VDISC study

You may have already seen this, but here is a study trialing virtual diabetes management:

https://studies.jaeb.org/ndocs/vdisc/Participant/ProtocolVDiSC/VDiSCInfo.aspx

I believe they set you up with a Dexcom for a year as part of the study. Might be worth checking out,

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Participants may not:

  • use a closed loop system (a system with an insulin pump and CGM that shares information and adjusts your insulin dose automatically)`

I’m on DIY Loop so do not qualify.

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An important caveat, thanks for pointing that out!

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I am also not qualified…

This team will work with you to make changes that will help you take care of your diabetes and provide support for stress related to diabetes management.

…cuz I don’t listen to anyone. :joy:

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Imma gonna give it a try… I’m kind of low tech character when it comes to insulin delivery

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We are definitely a product of you then, @Eric. The only people I really listen too are here in FUD. :laughing:

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I hope you will share with us some of the guidelines and insight they give you. See if they match up with what we do or don’t do!

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What if that person has 20 hours of training, scored 70 percent or better on a multiple choice exam with unlimited retries, and the word consultant or specialist in their title?

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tenor

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Had an initial consultation by phone last week. The lady I’m working with (CDE/LD) has apparently been a T1D for many years, and is currently using a libre CGM.

So far, so good. Maybe we’ll both learn something?

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I recall one time at lunch with new acquaintances…people were talking about their jobs and the lady said she was a dietician for diabetics. She asked me how I structure my diet so I gave her the rundown. Afterwards, she said “oh, that would never work.” I asked her the proportion of her diabetics with a healthy a1c, or that she coached into a healthy a1c…silence.

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My endo is t1d and it has made all the difference in the world. When I first met him, I told him some of the “advice” I had received…“he said oh, that’s bullshit.” It was at that point, I knew a found a good one.

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I’m sure some of my management protocol is outside of their recommendations, we’ll find out soon. Diet should be ok by their standards, I’m guessing, since I eat about 50% carbs if I’m working out.

Most of the reason I have been allowed to manage in the way I prefer is my PCP is my diabetes doc. He diagnosed me accurately as a type 1 (at age 28) in a single visit, and prescribed MDI with basal and bolus at the very same visit. No messing around with endos, except for that one time in about 2006, when I asked to see one, thinking there was something I was missing out on… Not a good visit. He wanted me to visit frequently and he’d do the tweaking. No dice.

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