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- 51 minutes ago
  
  Danielle Eastman likes your comment at
  If you use the Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6, have you switched to the mobile app?
  I use Tandem X2 with Dexcom G6 and rarely use phone app because I don't always have the phone on me or with me. Sometimes I forget to take my phone with me, and sometimes I intentionally leave phone aside and away from activities when I don't want to be disturbed.
- 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  I put 2 - I see the Endo every 6 months. Between visits I see a Diabetes Nurse Educator. Four visits to/with the office, but only 2 to see the Endo.
- 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  Four. Because Medicare. Before when I was under private employer insurance my endo was content with one a year. Because 99% TIR and 5.7 AIC. But Medicare doesn't care, just follow the rules.
- 1 hour, 12 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  Medicare requires doctor visits every 90 days to have diabetes supplies covered.
- 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  Medicare, the medical equivalent of the Church of Proper Policy Prescriptions, searingly stipulates 4 visits per annum. It seems, as a policy, a bit pricy for something that invariably results in the same six words: "Keep doing what you are doing." High price to pay for words. IMO 🫤
- 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  I typically see him every 3 months, but I'm currently pregnant, so having slightly more frequent appointments.
- 5 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  If you use the Omnipod 5 with Dexcom G6, have you switched to the mobile app?
  I do not like using mobile app. Fortunately, my pump indicates a good amount of info for guidance.
- 5 hours, 21 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  Medicare, the medical equivalent of the Church of Proper Policy Prescriptions, searingly stipulates 4 visits per annum. It seems, as a policy, a bit pricy for something that invariably results in the same six words: "Keep doing what you are doing." High price to pay for words. IMO 🫤
- 1 day, 5 hours ago
  
  Bill Williams likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  My primary care doctor strongly suggested I see an endocrinologist, so this year, I saw one for the first time. He told me I was doing fine with my primary care doctor and didn't need to see anyone else.
- 1 day, 6 hours ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How many endocrinology appointments have you had in 2024?
  Medicare requires an appointment every 3 months.
- 2 days, 1 hour ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Are you using any of the following continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems?
  I love the Guardian G4! I am in range 96 to 98% of the time. It is so accurate. I do spot checks with my bg meter and they’re always within 2-5 pts of each other.
- 2 days, 1 hour ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Are you using any of the following continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems?
  I am thinking of going back to the G6. The G7 doesn’t seem to be accurate and this causes issues when using Tandem X2 Control IQ.
- 2 days, 1 hour ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Are you using any of the following continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems?
  I upgraded from the G6 to the G7. I also upgraded my pump from a Medtronic 630(horrid pump) to the Tandem Slim with the lopping system. In this period my G7 has read me at a low of 40-50 and stops giving me insulin to counteract the low, when actually I’m in the very high range. The first time I went to er because it showed I was low and I couldn’t get it up. At the hospital I tested at 799. Spent the night. It’s done it a second time but I know to use my old glucometer. Dexcom hasn’t been too interested in this problem.
- 2 days, 5 hours ago
  
  Sue Payne likes your comment at
  Are you using any of the following continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems?
  I upgraded from the G6 to the G7. I also upgraded my pump from a Medtronic 630(horrid pump) to the Tandem Slim with the lopping system. In this period my G7 has read me at a low of 40-50 and stops giving me insulin to counteract the low, when actually I’m in the very high range. The first time I went to er because it showed I was low and I couldn’t get it up. At the hospital I tested at 799. Spent the night. It’s done it a second time but I know to use my old glucometer. Dexcom hasn’t been too interested in this problem.
- 2 days, 6 hours ago
  
  Marthaeg likes your comment at
  Do you have any special plans during National Diabetes Awareness Month this November?
  I am running 100 miles during the month of November to celebrate my physical fitness at 66 years of age and living with T1D!
- 3 days, 1 hour ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  I use a Tandem t:slim x2 without activating Basal IQ or Control IQ.
- 3 days, 2 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  I am similar. Use Omni 5 some of the time and DIY loop other times. It's economics. My Omnipod 5 is too expensive on my insurance plan.
- 3 days, 6 hours ago
  
  Karington Johnston likes your comment at
  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  Using OmniPod 5 now because I love being tubeless. Once tandem is tubeless I will switch back to that system.
- 4 days, 7 hours ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  Do any of your siblings have type 1 diabetes?
  Neither do any of my children or grandchildren.
- 4 days, 7 hours ago
  
  Jneticdiabetic likes your comment at
  On average, how many correction boluses (with a syringe, pen, or pump) do you give in a day?
  I’m on the 780g now, so it takes care of things. So the last 24hrs I’ve been 99% TIR. With that, it’s done some micro boluses, but every day will be different depending what I ate, and how closely the carb count was
- 4 days, 7 hours ago
  
  Jneticdiabetic likes your comment at
  On average, how many correction boluses (with a syringe, pen, or pump) do you give in a day?
  2-3. I think I've gotten in the habit of giving it a little preventative push when I see my post-prandial getting up there and relying on my C:IQ to drop my basal later if necessary. So I don't know if that's a "correction," in the standard sense, but it seems to work pretty well. Just saw my endo last week and I had 99% TIR and a 5.6 AIC.
- 4 days, 20 hours ago
  
  AmyM likes your comment at
  Do you have any special plans during National Diabetes Awareness Month this November?
  I always celebrate World Diabetes Day November 14. It's my birthday. This year, I got a 5.6 A1C for my birthday, well actually my endo appointment was the day before, but that counts. Lowest I've ever had since dx in 1983. I finally got to normal! Only took 41 years.
- 4 days, 21 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Have you updated your T1D devices to reflect daylight savings time?
  Tandem's software starts to complain if my pump and phone have times that are more than a minute different.
- 4 days, 21 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Have you updated your T1D devices to reflect daylight savings time?
  My devices are all updated, but I'm not sure if my internal clock has been reset.
- 5 days, 1 hour ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  Have you updated your T1D devices to reflect daylight savings time?
  My devices are all updated, but I'm not sure if my internal clock has been reset.
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