Don't Miss the APRIL meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!
THIS MONTH: Selecting Medicare Plans that cover Devices and/or Supplies
MEETING TIME: Monday, April 11th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186
THIS MONTH: Two representatives from United Healthcare will speak to us on how to select the correct Medicare insurance that will cover our Pump and CGM devices and supplies. This is an important meeting for anyone on Medicare or close to signing up for Medicare.
LAST MONTH: We had an amazing meeting facilitated by Veronica Lode RD, LDN, CDE with Tandem Pumps. Veronica assembled a panel of 4 Type 1’s that regularly participate in intense exercise. The main message was any activity lasting over 1 hour requires refueling to replenish the body and your blood sugar.
Some of the most popular snack items for refueling are granola/energy bars, peanut butter and crackers, fruit and veggie puree in pouches (check the baby food isle), Honey Stingers (a gummy bear with a honey center), chocolate milk, glucose tablets and Snickers bars.
Try to have all bolus insulin out of your system before starting intense exercise to help prevent lows. To prevent night time lows after intense exercise, consider lowering your basil rate and eat protein in your bedtime snack. Another suggestion was to use a long-acting insulin such as Lantus to inject for part of the basil rate. Long-acting insulins are less volatile than short-acting insulins and work better with intense activity. Another reason for using a long-acting insulin with intense physical activity is if your infusion set gets pulled out or goes bad, you have the long-acting insulin on board to lower the risk of ketoacidosis.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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.
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016
March Meeting 2016
Don't Miss the MARCH meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!
THIS MONTH: Managing Diabetes While Exercising
MEETING TIME: ***MONDAY, MARCH 14th***, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186
THIS MONTH: Veronica Lode, Tandem Pumps, moderates an informative panel discussion around managing diabetes during physical activity/exercise.
LAST MONTH: We had an open discussion with 13 pumpers. We went around the table, introducing ourselves and an issue/question we wanted help with. Use of the Dexcom Clarity app was clarified. Adhesion issues and solutions to try: Skin Tac, Tegaderm, Flexifit, Hypafix or TK tape. The increase in drug cost especially insulin was brought up and it was suggested to shop around (Costco) and check out mail order sources.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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.
THIS MONTH: Managing Diabetes While Exercising
MEETING TIME: ***MONDAY, MARCH 14th***, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186
THIS MONTH: Veronica Lode, Tandem Pumps, moderates an informative panel discussion around managing diabetes during physical activity/exercise.
LAST MONTH: We had an open discussion with 13 pumpers. We went around the table, introducing ourselves and an issue/question we wanted help with. Use of the Dexcom Clarity app was clarified. Adhesion issues and solutions to try: Skin Tac, Tegaderm, Flexifit, Hypafix or TK tape. The increase in drug cost especially insulin was brought up and it was suggested to shop around (Costco) and check out mail order sources.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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, February 1, 2016
February Meeting 2016
Don't Miss the FEBRUARY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!
THIS MONTH: OPEN DISCUSSION
MEETING TIME: Monday, February 8th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186
THIS MONTH: We have an OPEN DISCUSSION. That means you set the agenda. Bring questions or tidbits from which we can benefit.
LAST MONTH: Laura Nunes, DexCom Territory Business manager spoke about the features and differences of the G4 and G5 CGM sensors. The G4 Share offers the ability to share BG data from the receiver via the cloud. The information can be accessed by up to 5 followers. The G5 transmitter shares directly with IPhones eliminating the need to carry a receiver.
Linda also clarified a Medicare insurance question regarding coverage of DexCom products. Medicare Supplemental insurance follows Medicare guidelines and usually does not cover CGM devices. However Secondary insurance may cover your CGM. Also you may find your insurance will offer coverage through your pharmacy benefit.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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.
THIS MONTH: OPEN DISCUSSION
MEETING TIME: Monday, February 8th, 7:00-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Blvd, Room 186
THIS MONTH: We have an OPEN DISCUSSION. That means you set the agenda. Bring questions or tidbits from which we can benefit.
LAST MONTH: Laura Nunes, DexCom Territory Business manager spoke about the features and differences of the G4 and G5 CGM sensors. The G4 Share offers the ability to share BG data from the receiver via the cloud. The information can be accessed by up to 5 followers. The G5 transmitter shares directly with IPhones eliminating the need to carry a receiver.
Linda also clarified a Medicare insurance question regarding coverage of DexCom products. Medicare Supplemental insurance follows Medicare guidelines and usually does not cover CGM devices. However Secondary insurance may cover your CGM. Also you may find your insurance will offer coverage through your pharmacy benefit.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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 4, 2016
January Meeting 2016
Don't Miss the JANUARY meeting of the San Diego Insulin Pumpers!!!
THIS MONTH: New Features of the Dexcom G4 and G5
MEETING TIME: Monday, January 11th, 6:30-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Court, Room 186
LAST MONTH: Good food and good conversation was had by all who attended the Holiday Dinner.
THANK YOU to all the Diabetes professionals that spoke to the Pump club in 2015. We appreciate the continued support and expansion of our knowledge of diabetes. Our 2015 speakers were Tom Schreiber at Animas Pumps, Dr. Susan Guzman, Dr. David Ahn, Morgance Ellis, CPDT at Diabetes Alert Dogs, Dr. Jeremy Pettus, John Walsh, PA, CDTC, and Angie Politzer, Territory Manager and Veronica Lode, RD,LDN,CDE at Tandem Pumps.
A BIG THANK YOU to Dr. Steve Edelman and TCOYD for their continued support of the Pump club. Look for us in the vendor area of the TCOYD miniseries events and at the TCOYD San Diego conference in 2016.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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.
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THIS MONTH: New Features of the Dexcom G4 and G5
MEETING TIME: Monday, January 11th, 6:30-8:30pm
LOCATION: Sharp Medical Facility
8695 Spectrum Centre Court, Room 186
LAST MONTH: Good food and good conversation was had by all who attended the Holiday Dinner.
THANK YOU to all the Diabetes professionals that spoke to the Pump club in 2015. We appreciate the continued support and expansion of our knowledge of diabetes. Our 2015 speakers were Tom Schreiber at Animas Pumps, Dr. Susan Guzman, Dr. David Ahn, Morgance Ellis, CPDT at Diabetes Alert Dogs, Dr. Jeremy Pettus, John Walsh, PA, CDTC, and Angie Politzer, Territory Manager and Veronica Lode, RD,LDN,CDE at Tandem Pumps.
A BIG THANK YOU to Dr. Steve Edelman and TCOYD for their continued support of the Pump club. Look for us in the vendor area of the TCOYD miniseries events and at the TCOYD San Diego conference in 2016.
^^^^^PLEASE CHECK THE SIDEBAR LINKS TO LEARN ABOUT FUTURE PROGRAMS, STUDIES, AND OTHER DIABETES INFORMATION OF INTEREST.^^^^^
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 this month 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.
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