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NDSS prices will rise from 1 February. According to
DANSW, for non-concession
card holders the cost of strips will increase
somewhere between 10c and 50c dependant on the
brand and pump supplies will increase by between
35cents and $1.20
It might be worth checking your supplies and putting an order in this week if you are running low on anything! A couple of DA state organisations offer the ability to purchase NDSS products online, you can avail yourself of this facility even if you live in a different state (NDSS is a national service). |
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No it's not a new tongue twister but the story of RC
forum regular Llambo's quest for a flat stomach.
Lots of gym work had buffed his physique but the
lumpy spongy bits of his stomach caused by too
many injections remained!
He tells us about his not so extreme makeover but more importantly that Medicare and PHI will provide cover for "post traumatic pseudolipoma" Essentially you have to pay for cosmetic removal of fat but if you have significant lipodystrophy from injections this should be covered by Medicare and/or PHI. If this is a problem for you it would be worth checking out the situation-speak to your GP or endo about referral to a plastic surgeon. |
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Google Doodles are special art treatments of the
Google logo on the official Google home page that
mark holidays, anniversaries, and anything else that
the folks at Google wish to commemorate. They
always link to a Google Search result that is the
subject of the artwork.
For example, on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday on
May 22, 2006 this was the Google Logo which linked
to a search for "Sir Arthur Conan Doyle":
The American Diabetes Association is petitioning Google to create a diabetes-themed Google Doodle. |
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Those exercise fiends in Victoria are planning a years
worth of torture, oops I mean fun endurance events
from 24-hour swim teams to cycling from one end of
Vic to the other. Most of the events raise money for
great causes such as the DAV camps for kids as well
as being a great opportunity to train with other type
1s.
If you fancy a challenge sign up for one of their teams and get training! For more information check out their website, hypoactive.org.au or email laura@hypoactive.org |
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Medtronic have produced a continous real time
glucose monitor that operates with their latest insulin
pump. It doesn't yet talk to the pump but it does
give you real time read outs of your bsl and sounds
alarms if your sugar falls outside of your
predetermined range.
So far the technology is prohibitively expensive but a few RCers have been on trials and we are hopeful that diabetes centres might acquire some that they could lend to people, so that you could use them for a while to trouble shoot and get some insights, particularly into overnight fluctuations. Not sure about you but I find one overnight test doesn't do much but it is a bit wearisome to wake up 4 or 5 times over several nights, I like my sleep. If you are interested in the technology why don't you ask at your next endo/clinic appointment whether any CGMs are available. If you have accessed one or have been on a trial we'd love you to let us know about it, either by email or drop a post on the forum. |
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A big thanks and bon voyage to George Valiotis who
has contributed so much to RC, particularly in South
Australia for many years now. George is moving to
Switzerland to take on a role in health education with
the International Aids Council in Geneva, so
Australia's loss is Geneva's gain, congratulations and
good luck and we look forward to hearing about life in
the land of holey cheese and yummy chocolate soon.
Cheers,
Mel REALITY CHECK it's young adults who happen to have diabetes |
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