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It is fun to come back after a while and see the replies!! Reb – how is it going???
Cofeefan and Allsgr8, if you’re enjoying this forum, than imagine one shabbos together in REAL!!! Sweettooth? Guess we’ll save the convincing when there’s another one 🙂
Why it’s soo difficult? (is it also for you?????) well for one there’s the food!! (Sweet name Sweettooth! I couldn’t have thought up that one!!) And weight…
When you’re working on getting those numbers down – it’s work filled with so much frustration when it doesn’t go or when you fail. Ya know the saying “it’s better to try and fail and try and fail again than fail to try,” Well, it’s very true!! But still – failing to try is … oblivion, almost denial. And in that sense it’s easier..
But it’s so much worse off! If only it weren’t so difficult!!!!!!!!! And i know it’s only little and many people would prefer only this…
Allsgr8 – wow, just at 18?! And you’re not on the pump? I’d love to meet you in person!!!!!!!
wow did anybody realize that we are page 23!!!! 🙂 🙂
Coffefan- WAY TO GO!!!. . .
Keep looking Sweettooth – you’ll sure to be any Dr’s dream! (just make sure the Dr’s your Dream too..) An A1C of 5 shows lots of lows – you’re saying that’s good?? That’s a new one 🙂 Lots to learn from ya still!!
i went to the shabbaton with my wife and at that time with one kid. r meisels main thing was to give motivation to everybody. i was an adult “councelor” and the shabbaton was for kids. we loved it and it was truly amazing. because of it we got a personal relationship with r. meisels. we even went to his house, and my kids had a blast!! (we hope to go again)
sweet- i think that is a great idea to wait. my a1c was 7.2 this last time and i think that i might be a little higher this next time. purim was a killer with all the pastries.
we weny to miamonidies for dr. jacobson and for neesha. now that they both left we go to dr. bondary. we go to her bec. we have to go to an endo. but in reality i take care of our little club. by our last appointment the educator didn’t even bother.
hey princess- you only wanna meet allsgr8?!?!? i think im a bit insulted… jk! i know what you mean about it being so difficult sometimes! its a chronic disease so its bound to get hard and for us to say “i give up!!” we all go through that1 (i know i give all the time!!!)sometimes i just wish it would GO AWAY!!! i am dsick of the needeles and sometimes i just wanna eat something without the worry of how much to bolus etc and i HATE HATE how hard it is to lose weight! but theni rememeber that Hashem never ever gives anyone something they cant handle so He must think i can do it and there must be a reason why He chose me of all people to give this to. it doesnt make it any easier but i try to do what Hashem would want! thats all we could do i guess… TRY!! sorry theres nothing real to say to make you feel better! but just know YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! more than anyone WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL!!!! we’ll all manage this TOGETHER!!
as far as that shabbatons… im not the outgoing social type so it is hard for me to go somewhere when i dont know anyone….
allsgr8- i was thinking the same thing! iyh one of us should get to that step and then we’ll beg the mods to help us out to make it work!
dx3- i did but i was gonna save it for Rebbitzen to say it cuz i know howmuch she loves it!
sweettooth- so would you think that doing a little bit of a bigger bolus help more than waiting extra time? i am always scared of dropping cuz then i end up overtreating the low causing it to go higher….
princessEagle- I think it is so uncool that im not on the pump I feel so left out here! lol
But im actually working on getting onto the pump. I had someone from animas come to my house today and someone from medtronic comin tomorrow, friday is omnipods turn!!!
But I really need everyones help here with making the decision im already so confused!!!!!
allsgr8- my kids are both on the animas, and i am on the medtronic. i go with the medtronic because it is so easy and simple to use. i did look into the omni at one point but i didn’t like the size of it on my body, whereas the medtronic was pretty flat. also with the medtronic insertion, it didn’t leave a mark like i find with the animas set.
but what ever you do you are going in the right way.
keep on pumping! 🙂
allsgr8- I AM SO EXCITED FOR YOU THAT UR GETTING A PUMP WHICHEVER 1 U CHOOSE I THINK ULLL LOVE IT!!!
you know what i feel abt the omnipod so i wont repeat it but what i think you shld do is this: after each meeting with the representative wite down what you like and what u dont like on either sides of a paper. then after all 3 sit down and comapre papers. this way its a bit more clear and not all jumbled around ur head. hope the decision is easy!
cofeefan- great idea. that should make things easier for your decision allsgr8
allsgr8- keep in mind that if you’ll want to hide the pump in a place that is hard to get to, you’ll want to use one with a remote like the omni or the animas. the animas also has different colors for the insertion sites it makes it more fun. My kids have pink and blue
thanks cofeefan and Dx3!! I really appreciate your helping me make this decision..
The thing is like this. Everyone is telling me that the pod is so hard to hide cuz its bulky but the way I look at it is that the site for the others may be easier to hide but the actual pump is NOT!
cofeffan- btw you’re amazing yourself! What you wrote before was beautiful !!! what made you switch from the other pump to omni?
Also, if I do go with the animas or medtronic any ideas of where to hide it? (we totall discussed this a million times btw.sorry everyone)
allsgr8- its a funny story why i changed.. my great aunt sent me an article done on a fameous (non-jewish) diabetic singer and how they had the omnipod and loved it etc… so i looked into it and i found it had a lot of great things especially the wireless bec i really really HATED the wires!!! i dont know why ezery1 thinks its hard to hide cuz really no1 sees!!! i was by a wedding and i was dancing next to my best friend and she said “my hand keeps hitting something hard on u what is it?” so i said “my pump” she said “oh right i TOTALLY forgot you have it on!” (then she was all nervous if she hurt me but thats a diff story….;)
so even when wearing a dress my best friend who has known for the whole 9 years cldnt tell i had it on…
the thing i really didnt like abt my other pumps was hiding it… i used to keep it on my skirt like a cell phone (i got sooo many comments on it…. by my sister’s vort 7 years ago someone came over to me and said “couldnt u take off your phone for ur sis’s vort?” i was so insulted mind u i was 13…..)
but now theyre are a lot of products u cld buy like the “thigh thing” or slips with pockets…. i dont remember where u get them but i cld find out
cofeefan- That’s a cute story… ur insurance had no problem letting you switch? im afraid that if i dont like it Ill havta wait 5 yrs to switch.
U wear you pod on ur abdomen you said right? On me its totally obvious there so I think my leg is the best place. when the rep comes ill ask her if its fine over there. I had the demo on for two days and it was really fine. It felt a bit heavy but thats prob s/t u get used to. It was also a bit annoying when I sat down but nu nu
i wear it on my abdomen and lower back mostly. i sometimes wear it on my leg but i bothers me there, plus i love wearing straight skirts so it shows thru on my leg. it did feel heavy in the beginning but now i dont feel it at all!
dont get me wrong there are some negatives too… be sure to mention to the representative that you heard it tends to have a lot of occlusions sometimes (but then you can go 6 months w.o one….)
btw do u know the rep’s name? i had someone come down to me named Raya. dont ask me why i rememeber that but it wld be cute if she came to u too lol
Wow you are all too quick for me. Welcome to all new members, it’s so nice to have this place to meet:).
Coffee; I’m so frustrated with loosing weight too, my numbers are totally not behaving lately which equals to taking lots of extra insulin and of course resulting in weight gain:(.
All you’ll LOVE whatever you get, once you get to see all of them you’ll have to decide whose features appeal to you. Basically the animas has the remote , minimed has the combined cgm, for me it’s the best thing ever, and omnipod has the wireless.
DONT WORRY abt hiding, i had the same fears b4 i sarted and even took me a month to find a comfotable place, but its really NO problem, its so small! Personally i keepmine in my tights, wo any speciak thingy. There are girls that have a pocket in their slip..I can’t comment on how difficult it would be for you to hide the pod, my take on that is to actually try it, keep in mind the thigh is not thequickest place for insulin absorption, ask ur doc abt it.
cofee- The rep’s name is sharon ..she actually sounds Jewish so that would be cute! I’ll ask about occlusions. THanks!
forever1- Thanks for the advice:) oh and welcome back we missed you here!
grrrrrrrrr! its impossible to lose weight if i keep going low…i havent even needed to bolus more than 2 units in a day, cuz i’m really trying not to eat carbs..and then i just go low!!!
Alls, any time:)
Reb. Your basals sound way too high. Have you tried decreasing it?
i’m going to the nutritionist/diabetes educator person tomw..hopefully she’ll help
Reb- that’s a wise decision!! hatzlacha!
Hey – i think i’m not gonna go to sleep or work or anything else!! I miss so much here!
What about you Reb? Were you ever at a shabbaton?
Cofeefan – i wasn’t saying i wanna meet only to Allsgr8, of course i wanna meet ya too!!!
What you wrote is truly special.. I just wish i could take it in!!! Like, ya know, let it be that little bit easier…
You’re right there to say we just have to TRY but trying means your best and doing your best is all the way. i know it shouldn’t be but at this point… it’s just a tiny little bit to the “hey there, anybody else gonna say “been there done that”?? Please – hands up!”
You know, a person can come up with all ways to try help himself and tell himself, “like you got yourself in, get yourself out,” but even at that point we still need G-d and He’s the One Who will have to get me out of a deep n dark rut of crazily high A1C’s and all that comes with it..
Forever1 and Cofeefan and whoever else understands the weight issue – i’m so glad to hear that, as somebody posted on a much earlier post “misery wants companionship”. Yes Forever1 you say it so well!! I HATE HATE HATE giving insulin! I HATE TO GAIN WEIGHT! i wanna just lose .. and what happens when you don’t take insulin?
Allsgr8, i’m so glad you’re finally getting the pump!! When i was reading through the pages and you were writing how you weren’t getting it i wanted to add my post in between and say, “Hey, hey, hey!! Go for Pumping!!” Lol
I’m on the Animas but once my 5 year guarantee is over (if i still have the pump then 🙁 Pray for me!) i think i would go for a different one. I only know of the Minimed and Animas, i like the sound of Minimed mainly because it has the CGM with it. I don’t find the other advantages so great of it..But like others have said whatever one it is it should just go well and you should be happy on it!
About wearing it – i wear it on my skirt tucked inwards, i make sure you can’t see it with my clothes on. I like it because it’s so convenient and comfortable!
I just had a low today! I can’t even remember the last time i was low .. I think you lot have made it easier for me to at least try somewhat.. Keep it coming!!! Lots of it!!!
Reb – LOTSA Hatzlocha for tomorrow’s appointment!
And… Sorry this is so long!! I know that can be annoying.. I guess you just won’t read it if it’s too boring!
lol! this place does crack me up too!
Rebbizen! Back on page 5 or 6 you were questioning if anybody gone to shabbaton?? You’re backing off now?? Or shouldn’t i ask???
And btw you’re username cracks me up… what made you think it up??? When i first found this forum i couldn’t work out why a rebbizen would be posting on a forum, i mean, it somehow didn’t go together!! Lol
BTW does anybody say the tehillim 20 and 130?? Allsgr8 you said you still do. Pray hard!
“Forever1 and Cofeefan and whoever else understands the weight issue “
TRUST me i do!!! its so hard bec i come from a family that is not the skinniest so i wldnt be a size to anyways but put in the diabetes (which people think is from being overweight….. HATE THAT!!!!) and it makes it so hard to be thin! im not obese but i still wanna look good!! i ALWAYS eat well bec of the D so how much less should i eat to lose weight?!? i cant do insnae exercise bec of lows…. and the insulin makes me MAD!!!!!!!!!!!! ahhh that feels better now that i complained abt it (again….) lol 😉 im gonna think like allsgr8 and be positive!!
sweet- my sugars always go down after i east i just dont like it going up it annoys me!
reb- whats wwith the date situation? ive been Davening….
Princess!? elloL!!! had a hard day??…!!??:):)
Sweettooth! Don’t you always have me in mind??? You too can say tehillim 20 and 130!! Always hard with “D”.
Cofeefan, that’s awful!!! i’ll say it again, …the insulin makes me MAD!!!!!!!!!!! Allsgr8 – how do you keep so positive?!
It’s horrible for people to think things like that! IT’S TYPE ONE ALL OF YA, YA HEAR?! IT’S NOT FROM OVERWEIGHT!!!!!!
How many none-diabetics do you think heard that?
i also wish i could be thin or at least average! I WANNA BE SKINNY!! When i eat and then have to take insulin to cover it, it’s like i’m “admitting” that i just ate that which makes it hard to cover for it.
But when you have the “sword at your neck” you’ll do anything, no?
Taking insulin…Praying… … … And finding a great, albeit too public, forum!!!!
(Don’t think that’s enough yet! We’ll be back sooner or later!)
(I designed this graph to show you what that extra 15 min waiting time does to your health!! ;))
(1) (2) /
Bg 125 /
I Tried Tried Tried and tried…but the graph …soory!!;))hope you people get the picture straight…;)
princess eagle, i did go to the shabbatons but yearssss ago… and the date looks like its gonna happen in a few days! thanks for davening! i hate having to hide it and pretend i’m ‘problemless’..its so not me..but whatever
oh..and i just like the name rebbitzen..idk! everyone has weird names here..
Sweettooth, it’s okay! We get the picture of the graph 🙂 Do the rest of you too?! (Only prob is that those bg’s and trying like that is just so far away!!)
i told you i’ll be back sooner or later.. now it was a sooner… Forget bg’s like 210’s.. i’ve just got mine up to the 400’s! It makes me mad, sad and bad all in one :-).
Sweettooth, how is your doctor search going? It is such a shame that Neesha left, i found her so good! i hope you find a dr you’re happy with quick!
Rebbitzen! I’m so so glad to hear that!! I’ll keep praying!! BEST OF LUCK!!!!
How do you manage with the D when you feel like you can’t manage at all?!
Oh the shabbaton – a friend went, i heard all about it and was wondering if any of you had gone..
Woah! All I did was not check yeshiva world for like 5 hours and i have like an hours work of reading to do lol!
Rebb- I am so excited for you im gonna start prayin… hello its totally not pretending. Just like you dont tell a guy e/t about urself on the first date you dont have to tell him this either!
Princess- admitting that you ate is not a sin..in order to survive you need to eat..and in order to eat you need to give urself insulin- simple as that! You sound like your working at it now so im proud of you!!! 🙂 keep it up!
about staying positive- Its definitely something that I have worked on but I think its also something I was born with to an extent bh!
btw princess and sweetooth do u know eachother?
sweet- i do wait 15 min before eating and 2 hrs later it is perfect but i dont like how it goes up in between. when i wear my sensorit annoys me to see the up arrow even though it goes straight back down.
ie: 15 min b4 i wanna eat lunch i test. its 100. so i bolus then wait 15 min. then i eat. an hour late its 175 but then an hour later its 120. i dont like that 175 in middle!
princess- what do you mean by “too public” forum? we dont know eachother so its not public!
reb- good luck all will be gr8 😉
sweet- guess what i bolused after davening and then put my head down for a nap (i have a chavrusah at 6:30am), and woke up FIFTY MINUTES LATER, and guess what i was in the 200’s till the afternoon which i ended up being in the 60’s !!!!!!!! 🙁
but i will try it again tomorrow.
the graph is cute 🙂
reb- i praying for you (and everybody else) three times a day (sorry there was no mussuf today).
listen all of you “perfection is not achieved in one day, ITS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU ARE GOING”
you all are doing great just by the fact that you want to be in control.
thanks for the info that the minimed has an intergrated cgm system. i was on shots for 14 years and now on a pump for about 4 years. so hopefully i go with the upgrade.
about the weight – give it a few years and the designers will make a size 4 into a size zero!!! lol lol 🙂 🙂
I’m in the process of doing an internship for social work, and i have tonz of work…! i heard stress can cause diabetes to be out of control…did you hear of it?
reb- yes i did hear the stress raises the blood sugar
both animas and medtronic’s websites have ideas on how to conceal the punp and that it should be comfortable. also pumpwear.com has stuff.
(the rate we are going we will be doing a page a day)
lol! ok, cool…so i guess its normal that my sugars are irregular. Internships are hard work!!! but the semester is almost over!
hi! i was just reading your thread, and wanted to point out to rebbitzen, that i know 2 neighbors of mine actually also have diabetes and celiac. Supposedly its very common to have both! Do you live in Brooklyn? Maybe you can get together?
whoa! every second theres a new comment! hi 2cool4school! thanks so much.. i do know that alot of ppl have diabetes and celiac. its common for auto immune disorders to be combined! and no, unfortunately i dont live near brooklyn! it would be a l-o-n-g drive to get there!!
allsgr8- you should know better than to try to escape us! were moving at lightening speed so keep up! jk lol
reb- stress is a HUGE factor in bs levels (for me at least….) when i have a stressful day at work i always have a harder time with the levels!! i MUST work on staying calm!!! (not only diabetes…) but its so hard!
for me heat also affects my bs levels for some reason! i have to adjust my basals in the summer sometimes! its weird!
dx3- perfection is not achieved in one day, ITS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU ARE GOING”
LOOOOOOOOOOOVE IT!!!! thanks a mill!!!
were you high before taking your nap or did it go up while you slept? did you eat b4?? its hard sometimes the highs bring the lows MUCH later in the day when it’s totally not expected!
ok! well if reb, you ever come to our side of the world-let us know!!!
lol. i will. AHHH the date is in a few hours!!!!
reb- I’m rooting for you!! Hatzlacha Rabba!!!! and have a great time:)))))
I think stress does raise my blood sugars but it depends on the type fo stress…too much work doesnt raise mine but if im nervous about something/going somewhere (ie date) than I think it does go up… part of the excitement!
Reb – same here!! i’m praying that it should just go smoothly! Keep us informed!!
Stress and moods in general for sure can effect the bg’s, as well as heat and just about anything else you may think of :-).
In the sun i (used to) tend to go low too. (If [or when?] i ever get control again i’ll be able to see how different factors effect. Did i mention it’s easier just not to bother?!)
Dx3 – great saying actually. It’s good! Perfection is just the direction.. hum, but what if the direction is wrong or there’s no direction? I guess there’s no perfection… Is trying just a little direction / perfection??!
Allsgr8 – “Admitting that you ate is not a sin..in order to survive you need to eat..and in order to eat you need to give urself insulin- simple as that! You sound like your working at it now so im proud of you!!! 🙂 keep it up!” Yes, but when you eat (way) more than you need to keep alive than it is a sin! i mean – sin or no sin, it makes you fat(ter still)! And when you don’t take the insulin, what happens to the food..? So, yes, the simple answer is of course “don’t eat”…
These past few days i am trying to be a little more careful and hey presto! i’ve seen some good bg’s!! Thank G-d. But it’s so not easy and every minute practically is another battle! Thank you for the encouraging words, i’ll try to keep it up! And you too keep those (encouraging!) comments coming 🙂
And Allsgr8 – LOL! Yes, Sweettooth and i go back a couple of years now!
Cofeefan – although it’s a (supposedly?!) anonymous forum, it’s still very public. Lots of people, D AND not are reading our posts.. It’s not sooo comfortable to post knowing that lots and lots of people are reading how you feel! If there would be a place just for us – well it wouldn’t be “too public” like this 🙂
Princess- sounds like your fighting “The battle of the bulge” lol. Im so happy that your seeing some good numbers these days..keep it up and pride yourself on your efforts!!! You’ll see that once you get really into it itll get much easier and you’ll WANT to have good control and you’ll feel better about yourself and also physically better!!
Keep us updated ..prayin for ya!
Yes Allsgr8…something like that.. How right you’re words are!
I’M STOPPING TO DIET RIGHT NOW!!!! IT’S IMPOSSIBLE!!!! It’s not gonna last anyhow just like it hasn’t in the past couple years! If i’m high i may as well be very high and at least not gain the weighttt.
i’m burnt out before i’ve even begun 🙂
about the heat – i did read that heat whether hot weather or hot water makes one usually go low. the reason is because heat make insulin absorb better.
reb- we are still praying for you. when do you plan on popping the subject of D to him. (i need to know when i should over pray for you!! lol 🙂 )
princess – i was thinking about you and i thought of somthing that might help.
if you are eating things like white/rye bread, pasta, pastries, or anything that has a high glycemic index it could be that it’s making you bg harder to control (it does for me). try things like whole wheat or anything that has a lower glycemic index.
about eating – if you like vegetables you can eat that instead of carbs. also chewing gum helps keep the mouth busy.
i am proud of your effort.
cofeefan- i did not eat before putting my head down. and i was near 200.
today i didn’t eat till 2:00 till i got my number to 110 !!!!!
hope all the #s stay good for the rest of the day
thanks for the compliment.
for me D is not so private, but i don’t go around publicizing it. there are people who read this who do know who i am, but it doesn’t bother me, as long as i can say something to help somebody.
princess- you can’t give up. hang in there.
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