Comments on: Elizabeth Profit: Diabetes & the Future of Pro Tennis http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/elizabeth-profit-diabetes-the-future-of-pro-tennis.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sysy Morales http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/elizabeth-profit-diabetes-the-future-of-pro-tennis.html/comment-page-1#comment-392842 Sysy Morales Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:19:59 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10474#comment-392842 Thanks for posting. It is so nice to hear about a family making it work with diabetes and no formal insurance. I ask myself, what happens to this girl's mom if she needs medical assistance? It seems this is a mother who s really sacrificing for her children. Hopefully it just means she does her best to stay healthy so she doesn't need to go to the doctor. As a type 1 diabetic, my goal is to only see the doctor for check ups and I find that goal inspires me to try real hard to take care of myself. Bravo to his woman and her daughters. I hope to hear more about them one day! Thanks for posting. It is so nice to hear about a family making it work with diabetes and no formal insurance. I ask myself, what happens to this girl’s mom if she needs medical assistance? It seems this is a mother who s really sacrificing for her children. Hopefully it just means she does her best to stay healthy so she doesn’t need to go to the doctor. As a type 1 diabetic, my goal is to only see the doctor for check ups and I find that goal inspires me to try real hard to take care of myself. Bravo to his woman and her daughters. I hope to hear more about them one day!

]]> By: nr http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/elizabeth-profit-diabetes-the-future-of-pro-tennis.html/comment-page-1#comment-391664 nr Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:08:28 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10474#comment-391664 As someone that was diagnosed at age 10, I'm always amazed by people that were diagnosed as toddlers. I switched to the Omnipod because of sports. Taking insulin by injections was not nearly flexible enough for me. When I took my long-acting insulin, it was impossible to know with certainty when or how long I would exercise. Being able to adjust insulin dosage on the fly is crucial. I may not know for sure whether I'm going to exercise right up until the moment I start, so the pump is a life-saver. I have reduced the amount of carbohydrates I need when cycling by more than half by being able to adjust my basal rate so easily. As someone that was diagnosed at age 10, I’m always amazed by people that were diagnosed as toddlers.

I switched to the Omnipod because of sports. Taking insulin by injections was not nearly flexible enough for me. When I took my long-acting insulin, it was impossible to know with certainty when or how long I would exercise. Being able to adjust insulin dosage on the fly is crucial. I may not know for sure whether I’m going to exercise right up until the moment I start, so the pump is a life-saver. I have reduced the amount of carbohydrates I need when cycling by more than half by being able to adjust my basal rate so easily.

]]> By: Cara http://www.diabetesmine.com/2009/10/elizabeth-profit-diabetes-the-future-of-pro-tennis.html/comment-page-1#comment-391620 Cara Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:09:20 +0000 http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=10474#comment-391620 Awesome. :) Awesome. :)

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