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      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Pretty much always do within 3-4 days of starting a new sensor. Also, has anyone else noticed that their online order form for these things has been broken for like a month or more?
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      I said yes, but never to have a conversation, it's always more like a "Cool, I have one too" kind of moment. It's a club!
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      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Well, since nearly everyone here commented about the Dexcom sensors, I'll add a comment about the Medtronic sensors. I do not use the patches sent by Medtronic as they irritate my skin. I use the Smith and Nephew IV3000 catheter dressing. It works well, keeps the sensor dry when I shower, and generally holds for a week.
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      I use the free Dexcom patch that you have to order. I don't know why they don't just send it with the sensors. Occasionally I use Simpatch when I either knock the sensor off or I get sweaty.
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      I've rarely needed to use an adhesive patch for my G6 but have done so occasionally when the original adhesive begins to peel...usually on day 8, 9 or 10. It's nice to have that option with patches supplied for free by Dexcom.
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      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
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      So true about the "I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before ... and always forget" . Me too!
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      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
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      You are not alone my friend, you are not alone😬
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      Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) compel four answers: 15 minutes before, 15 after, 30 after, and over the next 2 hours. It is no longer a "Set an equation, measure the carbs, and dose" certainty. All bets are off and out the window. It’s less like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, and more like constructing a new house as it sinks. 😣
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      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I don't remember the online order system EVER working. I always have to call Dexcom for overpatches, after I go through the wasted time of trying to order on the online site. They should save us all time and just take down the site.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Pretty much always do within 3-4 days of starting a new sensor. Also, has anyone else noticed that their online order form for these things has been broken for like a month or more?
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      I use the over patches supplied by Dexcom. They work great.
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      Absolutely 100% of the time. Not nearly as physical as I once was, but need to guarantee with ABSOLUTE certainty the @*(#@*# thing STAYS on, if I brush into anything, or get bumped into things....when it comes out early that is a lethal problem IMV
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      Dexcom G6. ALWAYS with skin protectant (Cavilon) and Dexcom-supplied overpatches.
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      Absolutely 100% of the time. Not nearly as physical as I once was, but need to guarantee with ABSOLUTE certainty the @*(#@*# thing STAYS on, if I brush into anything, or get bumped into things....when it comes out early that is a lethal problem IMV
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      I do use them sometimes though, Especially when I’m traveling
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      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
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    Has your diabetes care provider ever discussed with you how to manage T1D while you have a cold or flu?

    Home > LC Polls > Has your diabetes care provider ever discussed with you how to manage T1D while you have a cold or flu?
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    Have you been diagnosed with T1D since COVID-19 became widespread in the U.S. (mid-March 2020)?

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    If you wear a device, how many times in the past month have you accidentally ripped out a sensor or pump site?

    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. 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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    13 Comments

    1. Clare Fishman

      To be fair I have never asked.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Molly Jones

      I have had most all of my Endos discuss this and the temporary basal rates needed. The possibility that my BG goes low instead of high has been brought up a few times.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Ahh Life

      When it comes to “how to manage,” I am usually the provider, counselor, educator and the diabetes care person listens. Eagerly! ⚠ Isn’t it surprising how much you can learn when listening? ᕙ(`▿´)ᕗ

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Abigail Elias

      I’ve never felt a need for me to ask or for my care provider to discuss.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. connie ker

      I have read everything I can about T1D, lived with it for 22 years, and even took a class with a workbook that I still consult. For sick days, it is keep fluids going, know your numbers, take tylenol or certain cold flu medicines, take insulin but adjust to correct numbers, eat what you can tolerate and pray you will feel better soon. Clear liquids are a good place to start and hope they stay down.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. Rose Lentzke

      I have a sick day basal rate that I use when inactive due to illness. My endocrinologist was impressed. She usually doesn’t question what I do to stay in range.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. Danielle Eastman

      Found out the hard way!

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. joan Fray

      Totally agree with Ahh Life -I, over course of 60 year affair with T1d, have learned what to do. Only problem comes when I can’t keep liquids down. Then electrolytes get out of balance and all bets are off. I keep rx for nausea in my purse, and diabetes go bag at all times. Probably kept me out of ER twice.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. cynthia jaworski

      I never asked. As always, be careful and watchful. If ill, be more so.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. ConnieT1D62

      Not lately. She asked me what I typically do for sick day management as part of her intake assessment when I started seeing her about 16 years. It’s never come up again because she knows I know what to do to take of myself with colds or flu. If I need to consult her about anything that comes up clinically she is just an email, phone call or text message away.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Christina Trudo

      because this is one of the extreme basics of Need to Know stuff, it has been covered by most new providers. From time to time i have asked a CDE for an update just because I don’t get sick often and tend to forget. To all those who have said No, and especially those who commented “I never asked”, this is something a diabetes specialist absolutely should cover, and I might question one who doesn’t have it on a checklist of things to make sure you know when you are a new patient to them. After 58 years I have often asked for an educator appointment every few years just to make sure I have the basics still in mind. I was never one that was on top of all the newest stuff, though that is less so with the advent of the internet, but I tend not to give credence to most things I hear from those online who think they know it all….. usually they know all about their diabetes and body, at best.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. Pat Reynolds

      Covered in DAPHNE – I had the pumpers variant – a useful addition – plus it is useful to have it written down so that someone else an take over adjusting rates, etc, should I be incapacitated (must admit,I forsaw this as needful for holidays on remote islands, not for plague).

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. Megan L

      Like a few others have said (as usual I can only see five comments), I haven’t, but I know what to do by now. My endo asks if I’ve been sick since my last appointment and asks how my diabetes was, but that’s about it. I’ve been seeing him for quite a while. He’s not concerned about me not knowing how my body is when I’m sick.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply

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