Who am I (someone suggested doing a profile - guessing this best place)

I’m not a doctor or nurse BUT I have taken the CDE course online (just to see how course is) and have been directly involved with the design, development and testing of diabetes technology since beta testing MDI in '79. [actually my doctor beta tested the a1c when I was pre-teen). I had hemorraging in both eyes in my 18th year of t1 (diagnosed age 2) and went on the pump in '81 as a last resort. Thank G-d eyesight OK after a few months of tight control and some changes to diet and living.

I’m an advocate for intelligent nutrition and eating => what works for you may NOT work for me (and so on). I don’t push any specific anything (except things that are basic for staying alive like insulin and blood sugar testing) but recommend doing things in moderation with an eye on how each thing affects one. I’m not going to publicly post my feelings on any given diet system as each system seems to work well for a portion of the population who are able to maintain that system and who’s bodies work well with it.

I am a long time pump user (39 years this month) and a long time t1 (58 years) so I guess there must be things I’m doing correctly. I have written four books for children with diabetes but I don’t think it would be proper to post them on a forum unless someone asks about them or wants to interview me (I have done a few podcast interviews over the years as well as presented pump and CGM technology to a few medical groups and medical & nursing students) Currently involved with education and support as I feel education for many t1 is not complete (I literally feel that if I hadn’t worked on pump protocol years ago I would not be under good control now)

I have diabetes but it won’t stop me!

Diabetes Connections: Yerachmiel Altman: 56 Years with Type 1

The Bonnie Sher Show (06-02-16) : Guest: Yerachmiel Altman

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Glad to meet you! Post your podcast interview. @Terry4 just had one! His is here: I'm on the Juicebox Podcast

It’s funny. I have had at least three podcast interviews (two different podcasts) as well as some write-ups and blog descriptions of my work. Nothing very recent but will look through and see what’s worth posting. My history is so tied to diabetes technology they could really do a diabetes tech history by interviewing me (I think all of the one’s I’ve done tried to share my human, as opposed to cybernetic, half :stuck_out_tongue:)

Diabetes Connections: Yerachmiel Altman: 56 Years with Type 1

The Bonnie Sher Show (06-02-16) : Guest: Yerachmiel Altman

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