December 9th Meeting: Holiday Dinner!

Holiday Dinner: Monday December 9th from 5-8:30 pm at  Elijah's located at 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Friends and Family are welcome! Please email Margi at margit7@att.net to RSVP by December 6th.

Welcome Fellow Pumpers!

We look forward to seeing you in person if you are in the San Diego area or via Zoom. Check out the newsletter and resources on our blog sdinsulinpumpers.blogspot.com . 

IN PERSON: We hold the in-person meeting at the Sharp Spectrum Building in Kearny Mesa at 8695 Spectrum Center Drive from 7–9 pm. We have a new meeting space at the Sharp Spectrum building. Starting in January 2025 we are moving to new boardroom. It is on the left side of the main lobby and has an outside direct entrance from the parking lot. The room will open at 6:30 pm for visiting before the meeting. The walkway to the outside entrance is located in front of the handicap parking and has a railing along the sidewalk.

Via Zoom: Please join us via Zoom if you can't attend in person. There is no Zoom option for our December dinner. 

As always, significant others, friends, and family supporters are welcome at the meeting.

Our meetings are held the 2nd Monday of every month from 7-9 pm.

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THIS MONTH: Holiday Dinner: Monday December 9th from 5-8:30 pm. We have the private dining room at Elijah's, located at 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd (in the same shopping center where we used to eat at Souplantation). Please email Margi to RSVP by 12/6. The donation supplies (we have a new supply of Tandem items) will be available if you need anything. Check the donation list below.

LAST MONTH: Kim Wetzel, Medicare Insurance agent from Bridlewood Insurance, updated us on local Medicare plans, and the changes to drug coverage. Our Open Discussion topics were about over-patches for G7 sensors. Check out Onida over-patches and Opsite Flexfit dressing tape. both available on Amazon. Also read about Charla's memorial service, donation supplies, future programs, and our new meeting space.

Charla Harris's Celebration of Life was held at Kate Session Park on Sat Nov 9, 2024. Rick and Margi represented the pump club. A large group of Charla's family, friends and previous co-workers shared stories and participated in a trivia game about Charla. Mementos from Charla were available to take home. The memorial was videoed and will be available to view in the future. 

Volunteers Needed

Help is needed to manage the distribution of our monthly Pump Club newsletter. A new mailing list needs to be created along with emailing the monthly newsletter. This task could be shared among more than one person. Newsletter distribution is done the first week of every month, usually before the 5th. Contact Margi with any questions at margit7@att.net.

2024 Pump Club Programs

12/9:  Holiday Dinner Elijah's from 5-8:30 pm

2025 Pump Club Programs

1/13: Open Discussion

2/10: TBA

3/10: Gina Arconti, Omnipod

Pump and Sensor Supply Donations Available 

This is an opportunity to add to your emergency supplies. 

Medtronic supplies: 1 box of Quick- Set Paradigm Infusion sets and box of Quick- Set Paradigm Infusion sets and a box of MiniMed pump reservoirs, 3 boxes of a box of MiniMed Guardian 3 sensors.

Tandem supplies: 3 boxes of AutoSoft 30 infusion sets, 5 boxes of AutoSoft 90 infusion sets and 4 boxes of TSlim 

X-2 Cartridges.

Syringes and Misc items: (17) bags of (10) 6mm 31 gauge 50 unit syringes and 2 boxes of (100) Mini Pen Ultra fine needles. Two large bags of 300 mm syringes and needles for filling cartridges and 5 chargers.

Insulin: Tresiba long acting Insulin Pens (4) boxes of 5 pens 2 boxes expires 1/25, 1 box 3/25 and 1 box 5/25, Great to use when taking a Pump break. Will need to be picked up in Escondido.

For anyone with a Type 2 friend who uses Humulin 70/30 insulin, we have 5 bottles, all expiring in October 2025.

Contact Margi at margit7@att.com if you need any of the supplies. 

Sharps Disposal

California has a state program to dispose of your sharps. Visit SharpsTakeBackCalifornis.org > Select Order A Sharps Mail-Back Package > Click Submit.

This is a free program. For information, visit SharpsTakeBackCalifornos.org or call 844-482-5322.

Breakthrough T1D (formally JDRF)

Visit the JDRF Virtual Sessions about new developments and Hypoglycemic Unawareness at https://sdinsulinpumpers.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=10bf3478ca168b1633b80832c&id=c666201218&e=41c11995d6.

TCOYD

TCOYD (Taking Control Of Your Diabetes) transforms the way people live with and manage diabetes through the best live conferences, programs, and events.

Sign up on TCOYD.org for their new Video Drop AP ( Advanced Placement Sessions). TCOYD will email you these sessions to watch at your convenience. They frequently drop new videos, so check it out!

 You'll find a wealth of diabetes and pumping information on the TCOYD website on the Online Resources page under Video Vault at this address: https://sdinsulinpumpers.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=10bf3478ca168b1633b80832c&id=c7c2c732ee&e=41c11995d6.

 Dr. Edelman and Dr. Pettus have posted many videos to help you improve your blood sugars or help you cope with diabetes. They also have videos from previous online conferences. Whatever your question, you will probably find a video that addresses it.

TCOYD One Conference

Save the date! August 8-19,2025 

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