Cameron

I only use twitter for T1D tech stuff. #OpenAPS

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@bewestisdoing I agree from a philosophical sense. The fact I can get on-par or better control with my pump from 2005 speaks volumes.

But at the same time the older I get and the less joy I find in the "hobby" of diabetes, I might trade off some of it for convenience eventually.

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Let me share a somewhat depressing photo for those of us still looping with Minimeds.

Got a big stack of 723's and a 515 from a local endo.

All the 723's are just *slightly* too new.

They all seem so nice compared to my 722 I use.

This is what knee-jerk reaction took from us.

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@bewestisdoing Im gonna hang onto the 515 unless someone else can use it. Im not sure you can even get the 180ml carts anymore tho -- but there are jigs to cut the 300's down to fit.

I imagine I'll run my 2 722s into the dirt and eventually cave and go to Tandem.

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@bewestisdoing From what I gathered, *some* US 723's might have firmware version 2.4a -- but yeah, all these are 2.5+

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@shanselman Doing stuff yourself is fun, especially when it involves a bolt gun

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I come to twitter to share this Dexcom G6 that's been going for 36 days and is still fairly accurate.

That is all.

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@CGsquiggles @gwsuperfan Man, I wish I was that low.

Im like 120u/day with 150u script.

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@shanselman @daronyondem I'll add to this.

I drink entirely too much diet soda and energy drinks.

If they effected blood sugar, I'd know. Haha

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@terryaney @shanselman Still no glycemic index

[Cameron @applehat]

You know what infuriates me?

Every time I get new insurance (job changes) I have to fight the insurance company to cover my insulin.

I'd like to see legislation that makes "pre approval" requirements for insulin illegal. If my doctor writes that I need 150u a day, I do.

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@CDLHamma @shanselman Don't take this as me being a trump fan by any stretch, but I saw plenty of liberals living in a completely made up fantasy world around his presidency.

Maybe not to this specific tune, but it was nearly as bad

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@CDLHamma @shanselman I find that this sentiment exists all across the political spectrum, not just in this singular group.

It tends to flip flop in the two main parties depending on who's in power.

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@hankgreen You say "it's just tax evasion" like that's a negative 🤣

Just kidding feds, I love taxes and would never not pay them. ❤️❤️

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@jkyleputman Dang!

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@BluzPower @BonafideCherise TIR metrics really rely on the use of a CGM to read blood glucose every 5 minutes, otherwise theres no real way to know whats going on.

I know the SOP for T2 is often just a few checks a day, but I bet you'd be surprised what your BG is actually doing all day!

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@BluzPower @BonafideCherise Because a 6.5 A1C could mean I stay flat at 140mg/dl always, or that I swing super high and then have mega lows -- and it averages out to a concentration of around 140.

TIR shows how much time I'm _actually_ staying in range.

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@BluzPower @BonafideCherise So "range" is generally a target defined like that, yeah. Generally I see people use 80-180mg/dl.

TIR then, is a percentage of time you spend inside that range -- and some consider it a better marker for success then A1C.

1/2

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@michaelpanik Now with history and future support!
https://t.co/HuxbLi9Jvh

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@get_jasmine Now that I have a computer do all my dosing for me, boluses that big scare me.. even tho realistically my ratio is like 1:6 so if I eat anything remotely carby I end up with that much insulin as well. Lol

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@MarCNuf @imtoosweet1d Does she not realize the special powers she holds over her classmates? I absolutely flaunted my diabetes in school. Heck, I had an early smart phone (Sidekick) and I even blamed any notification sound it gave on diabetes. I had unlimited technology and "eat anytime" powers.