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<\/a>1 charger didn’t come on vacation.<\/p><\/div>\n
My current cast of mental demise making characters involve the following items: Macbook (1 charger), Kindle (1 charger that charges from Macbook), IPhone 5 (1 charger that charges from Macbook), Mophie case (to give Iphone extra charge so I don’t run out of power) (1 charger), Dexcom (looks EXACTLY like charger for Mophie case but they don’t work interchangeably) (1 charger), Verio IQ (charger looks like the old, old blackberry charger, 1 charger).<\/p>\n
So yes, I should have 6 chargers with me on this trip. \u00a0I have 5. \u00a0I am missing the Verio IQ charger. \u00a0I am with most of my family. \u00a0I have ransacked their bags. \u00a0There are a ton of chargers. \u00a03 different types of cellphone chargers, 4 different laptop chargers, one iPod charger, an iPad charger, and a Kindle charger. \u00a0There is NOT one charger out of all these items that will fit my Verio IQ. \u00a0THIS is a problem.<\/p>\n
I was in Manhattan when hurricane Sandy struck. \u00a0I had plenty of time to prepare. \u00a0I had my to-go bags. \u00a0My dog had a to-go bag. \u00a0I reinforced my windows. \u00a0I had a flashlight. \u00a0I saved water. \u00a0I watched the news and worried UNTIL my power went out. \u00a0I kept texting my sister (a newbie Manhattanite). \u00a0I wanted her to stay safely inside and be prepared. \u00a0Power gradually diminished on my phone. \u00a0By “gradually”, I mean really quickly. \u00a0I did all the things you do to conserve power on your phone… turned off apps, reduced the brightness, turned off wifi. \u00a0The next morning my phone had barely any power. \u00a0My home had NO power. I could not reach my sister. \u00a0I packed-up and headed north. \u00a0I found power at Avis on 43rd street. They let me charge my phone. \u00a0My sister was ok and not evacuated (her whole neighborhood lacked power too).<\/p>\n
I didn’t get power back for over a week. \u00a0When I say I didn’t get power back, I mean my home, office and gym, all the places I would have gone to charge stuff. \u00a0I stuck it out 3 days in my home but the lack of running water and the creepiness of my neighborhood eventually got the best of me. \u00a0The dog and I sofa surfed for 4 days. \u00a0I was constantly turning off my phone because I was concerned, when I was below Manhattan’s power line, I needed to save it for an emergency. \u00a0Although batteries were at a premium, I watched people with powerstrip cords charging all their gear at ATM terminals. \u00a0I pretty much decided that week that this rechargeable stuff may be “better’ for the environment BUT it is super stressful to me.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Chase Bank ATM – Manhattan above 42nd street<\/p><\/div>\n
I saw someone with a T-Slim pump last week in my endo’s office. \u00a0I saw the pump for maybe 2 seconds. \u00a0Seeing the T-Slim being used in real life was cool. \u00a0Diabetes technology is cool. \u00a0A rechargeable pump would give me a friggin’ heart attack. \u00a0Seriously my stomach just did that knotty, No-No thing just thinking about it.<\/p>\n
I gotta stop writing this post now. \u00a0I’m on vacation and have to figure out how I’m going to charge my glucose meter. \u00a0Give me a damn battery please.<\/p>\n
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I am currently on vacation. \u00a0As any D knows, there’s a lot of planning that goes into packing D supplies… getting prescriptions filled, double checking all your gear, bringing back-ups to your back-ups. Things have changed in my diabetes world … Continue reading