If you take seasonal allergy medications, do you notice an impact on your blood sugar tied to those medications?

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- 11 hours, 27 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  Have you ever participated in a patient assistance program to reduce the cost of insulin or other diabetes supplies?
  Several decades ago, I was unemployed and my son needed an insulin pump. Animas was most gracious in providing one at minimal cost.
- 12 hours, 12 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  In the past three months, how much have you spent (deductible, copay, out-of-pocket) on your diabetes supplies?
  My insulin supplies are covered by Medicare Part B. My portion of the expenses are paid through my secondary insurance. My only outlay are for glucose tablets , alcohol wipes and wipes for my insulin setups.
- 1 day, 6 hours ago
  
  soupy likes your comment at
  In the past three months, how much have you spent (deductible, copay, out-of-pocket) on your diabetes supplies?
  It's the beginning of the year - new deductible...
- 1 day, 10 hours ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  In the past three months, how much have you spent (deductible, copay, out-of-pocket) on your diabetes supplies?
  It's the beginning of the year - new deductible...
- 1 day, 10 hours ago
  
  TEH likes your comment at
  In the past three months, how much have you spent (deductible, copay, out-of-pocket) on your diabetes supplies?
  I said zero mostly because I’ve gotten no bills yet. Medicare and Medigap so once pay deductibles it will be zero. But I also forgot to include glucose tabs, wipes as another person reminded me. Those things are just part of life, but not everyone’s life. Sometimes I forget which I guess is good. Just like sometimes when someone asks ow I’d rate my health, I start to say excellent, but then remember, I am controlled T1D.
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  Unsure. Not officially dx but I do have skin absorption issues in some areas from over use.
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  Yes after 60 years of being a T1D it’s pretty much all over my body!!
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  To be expected after 50+ years of T1D
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  People can rotate and still get those areas of fat build up and sometimes areas where the fat is eaten away. I am sorry but your comment sounded like it was all the peoples' fault. Glad this didn't happen to you however.
- 1 day, 14 hours ago
  
  Bret Itskowitch likes your comment at
  Have you ever participated in a diabetes support group?
  I live in Houston and we have a group of T1Ds who meet at a restaurant on the last Tuesday of each month. It's great just to hang out with people who understand what T1D life is like. we have a few people who use MDI like me and we usually tend to sit together. I call it the MDI ghetto!
- 2 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Ahh Life likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  People can rotate and still get those areas of fat build up and sometimes areas where the fat is eaten away. I am sorry but your comment sounded like it was all the peoples' fault. Glad this didn't happen to you however.
- 2 days, 12 hours ago
  
  William Ervin likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  causes me to change pump insertion sites more frequently
- 3 days, 2 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  I have those sites from when I used injections. Now on my abdomen I don’t but I rotate by using different size infusion sets 6mm vs 9mm. It has worked out for me so far.
- 3 days, 2 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  There is one area of my abdomen which has thickened skin. Insulin doesn't absorb well there.
- 3 days, 2 hours ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  With 25 years MDI you can't avoid it
- 3 days, 2 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  I have lipoATROPHY allllllll over: both legs, both arms, and whole abdomen. Pretty soon, I'll have nowhere to put my pump!
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  Yes after 60 years of being a T1D it’s pretty much all over my body!!
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  Most of my thickened or scarred tissue is in my arms from old U40, and U80 pork and beef derived insulin.
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  To be expected after 50+ years of T1D
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Bret Itskowitch likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  With 25 years MDI you can't avoid it
- 3 days, 8 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you have lipohypertrophy (thickened tissue near injection/pump sites)?
  I have lipoatrophy.
- 3 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Do you have unexpired ketone test strips on hand?
  They're expired, but they work
- 3 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever participated in a diabetes support group?
  I'm a moderator for a diabetes online community, does that count?
- 3 days, 13 hours ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever participated in a diabetes support group?
  Yes and it is quite valuable to be around others with T1d as we are the only ones who get what it really means to live with it 24/7/365.
- 4 days, 9 hours ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  Do you ever have vivid or intense dreams with overnight lows? Please share more in the comments.
  Yes, I have and they often leave quite an impression of having visited another dimension of my inner consciousness. When I do remember details I write them in a journal. On the other hand, overnight hypoglycemia has awakened me from sleep and I am in a hazy dreamlike state where I experience a crossover of realities - instinctive rational self-care survival (get some glucose or glucagon quick !!!) coupled with images and impressions from my mind that are like hallucinations. Something within me is consciously present enough to self-treat with a source of quick acting glucose that is on hand at the bedside to treat a low.
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If you take seasonal allergy medications, do you notice an impact on your blood sugar tied to those medications?

If you do not wear an insulin pump, what improvements in pump features would convince you to start pumping? Select all that apply!

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard 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.

4 Comments

Greg Felton

It’s always hard to identify any one thing as the cause of a change in my BG. It could be an allergy relief pill, the allergies themselves, that extra bite at dinner, the insulin I didn’t take, stress, etc. If I was a lab rat in a study with a control group, sure, I would know what Claritin does to my BG.

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P J

I have stopped ” cold turkey” my allergy med because of side effects and notice no blood sugar issues but the circulation in my legs has improved –

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Henry Renn

I take Singular year round for asthma & allergies.

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Becky Hertz

I take allergy meds all year.

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