Bill Kast

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- 1 month, 1 week ago
  
  A Montalbano likes your comment at
  If you’re at an event that asks guests to “silence devices,” do you adjust the alarms on your CGM and/or insulin pump?
  A new wrinkle for me... I switched to Omnipod 5 and the Pump now makes a warning alert when I go below 55 mg/dL. This is not a bad thing, but there seems to be no way to 'comply' and silence this alarm. Not complaining! I think it a good thing that the pump sees the Dexcom with no other electronics in the picture!
- 11 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Becky Hertz likes your comment at
  Do you wear medical alert jewelry or something on your body to signify you have type 1 diabetes in case of an emergency?
  Similar for me but the alert is rubbery plastic. Alert is by MyID. I always wear the apple watch even at home. It keeps me connected to my Dexcom CGM and lets me interact with the Loop for insulin management. From the watch to Loop interface I can request a bolus, change my target settings, etc
- 1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
  Which of the following best describes your connection to the diabetes community? Select all that apply!
  I consider myself T1 and that is a fair description of my condition. My condition is caused by total removal of my pancreas 8 years ago. I had a precursor to adenocarcinoma and the trade-off was die soon, or live with diabetes. This was an easy choice for me.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  kathy Granzow has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  after having a few places on my abdomen become hard I started rotating to use my legs - I alternate from left to right from lower to higher, just to give all areas of skin a break and not develop the hardening underneath - I have psoriasis, so I get skin issues easily
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Lower abdomen below the waistline.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Left hip.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Patricia H has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Not in a usual spot...upper fleshy portion of my right breast. Seems to work fine with the Onmipod. This was suggested by my provider to try as I was having problems with absorption after wearing another pump for 20 years.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  John McHenery has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Should this not be infusion site? My pump is attached to my belt at my waist.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Lawrence S. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  On the day you asked this question, my site was on my left thigh, so that is my answer. However, it took several days for me to get to answer this question. Today, my site is my abdomen, right side.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  mbulzomi@optonline.net has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Abdomen, right side.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jeannie Hickey has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  R side/back
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jillmarie61 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Upper abdomen.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Karen Mielish-Clausell has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  on my right side
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  rick phillips has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I love the using my upper leg. My rotation is abdomen - upper leg- abdomen Then change sides
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  BOB FISK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I've been using a pump since 1985. During that time I have attempted placing the infusion cannula on the front of my thighs, which had been a favorite site when I utilized syringe injections. Every time I try this, there is a mild discomfort at first, which develops into frank pain at the site. So, I use every bit of my abdomen and buttocks in a regular rotation pattern.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Bob Durstenfeld has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I use my lower back too. My wife inserts the site.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  MARIE has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I think you are right, but we do it any way.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Robin Melen has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I thought with the Tandem you weren't supposed to put it anywhere but the abdomen? I'm running out of places to insert the tubing!
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Amanda Barras has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Side/love handles.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Right now the stomach, but I switch from stomach, back of arms, sides, and lower back. My stomach seems to give me the best insulin absorption out of all of these places. I tried in my upper thighs but I got lipodystrophy in those ares so I don't use them anymore. And even though I sometimes use my lower back or sides, my insulin doesn't seem to work as well there.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I have used my lower back but since I always put medical tape over the infusion site, my infusion part never comes out. I also have nights where I toss and turn.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Funny how some people hate the tubes and I personally don't mind them as mine don't snag on anything. I am hesitant to switch to a tubeless pump because if the pump isn't comfortable where I put it or the insulin absorption isn't very good at a particular site , I don't believe I can take it off and put it somewhere else.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  John Zipper has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  After starting Omnipod 5 I’ve been limiting pod sites to those with good line of sight to Dexcom
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Jeff Balbirnie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  I do not currently use one. When I did there was a grand total of one place, and one place only I could get them to stick no matter how much prep, extra tape, and or shaving I used. I did… My hip pointer! No place else ever worked ever… it was bad.
- 1 year, 7 months ago
  
  Louise Robinson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you are currently using an insulin pump, where on your body is your pump site placed right now?
  Although my site is currently on my upper abdomen (above waist) right side, I regularly rotate sites from upper to lower abdomen, hip/buttock area, and to both thighs. By the time I return to the same area, about a month has elapsed. (Before using the backs of my upper arms for my CGM (2019), I would also use both arms as infusion sites. Type 1 for 46 years and pumping since 2011.
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