bennyg70
Well-Known Member
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Well tonight I headed to my apt with the DSN, the one whos a little, lets say rigid.
I had spent most the day at work doing fancy calcs to show why nova was better for me than apidra. I had research of others who had similar issues with it from forums. I took with me a list of advantages for having a half unit pen with a memory and I went in armed to the teeth with paperwork.
I got there and My DSN greeted me and introduced me to Alison , Good ol Alison. A name I only recognised from a few phone calls trying to use her best sales pitch to get me on the expert metre. She turns out shes not just a good sales woman (As I walked away with a ready to use expert metre in hand) But a breath of fresh air and a really really great diabetes specialist also. She was totally on my wave length and was not just appreciative but also very interested in the work ive been putting in the last 6 months. Where to DSN 1, I was becoming obsessed. No Id just like to live as long as possible please! The first thing was talking about why nova was better, before I could reach for my mound of papers, she said well, its your diabetes and you know yourself much better than we do... Something ive longed to hear from somebody for so so long. Nova, Back on the menu.
As we set up the metre the 3 of us, it came to the insulin unit increments, half units or whole, Dsn 1 said well the pens only whole units, and this was my chance to but in!!.... But I was too late Alison did it for me!! "Have you heard of the Echo pen? It does half units and has a 1 dose memory function!" , "Well Alison" I said... "Yes I have!".
We discussed my aims, even though DSN 1 called them unrealistic. The possibility of a pump in years to come (This is where DSN 1 comes in useful as she thinks Im a walking hypo waiting to happen, and certainly would be able to push the hypo criteria button for pump funding).
We talked about Fatty meals and delays, and splitting MDI doses (With Alison !) DSN 1 's Motto. 1 Get carbs and cals, 2. add up carbs 3. Inject it all on a 1 to 10 ratio, this shouldn't change throughout the day either, lavely jubly.
I was so so impressed and I hope I get to deal with her more (She is DSN1s Partner in crime and they work together)
What a breath of fresh air.
I had spent most the day at work doing fancy calcs to show why nova was better for me than apidra. I had research of others who had similar issues with it from forums. I took with me a list of advantages for having a half unit pen with a memory and I went in armed to the teeth with paperwork.
I got there and My DSN greeted me and introduced me to Alison , Good ol Alison. A name I only recognised from a few phone calls trying to use her best sales pitch to get me on the expert metre. She turns out shes not just a good sales woman (As I walked away with a ready to use expert metre in hand) But a breath of fresh air and a really really great diabetes specialist also. She was totally on my wave length and was not just appreciative but also very interested in the work ive been putting in the last 6 months. Where to DSN 1, I was becoming obsessed. No Id just like to live as long as possible please! The first thing was talking about why nova was better, before I could reach for my mound of papers, she said well, its your diabetes and you know yourself much better than we do... Something ive longed to hear from somebody for so so long. Nova, Back on the menu.
As we set up the metre the 3 of us, it came to the insulin unit increments, half units or whole, Dsn 1 said well the pens only whole units, and this was my chance to but in!!.... But I was too late Alison did it for me!! "Have you heard of the Echo pen? It does half units and has a 1 dose memory function!" , "Well Alison" I said... "Yes I have!".
We discussed my aims, even though DSN 1 called them unrealistic. The possibility of a pump in years to come (This is where DSN 1 comes in useful as she thinks Im a walking hypo waiting to happen, and certainly would be able to push the hypo criteria button for pump funding).
We talked about Fatty meals and delays, and splitting MDI doses (With Alison !) DSN 1 's Motto. 1 Get carbs and cals, 2. add up carbs 3. Inject it all on a 1 to 10 ratio, this shouldn't change throughout the day either, lavely jubly.
I was so so impressed and I hope I get to deal with her more (She is DSN1s Partner in crime and they work together)
What a breath of fresh air.
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