January 13th Meeting: John Walsh

 Hello 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 the new boardroom. It is on the left side of the main lobby and has an outside direct entrance from the parking lot. We'll open the room 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. The meeting link is posted below.

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: John Walsh's 7th edition of Pumping Insulin with Automated Insulin Delivery (AID) is now available. John will discuss his book, the latest AID information, and related tips and tricks. John will have his book available for $20.

LAST MONTH: Our Holiday Dinner at Elijah's was attended by 14 Pumpers and 7 family members. A great dinner was had by all. Thank you to Melanie from Dexcom for her donation of G7 Sensors that were given to those in attendance.

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Zoom Instructions

San Diego Insulin Pumpers November 11 Meeting on Zoom (‘Doors’ open at 6:45 pm, meeting starts at 7 pm)

Meeting ID: 854 9885 6699

Passcode: 220374

Using your computer, tablet or smartphone, click:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85498856699?pwd=OGpTcGg3ZDJyK2puSnFNV21CM0haQT09

Or one-tap dial in from a smartphone:

+16699006833,,85498856699#,,,,*220374# US (San Jose)

+13462487799,,85498856699#,,,,*220374# US (Houston)

Or dial in from any home or business phone (long distance charges may apply):

+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

Meeting ID: 854 9885 6699#

Enter # for Participant ID if asked

Passcode: 220374#

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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 sending the monthly emailing the 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 margit7@att.net

2025 Pump Club Programs

1/13 John Walsh

2/10 Open Discussion

3/10 Gina Arconti, Omnipod

4/14 Open Discussion

5/12 Melanie Kraus, Dexcom

Pump and Sensor Donations

This is an opportunity to add to your emergency supplies

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

Tandem supplies: 3 boxes of AutoSoft 30 infusion sets, and 1 box of AutoSoft 90 infusion sets.

Syringes and Misc items: 10 bags of 10 6 mm 31 gauge 50-unit syringes, 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 expire 1/25, 1 box on 3/25 and 1 box on 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 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 cope with diabetes. They also have videos from previous online conferences. Whatever your question, you'll probably find a video that addresses it.

TCOYD One Conference

Save the date! August 8-19, 2025