I am a 68 year old diabetic from NYC, recently retired on Medicare + a Medicare supplemental plan, diagnosed with Type 1 over 30 years ago. Have been (happily) using a pump for ca. 10 years.
I was a member of the forum some time ago and recently "revived" my membership.
My A1C's have been...
I'm sure this is a pretty common topic here, but I'm starting to look into insulin pumps and I'm not quite sure which ones to look at and which ones to avoid if any.
I was on the pump about a year or so after I was first diagnosed. To make a long story short, it didn't work out at the time...
Hi All!
I am on my first week (well few days..) of CGM, after YEARS of trying to get it!
I have the Medtronic CGM with the pump. They gave me IV 3000 adhesive with my order.
I find that it just doesn't stick all that well, and is kind of pricey (esp. if I need to change it out a little more...
URGENTLY NEED Medtronic MiniMed MMT-332A Reservoirs and MMT-396 (or similar) Infusion Sets. Limited funds, but will pay cash / PayPal and sign a liability release. Thanks!
Hey there!
I'm Val and I've been a type 1 diabetic since 2006 and pump user since 2008! I've finally decided to be part of online communities since it's SO rare for me to find anyone who's type 1 anywhere close to where I live. No one in my family is type 1 either.
I'm also a mommy and loving...
I have insurance through my husbands company. We have United Healthcare and the prescription coverage is through Medco. I called Medco trying to find out what pumps they would cover, and the best the guy could do was look up a few of the most common pumps the pharmacist recommended, and tell...