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    • 7 hours, 56 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      "It's a forever learning curve" - so very true
    • 8 hours, 3 minutes ago
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      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      I hesitate to bring this up but I am quite sure this happens more than people realize. I use a tubed pump and small amounts of total daily insulin and have checked the tubing for YEARS for bubbles. YES, they are difficult to "notice" unless you have a good light behind the clear tubing because the insulin is also colorless. I detach and check the tubing in the morning and before bedtime if not before the evening meal...I'm talking about significant bubbles----8-10-or12 inches in length can appear and you would NOT notice them unless you were looking. I wonder how many people wonder why their blood sugar is occasionally high and it's being caused by a significant bubble...NO, not the champagne sized version that's often mentioned to "ignore." The pump company I deal with tried to get me to switch to injections instead but I am an EXPERT with the bubble situation. Also, comments over the years that I am probably not filling the reservoir correctly, etc....just plain silly. I am NOT new at this...LOL!!!
    • 8 hours, 29 minutes ago
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      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 13 hours, 5 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 13 hours, 5 minutes ago
      Richard Wiener likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 13 hours, 25 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I began playing Pickleball last year in March. When the temperatures started to rise the extra effort my body was experiencing because of the heat got my body hormones out of balance and I began experiencing nausea, higher heart rates and feeling very uncomfortable. I soon realized that I cannot play when is too hot or I’ll end up with ketones. Any new activity when on. Insulin requires adjustments. It’s a forever learning curve. Adding to the heat, last year I was having some absorption problems by the overuse of my abdomen. I have now move the infusion sites to my upper front side and it’s working much better.
    • 13 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Kristine Warmecke likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 13 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I answered no, but I do experience nausea and/or vomiting, usually on a daily basis, but this is because I have gastroparesis. I have rarely been able to eat breakfast over the last 20+ years as I end up vomiting it all back up ... try explaining that to ward staff in hospital(s). ;-)
    • 13 hours, 46 minutes ago
      Becky Hertz likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      I said yes to nausea, occurred with a bad pump site insertion and rising BG over the next 4 hours. I picked it up early w CGM notification and realizing that it was very unusual for me to have rising BG at that time of the day (morning) when on Control IQ pump. The severity was delayed because I had given a breakfast meal bolus via the prior site before the change, so BG was rising after 3 hours, and I knew something was not right. I think this is an important clue for pumpers- when I see people get in trouble w bad sites or insertion failures, the thought process usually is- I just put a new site in, it must be ok- or maybe it does not occur to people that the pump site could have failed--when it should be- did the insertion fail? ----If in doubt, pull it out!----- I pulled the site and could see the cannula was bent, so I know what happened and injected w a syringe, put a new site in, and was better in a 3-4 hours.
    • 1 day, 6 hours ago
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      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      After 62 years I have skin issues everywhere. I am an avid at rotating every time I change my infusion set. When I was on multiple daily injections, up to 9 per day, I had massive skin hardening. Since on the pump it’s not nearly as bad that’s been 33 years. I take very little insulin my daily basal comes out to 9 units over 24 hours I eat two meals that I count carbs for and try to keep at a minimum of 30-40 per day. Everything is going well. Rotation is key
    • 1 day, 6 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
      I use a pump and have had issues with insulin absorbtion. It seems I have a lot of them on the side I primarily use for infusion sets. I recently switched to the other side of my abdomen and dropped more than one point on my a1c.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      When I first started with my current Endo we would discuss the released and upcoming products and I would tell her about the 'off-market' applications and devices, we both learned from each other. But she was so good with helping me transition to the Dexcom and then the Tandem after Animas was pulled from the Market. She followed my Dex and even finer tuned my Basals and early this year I got an "unbeleivable" 5.4 A1c and we are both extremely happy!
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      Yes. But then I self-selected when choosing an endocrinology clinic that pursues cutting-edge advances 40 years ago. Cutting-edge is a phrase that is also often called bleeding-edge because it is often experimental, hit or miss on results, and very expensive. I am convinced the “bleeding” refers to $$$.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Does your T1D healthcare provider suggest new medications or devices that they think would be beneficial to your T1D management during your appointments?
      not anymore, and I am happy about it! Most of the time they were recommending things that had been recently pitched to them by a pharmaceutical salesperson or a durable medical supplier. The doctors would give patients the "free samples" and it was often not the best fit, then after the "free" supply ran out, the prices were exorbitant. Maybe it still happens, but I haven't seen it for a while.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The need for better CGM accuracy is a big consideration for me. Also my control is pretty good right now (a1c in the low 6 range). Although I am tempted by the sleep and exercise modes which would be very helpful since I’m getting back in to exercise. So…I keep sitting on the fence…
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I don’t want to change from the Omnipod Dash to Omnipod 5 because the minimum target blood glucose is level is higher than where I like to keep it. My A1C is currently 5.0.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      For the last 5 years, the highest HbA1C I've had was 5.3. For the last 3 years the high, low, & average have been 5.2, 4.7, & 4.9. I'm not willing to go to an AID that sets a target of 6 to 7.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      I do MDI. For the last 7 years my A1C has averaged around 4.8. I have no reason to believe that a closed loop automated system could do that well.
    • 1 day, 7 hours ago
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      There are many reasons, as well as "something else." My arthritic fingers do not serve me well with a cell phone. I have trouble putting the needle covers back on to my insulin pen needles. If I had to take care of all the fine muscle issues associated with setting a pump up, I would probably require assistance. I am also not drawn to the issues I hear about tissue damage at the infusion sites, or knowing whether everything is seated properly and the insulin is actually flowing. Finally, I just have some kind of negative karma with electronics. I have worked as a lab biochemist. Somehow, I find the weaknesses of every machine in the lab. (the ideal industrial beta-tester) Having said that, what I hear about the numbers achieved with the tandem CIQ gives me pause to consider.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Like others, the "closed loop" runs me too high - even the target bg is too high for me. I use the TandemX2 with BIQ integrated wqith my Dexcom G6. I also appreciate - and use - the temp basal function often. I would lose that with CIQ. L:ike Nilla Eckstrom (I think?) I like to be between 80-90, with maybe up to 120 after I eat.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      The constant refilling and site changes...doesn't seem worth it.
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      If you have never used an insulin pump with automated insulin delivery (also known as a hybrid closed-loop pump), what are some of the reasons you’re reluctant, or obstacles you’ve encountered? Please select all that apply.
      Luddites just may be the most comfortable people on earth. 🙃 
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      For pump users: In the past 3 months, have you had issues with insulin delivery due to a bent cannula or occlusion?
      Holy cow! 8 to 10” bubbles? There is definitely something wrong if that is happening to you. I occasionally get 1/4” inch 10” is excessive. Have you gone in and shown your pump instructor how you’re doing it so that they can help you figure out the problem?
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      Aside from the first year after your diagnosis, have you seen a registered dietitian for help managing nutrition and T1D?
      When I was put on insulin, the first dietitian I payed to see said I could eat whatever I wanted as long as I followed the set number of macros (carbs, protein, fats). The stupid diet had my blood sugars all over the map. She didn't care/listen when I told her milk, bread/pasta made me feel really sick. She said because I was on insulin I need to eat a high carb, low protein and low fat diet. What bad advice! Thankfully, I came to my senses and starting reading the experiences of other T1D's who were following the The Bernstein diet.
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      Saw one, recently out of school, when I was first diagnosed ten years ago. She insisted I needed 150 grams of carbs per day minimum and handed me a sheet with meal plans. She explained that I needed those carbs to keep my brain functioning properly. GEEZ. I can only hope she's learned a thing or two since then.
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    Do you keep a low treatment in your vehicle?

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    54 Comments

    1. Wanacure

      When I did drive a car, I had sugar or candy in glove compartment, in addition to sugar in pants and coat pockets. I also have sugar cubes in my backpack. Never had an accident due to low bg, but once felt a very low bg on a ten day solo drive. I parked ASAP, and took care of it. Being on an unusually regular meal/injection/sleep/exercise routine can result in low bg I’ve learned. It’s like punished for doing everything right. 😡

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    2. n6jax@scinternet.net

      YES !! I [sweet charlie] have stopped driving and I am almost 90 years old now and because of AMD.. I keep G tablets in my Daughters car since she drives me.. When in my 20’s I kept candy in a plastic bag tucked in my swim suit when underwater spear fishing.

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    3. Ernie Richmann

      In my pocket and additional carbs in my truck.

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    4. connie ker

      Yes, candy in car, candy in purse, candy beside the bed, candy in the kitchen. I don’t care for glucose tabs as they taste like saw dust in my mouth. You have to keep what you enjoy and like for lows. I have chocolate milk in the refrig too because I like chocolate milk and it does have nutrition as well as sugar.

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      1. Sherolyn Newell

        Don’t you find that the chocolate milk is kind of slow-acting? But don’t get me wrong, I sometimes use chocolate ice cream and wait it out, if only a little bit low.

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    5. Jim Andrews

      I always have it in my pocket. Always.

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    6. HMW

      I keep boxes of juice packs in my trunk, which also double as snacks for my child!

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    7. TEH

      YES! I have a tube of glucose tabs in all my vehicles and rotate them out about 2x a year. I also have 2 tubes in my man purse that I take everywhere.

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      1. Germaine Sarda

        I always have wondered how men carry supplies if they don’t carry a purse. My hubby totes my supplies around in my purse backpack, which has a wallet, keys and all of my diabetes “just in case” stuff.

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    8. Lawrence S.

      No. It is too hot most of the year where I live to keep something in my car; not to mention bugs etc. But, I carry a backpack everywhere I go. I don’t get into the car without my backpack. I always have a bottle of honey with me. I usually pack a banana, and almost always have tried pineapples, granola bars and rice cakes.

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      1. Lawrence S.

        That’s “dried pineapples”.

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      2. Annie Wall

        I answered no for the same reasons you list. I always have a purse or a backpack or some kind of satchel with glucose gummies and granola bars. Never leave home without them.

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    9. AnitaS

      I sometimes keep extra glucose tabs in my car, but I always keep glucose tabs in my purse and if wearing a jacket, there are glucose tabs in the pockets too

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    10. StPetie

      I answered no because it’s not always kept in my vehicle. I only have the one so it’s kept with other emergency medical supplies that go wherever i go.

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    11. Joan McGinnis

      I have food in my purse and never go anywhere without it

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    12. Retired and glad

      I always carry a roll of Lifesavers in my pocket whereever I go. But in my car I also have two 6 oz cans of Dole pineapple juice which works great for me. Yes, in the summer I have to worry a little about heat but typically run through a can or two every week or so and therefore haven’t had any issues.

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    13. Caitlin St. Jean

      I said no to low treatment in the vehicle but that’s only because I always have a bag with me that contains low snacks/glucose plus a glucagon kit. ALWAYS!

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    14. Patricia Kilwein

      I keep one in my purse.

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    15. ewolf513@icloud.com

      I keep glucose tablets in my purse which I have with me in the car.

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    16. Becky Cain

      Yes, three small apple juice boxes fit in my middle console tray. Right next to me when I need to pull one out. I also keep glucose tabs in my purse but that would be way too difficult to get to when I’m driving. I have the straw-in-juice-box thing established while driving.

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    17. Kathy Morison

      I said yes for keeping low sugar treatment in my car but that’s not really a feasible thing when you have such variables in temperature. I always have stuff in the car because I always carry fruit snacks in my purse everywhere I go.

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    18. Jodi Greenfield

      Always! I used to keep a small juice box, but they would get overly warm. Now I carry rolls of smarties. They won’t spoil, they are melt into your mouth sugar, and are way tastier than glucose tabs!

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      1. Germaine Sarda

        Same as Jodi Greenfield – Smarties are the best and work quickly. If my CGM starts heading down, I pop a couple and I’m good to go. Thankfully it rarely happens when driving.

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      2. Sue Martin

        Also, Sweetarts are similar. They don’t melt and they resolve quickly.

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    19. Mark Schweim

      I said yes, but it’s a yes on a technicality since I don’t usually keep low treatments in my vehicle, but I do always have treatments with me in my vehicle for lows in my pockets in my clothing so if I’m in my vehicle there are low treatments as long as I’m wearing my clothing when I enter the vehicle.

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    20. Natalie Daley

      I always carry protein power bars and keep one in my car but no medicinal items.

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      1. T1DGJ

        I recommend packets of sugar in the raw. Never rot, melt, freeze. Perfect size. I use 2 for lows, can add more if converting an active drop. FREE at every coffee house and convenience store! More palatable than white sugar.

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    21. Patricia Dalrymple

      Said yes because as many below, I carry them in my purse and my purse is always with me in my car.

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    22. Lisa Sierra

      absolutely. we have a stash of things

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    23. Pete Murphy

      yes….

      During early years I had too many close calls and accidents …
      I was so concerned with being hyper that I typically over compensated and ended up as hypo 🙁
      Those days are long gone and glad of it!
      Now I’m on a TSlim X2 & Dexcom G6 and happier than ever.
      Though it’s not considered acceptable such as Orange Juice, I will usually keep a can of soda (12 teaspoons of sugar in 12 oz roughly)
      Reason being….it usually doesn’t freeze unless we have a real cold snap….and if it bakes in the sun….I don’t care….as long as it works!

      I never understood the purpose of glucose tablets; they take way to long to act…and I usually need like a pack of them for any movement.
      But I know my metabolism is different than most

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      1. T1DGJ

        I recommend packets of sugar in the raw. Never rot, melt, freeze. Perfect size. I use 2 for lows, can add more if combatting an active drop. FREE at every coffee house and convenience store! More palatable than white sugar.

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    24. Tina Roberts

      No. I keep it in my purse.

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    25. kflying1@yahoo.com

      It’s easy to keep a box of apple (or other) juice in the glove box.

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    26. Janis Senungetuk

      When I drove I always had glucose tabs, pkgs of peanut butter/cracker combos available on the driver’s side door. Coat/jacket pockets always have Starburst or glucose tabs in them. Now that I’m no longer driving I keep a tube of glucose tabs in family car. Glucose tabs work slowly, but will survive the wide temperature changes that occur over the year.

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    27. Kim Davis

      I always have it in my pocketbook, plus have it in center console.

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    28. Karen DeVeaux

      I said yes because I always have my purse with me in my vehicle and it has candy.

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    29. Ken Raiche

      Not in my car but on my person aka cycling back pack. Small and convenient have all of my diabetes needs test stripes, Dex4, bandaid, swabs, polysporin, cell phone, medic alert card and my wallet in this little bag.

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    30. Bruce Schnitzler

      Plus a container of ordinary sugar in my pocket

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    31. Mary Halverson

      Yes, in both our truck and car, in our small trailer, my purse, my gym bag. Skittles and glucose tablets.

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    32. KarenM6

      I said no for two reasons:
      1) I don’t drive as much as I used to, so the car I’m in is usually someone else’s, and
      2) I carry them on my person. I keep a 50 tablet glucose tablet bottle on me at all times in a bag… plus, I have a small 10 tube one in my purse along with a breakfast bar or two. (Although the BBs may not be considered fast enough, they have proteins that can be helpful later on.)

      I would worry a great deal about the bugs who might find their way into my car because of keeping anything in it! This happened to a friend of mine who left her car in a parking lot when she went out of town. The ants that swarmed her car were… ugh… icky! It’s a phobia of mine and I may never forget it!

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    33. Vivian Moon

      I have stuff in my purse and emergency backpack that goes with me everywhere away from home so I don’t leave things in the car to attract unwanted insects or critters!

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    34. KSannie

      There is little or no room in the glove compartments of our two cars, and since I am in them very seldom, I keep my glucose in both my purse and backpack at all times. Also, we have temperature extremes here that would preclude most food based low sugar fixes. In fact, I had marshmallows in the house this winter, I keep the house at 69 degrees F, and the marshmallows managed to melt. So now I am using glucose based candies and tablets, both of which have survived heat and freezing temperatures on my travels. But I carry them on me whilst traveling.

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      1. T1DGJ

        I recommend packets of sugar in the raw. Never rot, melt, freeze. Perfect size. I use 2 for lows, can add more if converting an active drop. FREE at every coffee house and convenience store! More palatable than white sugar.

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    35. Barbara green

      It’s always on my person so I don’t need more in the car

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    36. M C

      I actually carry something on my always – so, although not technically/always in my car, when I’m in it, so is my supply to treat any lows.

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    37. Kathleen Juzenas

      I don’t keep it in the car overnight but I always have something on me or with me.

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    38. Lenora Ventura

      Living in a seasonal state with extreme swings in temperature throughout the year, I have found a container of Jelly Belly’s in my center console works best. With an easy to remove lid, provides instant access when my Dexcom starts screaming

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    39. Leona Hanson

      I keep my low treatment in my purse or my coat I left it in the car twice it meltedor the owners of the ranch dogs eat it and the winter they froze yes jelly beans can freeze in -54 they were so hard couldn’t eat them the tablets do the same thing so I keep them on me they go everywhere with me

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    40. Thomas Cline

      Yes, but that’s because my low treatment is in the insulin & testing kit I keep attached to my body whenever I go out. I can’t imagine not always have supplies with me in earthquake country.

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    41. Moira Motyka

      Not necessarily in my vehicle
      , but in my bag of supplies that is always with me. I would never go in my car without my supplies!

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    42. Donna Condi

      Yes I keep Smarties in my glove box.

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    43. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      No, I never leave home without a tube of Glucose tabs in my pocket, along with several in my cars.

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    44. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      I think that most of all who carry Smarties, Raw sugar e.g., forget that stuff still has to be digested and turned into Glucose. So, Glucose tabs are all ready to go to work.

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    45. Steve Lerner

      I carry a bag with me that has iinsulin pump supplies, CGM change, insulin, glucose monitor, and candy, to meet all needs as they might arise. I carry this bag with me almost 100% of the time. I guess you could call it a man purse.

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