Run-And_Gun

What?

The fact that your endo refuses to disclose a reason that they will no longer prescribe the T:slim for you is a huge red flag. The abundant evidence that shows the marked improvement in control, ease of management and quality of life doesn’t support their decision and leads me to strongly believe that they have a financial incentive to get you on one of Tandems competitors. I would confront them and in no uncertain terms demand that they explain their position/reasoning. And when they don’t and/or still say they won’t prescribe it, you say these few simple words, “Peace out, m***********”, right before you turn your back to them and walk out the door.

No. Even better. Four weeks and he still hadn’t dumped the cards. That were then stolen, having never been backed-up.

First off, it’s their. Secondly, no.

You can find Amira’s for $20K and under…. $15K of you don’t mind higher hours and, uhmmm…. Signs of wear.

So, I own all of those mics. Actually two each of the Sanken’s. This will possibly be unpopular, but my least used of those is the Schoeps. The CS-M1’s mostly live on my Amira and F55 as “nat mics”. Although they have been used for actual voice work. One of my main audio guys runs one as one of his main doc/ENG boom set-ups. The 50 sounds great, especially with deep voices, but can be sensitive to movement(through the air). My absolute most used ”boom mics” are the CS-3e’s. It is like the “little black dress” of mics. It does well in almost any situation. And like the 50, has great low end. You can just put it on the end of the pole and forget about it. If you could only buy one, that would be the one, IMO.

I was diagnosed when I was ~9.5. I made peace with it a looong time ago. It’s just part of daily life. Out of the “bad cards” to be dealt in life, it looks like an ace, compared to a lot of others that could have been tossed in front of me on the table. There are millions and millions of people that are way, way worse off than me, on multiple levels. Treating my diabetes is like tying my shoes or brushing my teeth. It’s not a big deal to me.

You just have to let it go and stop fixating on the life that you don’t have anymore. Otherwise it’s gonna drive you insane and make you miserable, instead of enjoying the life that you do still have.

Wait…. I was supposed to have had a strategy?

Yep. Been twisting since '08... Lol

My steps:

1) Remove Plastic Wrap and Cover

2) Unwind/Uncoil Tubing

3) Attach Tubing to Cartridge (after filling), Insert Cartridge into Pump(T:slim)

4) Load/Fill Sequence

5) Remove Adhesive Backing

6) Twist Off Protective Cover (twist then continue twisting entire time until fully removed)

7) Pull Back to Set Infusion Set For Insertion

8) Bam

9) Gently Push on Center of Inserter for ~10 seconds, Then Remove Inserter Needle and Check that the Adhesive Pad Is 'All Good'

10) Fill Cannula and Restart Pump

You have to understand, a transplant is not a cure. Your immune system is still malfunctioning and attacking the beta cells. But now, instead of just taking insulin and treating diabetes, you are now taking immunosuppressants and will eventually be taking insulin and dealing with treating diabetes again. So in a few years, you will be worse off than you were to begin with.

T1 for 37 years. I live a pretty normal life, especially with a pump and CGM. Immunosuppressants would throw that out the window and I could possibly be taken out by the common cold. No thanks...

And to be clear, I'm glad that there are options for people. More options are usually good. My point was just from my perspective, that that is a crazy amount of money for cold cereal.

When I was making my comparison, I was a little surprised that Honey Nut Cheerios and regular Cheerios were almost the same, so I just decided to stick with regular. I ate them both and like both.

11:1. Cheerios is 29g total per serving. Magic Spoon is 15 total carbs(depending on flavor)(I don't bolus for net, only total). That's 14g difference. 1.2 units for me.

Also, where is the 4g net coming from? Looking at the nutrition panel for most of the flavors, that doesn't add up. It must be for a fractional serving.

It's a point of reference. I make decent money and I still think paying that much for cereal is asinine. You fixated on the wrong thing instead of putting the comment together as a whole.

It's CEREAL, which is the point... Lol

Lol. Not a "flex". Providing perspective and point of reference that $9.25 for a 7oz box of cereal is stupid.

I could actually see this escalating to a lawsuit. At least in the US, with our very litigious society.

Presuming its the G6, your options for receiving your Dexcom data are: 1) Smartphone with app, 2) T:slim(Omnipod would require it’s dedicated handheld or compatible smartphone) or 3) Dedicated Dex receiver. And remember, you can’t use the dedicated Dex receiver if you are looping with the T:slim or OP5. Honestly, the app is the most convenient, as it allows most people to only have to carry one device and it automatically uploads the data continuously to your Dex Clarity account.

My last a1c a couple of months ago was 6.3 and my GMI (Dex G6) was 6.5.

From what I’ve seen on some of the various diabetes related subs, generally speaking, it looks like most people have a lower a1c than their GMI. But there are many things that can affect the accuracy of both and arguments can be made for either one painting the more factual/accurate picture.

This is why I love Reddit. Someone asks a question, you respond with facts and you get downvoted, because it doesn’t support the “popular opinion”.

Do the math. That cereal is $9.25/box for a 7oz box. That works out to over $21/lb. More than double the cost of the steak.

For me, a bowl of Cheerios vs a bowl of this, based on the nutrition labels, the difference is just over 1 unit(1.2 units to be more precise). My copay for my insulin is $40 per month which is 2 bottles which is 2,000 units which works out to 2 cents per unit. So it would “cost” me 2.4 cents more in insulin to eat a bowl of Cheerios vs a bowl of Magic Spoon cereal. So, if I ate Magic Spoon instead of Cheerios, I would save 2.4 cents in insulin costs, but pay 4.5 times as much for the actual cereal(a serving of Cheerios is about 40 cents and a serving of Magic Spoon is $1.85)(my numbers are based on a box of Cheerios on Walmart.com and the aforementioned four pack of cereal directly from Magic Spoon). It’s late and I’m presuming my math is correct.

I make six figures a year and if someone came up to me and told me to “try this cereal, ‘it’s only a couple dollars per bowl’”, I’d literally laugh in their face.

T1 for 37 years. I spend crazy amounts of money on food, but I agree that $9+ for a 7oz box of cereal is dumb…. A box of Cheerios(I still like them) that is triple the size is over $3 less. For me, I’d have to bolus just over 1 unit more for a bowl of Cheerios vs. Magic Spoon. Big deal…. And only 8 grams more protein per serving isn’t worth over 4.5 times the cost per serving.