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Who Am I?

Well, I'm new to this whole online social networking thing, so it may take me awhile to get the hang of what I'm supposed to do here!

About me ... I was diagnosed with Type 1 back when I was in first grade. I suppose I went through the usual trends (from once-daily Regular + NPH injection with mealtime urine glucose tests to Humalog/Lantus with several BG tests, and for the last 2 years, a MiniMed pump with pin-cushion fingertips).

I've got a wonderful wife who helps me and supports me with everything diabetes-related. In fact, while we were dating, our parents met each other in the hospital after I had one of those overnight low blood sugar incidents (thankfully, that hasn't happened in at least 5 years). My son, born on Valentine's Day 2007, gives me the added motivation to keep myself healthy so I can be around for him as much as possible.

I love ice hockey, both watching and playing, but unfortunately I haven't played in a couple of years. I can't quite figure out how to fit my pump into the uniform; and besides, with my son and my daily commute into NYC, I just haven't got the time.

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Do you have diabetes?: Yes

Type of diabetes: Type 1

Date diagnosed: April 1, 1981

Most recent A1C (BG Average) Value: 6.3 (August 5, 2008)

What glucose meter do you use?: OneTouch UltraMini

Type of treatment you use: Pump

If you use a pump, what pump model do you use?: Minimed Paradigm 515

Hometown (where you come from):: New Jersey

Where do you live? (City, Country): Jericho (Long Island), NY, USA

How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?: Searching for ways to donate unused/unneded diabetes supplies

What do you do for a living?: Engineer

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At 9:24pm on October 22, 2008, Elsie Y. Hull said…: Hey Scott: The article is in Wednesday, October 22nds insert in the Newspaper. So look for it in today's paper!

At 2:55pm on September 22, 2008, Kseniya said…: Scott, thank you for the nice comments.
Yes, life of a parent of a child with diabetes is not easy, but I think it is much harder on the person with diabetes. At this point it just became a second nature, if you will...
Hope to find cure one day, and be done with it forever.
Then I can move on to my other child's medical challenge, lol! I have a son with deadly nut allergies, but that took a back burner to diabetes.

At 9:51pm on September 8, 2008, April said…: Hello Scott! Glad you stopped by. I'm 27 and get picked on by my friends and family because I still love Sesame Street. Guess that makes me pathetic too! Last Saturday I had on an Elmo t-shirt and my cousin (she's a year old) poked the Elmo on it in the eye and said "Elmo" for the first time. Maybe she's been watching too much Sesame Street with me. Glad to hear from you! Your son is adorable!

At 7:26pm on September 7, 2008, Karen Doering said…: Hi Scott,

Thought I would read your page after reading your post about feeling like crapola. Your history is soooo similar to mine, just thought I would post that and hope that you are feeling a bit better.

At 3:22pm on September 6, 2008, Allie Beatty said…: I concur - most of my online interactions are diabetes related, anyhow. MySpace somehow seems to be the dating pool for '21-going-on 4o' males. I should seriously take MySpace profile out of the "water" LoL ;)

At 9:47pm on September 5, 2008, Allie Beatty said…: Hey Scott E!!! Thanks for the add :) Let's definitely keep in touch. I'm all about meeting neighbors ;) Are you on MySpace?

At 1:33pm on September 2, 2008, Sarah S. said…: Hey Scott, what kind of engineer are you? Glad you stopped by :)

At 1:54pm on August 18, 2008, Cassie said…: Hi Scott, I'm Cassie.. I just thought I'd stop by and introduce myself. I hope you're having a great day!

At 12:27pm on August 18, 2008, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…: Well...that's a relief...and I hope your BS has stabilized !!

At 10:52am on August 18, 2008, Linda Gauvin-Miller said…: The proverbial silver lining, right?...So is it time to shop for a new car...or will it be possible to get yours back to snuff?...All the best...linda in canada.