14K Tests at the Same Moment!

The fine folks at TuDiabetes.com have organized a day for everyone to test at the same time!

Around July 14, we will be very close (or past) our 10K members milestone. By now, EsTuDiabetes, our sister community in Spanish, has passed 4,000 members. 10,000+4,000 makes a whopping 14,000 people.... 14,000 people that can all test their blood sugar at the same time and post it here.

We hope to see most readings posted at 4 pm ET on July 14. If you are a few minutes late, however, or are able to post your blood sugar reading earlier or later that day, it’s OK. The whole point is raising awareness about testing your blood sugars regularly.

If YOU don’t have diabetes, just tell someone who does to test and share on July 14.

Find it here.

I'm sure this will help raise awareness of the prevalence of diabetes!

2 Days Until...

It's 1:51am right now and I'm frantically packing for the ADA 2009 Scientific Sessions conference in New Orleans this weekend. Now that would be normal if I wasn't also simultaneously packing for ENDO 2009 in D.C. right after, or moving out of my room since someone will be moving into it while I'm gone. Yes... things are mad hectic right now. And on top of that, I spent my birthday (yesterday) stressing about all of this!

Phew.... ok, time to keep packing and packing up stuff... the cab comes in 5 hours!

By the way, will any of you be at the ADA this weekend?

If so, come visit me at the WaveSense booth! I promise to hook you up with some free... pens! hahaha...

Jazz

What's with all that Jazz?

More to come... I promise!

(I know... this is a very lame first post after a 2-month hiatus)

It's Not Your Life.

No amount of blogging on my part can compare to hearing it straight from a kid with diabetes.



Thanks to Joseph for not allowing diabetes to define who you are.
Thanks to Sandra for showing us what it means to love a child with diabetes.

Do you have Time for World Diabetes Day?

Well, in honor of World Diabetes Day I've decided to finally post after a 3-month hiatus. I've been so busy these days I haven't had time to post.

But then again, I should NOT be complaining.

Here's some simple math that helps me put things into perspective...

How much time might someone with type 1 diabetes spend on just the TESTING part of managing diabetes?

Average Total Test Time: 2+ minutes (looking for the kit, pulling out the meter, inserting test strip, pricking finger, waiting on test, clean up, and assuming there are no errors and they have a newer meter)

Average # of tests: 8+ (morning, pre-breakfast, post-breakfast, pre-lunch, post-lunch, pre-dinner, post-dinner, bedtime)

2 minutes x 8 times = 16 minutes per day

365 days x 16 minutes = 5,840 minutes

5,840 minutes / 60 minutes in an hour = 97 hours

97 hours / 24hr days = 4 DAYS

So in an entire year, a person with type 1 diabetes who actively manages their diabetes might spend at least 4 FULL DAYS simply TESTING for their glucose levels.

OR...

97 hours / 8hr work days = 12 full work days

Imagine spending over 2 weeks of full-time work simply testing yourself every 2 minutes. That's the amount of testing that they endure over the year.

So the next time someone says that diabetes is no big deal, ask them if pricking themselves for 4 days straight isn't a big deal... and that's not even including all the insertion time, pump operation time, medical visit time, carb-calculating time, blog reading time and worrying time.

So those of you who don't have diabetes better recognize... especially on World Diabetes Day!

Who's Going to the AADE?

If anyone else will be attending AADE's 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Washington D.C. this week, let me know! It's always nice to run into fellow bloggers at these events.

Hopefully my company can make a splash again this year. The awesomeness of our giveaways match the quality of our meters, so you can expect something worth your time. =P

Maybe I'll be able to post up some pictures this time around.

Also, if anyone reading this is interested in trying out something new, shoot me an e-mail and I'll work something out for you. Nothing better than helping out my d.o.c. buddies!

Too Much, Too Little

Wow, I feel very guilty for not posting anything new for a long while. I've been rather busy at work with all the different events going on this summer.

Shoot me an e-mail if you are interested in trying out a new product. Can't go into details here, so I guess I'll only hear from those brave souls. :)

The typical blogger predicament is balancing life with writing about life. As well as balancing what is written between personal happenings, specific interests and... work. I would talk more about my work, but I'm sure I'd be breaking a few rules. So if any of you want to find out more about what I do, feel free to contact me directly!

One of the most satisfying things about my job is being able to help those who don't expect it! :)