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Originally posted by soliver Cool, thanks... I thought you had said walGREENS, but they weren't there,... I will check Walmart sometime soon and let you know.

No prob. My Cous did get his at the drugstore, but I saw them in wallyworld this eve as well.

My medical problems are mild, but I have had plenty of gear-related problems and most center around the seat harness. The worst is when the waist band rotates under load at each jibe and chews up the skin on my hips. I finally rebuilt my climbing harness to be more suitable for buggying than climbing the week before last. I used it for 3 days of hard flying last week at Ivanpah and it was a god send.

I used to route my ear buds through my harness and that was a frequent failure. Depending on a medical device with a tube near my waist seems quite challenging. Do you sew? Have you considered sewing a pocket on the inside of a shirt to put the device in? Related to this I like how Chad (Phreerider) stows his ipod shuffle. He clips it to his hat and bundles the spare cable under the ipod. You would have to hit him in the head to snag the cable on that rig. Perhaps that trick and an interior shirt pocket might provide better routing?

As to buggy wear, I now always wear long pants and long sleeve shirts on the buggy. It provides a much more effective sunscreen and allows me to peel most of the dirt off at the end of a session. It also provides a measure of protection from arm burns if you bump your arms into the back wheels. I highly recommend it. Our Goodwill sells men's dress shirts for $5 each.

More recently I am starting to think of switching from water shoes to shoes and socks. The worst buggy injury I have had in the past year was abrasion from my front wheel just about my ankle bones. I'd hate to wear soggy shoes from the surf, but I think it would fair trade. The Corey Llama is a big fan of boots on the buggy.

Philip

Hi Soliver!!!! This is my first post/comment. A mutual friend told me to dig up this thread, I am Type One as well DX in 1983, my brother was also Type one but passed in 08 of a massive heart attack. I am on a Animas ping pump been on it for about 7 years now, was taking 11 injections on a good day and 13 on a bad. But back to the topic you asked, I have found that alcohol does the best trick at keeping a set to stick during activities and such, also if you see the set start to "flower" take one of the skin prep wipes and slightly touch the edge that is peeling....seems to buy me a extra day....

Thanks Matt,... You being in Ky, if you know any fellow type 1's from the Nashville area, we might know some mutual people,... I grew up in Memphis, and spent 2 weeks every summer at the Tn Camp for Diabetic Children,... Kids fr all over Tn with type 1 and we were all great friends,... I've lost touch with, well,... all of them.

I'm on a minimed for about 12 yrs now and still in horrible control.

Diabetic kiters unite!!!!!

Thanks for the awesome thread Soliver. Definitely some useful tips. To join everyone in sharing I've been diagnosed with Narcolepsy (w/ Cataplexy) since 16 years old and was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes at 17, so roughly 10 years ago. On a minimed pump and sensor, though switching to a tubeless pump soon.