Greetings, folks. I'm a new pedal pumper (though not much pedaling until the weather in north Idaho warms up some.
Had my pancreas, spleen, and 2/3 of my stomach removed in July due to bleeding tumors on my pancreas. Been rocking along with Lantus and HumaLog injections since then, but went on to an Animas One-Touch Ping pump yesterday. Seems to be working pretty well, though it seems a non-contact drop of the pump partially pulled out the canula, and my blood sugar spiked at 408! A couple of manual injections of HumaLog and installing a new infusion set seems to have done the trick. Woke at 147 ml/DL. Looking forward to getting back on the road and integration later this year of Ping and the Dex Com CGM.
But - where am I going to put all this stuff? I suppose I'll hang the pump off the back of my bib shorts; put my meter kit in one pocket; wallet and keys in another; and food in the third. Wish there was a viable bag I could put on the bike in addition to the usual seat bag (with spare tubes, multi-tool, tire levers, CO2 cartridge). Any advice?
Hi Jay! Welcome to the blog, and to pumping! I struggle with he same space issue on rides. I am actually thinking of swapping back to my Minimed Paradigm system until the integration of Dexcom/Omnipod happens for the same reason, and also because the Minimed is more weather proof.
Some suggestions for the task at hand: 1. I sometimes will put my CGM or pump in one of those arm bands for an iPod. They are like a neoprene sleeve with a clear window and they velcro around your arm.
2. I have been playing around with mounting the CGM to my stem/bars, but the Dexcom is not water resistant....
3. I also used to clip my Minimed pump to the inside of my bibs on an area that would be less susceptible to damage if I crashed.
4. Camelback (as well as others) make several backpacks that can accommodate all our needs. I'm not a fan of a backpack, but you could also look as some of the fanny style packs that endurance runners use.
Thanks, Andy. Arm band is an interesting idea. I've got a 23" infusion set, so that should reach. Looking forward to the spring ritual of re-wrapping bars and running new cables - no heat in my 1951-era garage.
Hi Andy, I'm a fellow pumper like you and I use a dexcom CGM. Have you been successful in mounting the Dexcom to your Road Bike. I'm doing my first century and would like to put my CGM on my bike.
Greetings, folks. I'm a new pedal pumper (though not much pedaling until the weather in north Idaho warms up some.
ReplyDeleteHad my pancreas, spleen, and 2/3 of my stomach removed in July due to bleeding tumors on my pancreas. Been rocking along with Lantus and HumaLog injections since then, but went on to an Animas One-Touch Ping pump yesterday. Seems to be working pretty well, though it seems a non-contact drop of the pump partially pulled out the canula, and my blood sugar spiked at 408! A couple of manual injections of HumaLog and installing a new infusion set seems to have done the trick. Woke at 147 ml/DL. Looking forward to getting back on the road and integration later this year of Ping and the Dex Com CGM.
But - where am I going to put all this stuff? I suppose I'll hang the pump off the back of my bib shorts; put my meter kit in one pocket; wallet and keys in another; and food in the third. Wish there was a viable bag I could put on the bike in addition to the usual seat bag (with spare tubes, multi-tool, tire levers, CO2 cartridge). Any advice?
Hi Jay! Welcome to the blog, and to pumping! I struggle with he same space issue on rides. I am actually thinking of swapping back to my Minimed Paradigm system until the integration of Dexcom/Omnipod happens for the same reason, and also because the Minimed is more weather proof.
ReplyDeleteSome suggestions for the task at hand:
1. I sometimes will put my CGM or pump in one of those arm bands for an iPod. They are like a neoprene sleeve with a clear window and they velcro around your arm.
2. I have been playing around with mounting the CGM to my stem/bars, but the Dexcom is not water resistant....
3. I also used to clip my Minimed pump to the inside of my bibs on an area that would be less susceptible to damage if I crashed.
4. Camelback (as well as others) make several backpacks that can accommodate all our needs. I'm not a fan of a backpack, but you could also look as some of the fanny style packs that endurance runners use.
Good luck Jay!
Thanks, Andy. Arm band is an interesting idea. I've got a 23" infusion set, so that should reach.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the spring ritual of re-wrapping bars and running new cables - no heat in my 1951-era garage.
Hi Andy,
ReplyDeleteI'm a fellow pumper like you and I use a dexcom CGM. Have you been successful in mounting the Dexcom to your Road Bike. I'm doing my first century and would like to put my CGM on my bike.
Thanks.
Eduardo