Tuesday, June 14, 2011 at 8:08AM 
Tomorrow is the launch of the "You Can Do This" project. This is the brain child of Kim at Texting My Pancreas.
Head on over to the official site to read more about it. But before you do, check out the introduction video below.
Enjoy and participate!
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 8:37AM Almost a month ago I told you all that I was going to try something different.
I did.
And I am giving up.
Please hear me out because my reason for stopping is reasonable.
I was all gung ho for trying the Sure T infusion sets for my pump. I had a few samples from my buddy Sara to try, which I loved.
The Sure T infusion sets have a steel needle on the end that stays in you until you change the site. It seems to me that by having that needle at the end, as opposed to the plastic cannula on the end of the Quick-Sets I was using before, eliminated a variable. The always annoying bent cannula.
So after trying it out I changed my order from Medtronic and had them send me a 3 month supply of Sure-T’s. And now I need to send them back.
The problem I have is the tubing length. You see the Quick-Sets I use are 43” long. It makes it easy to put the pump in my pocket and on *ahem* bathroom visits it is no big deal. There is plenty of tubing to drop my trousers and not yank my site out.
But the longest you can get with the Sure-T’s is 32”! That is 11” gone! It was a pain getting dressed, choosing were to put my site, and the bathroom visit we annoying.
I can’t do it.
If Minimed had Sure-T’s with 43” of tubing from the spot that attached to your body (there is a disconnect point on a separate site from the needle so you don’t have to take it out every time you need to disconnect) than I would be all over it!
But until then, I need my 11”. Sorry Sure-T’s.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at 4:37PM On Monday night my wife and I attended the JDRF Annual Meeting for the Orange County chapter.
I often get emails about event the local JDRF is having and most of the time I cannot make it. Traffic in Southern California can make it hard to get around on a weeknight so I often just read about all these great events but never go.
I ended up leaving work early to get home with enough time to change and get back to the meeting.
And I am glad I did.
The night was first and foremost an update on all the chapter had done the year prior and also the electing of a new board. There were two speakers lined up to give talks of interest to the group.
First up was Tim Blett whose topic was “Can Social Media Find a Cure?” His presentation was good as far as utilizing social media for fundraising but when I think about diabetes and social media all that comes to mind is the DOC and all the support available. That is a talk I would love to give.
The other speaker was none other than Nat Strand, winner of The Amazing Race last season and a type 1 diabetic. She went through slides of the show and talked about how she dealt with diabetes all along the way. It was really interesting since we watched every episode and cheered her on the whole way.
One thing she said really stuck with me. She mentioned that diabetes was only mentioned a few times during the show, a fact that I read some people were upset about. She felt as though that was a good representation of how diabetes is. We take care of it on our own but every once and while those around us see us dealing with it. It’s invisible most of the time.
After her talk I got a chance to chit chat with Nat. When I told her the name of my blog she said that he often says that you have to be like a ninja to live with diabetes. I said, “Exactly!” She was even nice enough to take a picture with Jasmine and I.
It was awesome.
But the highlight of the evening for me was getting to meet a new friend from the DOC. The crazy part is our paths have sort of crossed before.
In March of 2010 I tweeted this picture.
I was on my way to work and saw this car. It was so cool that I had to share it with my Twitter friends.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I started following @t1advocategma
When I saw her avatar I got curious. Could this be the owner of the SUV I took a picture of a year prior?
It was! Crazy right?!?
She was just as awesome as can be! You should check out her blog Type 1 Advocate Gramma. She is an amazing person who wants to find a cure for her grandson who has type 1. Be sure to follow her on twitter too!
All and all I am glad I made the effort to go to the meeting. It was a little scary not really knowing anyone but I know in due time I will get more comfortable.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 7:00AM A long time ago I had a Ninja Cat video but this time it's a dog pulling off the sweet manoeuvres.
Check this awesome dog out!
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 10:40AM 
For the first time in the history of having a CGM I left my Dexcom receiver at home.
It's awful how naked I feel without it. I look at that trend all day long and now I feel like I am lost.
Tools are all we have and my Dexcom is probably one of the best tools I have ever used to help with my diabetes control. No time is that more apparent than now when I do not have it.
You don't know what you've got til it's gone. Joanie Mitchell doesn't lie.
Thankfully, it is not gone but rather sitting on my nightstand wondering where the sensor is.
Until then I will just have to test more often. Bummer.
