If you have ever been unable to afford your diabetes supplies, or if you hypothetically ever were unable to afford your diabetes supplies, how comfortable would you feel telling your doctor?

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- 3 hours, 10 minutes ago
  
  Jeremy Hanson likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  And sometimes I dream that I’ve run out of insulin and cannot get prescription refilled.
- 5 hours, 3 minutes ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I providee an answer of low BG. But with that said, it is usually a false alarm (compression low from Dexcom sensor) With the stable bedtime BG and a TSlim X2 pump using CIQ and Sleep Mode, I consistently sleep between about 85 and 110 every night. The key to this is going to bed with a stable BG (85-110) and not having any IOB.
- 5 hours, 7 minutes ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  While middle-of-the-nght alerts are frustrating and irritating, I'm no longer terrified of dying from an extreme low in the middle of the night, so technology is still a win for me!
- 6 hours, 43 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
- 6 hours, 45 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  The same as Carrolyn Barloco. I often get messages in the middle of the night that my blood glucose level was either high or low 2, 3, or 4 hours ago. This is a completely useless piece of information, and absolutely NO REASON to wake me up. This is nothing but an ANNOYING alert. Tandem and Medtronic, if you're listening, please remove this function from your pumps.
- 6 hours, 45 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I wake up with physical effects of lows. Odd thing is that if I am dreaming, I will often have the same effects within my dream. Like I will be on a plane to some exotic location and start searching for snacks! Does this happen to anyone else?
- 6 hours, 46 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  Yeah. Totally agree! This is totally unnecessary and extremely annoying.
- 6 hours, 47 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  My most frequent and favorite !!?? alarm at night is the one that tells me I had a high two hours ago! Duh!!!
- 6 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
- 6 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  The same as Carrolyn Barloco. I often get messages in the middle of the night that my blood glucose level was either high or low 2, 3, or 4 hours ago. This is a completely useless piece of information, and absolutely NO REASON to wake me up. This is nothing but an ANNOYING alert. Tandem and Medtronic, if you're listening, please remove this function from your pumps.
- 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  Yes, I appreciate device improvements but some are just plain annoying and make a difficult journey Worse, not better. And the main complaint is unnecessary alerts the user cannot adjust.
- 6 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  My most frequent and favorite !!?? alarm at night is the one that tells me I had a high two hours ago! Duh!!!
- 6 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  Yeah. Totally agree! This is totally unnecessary and extremely annoying.
- 7 hours, 4 minutes ago
  
  Wanacure likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  Why isn't going to the bathroom not on this list?
- 7 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
  Wanacure likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I wake up with physical effects of lows. Odd thing is that if I am dreaming, I will often have the same effects within my dream. Like I will be on a plane to some exotic location and start searching for snacks! Does this happen to anyone else?
- 7 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
  TEH likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  My most frequent and favorite !!?? alarm at night is the one that tells me I had a high two hours ago! Duh!!!
- 7 hours, 47 minutes ago
  
  Steven Gill likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  My pump, "I need to BG! I need to BG!" Such a cry baby it is!
- 8 hours, 41 minutes ago
  
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  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
- 9 hours, 27 minutes ago
  
  Mick Martin likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
- 9 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
  Mick Martin likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  Yes, I appreciate device improvements but some are just plain annoying and make a difficult journey Worse, not better. And the main complaint is unnecessary alerts the user cannot adjust.
- 9 hours, 55 minutes ago
  
  Anneyun likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I wake up with physical effects of lows. Odd thing is that if I am dreaming, I will often have the same effects within my dream. Like I will be on a plane to some exotic location and start searching for snacks! Does this happen to anyone else?
- 10 hours, 36 minutes ago
  
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  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I wake up with physical effects of lows. Odd thing is that if I am dreaming, I will often have the same effects within my dream. Like I will be on a plane to some exotic location and start searching for snacks! Does this happen to anyone else?
- 11 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
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  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  I get a notice of high glucose levels that occurred several hours ago!! WHY?
- 11 hours, 9 minutes ago
  
  T1diabetic likes your comment at
  When your sleep is disrupted because of T1D, what are the most common causes? Select all that apply to you.
  The same as Carrolyn Barloco. I often get messages in the middle of the night that my blood glucose level was either high or low 2, 3, or 4 hours ago. This is a completely useless piece of information, and absolutely NO REASON to wake me up. This is nothing but an ANNOYING alert. Tandem and Medtronic, if you're listening, please remove this function from your pumps.
- 11 hours, 30 minutes 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!
  I stopped using those sites and paid more attention to rotation of available ones.
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If you have ever been unable to afford your diabetes supplies, or if you hypothetically ever were unable to afford your diabetes supplies, how comfortable would you feel telling your doctor?

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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.

4 Comments

Tim Lors

I am comfortable telling my doctor anything. If I weren’t, I would seek a different doctor. I don’t see how a doctor can provide someone the optimal health benefit if (s)he is not completely informed.

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n6jax@scinternet.net

My cost i s minimal since I use Walmart Novolin and syringes.. But I asked my Doctor to wright a prescription so I could avoid the 6% sales tax !!!

3 years ago Log in to Reply
Kristine Warmecke

Even being on a pump & Medicare I can’t afford my insulin. That fixed income thing. My share of the Novolog co-pay is 3/4 of my check.

3 years ago Log in to Reply
Leona Hanson

There was a time when I worked and ran out of insulin couldn’t get to the city for two more days and he gave me a bottle of insulin no charge I didn’t have insurance at that time

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