Comments on: new member http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/ for anyone who has been touched by this disease Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:12:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Luella Buckner http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3844 Luella Buckner Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:19:17 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3844 Robbie, why arn't you eating smaller but more times daily. Anyone would get hungry without food for 6 hrs. You may want to try an endocrinologist or the pump. I usually graze all day. Also I enjoy the sugar-free Blue Bell popcycles and low sugar fugdesticks between meals. I consider the popcycles as hydration help. I think I'll move to England. As a single person, most of my money goes to taxes, medical ins. and medications. I have never found a break on these. i have no idea. this is just how the specialist wants it. i consider myself lucky to have such great insurance. i can not believe how much you guys have to pay for your supplies. i pay only 17 bucks for 100 strips. out of 360 bucks for my supplies, i only paid 80. out of 13,600 i'll probably only have to pay 500 or so for my hospital bill. robby Robbie, why arn’t you eating smaller but more times daily. Anyone
would get hungry without food for 6 hrs. You may want to try an
endocrinologist or the pump. I usually graze all day.
Also I enjoy the sugar-free Blue Bell popcycles and low sugar
fugdesticks between meals. I consider the popcycles as hydration
help.
I think I’ll move to England. As a single person, most of my money
goes to taxes, medical ins. and medications. I have never found a
break on these.
i have no idea. this is just how the specialist wants it. i consider
myself lucky to have such great insurance. i can not believe how much
you guys have to pay for your supplies. i pay only 17 bucks for 100
strips. out of 360 bucks for my supplies, i only paid 80. out of
13,600 i’ll probably only have to pay 500 or so for my hospital bill.
robby

]]> By: Arlen Roberts http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3830 Arlen Roberts Wed, 02 Mar 2005 05:53:27 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3830 Mary, I found strips for $65 for 100 from Canadapharmx. I am not sure what they go for in the US. Also, they are listed on ebay; the range presently is from 33 to 60 bucks. It may be a bit of a gamble, but I have found things on ebay to be usually reliable. This is where I would get mine if insurance did not cover, as it does not the glucagon. It would be another story if the test strips were to be injected, but since they are not, what the heck. I imagine some of them come from widows who may have recently lost a diabetic husband or vice versa, or some kind of similar situations. Others, for sure, are trying to make a buck off the insurance companies. Shame on them, but potentially good for us. I went to ebay and typed in 'freestyle test strips' and got quite a few results. Good luck on it! I thought the 65 was alot, but keep in mind, that is more than likely Canadian. If you use a credit card, the credit card company will exchange the rate automatically, and you will see the lower US dollar charge on your card statement. Paying cash or check from US to Canada is not wise, for the exchange is not to your advantage in that direction. It is worth sending a question to the seller to find out that information. good night! Joan Mary,

I found strips for $65 for 100 from Canadapharmx. I am not sure what they go for in the US. Also, they are listed on ebay; the range presently is from 33 to 60 bucks. It may be a bit of a gamble, but I have found things on ebay to be usually reliable. This is where I would get mine if insurance did not cover, as it does not the glucagon. It would be another story if the test strips were to be injected, but since they are not, what the heck. I imagine some of them come from widows who may have recently lost a diabetic husband or vice versa, or some kind of similar situations. Others, for sure, are trying to make a buck off the insurance companies. Shame on them, but potentially good for us.

I went to ebay and typed in ‘freestyle test strips’ and got quite a few results.

Good luck on it! I thought the 65 was alot, but keep in mind, that is more than likely Canadian. If you use a credit card, the credit card company will exchange the rate automatically, and you will see the lower US dollar charge on your card statement. Paying cash or check from US to Canada is not wise, for the exchange is not to your advantage in that direction. It is worth sending a question to the seller to find out that information.

good night!

Joan

]]> By: Arlen Roberts http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3827 Arlen Roberts Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:24:40 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3827 Mary, I found my freestyle on ebay, of all places. I was skeptical at first, wondering if it was accurate. Then I found my old machine (I had misplaced it), and did some comparison tests, and they were within a couple points of each other. The freestyle I found was new, in box, but the expiration date was for the strips that came with it, so it was going for about $20. I believe you can find the strips from Canada. I realize that can be risky, because it is illegal to acquire our pharmaceuticals from Canada. However, until all the supplies are covered by insurance, (including glucagon), I will continue to get some of my stuff from there. Glucagon is not considered a necessity by my insurance, and it is $105.00 over the counter. I wrote to the state's commission of insurance, and they were able to convince my insurance to cover ONE dose of glucagon. How generous. Anyway, you may want to contact YOUR commission of insurance, and see what you can do to get them to cover more. It is ludicrous to think they would rather we end up in the hospital! Although, and I am sounding very morbid here, and I apologize, we would be cheaper to the insurance companies deceased, which is sometimes I think their goal. C'est la vie. The one thing I have learned is not to take 'no' for an answer where diabetes care is concerned. When we work our tails off taking good care of ourselves, it is no crime to require access to the tools we need to do so. Regards to all, Joan Mary,

I found my freestyle on ebay, of all places. I was skeptical at first, wondering if it was accurate. Then I found my old machine (I had misplaced it), and did some comparison tests, and they were within a couple points of each other. The freestyle I found was new, in box, but the expiration date was for the strips that came with it, so it was going for about $20. I believe you can find the strips from Canada. I realize that can be risky, because it is illegal to acquire our pharmaceuticals from Canada. However, until all the supplies are covered by insurance, (including glucagon), I will continue to get some of my stuff from there. Glucagon is not considered a necessity by my insurance, and it is $105.00 over the counter. I wrote to the state’s commission of insurance, and they were able to convince my insurance to cover ONE dose of glucagon. How generous.

Anyway, you may want to contact YOUR commission of insurance, and see what you can do to get them to cover more. It is ludicrous to think they would rather we end up in the hospital! Although, and I am sounding very morbid here, and I apologize, we would be cheaper to the insurance companies deceased, which is sometimes I think their goal. C’est la vie.

The one thing I have learned is not to take ‘no’ for an answer where diabetes care is concerned. When we work our tails off taking good care of ourselves, it is no crime to require access to the tools we need to do so.

Regards to all,

Joan

]]> By: Luella Buckner http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3817 Luella Buckner Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:21:57 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3817 ADVERTISEMENT Hi Robert, My name is Brian. . I understand how frightening it all can be. I was diagnosed in May, but diabetes has always been lurking in the corners of my family's genetic disposition. It sounds like you were in dKa when you went to the hospital. I guess most folks are. My entrance to this club was under circumstances much like yours. How are you doing with your injections? To be honest, I have more problems with the finger prick than the shots. I am on a 4 injection regimen; 7ish units of R before meals and 17 units of NPH at bedtime. I use a 30gage .3cc short syringe. If you have insurance, all the better for you, but if not the WalMart ReliOn brand is about the least expensive way to go. ( You know, If I only had a buck for as many times as I have plugged their product...... ) Also testing supplies can be purchased on eBay at a significant discount. Anyway, <!--more--> I see that Jen and Kate have already responded o your post. There are wonderful people in this group. I wish you luck. Feel free to email me directly if I can be of any support. Peace to you and to all here hi. yep i have great insurance. its free, my company offers it to all of their employees. when i first got out of the hospital, it was over 360 dollars for all of my supplies. i only paid about 80. right now i take 4 units of novolog before breakfast and lunch, and 6 at supper. i am on a 75 carb diet for each meal, so i dont understand why they want me taking more at supper. the finger testing has been no problem, i never thought i'd say that. at first i was scared about giving myself shots, but now its not so bad. i use this pin, and a disposable needle for my lantus. yeah i had dka, bad. my blood had turned toxic. i was on an iv for 3 days. i kept having to eat these horrible potassium pills. i had blood tests over and over again. the ones right in my artery in my arm hurt like heck! i'm go glad thats over. robby ADVERTISEMENT
Hi Robert,
My name is Brian. . I understand how frightening it all can be. I was
diagnosed in May, but diabetes has always been lurking in the
corners of my family’s genetic disposition. It sounds like you were
in dKa when you went to the hospital. I guess most folks are. My
entrance to this club was under circumstances much like yours. How
are you doing with your injections? To be honest, I have more
problems with the finger prick than the shots. I am on a 4 injection
regimen; 7ish units of R before meals and 17 units of NPH at bedtime.
I use a 30gage .3cc short syringe. If you have insurance, all the
better for you, but if not the WalMart ReliOn brand is about the
least expensive way to go. ( You know, If I only had a buck for as
many times as I have plugged their product…… ) Also testing
supplies can be purchased on eBay at a significant discount. Anyway,

I see that Jen and Kate have already responded o your post. There are
wonderful people in this group. I wish you luck. Feel free to email
me directly if I can be of any support.
Peace to you and to all here
hi. yep i have great insurance. its free, my company offers it to all
of their employees. when i first got out of the hospital, it was over
360 dollars for all of my supplies. i only paid about 80. right now i
take 4 units of novolog before breakfast and lunch, and 6 at supper.
i am on a 75 carb diet for each meal, so i dont understand why they
want me taking more at supper. the finger testing has been no
problem, i never thought i’d say that. at first i was scared about
giving myself shots, but now its not so bad. i use this pin, and a
disposable needle for my lantus. yeah i had dka, bad. my blood had
turned toxic. i was on an iv for 3 days. i kept having to eat these
horrible potassium pills. i had blood tests over and over again. the
ones right in my artery in my arm hurt like heck! i’m go glad thats
over.
robby

]]> By: Luella Buckner http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3816 Luella Buckner Thu, 17 Feb 2005 05:12:21 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3816 Welcome, Think you will like this group. We have newly diagnosed and long-timers. I am a 38 yr diabetic Type 1. That is how I found out by over drinking, peeing, throwing up, and then I couldn't breathe. Lost some weight as well. Feel free to write anytime as questions come up. hi. i'm glad i found it. i am glad i have found alot of groups with other people who have this. i'm glad i went into the hospital when i did, if i had waited much longer, i probably wouldnt be around to write this message. robby Welcome, Think you will like this group. We have newly diagnosed and
long-timers. I am a 38 yr diabetic Type 1. That is how I found out
by over drinking, peeing, throwing up, and then I couldn’t breathe.
Lost some weight as well. Feel free to write anytime as questions
come up.
hi. i’m glad i found it. i am glad i have found alot of groups with
other people who have this. i’m glad i went into the hospital when i
did, if i had waited much longer, i probably wouldnt be around to
write this message.
robby

]]> By: Luella Buckner http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3815 Luella Buckner Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:02:46 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3815 hi robbie, you will be ok. i have had diabetes for 22 years and i have been on the insulin pump for a year now. i have no complications from my diabetes. good luck...you will be ok!!! hi, i'm glad to meet you here. i'm glad you dont have any of those complications. those are what i want to avoid! i'm healthy now, and thats the way i intend to keep it. i used to work with an older lady who totally did not take care of herself. she had horrible eye problems because of it. she went to mcdonalds almost every day. right now my doctor has me eating 3 75 carb meals a day, and 1 30 carb snack at night. i take 4 units of novolog before breakfast and lunch, and 6 at supper. every night at 4 am i use 5 units of lantus. i was scared of giving myself shots at first, but now its not that bad. i use this little thing that looks like a pen. i've had alot of problems with my sugars going to low. last week after i ate lunch at work, i started feeling really sweaty and was shaking. i checked my <!--more--> levels and they were 36. that was scary. i had the same thing happen to me on christmas when it dropped to 46. i think they were giving me to much insulin. robby hi robbie, you will be ok. i have had diabetes for 22 years and i
have been on the insulin pump for a year now. i have no
complications from my diabetes. good luck…you will be ok!!!
hi, i’m glad to meet you here. i’m glad you dont have any of those
complications. those are what i want to avoid! i’m healthy now, and
thats the way i intend to keep it. i used to work with an older lady
who totally did not take care of herself. she had horrible eye
problems because of it. she went to mcdonalds almost every day. right
now my doctor has me eating 3 75 carb meals a day, and 1 30 carb
snack at night. i take 4 units of novolog before breakfast and lunch,
and 6 at supper. every night at 4 am i use 5 units of lantus. i was
scared of giving myself shots at first, but now its not that bad. i
use this little thing that looks like a pen. i’ve had alot of
problems with my sugars going to low. last week after i ate lunch at
work, i started feeling really sweaty and was shaking. i checked my

levels and they were 36. that was scary. i had the same thing happen
to me on christmas when it dropped to 46. i think they were giving me
to much insulin.
robby

]]> By: Luella Buckner http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3812 Luella Buckner Sun, 13 Feb 2005 10:24:24 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3812 hi. i just joined this place. i found out i have type 1 diabetes last month. its very scary. i've been talking to people online about it, and its been making me feel better. i had been feeling sick for about 2 weeks. i was drinking almost a gallon of milk a night, and i had to pea constantly. i ended up going to the hospital and they immediately put me on an iv. i was stunned when they told me what i had. i was in the hospital for 5 days, and it was no fun. i'm 25, by the way in indiana. the doctor said as long as i take care of myself, i should never have any of those complications. those are what i'm afraid of. i dont want kidney disease or heart disease, or any of that stuff. i was usually 140 pounds, but in the hospital i was down to 115. it was terrible. i hope i can find more people to talk to in here. robby hi. i just joined this place. i found out i have type 1 diabetes last
month. its very scary. i’ve been talking to people online about it,
and its been making me feel better. i had been feeling sick for about
2 weeks. i was drinking almost a gallon of milk a night, and i had to
pea constantly. i ended up going to the hospital and they immediately
put me on an iv. i was stunned when they told me what i had. i was in
the hospital for 5 days, and it was no fun. i’m 25, by the way in
indiana. the doctor said as long as i take care of myself, i should
never have any of those complications. those are what i’m afraid of.
i dont want kidney disease or heart disease, or any of that stuff. i
was usually 140 pounds, but in the hospital i was down to 115. it was
terrible. i hope i can find more people to talk to in here.
robby

]]> By: Arlen Roberts http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3749 Arlen Roberts Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:23:17 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3749 The best thing about the Lantus, like you were saying, is to be able to skip meals. I have to skip because I am doing nursing school clinicals on a psych unit where the clients are rather, um, violent. I am not taking my insulin in there! Nor am I eating anything in there! And we are in lock-down with no keys of our own to get out. Lantus is my one true love. Isn't that sad?? LOL Joan The best thing about the Lantus, like you were saying, is to be able to skip meals. I have to skip because I am doing nursing school clinicals on a psych unit where the clients are rather, um, violent. I am not taking my insulin in there! Nor am I eating anything in there! And we are in lock-down with no keys of our own to get out.

Lantus is my one true love. Isn’t that sad?? LOL

Joan

]]> By: Arlen Roberts http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3748 Arlen Roberts Mon, 29 Nov 2004 04:13:42 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3748 Mary, I forgot to mention that the Lantus forms crystals under your skin, and that is how it is time released. Joan Mary,

I forgot to mention that the Lantus forms crystals under your skin, and that is how it is time released.

Joan

]]> By: Arlen Roberts http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3747 Arlen Roberts Sun, 28 Nov 2004 10:04:06 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/05/05/new-member/#comment-3747 Hi, Mary, It is my understanding that Lantus is long acting, up to 24 hours. It is a time-release sort of thing. For example, I take 25 units at bedtime every day, once a day. It releases approximately 1 unit of insulin to help me maintain a baseline when I am not eating. When I do eat, I just take a bolus of Humalog, and the amount of that depends on what I am eating. (oh, 4u for a half sandwich and apple, to maybe 7u for cheesecake! ) Lantus has been a Godsend for me. Nice to meet you, Mary, Joan Hi, Mary,

It is my understanding that Lantus is long acting, up to 24 hours. It is a time-release sort of thing. For example, I take 25 units at bedtime every day, once a day. It releases approximately 1 unit of insulin to help me maintain a baseline when I am not eating. When I do eat, I just take a bolus of Humalog, and the amount of that depends on what I am eating. (oh, 4u for a half sandwich and apple, to maybe 7u for cheesecake! ) Lantus has been a Godsend for me.

Nice to meet you, Mary,

Joan

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