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- 3 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
  kristina blake likes your comment at
  Diabetes-related stress can affect a person’s emotional well-being, leading to feelings of frustration, burnout, diabetes distress, and others. Has T1D impacted your emotional health?
  Diabetes had a big emotional effect at diagnosis only. I was diagnosed as a adult, 45 years ago, then 37 yo. Then I looked for psychological support. Later, I became much positive and I manage with just moderate stress.
- 7 hours, 48 minutes ago
  
  NANCY NECIA likes your comment at
  Diabetes-related stress can affect a person’s emotional well-being, leading to feelings of frustration, burnout, diabetes distress, and others. Has T1D impacted your emotional health?
  I said I am not sure. I don’t think you can have a chronic disease and NOT be affected emotionally. You have to think about it constantly if you are going to survive it with your body in tact. I have my moments but overall, I’m a positive person and I try not to let it get me down. Be strong my T1D friends out there. You all are my inspiration.
- 7 hours, 48 minutes ago
  
  NANCY NECIA likes your comment at
  Diabetes-related stress can affect a person’s emotional well-being, leading to feelings of frustration, burnout, diabetes distress, and others. Has T1D impacted your emotional health?
  It hasn't affected my on a long term basis but there are times the whole thing becomes such an overwhelming burden. I am lucky to have a positive attitidue, supportive husband, family and friends who let me have my moments and make sure I move on.
- 1 day, 2 hours ago
  
  Rebecca Killion likes your comment at
  If you’re on an insulin pump, have you ever used expired pump supplies (i.e., infusion sets, reservoirs, pods, etc.) and had any issues?
  Medicare has us right down to the wire i’ve never had that many extra supplies
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Steve Rumble likes your comment at
  Have you ever accidentally given too much insulin and needed emergency glucagon?
  I have accidentally given myself too much insulin but I just ate a whole lot of extra food & drinks to counteract it.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  Doesn't matter where I'm going - I always have fast-acting sugar pills ad snacks. If by "supplies" you mean a site change kit, no. Only if I'm going somewhere overnight do I carry all that.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  I always carry glucose tablets to any event I attend. However, I don't have a "bag" of supplies. I keep the tablets in my satchel, aka man purse.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  I always have something for lows but only bring a bag when the event is all day or overnight.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Gary Taylor likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  I almost always bring glucose tablets to manage blood glucose.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Gary Taylor likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  Doesn't matter where I'm going - I always have fast-acting sugar pills ad snacks. If by "supplies" you mean a site change kit, no. Only if I'm going somewhere overnight do I carry all that.
- 3 days, 21 hours ago
  
  kristina blake likes your comment at
  When attending sporting events and or concerts, do you bring a “diabetes bag” with you? (i.e., extra supplies, snacks, fast-acting sugars, and glucagon)
  If the sporting event is a long duration event, I will bring supplies but not for short events.
- 5 days, 4 hours ago
  
  Anneyun likes your comment at
  Have you ever accidentally given too much insulin and needed emergency glucagon?
  I put into my pump my BG reading instead of the carbs I was going to eat. Didn’t take glucagon. Just ate enough to compensate.
- 5 days, 9 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever accidentally given too much insulin and needed emergency glucagon?
  I put into my pump my BG reading instead of the carbs I was going to eat. Didn’t take glucagon. Just ate enough to compensate.
- 5 days, 11 hours ago
  
  Patricia Dalrymple likes your comment at
  After having blood drawn at a lab, how do you review the results? Please select all that apply.
  The lab's [hospital's] online portal posts 80% of results withing 24 hours or less. The other 20% are posted within 48 hours. Great speed and accuracy by those guys. Now if they could just get away from the antediluvian practice of using primitive usernames and passwords. Doh! 🐵🙈🙉
- 6 days, 22 hours ago
  
  Ahh Life likes your comment at
  Has your insulin ever accidentally frozen in a refrigerator? If so, please share more in the comments
  I was in Ukraine for a 3 month tour with my band in East Africa and Middle East. I accidentally put it in top shelf and it was one of those small refrigerator with open freezer on top. It cut the strength almost in half and as I was no where near to a major city I had to wait a month to get new insulin when I flew to Lebanon. My body actually adjusted to constant highs but when I got good insulin I actually went through withdrawals and would shake and. Sweat when it was in normal range. It took a week to get my body adjusted to normal blood sugars.
- 1 week ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  No because every hotel I stay in has a refrigerator in their rooms.
- 1 week ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I used to have to ask for a refrigerator but nowadays many rooms come standard with them.
- 1 week ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I like to keep it cold and not all hotels I’ve stayed in supply them so I always ask. However, we are taking a train across the US and Canada soon and they do not provide refrigerators nor will they allow you to keep it in theirs. So I got a small rechargeable refrigerator that I saw online, but am now deciding to let the insulin get warm. Can only have a small suitcase and a personal item and I don’t want to check my bags. Fingers crossed.
- 1 week ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  Always make sure there is a refrigerator in the room when making reservations
- 1 week ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  If no regrigerator, I use an ice bucket.
- 1 week ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  After having blood drawn at a lab, how do you review the results? Please select all that apply.
  I receive a notification from the lab and from my healthcare providers portals when my results are available to view. I do a preliminary view and then at my next meeting or if there are issues my doctor will either respond via the portal or call to discuss .
- 1 week, 1 day ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  And my all-time favorite, "I thought only kids got that!" a. No b. Kids grow up
- 1 week, 1 day ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  Yes, heard all the above and also "Do you dare to eat that"?
- 1 week, 1 day ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  "Wow. My grandma has the sugar too." "You must have really bad sugar." The sugar and bad sugar. Just pisses me off.
- 1 week, 1 day ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  Love your explanations!!! Also, garage door opener?? Never gotten that one…I’ve gotten “Wow is that a patch for nicotine?” Yes. My addiction to smoking is THAT bad that my patch is a block *face palm*
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