I am trying to help people. What you think those large corporate interests don’t drum up business to sell their products? I have nothing to do with selling drugs… what I have to offer is much different than drug companies and many times offers individuals much more than just controlling their problem – much of the time it will completely eliminate it if they take the necessary steps to give the body what it is crying for (their bodies actually eliminates it naturally).
I am an individual with knowledge from consulting MD's and health care professionals. Try not to determine so quickly that which you know not of.
James
That's not me - my email is Better2BHealthy@gmail.com. That is a website and has nothing to do with me.
Thanks,
James
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I am trying to help people. What you think those large corporate interests don’t drum up business to sell their products? I have nothing to do with selling drugs… what I have to offer is much different than drug companies and many times offers individuals much more than just controlling their problem – much of the time it will completely eliminate it if they take the necessary steps to give the body what it is crying for (their bodies actually eliminates it naturally).
I am an individual with knowledge from consulting MD's and health care professionals. Try not to determine so quickly that which you know not of.
James
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Just so you understand, Type 1 diabetes is not curable!! Didn't know if your friendly health care professionals told you that or not.
James, give me a break..."completely eliminate" their problem...
Do you have any idea what this site is about?? You can cure Type 1???
"Try not to determine so quickly that which you know not of." Then enlighten us on the forum so we can decide for ourselves...if this knowledge is so wonderful I would think you would want to share it with all of us despite your aversion to anything but personal chat.
Most of us have knowledge from health care professionals too...our endocrinologists. Many of us even read scientific journals...so stop avoiding a good principle of science (observation).
Gina Banned James. Thanks Gina! "Gina banned James", that would be a good band name.... LOL
I love my daughters pump she is 8 has been using it for the last 2yrs. SHe has the medtronic minimed its purple 522. there are more positives than negatives. but on the negative side.
1. have had her infusion set lay flat against her skin so the little cathetor didnt get into her skin n wasnt delivering her insulin.
2. sometimes waste more insulin if u dont use all the insulin in the cartarage. so I try not to add alot of insulin. because she only goes thru about 25u a day. And another thing she has gotten smart. she knows how to check and see how much insulin is left in her pump so she tries to not change as often as she should. so If I dont add as much insulin she needs to change it more often (sneaky huh)
3. there was a recall on her infusion sets this past summer but medtronic was good on sending out letters and new supplies to make up for thier mistake.
4 its easier to get DKA but i have change her site out if she has 3 unexplained highs cuz her site might not be right or the little catheter might not be in her belly.
5. site hardening my daughter has had this where the insulin wasnt absorbing. she was hospitalized in june. but its been better since.
like I said there are more positives. I wouldnt ever go back to the shot
I think the pump is the best way to go ESPECIALLY with kids. My endo is all for it. In fact, before they released me from the hospital he told me that he would eventually put me on one. I have a friend at work who's son is T1 and her doctor said absolutely NO to a pump. She thought that was crazy. The next time she went in, she told the doctor that she thought it would be better since SHE cannot be with him all the time and sometimes at school or daycare they give him things that causes his blood sugars to go up. Another doctor came in (her doctor's boss) and said to get the boy on a pump immediately. I am not sure why some doctors are against pumps. There are so many safety features on them now and YOU DON"T HAVE TO COUNT! They do the calculations for you. Do you know how much I love that since I have to divide by 8??!! I would recommend getting a second opinion. Hope you are able to get to a solution soon!
I want to thank everyone so much for your input. My daughter has an appointment tomorrow at the other major children's hospital in the city we live near. I'm hoping we will be on the same page with this doctor. I'm hoping this will go well. I really want to try to get my daughter on the pump. I am concerned about her emotional feelings about it, though. She hasn't been all about the pump so far, but I feel that since she's five, the decision really needs to be up to us, the parents. The reason I'm saying this is because she is five, one of her reasons for not wanting a pump is because the dummy pump she wore wasn't pink. And I quote, "I'm not wearing that stupid black thing." If her car seat was black instead of pink she wouldn't want to sit in it, but obviously that's not an option. I would love some young people with T1, not their parents, to share with me the emotional issues of pump vs. shots. I don't want to make my daughter do something she is horrified by, but I'm pretty sure if the dummy pump had been pink, this wouldn't be a problem.
I think maybe they're both right. There's no right answers here, only options. I can see why a doctor would be hesitant to put a young child on a pump. The tighter the control, the greater chance of hypoglycemia. Plus kids have varying activity levels which affects BS as does emotional stuff and children are very emotional creatures. It's hard enough for us adults to respond correctly and timely to hypoglycemia. A young child playing outside or in another room could get into real trouble. I know young children have them. Just be aware that you don't just plug that black or pink thing in and it does the rest. You will have to monitor your child more closely on a pump. More testing. Best of luck in your decision.
I have diabetes. i am 8. I have had diabetes since i was 4. my mom woke me to check my blood sugar. i was high. and cant sleep. my pump has stickers that i got when i was at camp this summer. i have a medtronic pmp. some days i don’t like my pump changed and try to get out of it. but i like not having shots all the time. but sometimes my mom leaves the pump off on weekends so i can be free. but i do like it cuz when i go to my friend kenisha’s house i get tt take a cell phone n call my mom when i eat. i tell her what i’m eating then i put the carbs in and tell her the count and i give myself my insulin. my pump is purple. I want the pink one to when i can have a new one. but my mom said we can order more stickers for my pump. they have cool designs.