Thursday, October 17, 2019

December 9th Pumpers’ Holiday Dinner!

Plan to Attend!
5-8 pm
Mimi‘s Bistro & Bakery in Mira Mesa
10788 Westview Pkwy (Near 1-15 and Mira Mesa Blvd)

Please RSVP to Margi at margit7@att.net by December 6th.

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

October 14th Meeting: Tandem Pumps

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!
Don't Miss the OCTOBER 14th meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Tandem Pumps
MEETING TIME:  Monday, October 14th, 7:00-8:30 pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH: Veronica Lode RD, CDE and Kristy Castillo RN, CDE will share the latest news on Tandem Pumps. Bring your questions!

LAST MONTH:  OPEN DISCUSSION. The combined experience of all the pumpers at last month’s meeting was almost 500 years. There was a lot of diabetes experience in the room. For those that like to travel, here are several hints to make traveling with diabetes easier.

If you need to change an infusion set or would like privacy for any diabetes activities, use the lactation rooms at the airport. They are usually spacious and very clean. Consider signing up for TSA pre-check. Let the Airlines know that you are carrying a bag with medical supplies so you will not be charged a baggage charge.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner. All are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Sweet Talkers Next Meeting

Sweet Talkers Meeting: Friday, September 13th

Our next meeting will be Friday, September 13th at the La Jolla Village Square Community Room (our usual spot) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (see directions below).

I’m especially excited about this meeting as there is so much confusing nutritional information out there for diabetics. We’re gonna try taking the bull by the horns in this meeting:

- To provide you with general nutritional guidelines, we’ll dissect a current SAD (Standard American Diet) meal plan for diabetics.

- We’ll use that meal plan as a template. We’ll then correct it to bring it up to more-current nutritional standards.

- In the process, we’ll also talk about healthier foods to replace the SAD ones. This excellent and very useful endeavor is set up for really easy learning.

- We’ll also talk about water, why it’s so important to diabetics in particular, how much you should drink, and when.

If you’re confused about how to set up your own meal plan, and what you should and shouldn’t include, then this is the meeting for you.

As always, please register for this meeting by sending a confirmation to the email address below.

Please feel free to bring any of your favorite recipes to share and analyze.

Directions

Enter LJVS from Nobel Drive.
California Pizza Kitchen will be on left, Islands will be on right.
Once into LJVS, shortly on the right, a road will go up a slight incline towards Islands.  Do not take this right.
Just past this right turn, there will be another right turn that goes underground into a parking garage.

Follow the road in the garage to the AMC Movie Theater door entrance (on the left).  This is the closest entrance to the Community Room.

When inside, follow the corridor to the Center Court and turn right.
Just to the right of the AMC Theater ticket booth is the Community Room (next to the video arcade).

Lisa & Mark
Website: www.sweettalkers.org
Email: info@sweettalkrs.org

Sunday, September 8, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS September Meeting: Open Discussion

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!
Don't Miss the SEPTEMBER meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: OPEN DISCUSSION
MEETING TIME:  Monday September 9th 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH:  OPEN DISCUSSION

LAST MONTH:  We had a great August meeting with Linda Nunez, our Dexcom rep and Carol Hebron RN, CDE, a clinical account manager. Linda announced that Southern California customer support is now in house. If you are having problems, please contact Linda’s support person Britney or North County Rep Alex Booras. Our pump club website lists the contact information not only for sales representatives but clinical and technical support.

Carol’s presentation included the formula on how to adjust your correction factor based on how many arrows are going up or down on your CGM. The lag time on the G6 sensor is only 4 minutes.

A helpful reminder: Never make treatment decisions if there is not an arrow on the screen. A blood sugar number and arrow is necessary; otherwise, use your meter for treatment decisions.

Use the Clarity APP to monitor time in range. Blood sugars below 55 should only represent less than 1% of target in range report.

Carol also showed pictures of the new G7 Dexcom sensor. The sensor will have a shorter warm-up time, is smaller in size, and combines the transmitter and sensor together.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner; all are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

TCOYD Conference & Health Fair - San Diego, CA

WHEN:  Saturday, October 12, 2019
7:30am – Registration & Breakfast
8:00am – 5:00pm – Conference

WHERE:  San Diego Convention Center
111 W. Harbor DriSan Diego, CA 92101

HOW MUCH:  Through October 8, 2019: $25 per person.
($20 per person when two or more are registering together.)

Thursday, August 8, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS August Meeting: Dexcom Night

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!
Don't Miss the AUGUST meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Dexcom Night
MEETING TIME: Monday, August 12th, 7:00-8:30 pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH:  Dexcom Night! Bring your questions for Carol Hebron, CDE, and Linda Nunes.

LAST MONTH: Several questions were brought up about Afrezza and how to adjust your insulin dose when your blood sugars are high but your normal correction factor isn't enough.

Check the Pages column to the right for links to medical studies and other diabetes information of interest.

Pre-Meeting Dinner: Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner. All are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite to eat before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others, friends, and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.
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—ANNOUNCEMENT—

Don't Miss ONE: THE ULTIMATE CONFERENCE & RETREAT FOR ADULTS WITH TYPE 1

August 16 – 18, 2019
Paradise Point Resort & Spa
1404 Vacation Road, San Diego, CA 92109
($200 per person)

To register, call 800.998.2693.

Saturday, July 13, 2019

San Diego Low-Carb Conference

If you’re wondering about low-carb diets, the following conference may interest you:

The 4th Annual Low Carb USA - San Diego
July 25 - 28, 2019

Wyndham San Diego Bayside Hotel

Three levels of admission:
$499 for everything at the conference and all 30+ presentations.
$99 tickets for about half of the presentations and the vendor expo.
FREE admission to walk the vendor expo only.

More information:
https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/sd-2019/
Or Google "low-carb conference san diego"

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS July Meeting: Open Discussion

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the JULY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Open Discussion
MEETING TIME:  Monday July 8th 7:00-8:30 pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH: Open Discussion. Bring your questions, diabetes concerns, and successes to share with the group.

LAST MONTH: Chloe Diez, the Afrezza Rep, discussed ways to use inhaled insulin as an adjunct to pumped insulin, either in the event a prebolus is inconvenient or for safer and faster corrections for better time-in-range. Chloe told us they have a $15 copay card now for people on ‘commercial insurance’— i.e., not Medicare.

Tom’s Two-Minute Tip was an introduction to Dexcom’s Clarity tools. He talked about compatibility with G4, G5, and G6, then teased the types of information available in the various reports. In future meetings, Tom will circle back to one report at a time, finding the unique actionable information in each.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner, and all are welcome! Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others, friends, and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting. Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Monday, June 10, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS June Meeting: Afrezza Inhaled Insulin

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the JUNE meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Afrezza Insulin
MEETING TIME:  Monday June 10th 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH:  Choe Diez, our San Diego Afrezza Representative, will present the latest news about Afrezza inhaled insulin.

LAST MONTH: OPEN DISCUSSION Fourteen pumpers with 500 years of diabetes experience among us attended the meeting. Tom Fitzpatrick gave an amazing 2-minute Dexcom G6 Sensor tip on how to set up Siri on your Apple devices to speak your Blood Sugar. Tom will present a helpful 2-minute tip on Dexcom each month. For Android users, Samsung now has a watch that partners with Dexcom.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner, and all are welcome! Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting. Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Eversense Bridge Program

Senseonics makes Eversense, an implantable glucose sensor that lasts 90 days.

Senseonics is currently offering the Eversense Bridge Program for those of us who may have high out-of-pocket costs, lack favorable insurance, or have been denied insurance for Eversense, 

If you meet the eligibility requirements, you can get an Eversense sensor for $99 (plus the cost of sensor placement by your healthcare provider).

The program will help you confirm your insurance benefits, obtain pre-authorizations before placing the sensor, and will work with you and your healthcare provider on denied-claim appeals.

More information:
844-SENSE4U (844-736-7348)
#eversensecgm

Monday, May 6, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS May Meeting: Open Discussion

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the MAY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Open Discussion
Please bring your questions and answers to share!

MEETING TIME:  Monday May 13th 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

LAST MONTH: Dr. Hsieh (pronounced Shay) from UCSD Men's Health Clinic presented a comprehensive program on the five levels of ED treatments. Go to the USCD Clinic's link for more information:

https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/surgery/urology/areas-expertise/male-sexual-health/Pages/sexual-dysfunction.aspx

Dr. Hsieh's approach to ED is to treat the entire individual. His clinic accepts all forms of insurance and Dr. Hsieh also sees patients at the VA in La Jolla.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner. All are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Sunday, April 7, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS April Meeting: Dr. Mike Hsieh, Urologist: Men’s Health

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the APRIL meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Dr. Mike Hsieh, Urologist, will discuss Men’s Health
MEETING TIME:  Monday April 8th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH:  Dr. Hsieh and Jose Luis PA From UC-San Diego Health will go over all treatment options for ED. This meeting is open to anyone interested in the topic.

LAST MONTH: Chad Lee from Omnipod showed the new DASH Personal Diabetes Manager (PDM) for the Omnipod pump. The new DASH PDM uses Bluetooth and is the first step to an Omnipod closed loop pump. Its compatibility with other systems (such as Dexcom) simplifies the tracking and recording of data. The DASH PDM is available to all current users at no charge just by calling customer service. You do not need to be out of warranty to upgrade to the new DASH PDM.  You can now share your BGs with up to 12 people on the share app.

Depending on your insurance, the Omnipod system (PDM and pods) can be ordered through your pharmacy benefit.  Contact Chad Lee with any questions.
Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner and all are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS April Meeting: Boston Scientific

April 8th: Dr. Mike Hseh will discuss men's health and ED solutions from Boston Scientific.

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS March Meeting: Omnipod

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the MARCH meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Chad Lee, Omnipod New Features
MEETING TIME:  Monday March 11th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH:  Chad Lee from Omnipod will present the new features of the Omnipod pump.

LAST MONTH: We had a lively discussion on a variety of topics from travel to the G6 sensor use.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 before each meeting for dinner, and all are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 pm and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS February Meeting: Open Discussion

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the FEBRUARY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: OPEN DISCSSION
MEETING TIME:  Monday February 11th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH: OPEN DISCUSSION

LAST MONTH: : Tom Fitzpatrick gave tips for using alert adjustments, snooze strategies for dynamic diabetes management, using Siri shortcuts to announce your BG, and adjusting boluses for arrows.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 before each meeting for dinner, and all are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting.  Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.

Monday, January 7, 2019

INSULIN PUMPERS January Meeting: Advanced Dexcom by Tom Fitzpatrick and Patrick Neal

San Diego Insulin Pumpers
Mutual Support - General Discussion - Expert Speakers
All pumpers, companions, and friends welcome!

Don't Miss the JANUARY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!

THIS MONTH: Tom Fitzpatrick and Patrick Neal
MEETING TIME:  Monday January 14th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION:  Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186

THIS MONTH: Tom Fitzpatrick and Patrick Neal will discuss Advanced Dexcom: Scheduling alerts, situational alert adjustments, snooze strategies for dynamic diabetes management, using Siri shortcuts to announce your BG, and adjusting boluses for arrows.

NOTE: The board room will be in use until 7pm so please wait in the lobby until the other group leaves.

December Meeting: A good time was had by all who attended our Holiday Dinner at Mimi's Café.

November Meeting: Brian Rosko, Senseonics Business Manager and Melissa Karas, District Clinical Manager, presented the new implantable Eversense sensor. This new CGM device has a 3-month life span that uses a modified fluorescent molecule to detect glucose. A silicone patch attaches the transmitter to the arm over the sensor for readings.

The Eversense sensor is a great device for travel. The only supplies needed are the silicone patches that you change daily; they fit in a snack-size Ziploc bag. The sensor MARD is a very accurate 8.5%. The sensor requires calibration twice a day.

A doctor is required to insert the sensor. Insertions currently are available through Dr. Edelman at UCSD and AMCR. Contact Brian or Melissa for more information. Also, see our website under Manufacturers.

Pre-Meeting Dinner (Souplantation): Several of us get together about 5:30 pm before each meeting for dinner. All are welcome!  Anyone who would like a bite of dinner before the meeting can join us at the Souplantation Restaurant in Kearny Mesa, 7095 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard (just east of 805), 858-715-6824.

Please be ready to leave the restaurant by 6:45 and proceed to Sharp so that our speakers and non-dining members are not delayed.

As always, significant others and any friends and family supporters are always welcome at the meeting. Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month.