I noticed a lot of chatter of late on diabetes forum sites about Symlin use. Some are still on the fence about trying this synthetic form of the human hormone Amylin, normally made by the beta cells, which helps level out post-meal glucose peaks. Others are just grateful that it’s now available in a convenient injection pen.
In early June, Amylin reported results of a study using Symlin with 112 patients with Type 2 diabetes,…
I’ve always been squeamish about trying alternate sites for my insulin pump. When Tiffany wrote about using her breasts back in 2005, I kind of shut down on the whole notion. Eeeeww! Just give me the belly and arms, thank you very much.
But now that I’m having issues with both skin irritation and lipodystrophy (overused infusion sites), I’m starting to eye the rest of my body for acceptable places to poke.
Insulet, the makers…
I knew Theresa Garnero was someone special before I even met her. She not only won the honor of AADE Diabetes Educator of the Year in 2004-2005, but she also recently won the Inspired by Diabetes contest — for a “Pin the Pancreas on the Piggy” game, no less. She also contributed to this year’s DiabetesMine Design Challenge, with a completely goofy product idea called the “Pet Pancreas” that says silly D-things when you press…
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I don’t want this post to sound negative, as I’m quite liking the modus operandi of the FreeStyle Navigator. But as you can see, reader June S. hit the nail on the head when she said, “Yikes! How can you fit a large ‘Pod’ on your body PLUS the large Navigator transmitter/receiver?” Two lumps are a lot of gear on your skin, especially in the sizzling summer heat.
After wearing this double-duty almost all week,…
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Question: How can you tell if the insulin in any given vial is still good before injecting it?
Answer: You can’t! You have to “test” it on yourself by injecting and awaiting the blood sugar results.
Isn’t that crazy?!
A reader emailed me a week or so ago asking why there is no litmus test — like a strip of test paper where applying a few drops of insulin would yield either green for “good”…