that a badge would help to promote – I’d be all for that!

By: Penny

Penny — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:14:57 +0000

Amy,

Thanks for letting us know about this. I filled out the survey and I will post about this and link to the survey later today.

The pump has been a wonderful tool for my son. He went on it when he was 3. Because it is impossible to draw up tiny doses of insulin in a syringe, we often had to let him run high. Because we couldn’t give insulin to bring him down. If we gave the smallest amount you can give in a syringe it would have been too much and he would have gone low.

The pump is the best thing that has happened to my son since he got this disease. But, because he’s on the pump, he needs his sugars monitored more closely. He checks his sugar anywhere from 10-12 times a day.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:03:38 +0000

Lili- I have to say I disagree with you on insurance companies paying for pumps. If you have never used a pump then you do not have any idea what you are talking about. Pumps offer much more refined control than daily injections. They are more convenient to use and most people who use them need that kind of control. Not to mention the 3000 or so shots that I would have to administer myself over a years time if I was using needles just doesn’t work for me. If your insurance does not cover pumps get new insurance. Having the insurance company pay for a pump is hardly a luxury. It should be considered an investment because for all the type 1′s that take care of themselves now means they won’t be costing the insurance company tons of money later on for complications cause by poor BG control. That is something people could say “why should the insurance company pay for a diabetics mismanagement of their disease?” I don’t think that would go over too well!!

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:51:44 +0000

Done! Thanks!