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      ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      I always bring extra infusion sets and CGM sensors in case of accidental tear out. With Tandem pump, a charger is also essential. I forgot mine in my last weekend away. I use a Dexcom G6, so don't need to finger stick, but always bring my meter & strips just in case, and extra lancets as sometimes my non-diabetic family members like me to check their BG. I always take a vial and syringes in case of pump failure. For overnight trips also bring juice boxes/ glucose tabs and glucagon in case for lows. Hard to travel light as a T1D, especially with those GIANT Dexcom sensor inserters! 🧳🧳🧳
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      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
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      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
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      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 4 hours, 55 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
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      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
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      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
    • 6 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      Ughhh the extra CGM sensor is the worst. It takes up an unnecessarily large amount of space.
    • 6 hours, 17 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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      Glucose tabs and snacks.
    • 6 hours, 18 minutes ago
      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
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      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
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      A while back I went to the UK for a choir tour. I had just acquired a CGM, a G4 Platinum, specifically as a safety measure for the trip. I don't bring second meter any more, but this was before the Dexcom was trusted for bolusing, so I was still meter-dependent and felt I needed an extra just in case. As it turned out I DID need it, but not for myself. There was another, newly dx'd, T1 on the trip and she lost her meter when she left her bag on the bus or some such. So I was able to come to the rescue. It was possible to buy a replacement of course but European/Brit ones are calibrated in moles rather than mL so that was still a glitch--she used mine for the remainder of the trip.
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      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Just did this and brought almost all of these things. Didn’t think to pack an extra transmitter tho. But, did have 3 ways of administering insulin, plus CGM and regular meter. So, I knew I was good. I choose “loaner pump” too but really it’s an old pump that still works. I actually had to use it the week before my trip for a pump failure emergency, so glad I have it.
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      Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      It is WAY TOO MUCH stuff to be prepared away from home. Generally, half my suitcase. And even more stuff if it is a two-week trip. You missed snacks and glucose tabs.
    • 9 hours, 17 minutes ago
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      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Skin prep pads.
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      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Glucose tabs and snacks.
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      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Additional (i.e. beyond what I usually carry with me) glucose tablets and a dose of Baqsimi.
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      TEH likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I usually take 2-3 times what I think I'll need.
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      Flo Bachrach likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I take twice as much pods, CGM supplies as I know I will need. It is a pain to carry all that junk but necessary. We never know when a pod or sensor will fail. I also take syringes just in case my pump fails which it never has in the almost three decades I have used one. I also carry a few Baqsimi just in case I have a severe low. I carry more insulin than I know I will need since I broke a bottle once when overseas and almost ran out on another foreign trip.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      Having been a Boy Scout when I was young taught me to be prepared for anything. I tend to over pack for everything. So, I pack just about everything listed. However, I never considered taking one of my old insulin pumps. I'll consider it. But for a 7 day trip, I'm not sure. I guess it depend upon where I'm going.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      If you were to go on a 7-day trip away from home, which of the following supplies would you bring, in addition to what you would normally use in 7 days? Select all that apply to you.
      I was in Boston in 2013 when we were all confined to our hotels while they searched for the marathon bomber. I also remember 9/11 when planes were grounded. I never assume I can easily restock supplies and always take at least double the amount I'll need of everything including my backup pump. Fingers crossed that I never need it. I hope I could be one of the ones who share live saving stuff with anyone who gets caught without it.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
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      I agree that it depends on where the trip is. My decision point is how long would it take to get replacement supplies and what are the effects of a delay. I’m MDI Tresiba which lasts >24 hours, which significantly reduces the urgency to replace background insulin. For NYC, I brought nothing extra. For my trip to a third world country- I brought one, and only one, extra of each supply including a CGM receiver. Dexcom wasn’t available where I went and I worried if something happened to my phone, I wouldn’t be able to download the software if I bought a replacement phone.
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      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
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      I'm really surprised at the low percentages of people that take extra supplies. We don't carry an extra pump and haven't used one long enough to have old extras. But even though we are, in general, very light packers, we always make sure we have extra D-supplies, in case a sensor fails or is ripped off, a bottle of insulin gets damaged, etc. But it also depends on WHERE we are going. On an overseas trip of any length we'd always take an extra transmitter. But we'd be unlikely to take one on a domestic trip unless we were going for several weeks. We always take pens even on an overnight trip ever since my husband flew to NYC on a day trip with some buddies, his pump failed, he had not brought pens for back-up and his BG soared! I see the burden of carrying extra supplies as the price to pay for insurance that nothing will actually fail.
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    During which of the following life transitions did you find it most difficult to manage T1D? Select all that apply to you.

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    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 Marketing Manager at T1D Exchange. Sarah and her husband live in NYC with their cat Gracie. In her spare time, she enjoys doing comedy, taking dance classes, visiting art museums, and exploring different neighborhoods in NYC.

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    52 Comments

    1. Joan McGinnis

      Most difficult for me was when I was diagnosed with diabetes, age 35, with no meters, no accurate way to know what your blood sugar was, having to work and had 2 children, juggling all without knowing your blood sugar and worrying about what might happen, getting lows, that was the hardest for me. the Technology has completely changed how to deal with it and the analysis of algorithms – wow much easier

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      1. Annie Wall

        I selected “other” for the same reason. I was 32 when diagnosed and, like you, was stuck with little techology to help. Testing urine was the only thing you could do and that really, really helped no one! But I’ve always been glad I was an adult when I was diagnosed.

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    2. Sahran Holiday

      Not a legitimate question. Anything can or might not add challenges. Mostly disruptions to routines. We adapt.

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    3. TomH

      No frame of reference for this. I was diagnosed at age 66 while taking care of my dads death and resolving his estate.

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      1. Wanacure

        Another example of stress as a causative factor.

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    4. Ernie Richmann

      I became diabetic at age 57- first thought it was type 2 but later was confirmed type 1. It was a new challenge added to my teaching career, coaching responsibilities, competitive running, and family life. I feel like I am a strong individual willing to face obstacles before me. Glad to be active and able to care for myself and help others.

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    5. connie ker

      Since I have T1D called LADA, it has been most difficult to manage living alone as a widow. A T1D is never free from the 24/7/365 routines and dietary restrictions of this disease. Getting a CGM has been my biggest help and purchasing an adult tricycle had made exercise safe and fun again.

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      1. Wanacure

        Aren’t tricycles fun? Wow. If you had to give up bicycling due to balance problems, a trike is great. Try them out free at a local dealer. Free fun even if you cannot afford one. Or build your own electric trike.

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    6. Melinda Lipe

      I was diagnosed 54 years ago as a child, so I would have chosen All of the Above If that was an option. Serious issues with transitions, especially in the first few years after diagnosis when nothing was predictable.

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    7. Greg Felton

      It was hard to pick just one! (Except for retirement, because I am not there yet.) I answered college because there were so many changes to lifestyle and routine. Adolescence may have caused bigger changes to my BG control, but the technology was not good and I had no way of knowing. It was not “difficult” to manage T1D back in those days, but I prefer today’s technologies and the hassles that come with them.

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    8. Cindy DeLano

      Undergoing treatment for breast cancer was the toughest time for me out of my 50 years of T1. When I got the diagnosis my first thought was “how am I going to manage my diabetes?” Not “will I survive this?” A lumpectomy and 6 weeks of radiation was a pain, but I’m still here so it’s all good.

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      1. Kristine Warmecke

        I remember when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The only person worried about my control was my oncologist and the only reason he was, was because my BS was always in the 200’s when I would come in for treatment. What he didn’t see was how low I would fall after treatment. I fixed that though, by using Novoline R before meals and IV steroids. He couldn’t grasp the concept, no matter how many times I or my endo explained it to him.

        So happy you beat it and are still here, Cindy. 🙂

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    9. Britni

      I haven’t experienced some of the items on the list (yet). I put changing jobs and the loss of a loved one. Starting somewhere new – where I don’t know what my schedule will be for the day or when I’ll be able to take breaks – can be really challenging. Not to mention the roll that stress plays on blood glucose management. And then I put the loss of a loved one because I remember the day of my grandfather’s funeral being challenging, again, for schedule reasons, if not stress reasons. I barely had a chance to eat because so much was being asked of me. I was supposed to help get the house ready for the the kaddish service and _everyone_ wanted to talk to me after the funeral. Unlike the rest of my family, I couldn’t just grab a bite and eat on the go. I needed a moment to sit down – undisturbed – to check my blood sugar and calculate my insulin dose. Not having a moment to myself just added to the already extreme amount of stress I was experiencing that day. We were all looking out for my grandmother, of course. But I wish someone had been looking out for me.

      On the other hand, I remember adolescence being relatively easy. In school I had government mandated routine. I ate at the same times every day, I exercised at the same times every day, I slept at the same time every day… The only variable really was what I was eating. I actually miss having that much structure in my life.

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    10. Christina Trudo

      I said adolescence, but there’s a caveat- my diabetes really could not be controlled in any significant way until I got a home glucose monitor… and they weren’t invented till 18 years or so into my disease. (I was 29 when I got my first).

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    11. Angela Naccari

      I added”other” to my list for premenopuse and menopause. Probems with low blood sugars until hormones were prescribed.

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      1. Jneticdiabetic

        I’ve also recently been experiencing this, with BGs running high before my b period starts and then trending very low on the few days after my period ends.

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    12. Louise Robinson

      I was dx’d Type 1 in 1976 while in my late 20’s. I had just separated from my first husband and was dealing with a stressful but rewarding career. I feel blessed that I did not have to deal with diabetes as a child or as an adolescent. I also had the “benefit” of watching my Dad deal with his diabetes (diagnosed in 1953) as I was growing up. I think watching my Dad deal with his diabetes (testing, injecting, diet and exercise) made it easier for me to grasp my diagnosis and deal with diabetes going forward. Having lived well with his diabetes, my Dad passed away of cardiac complications 2 years prior to my diagnosis . We have so many more tools and much better knowledge today to help us navigate life with diabetes than did my Dad.

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    13. kristina blake

      For me it was moving residences – having to find a new Endo (who is ot an Endork) as been difficult. I was Dx’d with T1D at age 30, and while I change “jobs” in terms of promotions and transfers, it was the same employer so my health insurance basically stayed the same. Whew!

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    14. Amanda Barras

      College. My schedule was always changing. And between college and working full time I was always on the go. Didn’t have the time nor the resources to take care of myself properly. So grateful I survived it! Ambulance ride for the college parking lot for a low where I couldn’t figure out how to unlock or exit my own car for hours was scary! Thank goodness for a bystander that saw their was trouble!

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    15. Mary Dexter

      Post Faustman

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    16. Steven Jerdee

      Puberty was terrible.

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    17. Kristine Warmecke

      The most difficult time to manage T1D, was transitioning from my pediatric endocrinologist to adult endocrinologist. I was in such a habit of seeing the endo, RD & CDE all at the same visit, that when I was just seeing my endo and had question’s about diet or tech. I was happy to find out she was on top of everything and then some. It just took abut a year for the two of us to figure it.

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    18. LizB

      I was diagnosed at age 19 so I didn’t have to deal with puberty, but I have been in perimenopause for the last year and it has not been easy.

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    19. Stephen Woodward

      Finding a new endo and Ins co changes.

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    20. David Smith

      None of the “usual” transitions that I experienced posed any challenges to managing my T1D (now in my 27th year – diagnosed at 40). What did pose a challenge was when I had to undergo open heart surgery about 8 years ago to repair an aortic aneurysm. The hospital didn’t have any protocol for managing a T1 diabetic on insulin pump therapy. They started managing me with injections, but after it became clear that wasn’t working too well I convinced them, during my post-op stay in the hospital, to let me go back to the pump. My basal rates and my body were badly out-of-synch at that point, so I set up new basal rates and jotted the settings down on a napkin. I got the basal settings aligned to keep me roughly where I wanted to be, did a lot of checking with my glucometer, and changed the settings as needed. It worked out well. But, through all that, I never did have a visit from an endocrinologist. If I ever have to go through major surgery again, I’ll definitely be asking, in detail, about how they plan to manage my T1D!

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      1. Arlie Peck

        When I (TD1) had my open-heart surgery at Ohio State Research Hospital (1996), the day after it, the cardiologist directed the staff to allow me to manage my insulin dosage and measure my glucose levels along with the hospital’s glucose-level checks.

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    21. Jneticdiabetic

      I answered College & Pregnancy. College because I was just diagnosed and trying to figure everything out and balance injections, full class schedule, 3-hr labs periods, & multiple part time jobs. Pregnancy, because of the added stress of trying to stay in good control both for myself and the baby. My BGs were probably in the best control if my life during my pregnancies though. More recently, as others have mentioned below, female hormone changes as I approach menopausal age have created some new BG challenges to work around. Never a dull moment with T1D! 🙂

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    22. Sharon Lillibridge

      after taking the J&J vaccine…blood sugars yoyoed every day for 70 days frlom 500 to 30

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    23. Lynn Green

      When I changed from Medtronic to tslim during the first month. Love tslim now.

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    24. Beckett Nelson

      I put adolescence, although unlike most people I’ve gone through it twice (both female and male). The first time was more difficult because I didn’t have the technology I do now, that’s been very helpful. The second time, after starting Testosterone was like puberty all over again, but had the “joys” with menopause thrown on top. At first it was a wild ride with sugars getting out of the tight control I had, but now everything is back to normal 👍

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      1. Wanacure

        Thanks for you input. I’m considering daily testosterone cream/ointment applications with 3 month lab tests to tweak to increase motivation, self-confidence, and regain muscle mass…all under medical supervision.

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    25. ConnieT1D62

      College years in my late teens and early twenties were the most difficult because we were still living in the dark ages of limited diabetes care approaches.

      Other than that I have been lucky & blessed to work with cutting edge endocrine providers and have learned to roll with the punches to keep up with changing trends in diabetes self-care. In fact life with T1D seems to get easier with new developments in self-care technologies and as I mature and age with the wisdom that comes from experience.

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    26. Kevin McCue

      Honeymoon phase was by far the most difficult. Knowing how much insulin you would still produce vs how much the doctor was telling you to take made it very difficult plus it was 30 years ago and monitoring was not nearly as convenient as it is now.

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    27. Marla Peaslee

      Menopause

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    28. Tom Rintelmann

      My metabolism changes as I entered midlife. Adapting to changes is a learning curve.
      Tom R

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    29. M C

      Another continuous ‘transition’ was dealing with a period each month – Always skewed my BG (the insulin pump helped me navigate it better, but it always proved a challenging time).

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    30. Pauline M Reynolds

      After moving from upstate NY to southern CA, I experienced many lows at first due to a change in eating. Fewer carbs & busier.

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    31. Chester Oby

      I would say when my daughter was born. Sometimes her mom would have to go out or work on Saturday and then I would have to take care of your daughter. I could not have a low then. Somehow while our daughter was small I did not have any lows while I was alone with her but it was nerve racking.

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    32. BOB FISK

      My adolescence was in the 60s, before home glucose monitoring was available. During that time and the 70s, my control was very poor. I had an insulin reaction almost every afternoon at about 5pm, because that’s when my morning dose of NPH peaked. At other times, the only indication that my blood glucose was too high came in the form of the Benedict;s urine test. Since you don’t begin to spill sugar until 180 mg/dL or higher your BG was usually too high by today’s standards.

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    33. lis be

      perimenopause

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    34. John McHenery

      More time to do physical work about the house/garden led to lows until I re-learned.

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    35. KCR

      I did not have TID during those transitional times by the pandemic closures and disruption to social life was very difficult for me as time went on.

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    36. Mary Ann Sayers

      Adolescence absolutely sucked! Transitioning from a girl to a young woman dealing with reactions or “orange” urine tests made life threatening. A glucose meter changed HOW and EXACTLY WHAT my bgs were for me to treat myself! I still had to grow up!!!

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    37. Conniekaycox

      Became type one at 49. Been adapting for one and a half years now. It’s super hard to live one way for a half a century then kablam life as you know it over. Thankful for sites like this that help.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    38. Becky Hertz

      None of the above.

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    39. Molly Jones

      I chose other. The options which affected me after dx at the age of 30: change of jobs, (attempted) pregnancy, and coping with the loss of loved ones were all about the same and didn’t seem to affect my T1D management. What affected me the most were other health concerns, especially a recent neurotoxicity from too many neurological medications.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    40. T1D5/1971

      Everything prior to CGM was “difficult”. There were no useful tools during my childhood, adolescence, college years and pregnancy. Pregnancy made the BG swings absolutely wild.
      Since adopting CGM, I can face any life stressors while still keeping tight control – even the dreaded use of steroid medications. The right tools make the job so much easier.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    41. Jodi Greenfield

      Traveling. I find it very stressful to try and figure out just how many vials of insulin, pumps, and CGM sensors to pack. I overestimated all my diabetes supplies and ended up short on my medication that was non-diabetes-related.
      I survived and enjoyed 95% of the trip, but it is hard work to plan for being away from home.

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    42. PamK

      Menopause has been the most difficult!

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    43. NAK Marshall

      I’ve been type 1 for 61 years, so high school and college were still all guesswork with only Testape. Pregnancy was the weirdest but I got my first meter (the size of a shoebox) 2 years before getting pregnant and that made a HUGE difference. Doses changed day to day while pregnant but I was testing constantly. It was fascinating when within 24 hours of giving birth my insulin needs went back down! A few years ago when my brother passed away I was extremely depressed and my insulin needs rose quite a bit due to the depression and lack of energy, etc. Thank goodness we can track and adjust things.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    44. Arlie Peck

      The worst time for me (1985) was before I was diagnosed with celiac sprue and in the following weeks adjusting to the new diet.

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    45. Cheryl Seibert

      My T1D was unmanaged from age 6 to 13, when I went into DKA. Adolescence was a roller coaster to get me controlled without an endo available. Loss of my parents within 18 months of each other was hard on me physically. Right now, caregiving a very elderly relative is my biggest challenge. Stress, unpredictable schedules/events, family drama, strain on other relationships has taken a toll on my T1D management. Retirement was a challenge as everyone thinks because you are retired, you are available to do their bidding (this causes “you can’t make anyone happy”/”go away and leave me alone” stress with the constant requests. The job was stressful but retirement has been worse 🙁

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