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    • 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      Before the onslaught of Type 2 Diabetes, I, as a T1D, could get an appointment almost anytime I needed one. Now, I cannot get an appointment within 3 months, which is the time within I must see rhe doctor for Medicare benefits. My doctor cancelled 2 (half ) of my sppointments last year. Caused ma a lot of problems. I live in Florida, a place where modern medicine does not seem to have reached yet.
    • 4 hours, 32 minutes ago
      Greg Felton likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      I routinely see my Endo every three months. At the end of my appointment I schedule the next quarterly meeting date. But if I ever have to reschedule it, then it takes anywhere from two to four weeks to find a time that works for us.
    • 6 hours, 29 minutes ago
      Mike S likes your comment at
      If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
      It all depends on the urgency of my needs. I’ve gotten in the next day before, but those days may be gone! It also depends on who I see. But these days, even the PA is often booked. Of course, cancellations happen, so that can be a factor as well.
    • 6 hours, 45 minutes ago
      Jeff Marvel likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
    • 17 hours, 55 minutes ago
      Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
    • 21 hours, 43 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Most of the 3-4 hours is way ting on a phone
    • 21 hours, 46 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
    • 22 hours, 28 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      When you experience an illness that makes your blood glucose levels more difficult to manage (whether because you are unable to eat, the stress of being sick, or any other reason), what resources do you refer to for help managing your blood glucose levels while sick? Please select all that apply to you.
      The resources I use in managing my glucose levels once sick is my own personal experience after living with t1d for 46 years
    • 22 hours, 28 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Switching to Medicare has created (seemingly) endless hours and day making this transition with all things diabetes related. We’re still in the midst of making this ā€˜delightful’ change. This week we learned that Medicare covers Either CGM stuff OR glucose test strips. Thank goodness that God is sovereign over all these details. He helps me walk through these challenges without despair.
    • 22 hours, 31 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The last 3 months have been filled with frustrating phone calls now that I switched back to traditional Medicare from a Medicare Advantage plan. I have been fighting to get strips authorized in addition to CGM- they did not authorize them because I had no proof that I had a meter!! Crazy making! I had to write an appeal letter in order to get them, but finally got it worked out. I also had some pump replacement issues, trouble getting insulin, etc.
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
    • 22 hours, 36 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Much too much time! Part of it, I know, is my own fault, for not keeping anxiety at bay when I have to sort out which plan will work best, annually. But it is something I dread, every single year. When I call to get some help understanding, the people are almost always very nice, but I have had times when the information was incorrect or not explained clearly. I usually commiserate with the person on the phone for having such an annoying system, and agreement seems to rule the day. But I never chose to make sorting out insurance management a career!
    • 22 hours, 38 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I selected 6 hours. So far, I have spent 6 weeks trying to get a new pump. I decided to look for a new pump in mid-December as my 770G warranty expired on January 3. I wanted to go hoseless with the Omnipod and the Dexcom 6. I contacted Dexcom and they sent me to the medical distribution company ASPN, and they could do the Omnipod but only with pharmacy part D with the Dexcom 6 sensor on DME My part D pharmacy plan had Omnipod as tier 6. $155.56 co pay and $150/month. The omnypod is not available as DME. I called INSULET the mfgr of omnipod. They told me they only supply via pharmacy plan to get more T2d's to sign up. Verses 100% DME coverage, part D coverage that was a non-starter. I contacted another supply company CCSmed. They could do both Dexcom 6 and tslim x2. Ineeded a Endo visit to get the notes and Rx. I had my Endo visit on Jan 20. Still waiting for CVSmed. Been waiting for 5 weeks now. Just called CCSmed and they got the endo notes and Rx but Medicare wanted to know who paid for my 770G 4 years ago. Fortunately, that was private/company. My new pump should now ship tomorrow. Finally.
    • 22 hours, 38 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      The beginning of the year is always a bit iffy when you're on Medicare. Even though I've already paid my annual deductible, my pharmacy can't see that, so I must wait until it shows up on my Medicare account before I order new insulin. I always try to have plenty of insulin on hand at the end of December so it's not an issue. The organization I get my pump equipment from has a lot they must do because of Medicare, as well, and that can get time consuming. All-in-all, I'm lucky to have the time, energy and patience to deal with it, and I know up front these time-consuming moments are to be expected. If I wasn't retired, it'd be more of an issue.
    • 22 hours, 39 minutes ago
      August Rossano likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
    • 23 hours, 14 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I’m a reasonably satisfied MDI user with Lantus and Fiasp. I’ve looked into getting a pump but honestly, until I find one that does everything I want, I’ll probably hold off. My wish list for a pump: 1) no tubes 2) works well with Fiasp 3) controls that allow me to stay at my target of 70-90 mg/dl all night long.
    • 23 hours, 26 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      MDI for the past 60 years and do not see any alternative that I would prefer. The needles for my pens are so thin and sharp that they are painless (a far cry from the lancets I once used). chiefly, I am glad not to have to deal with setting up a pump and. Although I love my libre, I am not good candidate for having devices affixed to me. If my insulin delivery got interrupted they way i have interrupted my cgm service, I would have been in trouble. Furthermore, I have a track record of having both mechanicall and electronic things malfunction. (Seriously, I sometimes act as a beta-tester for technology folks. Maybe I push to many buttons?)
    • 23 hours, 38 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      I've had Tandem x2 and Dexcom since September. Previously on Medtronic for around 15 years. Grew to HATE the sensors and switched before the warranty on my last Medtronic was up. So far, I absolutely LOVE the Tandem and the Dexcom. I'm disappointed, however, in the amount of waste and plastic that this pair creates. Of course there will always be plastic waste from any pumps/sensors, but the amount of non-reusable stuff for insertions is ghastly.
    • 23 hours, 38 minutes ago
      Wanacure likes your comment at
      On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current insulin delivery method (pump, pens, syringes, inhaler, etc.)? 5 = the most satisfied, 1 = the least satisfied
      Have your doctor prescribe the syringes with .5 unit increments instead of the 1 unit syringes. Not quite a .1 unit which you are hoping for, but .5 is better than 1 unit increments.
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      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Nothing short of terrifying. I often go into seizures, having no idea where I am, who anybody, or even if I’m alive or dead. I’ll feel like I’m falling or hurtling toward something. At home I feel like my house is tilting. Im leaving a lot out but these are some of the scariest things.
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      Modee likes your comment at
      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      Most of Europe has the right idea! Is it a good health system for you overall? The US may be too large to implement a national system, but that doesn't hold states back (as long as there is federal money to help).
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I answered "No time," but I live in France, where we have a single provider. I receive a prescription from my doctor and go to the pharmacy monthly to have it filled. (Pump peripherals are provided by a separate supplier.) "Appeals" do not exist here since the doctor will only prescribe medicines that are reimbursed. And no, I have never needed a treatment that wasn't covered.
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      Over the past 3 months, how much time would you estimate you have spent working through T1D prescription-related issues with pharmacies, insurance companies, durable medical equipment distributors, T1D device companies, health care providers, etc.?
      I said 8+ and the reason, as for so many others, can be summed up in a phrase: transitioning to Medicare.
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    If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!

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    43 Comments

    1. Ahh Life

      The strategy that worked/didn’t work was to boil the test tube and watch it turn brown. Not recommended. This is an old timer’s inside joke. šŸ˜–

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    2. Britni

      I was a child with T1D who went trick-or-treating in the 90’s. When I was little I wasn’t allowed to eat any candy while trick-or-treating (unless we suspected my blood sugar was going low). When we got home I was allowed to save my favorites and then the rest my parents counted and traded for money (I think pennies or nickels; I can’t remember). The next weekend my dad would take me to the toy store so I could buy something with the money. I assume my parents ate the candy. Af for what I’d saved, I was generally allowed one piece per day, again unless my blood sugar went low. When I got older I was allowed to keep all my candy, but was still only allowed to eat a couple pieces per day.

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    3. DiabetesC

      Increased temp basal, periodic correction boluses early as needed, encourage faster walking to help keep BG under control.

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    4. GLORIA MILLER

      I lived in a small village with only 86 people so everyone knew I was diabetic. Everyone would either give me coins, gum or fruit when I would go trick or treating as a young child in the late 1950s.

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    5. Jana Venditte

      Don’t stop living; check blood glucose throughout the day and night. Correct the highs as needed.

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    6. Vivian Moon

      I did not have T1D as a child.

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    7. Nevin Bowman

      I never ate candy as a kid, and today I’m extremely thankful my parents never allowed me to.

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    8. Greg Felton

      I didn’t eat the candy. I don’t think that counts as a strategy.

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    9. Beckett Nelson

      As a kid, I would trade some of my sugary treats for my sister’s trident gum. The treats left over would be eaten in moderation, so no crazy spikes

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    10. Richard Vaughn

      I was diagnosed in 1945. There were no strategies back then because there were no guidelines for controlling blood sugar. Take your pig insulin and don’t eat sugar. Those were the only rules I had to follow.

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    11. mojoseje

      I went Trick-or-Treating but had to give all my candy to my brothers and sisters. It was terrible.

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      1. Bill Williams

        Same for me. I stopped going.

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      2. AnitaS

        Sorry you had to give all of your candy away. My parents weren’t that strict so I never really felt deprived.

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    12. Debra Nance

      As a chid I out to keep Al chips, apples an oranges. We didn’t count carbs in 1063 but calories. I also got a piece of candy. My neighbors who knew I was a diabetic gave me sugar free candy or gum.

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    13. HMW

      I had diabetes as a child, and it has been over 20 years since I have gone trick-or-treating so the protocols were very different then. I would eat a fairly large dinner before going out. Our half-way point was a relative’s house 3 blocks away where I could have a snack if I felt my BG was dropping (no cgm, no checking glucose–yes, it was pretty inaccurate). My mom would offer to pay me for about half of my candy (5 cents a piece) to lessen the temptations. Then I was allowed 1 or 2 pieces as a treat after dinner daily, taking into account the Exchanges counting technique I used back then (instead of carb counting, I was supposed to eat a predetermined amount from certain food groups each meal, plus up to 5 “extras” = sugary things, diet soda pop, etc, while having the same amount of insulin twice daily).

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    14. Kathryn Keller

      My daughter usually actually runs low during trick-or-treating from all the running around. We let her keep all the candy that she can as she also has celiac disease but only let her have a few pieces that night and just bolus for them as needed. Then they generally have one piece a day with a meal till they run out.

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    15. Joan Benedetto

      My son goes low as he walks as much as three miles with his dad and friends. He eats a piece or two of fast acting, then, later a piece of chocolate. After he has fun sorting all the rest, most is donated to a dentist who sends to the troops. We keep some of the small fast acting pieces for occasional use for lows. Small chocolate bars, kisses, are good for stabilizing a ā†˜ļø. Peppermint Pattie’s are diced up and used on top of chocolate almond flour muffins (Simple Mills) which makes a nice ā€œfrosting ā€œ. Side note: just found candy from last Halloween, Valentines Day and Easter!

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    16. Joan Fray

      Got it when i was 12. Trick or treated that year, then stopped. Did I eat the candy? No memory…..

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    17. Aimee Martin

      Feed a low carb dinner right before, and we trade out traditional candy for low carb alternatives when he gets back. If he gets low during trick or treating, he can eat certain candies he got!

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    18. Melissa Childers

      As a child with T1D, I did not like how candy made me feel, so I kept lifesavers, skittles and jolly ranchers as low treatmentsvand my parents and I worked out a “buy back” program for the rest.

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    19. GiGi

      I was diagnosed when I was ten years old in 1972. All we had during my childhood was urine testing. It didn’t give an exact number to give correction boluses, and we didn’t have the technology to carb count, so for me, I did what my Dr advised and ate the candy during the day when I was active. I wasn’t put on a restricted diet because my Dr felt it would lead to rebellion and feelings of resentment towards my T1D, and my family.

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    20. Lisa Vaas

      As others have mentioned, there really wasn’t much of anything in the way of strategies to manage glucose before the past few decades. When I was diagnosed in 1965 at the age of 3, there was only urine testing, which was a feeble alternative to try to discern blood glucose levels. My mother was never strict with my diet, but I wasn’t allowed to drink sugary soft drinks. I remember eating quite a bit of candy growing up, and Halloween was similar to the highest of holy holidays in my world view. Lord knows what I would do now with a child during Halloween: Probably try to ration it a bit, at the very least. Parents of T1Ds, you have my sympathy. Good luck getting through the sugar bacchanalia!

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    21. Janis Senungetuk

      Halloween was my favorite holiday because of the costumes/makeup I could design. I was 8 when dx in 1955 and allowed to go with neighborhood kids but couldn’t accept or eat any of the candy offered. My treat bag filled with pennies, nickels, apples and gum. By the next Halloween I had experienced a year + filled with “no you can’t do that because of your diabetes” and decided not to go. Thinking back all of those years the memory still stings. It was definitely not a good solution.

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    22. Marla Peaslee

      We gave legos in exchange for candy collected. Sugar free candy and gum are what our sweet neighbors gave our child. Also allowing a pick of one or two candies and adjusted insulin as needed.

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    23. Becky Hertz

      Oops, I answered no, but was 14 when diagnosed so part trick-or-treating.

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    24. Bruce Schnitzler

      I was diagnosed at 6 years of age, in 1951, lived in a rural area, and simply did not go trick-or-treating.

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    25. Pauline M Reynolds

      Oops, answered other. Should have been I have no children with nor myself have T1 as a child. Over the years, though, I have given out individual packets of pretzels and pencils rather than candy. My problem was staying away from my children’s stash of chocolate!

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    26. cynthia jaworski

      Halloween was more than candy. I loved the costumes and the fun we had running around at night. I was dx in 1962 at the age of 10, so there were few reliable tools. I ate a bit of candy, bu I was very choosy. Most of it was given away to a children’s center.

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    27. Henry Renn

      I’m 71 but when I was a child my Dad would give me cash for my candy. I think he was generous to lessen the hurt of trick or treating for candy which I couldn’t eat. I would keep peanuts & any little boxes of pretzels.

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    28. Liz Johnson

      When our son came home after trick or treating we sorted the candy into pieces he could use to treat lows, those he could work into his meal plan and those that were problematic. We would buy the candy that was problematic and mete out the rest appropriately. He liked getting the money. In school also when he answered a question and won a treat he would auction it off to his classmates.

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      1. Kristine Warmecke

        I like the auctioning off of his treats won in school. Wish I’d have thought of that.

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    29. ConnieT1D62

      I went trick or treating as a child with T1D in the 1960s. Neighborhood kids got dressed up in homemade Halloween costumes, with or without character masks, and my younger brother and I went out as part of the gang. When I got home my mom would go through the trick or treat bag and allow me to keep the little boxes of raisins, bags of Fritos or chips, apples, peanuts, and popcorn that were given out. All the candy treats I collected were distributed to my brother and other kids in the neighborhood and I was given $5.00 for giving my candy away.

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      1. AnitaS

        It is sort of funny how many people even today think that raisins will raise your blood sugar less than candy (although I do consider them more healthful than candy). People offered me raisins too. Nowadays I use raisins to raise my blood sugar in case of hypoglycemia.

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    30. Kristine Warmecke

      There was no blood glucose testing when I was young to go treat or treating. Our parent’s allowed us chose the candy we wanted to keep for low’s and they bought the rest from us. My Dad then took it to work to share. We also had neighbors that made homemade treats to hand out, got to love living in a very small town in the 70’s, who make special ones for us.

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    31. AnitaS

      I had diabetes as a child but that was in the 1970’s. Only urine testing then, so what my blood sugar numbers were is just a presumption. I tried staying away from pixie sticks and candies that are basically pure sugar, but I know I did eat a few pieces of chocolate now and then.

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    32. Jeff Perzan

      Two Strategies: 1. Give daughter ‘option’ of 1 or 2 pieces/day (make candy last, give decision-making ability and accountability, and forcing prioritization of options); and 2. purchasing candy from daughter – especially helpful for culling out stuff she didn’t like AND having her evaluate on a ‘business case’ basis priorities, saving, and long-term approach.

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    33. Jeff Balbirnie

      Never learned to like candy, so it was not relevant for me.

      I traded my candy to my siblings for cards, games stickers and stamps. They were old games (: z

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    34. Teri Morris

      As a child my mom drove me to the neighbours who had saved me an apple šŸŽ

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    35. Amy Schneider

      When I was a child with T1D (40+ years ago), the neighbors all bought sugar-free candies for me.

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    36. T1D4LongTime

      T1D since 1966 so majority of my childhood meant not eating a lot of the candy I was given trick-or-treating. I saved all the candy for when I had ‘insulin reactions’ (was we called them back in the day). Back in my childhood, I took one shot in the morning and had no clue what my current BG was, so no strategies other than lots of exercise so my urine sample wasn’t the dreaded bright orange 4+

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    37. KarenM6

      When I was a kid, I trick-or-treated, but the candy was taken away and given to me piece-meal (one or two per day.)

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    38. Mary Ann Sayers

      I loved dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating as a child, but I didn’t eat the candy. One house gave me apples, so I didn’t feel different.

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    39. brettsmith115

      I was a lucky kid back in the 80s/90s. I used to bring a pillowcase full of candy home and trade it in with my parents for toys. It was way better, and more fun, than just a bunch of candy.

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