I did part of a clinical trial last fall (I was on a monitor for a week). It took some getting used to - there was much more hardware than my pump, and I had to be more careful about getting things wet etc. Hopefully they will have worked out these kinks when its released.
larry On 7/8/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we've had this discussion before. :-) > > I don't mind doing 4 shots a day. On the other hand, pumps totally > creep my out! > > What I'm really excited about are the in vivo glucose monitors that are > currently in FDA trials. I had some links on them, but I can't seem to > find them today. Anyway, not bleeding is always a goal of mine! > > --Ben > > Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > Ben, > > > > Before I was on an insulin pump, I was on a combo of humalog and > > Lantis. It worked but I disliked (hated) the number of needles I had > > to take daily. The pump is easier - just the equivalent of a needle > > every 3 days. You still have to closely monitor your glucose levels (I > > do mine about 6 to 7 times per day), but that may change in the near > > future. The first generation of continuous glucose monitoring systems > > are going to be coming out very soon. Medtronic for instance plans to > > release one that is tied into an insulin pump, and is supposed to be > > able to actively adjust the insulin basil rate depending on the > > measured glucose levels. > > > > larry > > > > On 7/8/05, Ben Doom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Jerry Johnson wrote: > >> > >>>Week before last. I went in the hospital for pneumonia, and stayed for > >>>the diabeties. > >>>They are thinking Type 1, actually. > >> > >>Wow. Kinda unusual, but not unheard of. What kind of insulin regiment > >>are you on now? > >> > >>About a month ago, I started on Lantis and Novalin. I'm starting to get > >>the hang of it. It's very flexible, but it means 4 shots a day and a > >>lot of blood sugar checks. > >> > >>Speaking of which, you should absolutely positively get a monitor that > >>lets you check the back of your arm. Trust me on this one. This is not > >>optional, this is a must-have. > >> > >>--Ben > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Sams Teach Yourself Regular Expressions in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=40 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163737 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
