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Hey there. My name is Allison and I'm a 31-year-old writer, therapist-in-training, and diabadass. I live in Minneapolis with my husband. I use an Omnipod and Dexcom.
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Category Archives: Diabetes Technology
The Case of the Possessed Dexcom Receiver
It all started at dinner. After ordering my entree, I reached into my bag so I could check on the status of a high blood sugar. I’d overtreated earlier that afternoon and wanted to see how I was coming down. … Continue reading
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Integration, Baby!
In honor of my 29th birthday, Insulet and Dexcom have a little announcement they would like to make: Insulet and Dexcom Agree to Develop a CGM-Integrated Personal Diabetes Manager New Insulet PDM Will Receive Dexcom G5 CGM Sensor Signals BEDFORD, … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Omnipod
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Plugged In, Booted Up
This is one of those posts I’ve dreaded writing, because it’s so convoluted and I’m not entirely sure what point or lesson I could possibly impart other than the ubiquitous “Don’t do what I did.” To start, I’m back on … Continue reading
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Recall Q&A With Abbott Diabetes Care
About a week and a half ago, news came out that there was a recall on Freestyle test strips, one for the strips Omnipod users use and one for users of older Freestyle meters. A lot of patients took to … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Omnipod
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Omnipod & Freestyle Users: Test Strips Recall!
Attention fellow podders!! Abbott has issued a recall for its Freestyle test strips that are used with the Omnipod PDM. According to Abbott, the strips may be reading erroneously low blood sugars. You should contact Abbott to receive a new … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Omnipod
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Omnipod: Your Questions, My Thoughts
I have been on the Omnipod insulin pump for three months, and the question I get the most is “Do you still like it?” The answer? Yep! I still do! But I get questions about Omnipod and I also see … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Living with Diabetes
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Omnipod: First Thoughts
Review posts of all kinds are incredibly popular in the Diabetes Online Community, so I would remiss if I didn’t jump off the bridge with everyone else. I have been on the Omnipod system for all of three days, but … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Omnipod
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The New Adventures of an Old Pumper
I’m officially 36 hours into my new adventures on the Omnipod. I received the call on Wednesday that my insurance company had approved the insulin pump but I wasn’t able to get a hold of anyone at Insulet until Friday. … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Omnipod
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DSMA July Carnival: Testing, Testing
This month’s DSMA Blog Carnival is all about test strip accuracy and why it is important to me. The issue of test strip accuracy has recently made a resurgence in the DOC (not that it ever really went away), most … Continue reading
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Disappointing Diabetes Day
There are times in your life where you really wish you didn’t have to admit something, but you sort of have to because eventually people are going to start asking questions. So here it goes: Last Tuesday, as I was … Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes Technology, Insurance, Omnipod
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