Poll - what are your diabetes devices?
I'm curious about what you're using to manage your diabetes.So here are my questions.
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
I'd like to get as many answers as possible. So please forward these to others if you can.
If you'd like to do a completely different poll, check out the questions that Curious Girl is asking.
Update: I just realized I should answer my own questions.
1. Type 1, 34+ years.
2. OneTouch Ultra, recently OneTouch UltraSmart.
3. Minimed 512. Can't wait to change this in September.
4. Dexcom as of 3 weeks ago.
5. Several Windows XP desktops and laptops.
Labels: diabetes, poll, technology
posted by Bernard @ 10:04 AM
48 Comments:
Type 1 since '88
36 yrs old
Dexcom
Lantus & Novolog
If I had discovered your blog sooner I could have warned you about the cruddy Dexcom software.
It's just one of my minor but fixable gripes with Dexcom.
All they had to do is create an XML or even a raw text file for data. Than you could do whatever you wanted with whatever graphing, spreadsheet, database, etc...
Dumb, really really dumb.
Fixed 400 on the Y axis, stupid.
Forcing the customer to use PC and Word, unexcusable.
Why is the synch cable from the OneTouch to receiver 6ft long? 6 inches would be more than plenty. assinine
Type 1 since 1967
48 years old
Been using Minimed pumps for the last 21 years, currently on 522 with the minilink CGM. LOVE IT!!!
Using a windows based computer.
Love the software that the minilink uses " Care Link" from minimed.
Hi Bernard,
1. I have Type 1 diabetes, diagnosed in my twenties
2. I use and love the Accu-Chek Compact Plus; it comes in handy while running and sweating to not touch a strip. On short runs I can just hold it right in my hand and not have to ware a pak. I have a number of Lifescan meters but I do not use them.
3. Pumcy, my beloved insulin pump is an Animas 1200, I have been told I will be getting an upgrade to the Animas 2020 sometime before the fall.
4. No continuous Glucose Monitor yet.
5. I have a windows computer
I am curious too, are you thinking of writing a software? Hmmmmmmmmm
That would be great,
Adjoa
1. Type 1 for the last 31 years
2. Freestyle Flash and Cozmonitor
3. Deltec Cozmo
4. Don't have one- I have a service dog instead. :-)
5. Mac
Oooh... Thanks for the link Bernard - I'll link my blog to yours as soonn as I'm done answering. :)
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 1
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use? Depends - either an Ascencia Contour or a One Touch Ultra. I have also tried an Accuchek Compac - which I hated.
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
Currently, a Deltec Cozmo - 1700. But I've asked for the upgrade & I'm looking forward to receiving my brand new Animas 2020 next week. I'm fickle, it's bad.
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
I don't think I'd ever get one of these. I'm obsessive enough as it is. I guess if I had to choose, I'd pick the DexCom because I like all of the things I've heard about it better than the things I've heard about other systems. I guess I'd really need to do more research though.
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Windows.
Answering for both me and Greg.
1. me - type 2, him - type 1
2. me - OneTouch Ultra, him - OneTouch UltraSmart.
3. n/a
4. n/a
5. We have one Windows laptop, but the rest of the computers run on linux.
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
Im a type 1 for 15 years.
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
I use a one touch ultra smart. I don’t use any of the extra features. The copay is zero with my insurance, they bent my arm practically backwards to choose this one!
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
I have a minimed 515
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
I’m in the process of getting a Minimed Mini-Link.
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Windows, macs are a tad too spendy for me
1. Brendon has Type 1
2. One Touch Ultra
3. Cozmo
4. N/A
5. Mac
1. Type 1 (12 years old - my son)
2. Freestyle Flash and Cozmonitor; OneTouch for Dexcom calibration
3. Cozmo, latest model
4. Dexcom--waiting impatiently for Navigator to get approved
5. Linux; some dual-boot to Windows so we can use things like pump/meter/cgms software.
1. Type 1
2. Cozmonitor, Freestyle Flash and One Touch UltraSmart (on occassion)
3. Deltec Cozmo
4. N/A
5. Windows
I'm using it to manage my son's D, but here it goes.
1) Type 1- diagnosed October, 2005
2) We use the Freestyle Flash. Our back up meter is the One Touch Ultra Smart.
3)Animas 1250
4) no continuous monitor
5)microsoft XP laptop
1) Type 1 for 3 and a half years
2) One Touch Ultra
3) Animas 1200 with software upgrade
4) Dexcom ( but I used MM for 6 months in a trial - software much better, sensor much worse - haven't tried the miniLink tho)
5) Windows XP
1. type 1 since 1977
2. Freestyle Flash
3. MiniMed 522
4. MiniMed Paradigm Real-Time CGMS
5. Windows laptop
You might consider an online poll or a service like SurveyMonkey for these things!
1. Type 1
2. One Touch Ultra
3. Former pumper, still have an Animas IR1200 in the drawer.
4. No CGM ... yet.
5. Windows PC.
1. Type 1, 4 years
2. Several One Touch Ultras
3. Minimed blue 712
4. Nope.
5. Me, 2 mac laptops, my husband, a PC laptop.
Woops. The comment above was me. My husband was signed in to blogger and I hadn't switched. :)
1. Type 1
2. Flash, Contour, Ultra 2, or Contour
3. Deltec Cozmo
4. N/A
5. Windows
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
Numero uno.
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
Currently, the Ultra, for about two months. Previously, BD Paradigm logic for about five years.
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
Medtronic Minimed 715.
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
No, but I did a week trial of DexCom. Yuck.
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Windows.
Here is my question to you Bernard. I have only one.
Why are you not using C-Peptide in addition to the Insulin you are taking for the Good Management of your Diabetes?
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Type 1 since june 5th, 2001
one touch ultra smart
Animas IR1200
no cgms
Windows vista
Hi Bernard. I will answer your question about C-Peptide here.
When you become deficient in Insulin, you also become deficient in Amylin as well as C-Peptide. As you are aware C-Peptide can be used as a Marker to determine the availability of Insulin, but C-Peptide has other vital uses that those w/T1DM should be made aware of. They are the following:
Clinical studies show that C-peptide administration in type 1 diabetes patients, who lack the peptide, results in amelioration of diabetes-induced renal and nerve dysfunction.
Patients with type 1 diabetes, who continue to maintain a small endogenous beta cell activity, are less prone to develop long-term complications and have fewer episodes of hypoglycemia than those who become totally C-peptide deficient [1, 2].C-peptide in replacement doses reduces glomerular hyper-filtration, diminishes urinary albumin excretion and retards or reverses renal structural abnormalities in type 1 diabetes. Further examination of the glomeruli revealed that it was primarily the hypertrophy of the mesangial matrix that was inhibited by C-peptide [8].
Neurological impairment score and vibration perception also improved in the C-peptide treated group. Changes in glycaemic control could not account for the improved nerve function.
In streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats receiving C-peptide from 6 to 8 weeks after induction of diabetes, a significant increase in both sensory (saphenous) and motor (sciatic) NCV was seen [13]; Axoglial dysjunction and paranodal demyelination improved significantly, axonal degeneration decreased and there was a fourfold increase in nerve fiber regeneration [12].C-peptide in replacement doses stimulates nerve Na+/K+- ATPase activity, increases endoneurial blood flow and stimulates neurotrophic factors, resulting in improved NCV and prevention or reversal of nerve structural change.
Circulatory responses to C-peptide Administration of C-peptide in type 1 diabetes patients results in increased blood flow in several tissues. There is also augmented skin capillary blood cell velocity and redistribution of blood flow to nutritive capillaries following C-peptide administration [19]C-peptide has also been found to mimic the effects of insulin in muscle cells [32]. Cellular end effects eNOS C-peptide elicits release of NO in endothelial cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner [30]. The in vitro observations are consistent with the finding that C-peptide administration to type 1 patients and animal models of type 1 diabetes results in concentration-dependent increases in blood flow in several tissues, and suggest that C-peptide replacement in type 1 diabetes improves the diabetes-induced endothelial dysfunction [35].
type 1(since 12/98)
One Touch Ultrasmart, Accucheck Compact
Deltec Cozmo
none
Windows
1.Autoimmune
2.Primarily Accu-Chek Aviva but also One Touch Ultra 2
3.N/A
4. N/A
5. Windows.
1. Type I, 16yr
2. One Touch Ultra
3. Minimed 722
4. n/a
5. Windows
1. type 1 - 12 years
2. freestyle flash; now paradigm link; ultra
3. new today, minimed 522
4. Dexcom; will upgrade to minimed linked cgms
5. Both
Hey Bernard,
Delurking has never been so easy! :-p
1. Type 1 for a little under one year.
2. OneTouch Ultra2.
3. Animas IR1250
4. Looking at the DexCom, but only wishing.
5. I have 3 Windows based computers, buying a Mac this summer.
1. Type 1
2. One Touch UltraSmart
3. MiniMed 512
4. N/A except DexCom trial
5. Windows
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
Type 1 since age 30 (now 42).
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
Formerly OneTouch UltraSmart, now back to OneTouch Ultra since I need it to calibrate the Dexcom.
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
Minimed 522
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
Dexcom
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Mostly Macs; I have a Windows laptop that I use for Windows-only software (like most diabetes software), but soon I'll be getting an Intel-based Mac, and then the Windows laptop is gone - I'll run Parallels on the Mac.
1. Type 1
2. One Touch (primarily the Mini, sometimes my Ultra Smart)
3. Minimed 715
4. N/A
5. Windows
I will answer for two here, then.
1. Me: Type 1 for 2 years. Housemate: Type 1 for 25 years.
2. Me: OneTouch Ultrasmart, Precision Xtra for ketones only. Him: prefers OneTouch Ultra, Ultra2 or OneTouch Mini, but uses my old UltraSmart for now.
3. Me: Minimed 522
4. None.
5. Windows XP (2), Windows Vista (1), Windows 98 (1), Linux (3) Mac Powerbook (1). I mostly use Windows XP with any diabetes-related software because the software is not compatible with anything else.
You didn't mention this, but I also use my Palm TX all the time - I have the Calorie King database on it and I use it calculate my carbs. I've also used it with Diabetes Pilot and with an Excel spreadsheet I created myself to track diabetes info.
Type 1 for 38+ years
OneTouch UltraSmart is my favorite, but right now I'm using a ReliOn Ultra because the strips are cheap
MiniMed 511
A CGMS is currently on the wish list.
Windows XP Pro(1), XP Home(3), 98(1) & Linux(1)
1) 5 year old daughter, dxed at 3
2) Freestyle Flash (love it), One Touch Ultra (bloodsucker) for Dex calibrations
3) No current pump, about to be on OmniPod
4) Dexcom, waiting for Navigator
5) 4 windows laptops
1. What type of diabetes do you have? T1
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use? BD Paradigm, Freestyle Flash, One Touch (anything I can snag free strips for, but prefer the BD becuase it talks to my pump)
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model? Minimed 722 (brand new)
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make? Minimed Real-time new Minilink transmitter with 722 pump (all in one).
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac? Windows
I should add on the CGM question, that I did the trial for the Freestyle Navigator a couple months ago and loved it, but prefer having the system all in one with my pump and Minilink.
1. Type 1
2. Abbotts Precision Xceed
3. Detec Cozmo pump - but not the brand new version
4. No CGMS
5. Windows
Oh I forgot to say that I have had D for 45 years and have practically no complications!
1. Type I - since 2002.
2. BD Link. When that one is out of commission or unavailable, I have an Accucheck and one of those funny little cylinders that contain the strips and the meter in one for emergencies.
3. Medtronic Minimed, Paradigm 515.
4. n/a... yet. ;)
5. HP laptop and Mac Pro.
O has:
Type 1, 9.5 years
BD meter, Ultra Smart for backup
MM 715
No CGMS yet
I have a Mac (which I hate) and a PC (which I hate more).
1. Type 1 since 2006
2. Cozmonitor (freestyle)
3. Deltec Cozmo 1700
4. MM Guardian RT
5. Windows
Hi Bernard,
This might not be news to anyone who reads my blog, but here it is:
1) Type 1, 4 years
2) FreeStyle Flash
3) --> now built into my new OmniPod!
4) Used a DexCom, got sick of it, waiting for the next best thing
5) Windows (although I miss my Mac)
Any chance you can report back on interesting "trends" you find here?
Thx,
AT
1. Type 1, 30 years since age 35
2. Lifescan Ultra meter
3. Animas 1000 (old) pump with 3 ml reservoir
4. Dexcom cgms
5. Macintosh; interested in Mac software but pessimistic about quality of diabetes software
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type 2 (Actually Mature Onset Diabetes of Youth--Article in Diabetes Forecast last year was the first time I've seen my type described). Age 12--52 years ago.
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use? I use a BD Logic at home (small drop) and Accucheck Aviva when I'm out--Mostly because I like the multi-clix lancet device--lancets in a cartridge so you don't need a sharps container.
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model? Animas 1000 with expired warranty--looking to upgrade.
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make? Not now--interested in the Mini-Med system, but my insurance won't cover it now.
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac? Windows
I hope it's not too late to do this poll...
1. What type of diabetes do you have?
Type 1
2. What blood glucose meter(s) do you use?
Accu-chek Advantage
3. If you use an insulin pump, what is the make and model?
Oh I so WISH I had a pump.
4. If you have a Continuous Glucose Monitor, what make?
I wish even harder for a a CGMS! These things are very rare and very expensive here in New Zealand, but I hope that changes some day.
5. If you have a computer(s) at home, is it Windows or Mac?
Two computers with windows.
Jumping on the bandwagon a little late too, but here you go:
1. Type 1, 14+ years
2. Just switched from a One Touch UltraSmart to One Touch Ultra 2 (not as many features, but I find it less bulky).
3. Minimed 515.
4. Not yet...
5. Windows.
Hi,
Nice to see your blog!
Thanks, Ken
1. Type of diabetes?
Type 1 since 23 - 34 yrs
2. Which meter?
Orig. Ames, then Accu-Chek (loved their software!), now BD Paradigm Link
3. Which insulin pump?
MiniMed Paradigm 715
4. Continuous Glucose Monitor?
Would love to try MiniMed's, but don't insurance company's realize prevention's where it's at?
5. Which computers at home?
XP MCE; XP Pro (dual Ubuntu), XP Home (dual Sidux).
- Type 1, 32+ years old.
- Ascencia Breeze 2
- NovoRaìd FlexPen, Lantus
- none
- Laptop (Linux based), Nokia E61, 2nd Laptop (Linux based too).
Type 2 29 Years Old
I have used Old style Precision Xtra, One Touch Ultra Smart, New Style Precision Xtra
No Insulin Pump
No Continuous Meter
I run Linux at home. Currently Debian Etch Distribution.
Type 1, June 2006
41 years old
FreeStyle Flash and OneTouch Ultra 2
No CGMS
Novolog FlexPen, Levemir Flexpen
Mac OS X "Leopard" and HealthEngage
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