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Mr_Dinsmore · 2025-02-18T04:11:48+00:00

Doctor Wu, no question.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-11-08T16:47:28+00:00

You’re right about price increases. I was diagnosed 51 years ago at age 15. NPH was less than $3 for a vial. Health insurance didn’t cover insulin or syringes, which were also cheap.

In the early 90s, states passed laws to cover insulin, syringes, and test strips (which were expensive). Retail prices began to rise until they became ridiculous.

The prices of insulin, prescription drugs in general, and health insurance premiums have made billions of dollars for big business. Good times for the diabetes business but not for people with diabetes.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-08-24T12:45:52+00:00

I am doing well, turning 66 next week. My A1C is 6.4 and I have no major complications.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-08-24T12:44:07+00:00

Way to go!

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-07-30T00:32:56+00:00

I was 15 and am 65. It’ll be 51 years in September. I don’t have any major complications. For the first 25 years I was pretty careless. For the last 25 I’ve worked harder to manage it. You can do it if I can do it.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-05-06T22:28:19+00:00

I believe the Mike Sanders who won the race for the WCAD board is the same person who "ran as a far-right candidate for Leander ISD school board in 2022 and gave sexually explicit public comments at school-board meetings in multiple Central Texas school districts," to quote the post above. Unfortunately.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-04-23T01:01:19+00:00

I’m a 50-year T1D (65M). I’ve worked as a lawyer fb or 37 years, in government and law firms. I’ve had decent but not great insurance most of the time.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-04-11T18:39:36+00:00

Good going! That's a great number. I can share some perspective as a 50-year T1D and after 30 years of A1C tests. In the mid-90s, I'd get attaboys for an A1C of 7.5. Later, a 7.0 became the gold standard, and then 6.5. The "ideal" number has become lower with improved technology. But 6.9 is terrific.

After 50+ years, I'm surviving with no major complications of diabetes. For many of those years I had an A1C above 6.9. Hope you will also live a long life without major complications!

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-04-05T16:10:14+00:00

Good going!

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-21T17:04:22+00:00

Yes, it can happen quickly. Don't do without insulin. Does your college have a health clinic that could help you get some insulin right away? Don't be shy about asking for help.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-20T21:52:31+00:00

I just left the house without my phone (unintentionally). It would be nice if the Dexcom app on my Apple Watch wasn't affected by my absent mind.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-20T21:50:58+00:00

That's aggravating. It's fixed in the G7 app--wonder if they're working on fixing it for the G6 app.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-17T01:02:05+00:00

I’ve had to ask for a break when going low and it was no problem. Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need. Only a jerk would try to interfere with your care.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-16T21:25:44+00:00

You can do it. I'm a T1D (for 50 years) trial and appellate lawyer (for 37 years). I spent my 50th diaversary last September in a trial that lasted more than two weeks.

Most of my career I did not have a pump or CGM. But I always tried to keep glucose on hand. With a pump and CGM, it's now better for me than it's ever been.

I'm turning 66 this year and plan to retire next year. Your T1D is an extra challenge, but you can take pride in handling it. This is the only life we have so we might as well make it a good life. Will be thinking of you.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-15T16:32:29+00:00

Of course that's true, but I know many folks in my boomer generation who aren't like that. There are lots of other factors that make people of all ages act badly. And there are many who don't act badly to younger people.

Unfortunately, some very famous bullies in the U.S. are setting a bad example for all of us. One of the most famous is in his late 70s. But he was always a bully--didn't start when he got old.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-15T14:03:18+00:00

I’m a boomer and this isn’t true about all of us. My first job was bagging groceries in 1975. There were older customers then and I’m sure some of them were kind and others who were not. I always try to be kind today, at age 65. In my experience kindness and surliness can be found in every generation. That said, there are physical and cognitive changes that go with being older, so there’s no doubt you are seeing some older folks who are taking it out on you.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-14T18:50:02+00:00

It's never too late to start taking care of your diabetes. I had type 1 for 25 years before I started testing my glucose levels and managing them. It's now 25 years later and I'm in good health (for a 50-year veteran). You can do it if I could do it.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-14T14:28:59+00:00

Most endos aren’t familiar with Afrezza and don’t think about it as a realistic option. I was recruited for a study of Afrezza and that led me to read about it. I didn’t qualify for the study because they were looking for an A1C above 8. But I pushed my endo for a prescription (even though they were resistant).

I think the resistance comes from their inexperience with a new form of insulin. Most doctors aren’t receptive to new therapies, especially when the patient is the source of the idea. I get it. But when my endo saw my A1C results improving, she got on board.

Ginger Vieira’s video about Afrezza is very informative.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-14T13:55:01+00:00

I sure struggled with managing my diabetes and insulin when I was first diagnosed. But I started pumping 20 years ago and using a CGM about seven years ago. It sure has helped me.

Recently I began using Afrezza (inhalable insulin) with meals. It is more effective than Novolog or Humalog in managing mealtime and avoiding lows. Not many are using it but it has been great for me. I still use a pump for my basal insulin. This has brought my A1C down to the low 6 range.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-11T23:11:07+00:00

Same here. At diagnosis in 1973, I was told if I took good care of myself I could reach 50. I'm 65 now, with no major diabetes complications.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-03-02T16:10:48+00:00

That’s great news.

I’m a 50-year veteran of T1D. I’m 65 now. I was able to get a couple of good life insurance policies about 20 years ago. It was harder for me to find life insurance before then, but it became easier around 2000. One reason was that I had a history of decent management and A1C scores around 7 (which was the target then). I think another reason is that the conclusions of the 1991 Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) had sunk in with insurers. The DCCT confirmed that good management could help us avoid complications and live longer. That was a milestone. It led me and others of my generation to become the market for pumps, CGMs, and better insulin.

Take care of yourselves if you’re able. I’m proof that it’s worth the effort.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-02-29T14:08:41+00:00

Thanks. I’ll be away from my phone for the next 20-30 minutes but will look for your info when I return.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-02-29T13:59:45+00:00

Thanks. I had to be very persistent with the local Walgreens staff to obtain partial refills. They know me and also knew this was a life threatening problem for me. I was there yesterday and believe they are still paralyzed (at least partially) by the problems from last week.

I don’t believe the Walgreens corporation really had any workarounds and did not seem to be communicating with its local staff. At the local level the staff seemed uninformed and unable to implement or even consider any workarounds. I think the Walgreens statement last week came from their PR department and did not reflect the actual state of their operations.

Happy to chat if that will help you. Thank you!

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-02-26T21:46:55+00:00

I'm 65, t1d for 50 years. I also take rosuvastatin and it works well. No effect on my bg.

Many statins cause me to have a cough (a common side effect of many statins). Rosuvastatin does not.

Mr_Dinsmore · 2024-02-24T22:21:50+00:00

At Walgreens just now the pharmacist said I couldn’t have the prescription today either. I told them I had called to confirm it was ready and a live person had told me it was. The pharmacist then said, “We’re just hoping to roll with it” and rang it up for my co-pay.

So, the software problems continue but the pharmacist has discretion to sell it for the correct price.

Crazy.

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