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Insulin Pumpers Canada Newsletter Dec04 IPCNS
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Greetings from Insulin Pumpers Connecting people with diabetes to a better quality of life. We have had a busy few months at IPC and would like to bring you up to date on some of the
things that are going on in our own pumping province and in other areas of Please read out Disclaimer! Here we go! Ÿ CDA Conference - In late October I had an opportunity, on behalf
of Insulin Pumpers Canada, to attend the national CDA professional conference in Quebec city. This event, bringing diabetes
health care professionals together from across Canada, was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about all aspects of Diabetes
(both type 1&2). Meeting John Walsh and Ruth Roberts (the authors of Pumping Insulin) was a highlight for me and
we now have a signed copy of Pumping Insulin available for a giveaway at one of our events J. Ÿ Networking and Insulin Pumpers –
Insulin Pumpers, around the world, are an amazing
group of people. By far the majority of pumpers go out of their way to share information and support with others because
they have experienced the lifestyle change that pumping successfully affords them. They also understand the barriers
and problems that can arise. Case in point – A person from central Ÿ Super bolusing – John Walsh
did a presentation on a new concept, super bolusing, at the CDA conference. There are a few people I know who are already
using this idea, successfully, but as always it is important to work with your diabetes team! For more information on
super bolusing which is a concept for controlling high bgs resulting from high glycemic foods or for correcting high bgs go
to http://www.diabetesnet.com/diabetes_presentations/super-bolus.html?PHPSESSID=e7eeff2eb983feb735a4f938dcaccc68 Ÿ Expo 2005!! - In
the upcoming year we are looking at another Expo in the HRM area. These events, which have been held very successfully
in Halifax, Kentville and Sydney Nova Scotia, are a wonderful opportunity for people with diabetes, families of children
with diabetes, and diabetes health care professionals to see the latest and greatest in Diabetes management tools available,
insulin, glucometers, pumps and meet with pumpers. If you are interested in helping to organize this event and making
it BIGGER and BETTER, please let me know. We are likely looking at late April and the committee has to be in place in
January 2005. You need not be from the Ÿ Naturopathic medicine and Diabetes –
At our Pumper’s afternoon in November,
we were fortunate to have a Naturopathic doctor talk to us about naturopathy and diabetes. It was so interesting, and exciting,
that we could have spent hours learning from Dr. Sonya Doherty. People were intrigued to see how making some simple
changes in their lifestyle, or that of their children, can have a significant impact on bg control and help with complications.
What we did learn is that this is one topic that will require a workshop lasting a few hours. We hope to hold one in
2005. I know for a fact that most people who were lucky to be there in November will be joining us and brining along
others. Keep an eye out for this!!! Ÿ New Infusion Set Manufacturer - While
at the CDA conference I met Rick Lynch, the founder of Applied diabetes Research. http://www.applieddiabetesresearch.org/ Autocontrol Medical, the distributors of Animas insulin pumps in Canada, will be selling
these products, Thinsets, when they become available in Ÿ
Speaking of Infusion Sets - How many types of infusion sets are there available to
use? Well, lots!! For a good description of the sets available in the Ÿ New Insulin Infusion Pump The
Roche Accu-chek Spirit infusion pump was available for us to view, under glass, at the CDA conference. The folks at
Roche are hoping it passes Health Ÿ Prefilled Insulin cartridges -
The following information was publicized in the Ÿ A tip to share – One of our NS pumping friends sent along this idea. She found a garter belt at La Senza that perfectly
fits her pump and finds that it works great if you are wearing a dress of skirt. It costs $9 plus tax. Ÿ Another tip to share - Are you having trouble disconnecting at your site? For some people who have vision
problems or find it difficult to disconnect their infusion set due to physical limitations or the ‘childproof syndrome
J’, perhaps an infusion set with a tail
would be helpful to you. Check out our link to infusion sets above. Ÿ Celiac Disease and Type 1 Diabetes – New research reveals that Celiac disease is the most common under-diagnosed chronic
disease today. Although many people with Celiac disease and type 1 diabetes present typical symptoms, many are asymptomatic
for Celiac disease or have atypical or subtle symptoms. For more information on Celiac Disease you can check out the
following links – www.celiac.ca www.gluten.net www.glutenfreediet.ca Ÿ New Analog Insulin – There is another short acting insulin in the
works. That will make a total of three if/when it becomes available in Ÿ January Pumper’s Afternoon – Our next pumper’s afternoon
is tentatively set for Sunday January 29th at the Ÿ February Exercise and Type 1 Diabetes Presentation *more information to
come – Does intense exercise totally mess up your blood glucose control?? Hard to keep bgs in check following
a long swim or bike ride? Does playing hockey or figure skating drop your bgs hours afterwards? Tentatively, in
late February 2005 one of our pumper members and an exercise specialist will be giving a presentation on exercise and Diabetes.
A perfect marriage would be to know how to do advanced blood glucose charting and attend this presentation. Interested
people please contact me and I will make note of your name so you don’t miss out once the date and time are confirmed! Ÿ BG Monitors - Are you
coding your meter? Is your independent child coding their meter? You would be very surprised at the number of
people who are not coding meters and that could lead to disaster. Also, it is crucial that pumpers, who have such tight
control at their fingertips, be aware of the things that can skew your bg readings. Have your test strips been kept
in a bathroom where it is humid? Have they been open for awhile? Is your meter cold? From time to time check
your bg meter and its strips by doing a few bg readings within a few minutes of each other. A slight variance is acceptable,
however, one member reports some variables in her glucometer readings by more than 4mmol!! That is a significant difference.
Take care of your tools, treat them kindly and understand how they work. Ÿ Diabetes Vaccine? – This link sent to us from one of our Affiliate
members in Ÿ Insulin Pump Survey – This
link sent to me via Jeff Hitchcock of Children with Diabetes. It is for adult and child pumpers and is for people from
all countries. If you want to share your experience with them, please click on http://www.cvmsurveys.com/insulin_pumps/survey1c.html Ÿ Adolescents and children – compliments of CWD, the following information
on pump therapy and children - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2004.01359.x/abs That’s
it for now folks. Please send along any information that you would like to share with others via ‘moi’ and
I will include it in the next mail out. Best Regards, Barb Chafe President,
Insulin Pumpers Canada
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