I wrote a piece last week about how nervous I was about a talk I was giving at the Victorian ADEA Branch Conference about my personal Loop experience. The conference was held on Saturday, and I did my talk and escaped unscathed. It’s a good news story!
Thanks to everyone who encouraged and sent me words of support before my talk. I decided that I’d come clean before starting and admit to the audience that I was feeling a little nervous because I understood just how contentious many may consider what I was about to say.
Having legendary CDE Cheryl Steele share the stage with me – and her story with the audience – certainly helped!
Here are my and Cheryl’s talks.
A reminder – I am not recommending using Loop. This is my personal story and my personal experience. If you would like more information, please search ‘Loop’ on the blog. (There’s lots here because I keep banging on and won’t shut up about it!)
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March 19, 2018 at 10:08 am
Deb
Your and Cheryl Steele’s presentations were fantastic.
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March 19, 2018 at 10:31 am
RenzaS / Diabetogenic
Thank you!
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March 19, 2018 at 12:05 pm
Glen
Once again I was glued to my seat. Fantastic presentation Renza and Cheryl.
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March 21, 2018 at 3:42 am
Blood Sugar Trampoline
Love it!!
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March 22, 2018 at 10:14 pm
Megan
Renza, you were brilliant! You (and Cheryl) certainly conveyed the message about just how profound an effect Looping has had on your life. I had tears hearing you talk about finally sleeping like a baby after almost 20 years of diabetes. This is SO exciting. I was shocked to hear there are some endos/HCPs who aren’t supportive 😦 I’m telling all my HCP friends about it; awareness can only be good. thanks again
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March 25, 2018 at 9:15 am
Suzannah James
Hi Renza. What is the best way to track down an appropriate Medtronic pump for looping? My daughter currently uses an Animas Vibe but it should soon be out of warranty. Thanks so much for sharing about this. Have loved your blogs for years!
Suzannah
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March 25, 2018 at 10:08 am
RenzaS / Diabetogenic
Hi Suzannah. Have a chat with your daughter’s diabetes team to see if by any chance they have an old loopable pump lying around they might be willing to donate to you.
Also, join the Looped and Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Loop, Loop, Loop Facebook pages. Sometimes pumps come up there. Good luck!
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March 25, 2018 at 10:57 am
Suzannah
Thanks! Which Medtronic pump is the best to use again? Feel a bit worried about approaching the team with this…not sure how much they know about it!
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March 25, 2018 at 10:59 am
RenzaS / Diabetogenic
All the details of which pumps work with the different systems are available on the Looped FB page. There are links there to everything you need to do to get set up, including step by step instructions.
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