First Impressions

So as you know I recently started using the Bayer Next Link.  It's only been less than 24 hours and I LOVE IT!  Maybe it's because it sends my blood sugar straight to my pump. Maybe it's the fact that I can plug it into my computer and it's charged. It's so slim and light. Plus the color screen is amazing! I love turning it on and seeing the home screen. It says Bayer Next Link in orange with a pretty blue background. Then it flashes to Medtronic and has the logo. It's kind of similar to the Verio. I can still tag before and after meals. I can also set high and low numbers as well.
 One of my favorite parts is that it says "Sending BG To Pump". After it has been sent there is a check mark. It then says "Sent".
I'll let you know more as I learn More!
Here's to year 15!
Rachel

Verio IQ Review

 Ahhh once again it's time for the meter switch. I'm going to start use the Bayer Contour Next Link, which is my pump meter. I have used a Verio IQ since I'd say July. I do love the Verio, but I need a change. Of course I do have a list of pros and cons!
    Pros-
-Full Color Screen
-Has a light for test strip port.
-Tracks Patterns of bloodsugars
- I'm able to look at these patterns and adjust insulin.

Cons-
 -It has a chord to be charged. (this is annoying because I don't always have a place to plug it)
- The battery dies far too often. The manual says it only needs to be charged once a month. It's more like once a week. I don't really have time to stop everything if the meter needs to be charged. I feel like since I am always on my laptop it would be easier for it to be a USB link. (YAY New meter)

Overall the Verio is a really good meter. I just feel that I'm a little too on-the-go to constantly be plugging in. Let me know what you think!
Heres to year 15!
Rachel

Check Me Maybe?

My new favorite thing to do is to take normal songs and turn them into diabetes related ones. For example one of my favorites is "Check Me Maybe" instead of "Call Me Maybe". The lyrics I wrote were kinda funny:
            Hey I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my meter so check me maybe? It's hard to feel right when I'm low, but heres my meter so check me maybe?
I literally could go on for hours with this stuff. My Favorite is when I text them to my friends and they totally get it. It kinda makes me laugh.
Here's To Year 15!
Rachel

Caregivers Weekend

 So this weekend I spent at Barton. It was caregivers weekend. It's probably my favorite weekend. Caregivers come to camp to learn about diabetes. For me this weekend truly moves me. The amount of love and passion from some of these caregivers is amazing. They just want to be able to help these kids.
      I had one caregiver this weekend ask if they could put in my pump site. Of course I let them. She seemed so nervous. I felt awful as I am trying to help her and she was having a nervous breakdown. Maybe it's because I do it everyday so it's different.  When she finally put it in, she was still nervous. She feared she was hurting me. Of course she  wasn't and I reassured her of this. After a while she felt better. And she should! She successfully put in a pump site on her first try. It was pretty good. I was so happy.
  The rest of the weekend was fine and I was very amazed with all the caregivers.
Here's to year 15!
Rachel

Please Don't....

So when it comes to the 'betes you guys know I have this long list of pet peeves. Well here goes every pet peeve I can think of. I apologize in advance.
   It's Diabetes. NOT Diabeetus (Sorry Wilford)
   It's a meter. NOT a cellphone. So PLEASE Stop taking it away!
    It's and Insulin Pump, It's my mechanical pancreas.
    ONLY 1% Of My pancreas doesn't work. STOP Telling me I have a dead Pancreas! IT IS NOT DEAD!
It's An Insulin Pump. NOT and ipod or anything else you can think of.
I can eat SUGAR!! Oh my gosh, it's shocking I know, I just need insulin. SO PLEASE Stop telling me to not eat that cookie.
I am NOT a Diabetic. I AM a person living with diabetes. Don't drop the D word.
And the last one is pretty big. Please don't tell me I look sick. I know I don't. Just because I have diabetes doesn't mean I am sick. It is a chronic disease and it does not control me, I control it. So don't tell me I look too healthy. Please don't. You don't have to be sick to have diabetes. Please Stop.
Hope these were kinda funny!
Here's to year 15!
Rachel