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      Fabio Gobeth likes your comment at
      Have you ever had a diabetes-alert dog? If not, would you consider it?
      I am married but my husband travels a lot. My DAD has saved my life innumerable times. I don’t always hear my CGM at night but I can’t ignore a golden retriever poking me awake. Also, my dog often alerts about 20 minutes before my CGM even detects a low. She was trained through Medical Mutts of Indianapolis and I can recommend them highly. I feel safer having two methods of alert - dog and Dexcom. It’s hard work maintaining the training but well worth the efforts for me.
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      Becky Hertz likes your comment at
      Have you ever had a diabetes-alert dog? If not, would you consider it?
      I am married but my husband travels a lot. My DAD has saved my life innumerable times. I don’t always hear my CGM at night but I can’t ignore a golden retriever poking me awake. Also, my dog often alerts about 20 minutes before my CGM even detects a low. She was trained through Medical Mutts of Indianapolis and I can recommend them highly. I feel safer having two methods of alert - dog and Dexcom. It’s hard work maintaining the training but well worth the efforts for me.
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      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      Have you ever had a diabetes-alert dog? If not, would you consider it?
      With a CGM I am not sure I would need one, but maybe if I lived alone?
    • 11 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      The A1C provides no valuable clinical information about daily management. The data from the pump and cgm provide an objective and accurate set of data to assess daily management. The A1C is a very unreliable data point in 90 days of management. Great for identifying pre-diabetes or flag for further assessment, but not of value in assessing daily management.
    • 11 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      I just haVe A1c test done with my quarterly labs. Time in Range and GMI are good enough for the interim.
    • 11 hours, 29 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      Have you ever had a diabetes-alert dog? If not, would you consider it?
      With a CGM I am not sure I would need one, but maybe if I lived alone?
    • 22 hours, 4 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      I agree. It does seem like the only people who are interested in A1C values are healthcare providers who are not familiar with modern diabetes technology.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      John Barbuto likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      I just haVe A1c test done with my quarterly labs. Time in Range and GMI are good enough for the interim.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      John Barbuto likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      Agree! I see so many on social media discussing their A1cs when they have CGMs. The A1c was great when it was all we had. Now the A1c is like a bicycle compared to an airplane (CGM data).
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
      John Barbuto likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      Automated Insulin Delivery, Standard Deviation, and Coefficient of variance, all statistics that can be calculated using Continuous Glucose Monitors on a much shorter duration than the 3 month snapshot of A1c.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      I agree. It does seem like the only people who are interested in A1C values are healthcare providers who are not familiar with modern diabetes technology.
    • 1 day, 9 hours ago
      Karen Newe likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      With the advent of CGMs, AIDs, and various pump tools, I get eA1c, GMI, SD, CV which all provide a better picture of how I'm doing much more quickly and over varying time frames. Even modern BGMs that store data offer info as good as or better than A1c. A1c is fine as an adjunct measurement to these for confidence. A1c is also good for those that don't have CGMs, AIDs, or pumps (a large part of the world), but it can hide bad control and spikes that tell the real story. It depends on the use of the tools available to the people and their medical advisors.
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      Marty likes your comment at
      Have you ever used an at-home A1C test kit?
      With the advent of CGMs, AIDs, and various pump tools, I get eA1c, GMI, SD, CV which all provide a better picture of how I'm doing much more quickly and over varying time frames. Even modern BGMs that store data offer info as good as or better than A1c. A1c is fine as an adjunct measurement to these for confidence. A1c is also good for those that don't have CGMs, AIDs, or pumps (a large part of the world), but it can hide bad control and spikes that tell the real story. It depends on the use of the tools available to the people and their medical advisors.
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
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      Which of the following is most accurate for you regarding blood donation through the Red Cross or another organization? (Please share more in the comments!)
      Hi Patricia - I work for the Red Cross and have good news! While diabetics are not eligible to donate bone marrow or stem cells, as long as you are feeling healthy and well, you are otherwise eligible to donate blood products. Many eligibility questions can be answered by referring to our general eligibility guidelines: http://rdcrss.org/1QyO1F3. If the answer to your question is not on the website, please contact our Donor Support Center at 1-866-236-3276, select option 3 for “eligibility”. Thank you!
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      Brett Crystal likes your comment at
      Which of the following is most accurate for you regarding blood donation through the Red Cross or another organization? (Please share more in the comments!)
      I've donating double reds for over five years...they definitely take your blood.
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      Which of the following is most accurate for you regarding blood donation through the Red Cross or another organization? (Please share more in the comments!)
      None of the answers apply to me. I was a regular donor before being diagnosed. After I was diagnosed, I went to give blood and was told that I could not because it was too dangerous for me. I have been under the assumption that diabetics are not allowed to donate and have never tried since.
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      Do you know your blood type (e.g., A, AB, B, O)?
      I'm AB+, and because I was so used to needles as someone with T1D, I became a regular blood and platelet donor. I have now donated 403 times, and hope to set a new world record for most donations someday. This is a reminder to any diabetics that as long as you are feeling healthy and well, you are likely eligible to donate blood!
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      Do you know your blood type (e.g., A, AB, B, O)?
      Is there a prevalence of T1D within any particular blood type?
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      O- And I earned my 15 gallon donation pin at my October visit to the blood bank.
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      Do you know your blood type (e.g., A, AB, B, O)?
      I'm AB+, and because I was so used to needles as someone with T1D, I became a regular blood and platelet donor. I have now donated 403 times, and hope to set a new world record for most donations someday. This is a reminder to any diabetics that as long as you are feeling healthy and well, you are likely eligible to donate blood!
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      Which of the following is most accurate for you regarding blood donation through the Red Cross or another organization? (Please share more in the comments!)
      I donated before my diagnosis at 42 in 2000 but I was under the impression I couldn’t after T1D because when I tried to test to see whether I could match with a friend’s 4 year old grandchild who had leukemia, I was told they couldn’t accept my blood for testing. I maybe translated that to all blood donations.
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      None of the answers apply to me. I was a regular donor before being diagnosed. After I was diagnosed, I went to give blood and was told that I could not because it was too dangerous for me. I have been under the assumption that diabetics are not allowed to donate and have never tried since.
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      Which of the following is most accurate for you regarding blood donation through the Red Cross or another organization? (Please share more in the comments!)
      None of the answers apply to me. I was a regular donor before being diagnosed. After I was diagnosed, I went to give blood and was told that I could not because it was too dangerous for me. I have been under the assumption that diabetics are not allowed to donate and have never tried since.
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    If you have used a GLP-1 agonist medication, how soon did you notice a change in your A1C?

    Home > LC Polls > If you have used a GLP-1 agonist medication, how soon did you notice a change in your A1C?
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    2 Comments

    1. Tracy Jean

      I was not on it long enough to see. After 3 months, I couldn’t afford it.

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    2. Cristina Jorge Schwarz

      I did not need it for my A1C, already great at 5%. I needed it to increase my TIR with much less effort, improve my sanity and quality of life, and tamp down the constant, incessant hunger messages. I never moved beyond the “intro pen”, that’s how little I need to reap the benefits.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply

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