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      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In 2024, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes medications and supplies?
      I had to enter not sure. I can’t recall any direct expenses. However, I paid several thousand dollars for Medicare and the supplemental insurance that paid for my supplies.
    • 7 hours, 19 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      In 2024, how many appointments did you have with your T1D healthcare provider?
      I had 4 with my endocrinologist because I have a pump and Medicare requires it also had 1 appt with a diabetes pharmacist
    • 7 hours, 20 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      In 2024, how many appointments did you have with your T1D healthcare provider?
      My endo would be happy to see me only 2x a year vs 4x a year because of my good diabetes control BUT, Medicare mandates a visit every 90 days to the prescribing physician for any approval of claims for insulin pump supplies....penny-wise and pound-foolish, IMO.
    • 10 hours ago
      TEH likes your comment at
      In 2024, how many appointments did you have with your T1D healthcare provider?
      My endo would be happy to see me only 2x a year vs 4x a year because of my good diabetes control BUT, Medicare mandates a visit every 90 days to the prescribing physician for any approval of claims for insulin pump supplies....penny-wise and pound-foolish, IMO.
    • 11 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      In 2024, how many appointments did you have with your T1D healthcare provider?
      Oh, I also went to diabetes training camp for the second year and honestly, that's the most helpful thing I do. Several days with endocrinologists, educators, dietitians, sports physiologists, and others, most of whom also have type one.
    • 1 day ago
      dholl62@gmail.com likes your comment at
      In 2024, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes medications and supplies?
      It depends if you include my Medicare Part B and Part D premiums. Those are $156 and $180 per month.
    • 1 day ago
      dholl62@gmail.com likes your comment at
      In 2024, how much did you spend out-of-pocket on diabetes medications and supplies?
      I had to enter not sure. I can’t recall any direct expenses. However, I paid several thousand dollars for Medicare and the supplemental insurance that paid for my supplies.
    • 1 day, 19 hours ago
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
    • 1 day, 19 hours ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
    • 2 days, 4 hours ago
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      Do you use insulin pens or vials?
      I think we should re-work the question as two questions: One for MDI, the other for pump. I'd suspect most MDI use pens and most pump users use vials. That said, it'd would be interesting to see the splits in the two populations.
    • 2 days, 4 hours ago
      Anita Stokar likes your comment at
      Do you use insulin pens or vials?
      I do! Also for if I want a larger bolus (I'll often use the pod for part and the pen for part) to avoid over saturating the pod site, or if I'm worried my site isn't absorbing well enough but I'm not 100% convinced enough to pull it off. I always have a pen in my bag in case of emergencies (though I do use vials to fill my pods) and I figure it's good to use the pen occasionally in the "use it or lose it" mentality. I'm happy keeping an active pen for many months or even a year but I'm sure it would fail eventually and need to be tossed.
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Yes for close, accuracy is a challenge and the dose may be off, just part of the process.
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I am blessed, in 30+ years of pumping I've only had one pump failure. A Minimed pump failed on a flight home.
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don’t know how much long acting insulin I would need if my pump stopped working. I would simply contact my doctor, asking for the long acting that I’ve have used and would ask him to help me figure out how much of it I would need on a daily basis. When that has happened recently, I would just give myself periodic shots of my regular fast acting to tide me over.
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
    • 2 days, 6 hours ago
      Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
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      Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I use Omnipod 5 and always have a back up supply, since they only last 3 days. If one failed I would simply switch to a new pod.
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Before I get to using the long acting insulin, I’d go to my backup pump then the MDI.
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don’t know how much long acting insulin I would need if my pump stopped working. I would simply contact my doctor, asking for the long acting that I’ve have used and would ask him to help me figure out how much of it I would need on a daily basis. When that has happened recently, I would just give myself periodic shots of my regular fast acting to tide me over.
    • 2 days, 9 hours ago
      Mike S likes your comment at
      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      Yes I do and I keep long acting insulin in my supplies. But for periods of a day or two I usually just take small doses of my fast acting (Novolog) every two to four hours and do fine with that... Luckily I am 75 years old and get up to use bathroom several times through the night; also my insulin needs are low, about 25 to 30 units per day
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      If you use an insulin pump and it fails, do you know how much long-acting insulin to take?
      I don't, but I also don't have any long acting insulin
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    Aside from the initial diagnosis, have you or your child ever missed a full day of school or work because of T1D?

    Home > LC Polls > Aside from the initial diagnosis, have you or your child ever missed a full day of school or work because of T1D?
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    Every day with T1D is totally different from the day before, but looking back on your past couple of years with T1D, how often on average would you estimate that your blood sugar goes over 300?

    Sarah Howard
    Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Manager of Marketing at T1D Exchange.

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      Since diagnosis over 35 years ago, I have missed school, work, social activities, but the most is life. I used to begrudge it but have come to accept it.

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