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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      shortly after I was diagnosed at age 43, went on a date with a T1D who had had it forever. she criticized what I ate, how much insulin I was taking for it (MDI) and when I ordered a Corona, I thought that her head would explode! needless to say there was no second date.
    • 15 hours, 56 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      I answered NO, but on reflection, I'm not certain that is correct. Of the many girls/women I dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, the only one I ever told that I have diabetes [Type One naming didn't exist for another 40 years] is the woman to whom I've been married for an eternity. And not one of my many dates told me that she has/had diabetes [of any of the many kinds].
    • 15 hours, 58 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      At the time we dated and were married my wife was not diabetic. She was diagnosed as T1D during/after her first pregnancy. We shared T1D through the next 37 years and a second pregnancy!
    • 17 hours, 3 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      I answered NO, but on reflection, I'm not certain that is correct. Of the many girls/women I dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, the only one I ever told that I have diabetes [Type One naming didn't exist for another 40 years] is the woman to whom I've been married for an eternity. And not one of my many dates told me that she has/had diabetes [of any of the many kinds].
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I usually bring up new options and then we discuss the pros and cons.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I put "Never" because I'm 85 and stable. Why change a good thing?
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      Ten years ago when I first started seeing her I asked her to work with me as an equal partner in all treatment decisions. She agreed and made a definite effort at every appointment to maintain that commitment. That was a decade ago. Healthcare has changed dramatically along with her caseload. At my 90 day appointment next week I hope she will have the uninterrupted time to allow for an actual pro/con discussion on several issues.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      the best one was when he recommended a CGM (Libre 2) for the first time. I said to him, "am I gonna scan myself like a can of peaches at the supermarket"? he got a laugh out of that one
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      Have you ever been hospitalized for a type 1 diabetes-related issue? Please share more in the comments.
      I said “No.” Perhaps I’m the luckiest person alive since I’ve navigated the diabetic road for 74 years. Have never had DKA, although symptomatic twice. Have had numerous hypoglycemic affairs, but no hospitalizations. I am also a bit determined. They may hospitalize me for dementia or other old age conditions. But not for T1D. ✨.•*¨*.¸.•*¨*.¸¸.•*¨`*• ¨*.¸.•*¨`*. ¸.•*¨*.¸¸.•*¨`*•.✨
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      Ten years ago when I first started seeing her I asked her to work with me as an equal partner in all treatment decisions. She agreed and made a definite effort at every appointment to maintain that commitment. That was a decade ago. Healthcare has changed dramatically along with her caseload. At my 90 day appointment next week I hope she will have the uninterrupted time to allow for an actual pro/con discussion on several issues.
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      My first one always pushed me towards new tech, letting me try it and then letting me decide. When I moved from Baltimore, a better place to be sick besides NYC you probably can’t find, to Florida, I asked for an Endo recommendation. He suggested USF but that’s a 45 min drive from me, on a good traffic day. So this one is convenient but he is more interested in not being inconvenienced. We got into it the last time I was there and were pretty honest with each other and he told me my insurance was the major problem. I have Medicare and a gap, like I’m not going to use that…I paid for it! Medicare is good paying for most things but you have to fight with them to get even normal prescriptions filled, here at least. So, to drone on, we’ve cleared the air and he and his staff have worked hard this past 3 months to get me what I need. I’m grateful for that. It’s not easy being a doc.
    • 1 day, 11 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      To paraphrase a famous Ernest Hemingway line, it would be pretty to think so. 🧠
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
      ChrisW likes your comment at
      Do you check your blood glucose before driving a car?
      Kind of a bad question, “check” means what, CGM and meter both are used to “check” BG, so it would appear that 60%+ “check”. Maybe it should have been, “How do you check BG before driving?” To get a more specific assessment of the BG checking task.
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      She recommended having the latest incarnation of Glucagon on hand and Lantus pens in case I have a pump problem.
    • 1 day, 15 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I am usually the one who asks about new tech. Or I explain the new tech that I am using to my endo.
    • 1 day, 15 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      To paraphrase a famous Ernest Hemingway line, it would be pretty to think so. 🧠
    • 1 day, 16 hours ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      the best one was when he recommended a CGM (Libre 2) for the first time. I said to him, "am I gonna scan myself like a can of peaches at the supermarket"? he got a laugh out of that one
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I think I stay more up-to-date than my doc on what’s available for T1 treatment, but then I’m retired, have more time and more stake in the result than my doc does; further, he has to stay up-to-date on numerous other conditions/treatments, though an argument is true, it is his job. We still discuss settings/treatments/new offerings/changes in formulary of insurance coverage at each appointment a few times a year to go over blood work, update scripts, and check current treatments.
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      I usually bring up new options and then we discuss the pros and cons.
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      I think I stay more up-to-date than my doc on what’s available for T1 treatment, but then I’m retired, have more time and more stake in the result than my doc does; further, he has to stay up-to-date on numerous other conditions/treatments, though an argument is true, it is his job. We still discuss settings/treatments/new offerings/changes in formulary of insurance coverage at each appointment a few times a year to go over blood work, update scripts, and check current treatments.
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      My first one always pushed me towards new tech, letting me try it and then letting me decide. When I moved from Baltimore, a better place to be sick besides NYC you probably can’t find, to Florida, I asked for an Endo recommendation. He suggested USF but that’s a 45 min drive from me, on a good traffic day. So this one is convenient but he is more interested in not being inconvenienced. We got into it the last time I was there and were pretty honest with each other and he told me my insurance was the major problem. I have Medicare and a gap, like I’m not going to use that…I paid for it! Medicare is good paying for most things but you have to fight with them to get even normal prescriptions filled, here at least. So, to drone on, we’ve cleared the air and he and his staff have worked hard this past 3 months to get me what I need. I’m grateful for that. It’s not easy being a doc.
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    Do you take a daily multivitamin?

    Home > LC Polls > Do you take a daily multivitamin?
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    21 Comments

    1. Ahh Life

      • Vitamin C 1,000 mg a.m.
      • Vitamin C 1,000 mg p.m.
      • Vitamin B complex a.m.
      • CoQ10 100 mg a.m.

      Had taken Vitamin E for a few years in early 1990’s, but studies showed it wasn’t all that effective.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. ConnieT1D62

      I used to but haven’t for years. I get the nutrients I need to sustain the life force in my body by eating a wholesome and balanced intake of healthy and nutritious food choices from various plant and animal sources.

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    3. Richard Vaughn

      I take individual vitamins C, D, B12, B Complex.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Lawrence Stearns

      I take 1000IU of Vitamin D3. Was having problems with exhaustion and dizziness. The vitamin D seems to have helped.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. Ernie Richmann

      D3, CoQ10, B complex, magnesium, juice plus, and an occasional cheeseburger.

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      4 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. Janis Senungetuk

        Gee, never considered a cheeseburger a vitamin!

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        4 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. Patricia Dalrymple

      No but I do take turmeric for joint pain. Occasional calcium and E

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Natalie Daley

      Yes and d3, calcium, B complex, biotin, Reversetrol, Q 10, EFAs, and a probiotic, as well as what my diabetologist calls the standard cocktail of Lisinipril, Simvastatin, for me Levothyroxin.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Jodi Greenfield

      Yes, I do. Why? Because my body deserves all the nutrients it can get and I know I am not eating enough fruits and veggies to do that.
      I also have switched to the gummy form of vitamins because the pill forms are huge and I have literally choked trying to swallow them. Who needs that?

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Becky Hertz

      I used to but my nephrologist took me off all otc supplements except fish oil.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Thomas Cline

      Not a multivitamin, but vitamin D, B12 and fish oil.

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      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Sue Martin

      I take multiple vitamins daily, but not a multivitamin.

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      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. connie ker

      I also take acidophilis, collagen, calcium & zinc, magnesium, baby aspirin, C, eye care, fish oil, as well as a multiple for 50+ age women. Sometimes I take easy iron and next I might consider Ginko Biloba. Who knows if this is too much of a good thing, but it gives me peace of mind that I am trying to stay well.

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    13. Sharon Lillibridge

      no I cannot swallow pills but I talke airborne every day

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. Janis Senungetuk

      No, but I do take 1000 IU D3, 400mg magnesium and 600mg calcium citrate on a daily basis.

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    15. LizB

      No. I take Vitamin D and an iron supplement as advised by my doctor.

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      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    16. Molly Jones

      I am prescribed a prenatal vitamin which contains 29mg of Fe needed for anemia. If this were not needed a multi would not be taken.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    17. sweetcharlie

      I take the ” A reds 2 ” for AMD..

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    18. KCR

      I would take one more often but so many brands have too many carbs (e.g., gummies) or give me indigestion. 🙁

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    19. Chris Deutsch

      I don’t take a multivitamin, but I do use several supplements. I take salmon oil for antioxidants & Vit D3, a small dose of calcium, a combo of biotin, selenium, and zinc for my hair, and magnesium citrate for leg cramps. Also a probiotic blend for women.

      4 years ago Log in to Reply
    20. Cheryl Seibert

      No. My endo said if I’m eating a balanced diet and getting exercise, a multivitamin is unnecessary. I trust him and I do not like to throw a pill at something that can be corrected with wise eating decisions.

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