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    • 26 minutes ago
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      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I note my insulin dosage, both long and short term, using the events option in my Dexcom G6 app.
    • 1 hour, 17 minutes ago
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      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I use an InPen. Tracts my doses and gives report just like a pump. IOB total insulin etc.
    • 2 hours, 40 minutes ago
      Kris Sykes-David likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 3 hours ago
      beth nelson likes your comment at
      Multiple daily injections users: Do you use a diabetes-specific app on a smart phone to track your insulin dosing? Share what works best for you in the comments!
      I’m looking for an app that reminds me of basal doses that keeps the time static as you change time zones. For example, I recently travelled to London. My normal basal dose is at 8 PM at home but currently 1 AM in the UK. The Apple Health app reminded me to take it at 8 PM London time instead of 1 AM. I really just want an app that reminds me at the same time my body is set at without making me think about it.
    • 3 hours, 47 minutes ago
      Mick Martin likes your comment at
      In the past 12 months, have you experienced nausea and/or vomiting as a symptom of high blood glucose levels?
      Echo Mick Martin. Gastroparesis? Try ondonestron (sp?) one of the 10 best medicines ever invented. Also, "a forever learning curve" and "If in doubt, pull it out."
    • 19 hours, 43 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
    • 19 hours, 51 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!!!
    • 20 hours, 16 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.
    • 1 day 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.
    • 1 day 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.
    • 1 day, 1 hour 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.
    • 1 day, 1 hour 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.
    • 1 day, 1 hour 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, 18 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, 18 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, 19 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, 19 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?
      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, 19 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, 19 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.
      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, 19 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, 19 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.
      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, 19 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, 19 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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      The constant refilling and site changes...doesn't seem worth it.
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    Have you ever used any therapies in addition to insulin delivered under the skin? For example, inhalable insulin, type 2 diabetes drugs, etc. Tell us about your experience in the comments!

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    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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    49 Comments

    1. Brandon Denson

      Afrezza inhalable insulin is a must-try, ask your endocrinologist about it. The company that makes it is MannKind. It’s a huge game-changer to help me decrease my high blood sugars quicker than injectable insulin.

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    2. Laura McPheeters

      I used Jardiance for about 9 months. Saw no improvement to A1C or weight loss so discontinued use.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Jaysen LeSage

      Trulicity

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    4. Greg Felton

      I used Victoza as part of a study for a few months and my A1C & TIR improved, because I had no appetite. It’s easy to stay in control when you skip lunch! I lost weight, but suffered from nausea and lethargy. If this was available for T1 patients I don’t think I would use it again.

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    5. Alan Altschuler

      When I was diagnosed in 1968, they did not initially start me on insulin. Instead they put me on a series of type two diabetes drugs for the first year during the honeymoon period. That did not go so well and I began insulin therapy a year later. I assume they do not use that approach anymore.

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    6. Mary Dexter

      I was initially put on Metformin because I had been misdiagnosed as T2. When I was correctly diagnosed with LADA, I started insulin.

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    7. Paul Madden

      For the bulk of my 59+ yrs. w/T1 I have been on a lower carbohydrate diet which has optimized my post meal blood sugar levels. 5 years ago I started using Afrezza. It has safely allowed me to enjoy more carbohydrates and actually has improved my HbA1c by .5 and I am working less now and enjoying better diabetes blood sugar balance remaining in the normal blood sugar range 92%-97% of the time.

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    8. Paul Madden

      SGLT2 for improved balance of my blood sugars and heart protection.

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    9. connie ker

      I could say the identical words of Mary Dexter. I was 49 years of age and misdiagnosed with type 2 diabetes by a GP and put on metformin to no avail. An endocrinologist said “You don’t look like a type 2 diabetic” and I have been on insulin ever since. Metforman made me feel sick and I couldn’t eat anything; sugars going high. I have LADA too.

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      1. Sherolyn Newell

        My endo said if she was a betting woman, she would bet I was not Type 2. Tests proved her right.

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    10. Jana Wardian

      I’m currently on metformin and GLP 1 for insulin resistance. Initially, I lost 50 pounds and decreased insulin by 1/2.

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      1. T1DGJ

        I was in an inhaled insulin trial for a year. Once I got past The first couple of weeks of it making me cough, it was okay, pretty accurate. I actually prefer MDI, I don’t like the inhaler feeling. I said then it is probably really good for people who would avoid better control by being resistant to injections.

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    11. gary rind

      Have taken metformin for a long time. Sugars would skyrocket during the night (100+ points) so my endo thought that metformin would take care of it. Thankfully, it has worked well.

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    12. Gina Lucero

      I take Afrezza inhaled insulin. I’ve been using it with Tresiba and the Dexcom since September 2019. Love the combo! My last A1C was 5.6 with 90% time in range (65-160).

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    13. William Bennett

      When I was on MDI and struggling with Dawn Phenomenon my endo put me on Metformin. Getting a pump was the real fix for DP (higher basal rate starting in the wee hours) but I’ve stayed on it since it helps with some insulin resistance I have (like a lot of T1s). More recently I’ve been taking Jardiance, which has had a huge effect in attenuating my high and low excursions.

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    14. Patricia Dalrymple

      I’m in the group I presume called LADA although I never heard the term from any of my primaries or Endos. I was 5’6’ and 110 lbs when diagnosed and put on glucophage I believe back in 2000. It did nothing. I told my primary (no Endo at the time) that it wasn’t working and I needed an Endo because I felt I needed insulin. He told me he could prescribe it. I said I wanted a specialist (why would I want him when he misdiagnosed me and I had to diagnose myself?). Once I got on insulin with an Endo and an educator, I put on weight again. They all suspected I was anorexic. It was a rough couple of years. Now, I am much better and much healthier. I prefer insulin to taking pills. I am grateful to have it.

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      1. Sherolyn Newell

        Same story for me. You can’t control glucose levels with food and metformin, unless you starve yourself to death. In the four months I waited for an endo appointment, I went down to 96 lbs. Also at 5’6″.

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    15. cynthia jaworski

      I briefly used SGLT2 inhibitor. It lowered my blood sugars, but I began to suffer UTIs and odd tingling sensations in my legs. The inhibitor is supposed to be specific for only 1 transporter, but the manufacturer’s data shows it has greater activity against the one, but it is not specific.

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    16. Bonnie kenney

      Type 1…47 years….used Jardiance for a couple of years back. Worked great then started spilling ketones… endo took me off immediately.

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    17. rick phillips

      I used oral rezolin. Now withdrawn. I worked like a charm for me. But you know that silly gastro cancer in 10% of the users was a tough outcome

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    18. Francisco Varea

      I was on Victoza for about 3-4 yrs. My end switched to Trulicity about 3 yrs. ago. Been on it since.

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    19. Jeffrey Joseph

      T1 x 21 years. Metforman did nothing for weight nor A1C. On Victoza for 3 years while working for Novo Nordisk until it put me in the hospital with acute pancreatitis. I say stick to the insulin.

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    20. Ernie Richmann

      I take metformin. In addition my therapy includes daily exercise- walking, biking, resistance training, and I do most yard work and upkeep on my home and for a few other people.

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    21. Bob Durstenfeld

      I used Symlin for a few years. The nausea was annoying. I stopped when insurance refused to cover it. Now I use insulin in a pump, Jardiance, metformin, and Acarbose.

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    22. Amanda Barras

      One doctor put me on Metformin. It didn’t help lower my insulin needs enough to warrant another medication on board. Also, when I first met this doctor she said I looked more like a T2 because of my weight and I think she was trying to put me on type 2 meds because she thought I was lying about my T1 diagnosis. SMH.

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      1. Pauline M Reynolds

        Yes, for many years I had to “prove” I was Type I to each new doctor. Always the same result after labs. Don’t produce insulin.

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      2. LizB

        Some years ago I saw a new endo who then sent me to talk to the NP because she felt a pump would be good for me. The NP took one look at me (overweight) and said “Who told you that you were Type 1?”. She ran antibody and c-peptide tests which showed I was most definitely Type 1.
        I was overweight at diagnosis, age 19, and the endo in the hospital kept telling me over and over how it wasn’t my fault and that nothing but insulin would work for me.

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    23. Judith Marged

      I have been using the inhalable Afrezza for the past four years. I have had my best glucose control since switching and would not go back to injectable insulin. Within the first three months of switching, my A1C went from 7.9 to 6.4. I have never been above 6.9 in the past four years.

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    24. Maureen Helinski

      Yes, I used symlin for about 5 years and liked it. It took a while to figure out the exact amount and time I need to add insulin (1 1/2 hours later I need the rest of the required insulin). I only stopped to go on the Tandem CIQ which need to make a algorithm for me in normal cases.

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    25. Mary Coleman

      Tried Metformin for a couple of years but it didn’t seem to be doing anything except giving me stomach upset. Got some samples of Afrezza from my end and I loved it but my insurance won’t cover it and it’s too cost prohibitive for me to pay out of pocket.

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      1. Dave Akers

        Mary Coleman, contact the company, MANNKIND, they can help with coverage.

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    26. Becky Hertz

      I use Victoza for insulin resistance. It works for me.

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    27. Janis Senungetuk

      As a 10 year old, two years after dx , my MD had me stop insulin and try an oral drug still under development. He had previously been involved in that research. After less than two weeks, I was very ill and went back to insulin injections. The drug never made it to market.

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    28. Dave Akers

      Inhaled insulin, Tresiba, and Dexcom was the game changer Combo for me. Never thought a fixed dose insulin would allow the control I’ve experienced. Tightest control I’ve ever had. W/ the least amount of time spend managing my T1D. my best, most consistent A1c results in last 3yrs (5.7-6.3) and less glucose variability (100-160)

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    29. Pauline M Reynolds

      Because I was 45 at time of diagnosis, I was thought to be Type II. So I took oral meds for a little while until they didn’t work. C-reactive protein showed that I produce no insulin, and I went on insulin therapy.

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    30. Carol Meares

      I was diagnosed type 2 to begin with because I was an adult. I was given glucaphage. It did nothing thing for me. I was on that for quite a while and my bs was always high. I weighed between 115-119 down from 135. They put me on insulin eventually but it was probably 6-9 months before they did. Once on insulin I was able to get my bg into a good range.

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    31. Kevin McCue

      T1D, currently on pump and use inhaled Afrezza for mealtime. But afrezza onset/fall off is so quick also usually have to give small bolus when sugars start to rise after Afrezza did it’s part. Very happy with how fast it starts to work.

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    32. ConnieT1D62

      I have T1D for almost 60 years. My endo put me on Symlin 10 years ago to help with satiety and weight gain from stress eating. It worked for satiety to control stress eating and lower BGs, but it involved way too much math as I was frequently having to adjust insulin delivery from a Medtronic pump and was having frequent episodes of hypoglycemia.

      Switched to a small daily dose of Victoza about 4 years ago and it has worked like a charm for me ever since. My endo had me start on a very low dose (0.2 mg) with slow titration up as tolerated to avoid any unpleasant side effects. It took me almost a full year to reach 0.6 mg (which is the manufacturer’s recommended starting dose) and I stayed there for quite a awhile. I have been on 0.8 mg for the past 18 months. My experience with it feels like something in my gut hormones that was offline is plugged back in and working again.

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    33. Molly Jones

      I was 30yrs old and was diagnosed as type 2 after my yearly check up showing elevated BG. Some unremembered medication I took for 3 months did nothing.
      I had to convince my GP that I understood the necessity of taking medications and was not missing any before being brought to the hospital for two days and started with insulin.

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    34. Janice B

      I was originally misdiagnosed as Ty2D because I was 36. I kept getting sicker and my blood sugar did not come down. Saw an Endocrinologist who did tests and said I was t1d and did not make any insulin.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply
    35. Bekki Weston

      I’ve been using Afrezza for a little over 6 months. Like it for the “let’s eat now” moments and for bringing down a high. I also use MDI, as the smallest Afrezza = 2 – 2.5 regular insulin units….so not good for those “little” corrections we occasionally need to make.

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    36. Steven Gill

      Don’t know of this counts. I was originally diagnosed TYPE 2 (was the perfect TYPE 2: ate and drank everything, workaholic) and was long was I lost weight if was fine (lost 105lbs over 2 1/2 years) than the went haywire.

      My did refused to consider insulin after 3 years for alone, counts m medical risks for TYPE 2 “out of control,” and although the bloodwork said I had the antibodies placed me in the trials “just to see.” NPH with initially STARLIX, the GLUCOPHAGE (have brand for metformin), finally told to gain weight than in shots.

      They admitted meds did nothing.

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    37. Henry Renn

      1956 dx T1. In early 2000s was additionally dx with T2. Was prescribed T2 oral med which helped stabilized bg. Med was withdrawn from market. Dr. did not prescribe a diff oral med.

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    38. Germaine Sarda

      I tried inhalable insulin and while I loved how quickly it worked, even the lowest dose could knock me down to a low. My correction ratio for insulin is 1 to 100 so I think that has something to do with it.

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    39. Chris Deutsch

      In response to my blood sugars, my Dr suggested I try Victoria. I began to have diarrhea after the first dose. I stopped the Victoria within a few days, but the diarrhea continued for 6 months.

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    40. persevereT1D52

      I use Afreeza. It spoils me because of it’s amazing fast action and short duration. I hope I never have to do without it.

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    41. MikeeB.

      I was in a test program using Inhalable Insulin. Persons with Insulin pumps were asked by our Endo. to participate because we were good at keeping data. The test was a bust, although we kept our pumps’ on for Basel insulin, the inhaled insulin didn’t not control our Glucose levels, because the inhaled insulin dosages were limited. We all had lung test before and after. I did have some shortness of breath after, but it passed.

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    42. John Henninger

      Inhalable insulin and I did not get along as it was not effective and hard to take. Tried a T2 drug and it block my intestines up. Ugh

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    43. Louise Robinson

      After relocating to Florida from the northeast due to retirement and not being able to find an endocrinologist nearby, I had my Primary Care Doctor handle my Type 1 diabetes. (I was dx’d Type 1 in 1976 while in my late 20’s and relocated in 2005.) As my prior good control slipped and my A1c edged into the 7’s, my PCP first prescribed Avandia in addition to the Lantus and Humalog I was taking. That caused severe hypoglycemic episodes. I stopped taking Avandia on my own after several weeks. When the then instructed me to increase my Lantus dose AND not take my Humalog unless my BG was 250 mg/dl or greater before meals, I was increasingly doubtful of his approach. While on vacation in Idaho in 2010, I had a bad hypo requiring my husband to administer glucagon when he was unable to wake me in the morning. Although the glucagon helped, he drove me to the local ER where they admitted me after fearing I’d had a stroke.
      The many tests showed no stroke and “just” a severe hypoglycemic reaction. When we returned home after cutting our vacation short and this PCP advised me to continue doing what he’d advised, I knew I needed to change doctors. He was treating me as a Type 2 and had no idea how to treat a Type 1 nor that he should be referring me to someone who did. I self-referred to an endocrinologist who was 75 minutes away. The endo immediately reduced my daily Lantus dose by 25% and re-educated me about carb to insulin ratios. He ordered the first C-peptide test I’d ever had and the results clearly showed that I no longer produced any insulin. Rather than insulin resistance which is what the PCP had determined was the problem, I learned that I had a high insulin sensitivity factor at 1:120. Within 6 months, under his care, I transitioned from MDI to an insulin pump and have been able to maintain my A1c in the mid to low 6’s for the past 10 years. Had I stayed with that PCP, I doubt I would be alive today. I continue to learn as much as I can about my diabetes and how it affects me. Knowledge is power and we must be our own advocates.

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