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- 2 hours, 48 minutes 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 hours, 10 minutes 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 hours, 10 minutes 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 hours, 10 minutes 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 hours, 24 minutes 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 hours, 24 minutes 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.
- 16 hours, 29 minutes 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.
- 1 day, 23 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.
- 2 days, 4 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.
- 2 days, 6 hours ago
  
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  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! 🐵🙈🙉
- 3 days, 17 hours ago
  
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  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.
- 3 days, 23 hours ago
  
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  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.
- 3 days, 23 hours ago
  
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  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.
- 4 days, 3 hours 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.
- 4 days, 3 hours 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
- 4 days, 3 hours 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.
- 4 days, 4 hours 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 .
- 4 days, 19 hours ago
  
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  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
- 4 days, 19 hours 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"?
- 4 days, 19 hours 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.
- 4 days, 19 hours ago
  
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  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*
- 4 days, 19 hours ago
  
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  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  Been on Tandem tslim x2 with Control IQ for four days now. This is my second t:slim, but old one had Basal IQ. Can anyone tell me a good place to get help with Control IQ online or maybe some good Youtubes to watch. I am going low a lot so need some help. Thanks
- 4 days, 19 hours ago
  
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  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  I use Tandem t:slim x2 manually. IE: I do not use Control IQ or Basal IQ. I find my control is better doing it on my own.
- 4 days, 19 hours ago
  
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  Were you extremely ill before being diagnosed with T1D? Please share more in the comments.
  Every new generation of eyes sees a new version of our diabetic galaxy. So much of the diabetic condition feels like a blatant violation of the eighth amendment anyway. 🤕👳‍♀️
- 4 days, 20 hours ago
  
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  Were you extremely ill before being diagnosed with T1D? Please share more in the comments.
  When I was ten years old my whole family had the flu. This was in 1972. After everyone else were recovering, I was getting worse. I was more tired and didn't wake up to use the toilet during the night. I didn't even wake up after wetting the bed and the amount of urine was greatly increased as well as the frequency. My thirst could not be quenched. I was falling asleep in school, during activities, while eating, etc. I lost my appetite and lost a lot of weight. I was vomiting the little bit I did eat. My mind became muddled and I was very emotional. I cried alone. I knew I was dying and I told my mom that I felt like I was going to go to sleep and not wake up. Mom took me to three pediatricians all three thought I was suffering from severe depression! My grandfather called his doctor who saw me right away. He did a lot of tests. He had us wait in his office for the test results. After what seemed like a whole day, he came in and said, "She's right...right now she's dying BUT there's a treatment!" I wasn't happy about my having to give myself shots every day for the rest of my life, but I was happy I could have the rest of my life! This Dr was great! He helped me learn how to live a healthy lifestyle with T1D. He was very positive about life with T1D. I'm 62 years old now and I've had more terrible doctors than great ones. The one I have now is wonderful!
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