IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Note: Simcoe County Insulin Pump Group and it's organizers makes no warranty nor implied warranty for any of the contents and information understood from it's meetings, speakers nor for anything contained within it's correspondence nor opinions expressed herein nor otherwise and does not intend for any information provided by it's presenters or participants at it's meetings and within it's correspondence to supercede in any way any advice from health care professionals. Simcoe County Insulin Pump Group does not endorse any brand, model nor manufacturer of Diabetes Management equipment nor supplies. These minutes are not guaranteed to be accurate and we do not imply any warranty of the below information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Simcoe County Insulin Pumpers' Minutes: February 3, 2005 See our (your) website for Simcoe County Insulin Pumpers for meeting information etc.: http://www.insulin-pumpers.ca/SCIP/ Also see the National Insulin Pumpers Canada site: http://www.insulin-pumpers.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ideas, topics, issues for future meetings? email Darrin: insulinpumper@sympatico.ca Paul: p.c.beckwith@sympatico.ca or Greg Boden: bytor@sympatico.ca +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SIMCOE COUNTY INSULIN PUMPERS MEETING # 23 February 3, 2005 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm We had a total of 10 people attend. As always there were refreshments and snacks. Thanks once again to Zehr's for their kind use of their Community Room! +++ Paul Beckwith chaired, set up and operated this meeting as no one else form our core group was available to assist. Many thanks, Paul for your extra efforts. This meeting was an informal discussion and Q & A on insulin pump therapy as we had four new people attend. Welcome! There was no fixed agenda and Paul Beckwith provided us with an update on the ongoing Bill 55 efforts. He has a meeting (as many of us do) with Ontario Finance Minister, Greg Sobera on February 10th. In addition to this, the CDA has invited Paul to speak on a professoinal panel at their Annual National Advocacy Conference in Ottawa on March 4 - 8, 2005. Way to go, Paul! We all should drop Paul our well wishes for his trip! NUmerous questions were posed by the prospective pumpers in the room about insulin pumps and insulin pump therapy. See y'all on March 1st! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NEXT MEETING: Thursday March 1, 2005 7:00 - 9:00 pm Zehr's NORTH END Community Room 472 Bayfield St., N., Barrie. General Insulin Pump Discussion, social & mutual Q & A plus anything else you want! Bring your ideas, issues, frustrations, questions, news, successes, stories... ...or just relax and have a coffee! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please feel free to volunteer your own special talent to this growing group! Drop me or Paul an email if you want to help, out for a few minutes a month! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Please spread the word about your group! Ideas, topics, issues for future meetings? CONTACT: Darrin Parker: insulinpumper@sympatico.ca Paul Beckwith: p.c.beckwith@sympatico.ca Greg Boden: bytor@sympatico.ca Website: http://www.insulin-pumpers.ca/SCIP/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: Note: Simcoe County Insulin Pump Group and it's organizers makes no warranty nor implied warranty for any of the contents and information understood from it's meetings, speakers nor for anything contained within it's correspondence nor opinions expressed herein nor otherwise and does not intend for any information provided by it's presenters or participants at it's meetings and within it's correspondence to supercede in any way any advice from health care professionals. Simcoe County Insulin Pump Group does not endorse any brand, model nor manufacturer of Diabetes Management equipment nor supplies. -- _______