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    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 54 seconds ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 7 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 7 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 7 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 8 minutes ago
      Nevin Bowman has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I'm middle of the road on this question. Technology keeps getting better (and more expensive), but it's still geared toward people who want to live like they don't have diabetes. My current pump is aimed to bring my sugar down to a level higher than what I normally keep mine.
    • 8 minutes ago
      Nevin Bowman has commented in the same post you commented in :
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I'm middle of the road on this question. Technology keeps getting better (and more expensive), but it's still geared toward people who want to live like they don't have diabetes. My current pump is aimed to bring my sugar down to a level higher than what I normally keep mine.
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      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
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      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
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      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
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      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
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    Do you think your diabetes healthcare provider uses language that is clear and easy to understand?

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    11 Comments

    1. connie ker

      WOW, 98% of diabetic patients think well of their healthcare provider. Sometimes, the healthcare providers learn from their patients too. So I always go to appointments with a list of questions seeking more knowledge. Sometimes they don’t have the answers, sometimes they do, but I appreciate the time they spend with me.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Thomas Hatton

      I do the same, Connie! To the question of the day, if I hear something I don’t understand, I ask. No stupid questions, only more knowledge…

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Beth Franz

      I have an NP mainly for yearly bloodwork and prescription requests. I research and own everything I do for T1. I feel like half the time she doesn’t know what I’m talking about!

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Ernie Richmann

      I answered yes. I also ask questions or restate the information in my own words to confirm understanding. I read for more information and a greater understanding. I have few trusted resources that I often rely on for accurate information.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Christina Trudo

      I have come to believe that most providers tailor their language to the (perceived) understanding of the patient. I worked in hospitals for many years so I think I have a vocabulary that may be beyond my actual understanding at times. Providers may assume I have more knowledge than I do. I need to be careful not to nod and bluff my way through things I don’t understand so well. Often I don’t realize that I don’t understand until after the appointment.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. Leona Hanson

      Yes my PCP explain everything so I understand and yes he is also learning about my pump which is a ++for both of us

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Becky Hertz

      My previous endo was great! Sally (for me) she retired. I haven’t met my new endo yet so don’t know how communication will be.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Patricia Dalrymple

      Yes, in fact they talk down to me a little. I asked to speak to a nutritionist who said she wanted me to come to a group meeting. I told her no. By the end of our convo she agreed and said I could probably teach the class. When it means saving your own life, you tend to learn quick.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Pat Reynolds

      I think it depends on what “your healthcare provider” means. I have had doctors who are abysmal, but swiftly move on: I work with teams who treat me as a co-researcher. But outside the teams I control (control as in, I can move on) I find that too many providers of information are failing. Some by _not_ catering to those with a higher comprehension level. Others by not getting communication basics right. Today, for example, I have been trying to find advice on diet for a blind pre-diabetic (equivalent of what I can find online, let alone tailored to their other health issues which mean that my usual go-to recommendations for non-spiking snacks are ruled out. What this person needs is a dietician who understands blindness, not me.

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    10. Sealani Weiner

      My doc is a type 1 – he actually told me about this fabulous website – and he is so responsive. Whether its in person, or I pose a question or concern in the patient portal, he always gives me excellent direction. In addition, I have to say that even at times when I was down on myself for a too high A1c, he was kind and supportive. And he has been a cheerleader since it has been going down, down, down since I changed how and what I eat nearly two years ago. My last two visits, for the first time in my diabetic life (20+ years), my A1c was 7. (That may not be low for many of you, but consider that it was 13 before I got diagnosed.)

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Sally Numrich

      I never have any issues with communication with my medical team. If I don’t understand something, I just ask.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply

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