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      KCR likes your comment at
      How often do you over-correct low glucose levels?
      Some of the time. Usually, it occurs when I have a severe low blood glucose. Then I get that insatiable appetite. Most of the time, I do well with corrections.
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      It would depend on if it was blood sugar responsive. I currently have an A1c near 6 and don’t want to give up control.
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I like having control over the amount of insulin I administer according to my diet and physical activity.
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I responded "Unsure" because I'd need more information about this before I would be willing to try anything...
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      If it handled basal and bolus correctly, where my time in range was 80-90% and I only had to do one shot a week that would be amazing
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      Would this be a basal insulin? How would meal-time insulin be administered? And how would fluctuating insulin needs (day vs night, sedentary vs active) be managed with a single dose? I have many questions that outweigh the possible convenience of a single injection (if that’s what this question is about).
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I responded "Unsure" because I'd need more information about this before I would be willing to try anything...
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I like having control over the amount of insulin I administer according to my diet and physical activity.
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      Mike S likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I said moderately because being on Medicare, I’d need much more information such as how many weeks would I be able to have on hand without additional prescriptions? Would I still need some kind of preauthorization once per year that’s a hassle getting? How long would it stay good - the same amount of time? Would the pump take a week’s worth or how does that work with pump supplies?
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I'm MDI and if we're talking basal it isn't a big deal to me. Now if we're talking fast acting, that's a much different story!
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      Marty likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      Would this be a basal insulin? How would meal-time insulin be administered? And how would fluctuating insulin needs (day vs night, sedentary vs active) be managed with a single dose? I have many questions that outweigh the possible convenience of a single injection (if that’s what this question is about).
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      Marty likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I responded "Unsure" because I'd need more information about this before I would be willing to try anything...
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      Marty likes your comment at
      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I like having control over the amount of insulin I administer according to my diet and physical activity.
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I responded "Unsure" because I'd need more information about this before I would be willing to try anything...
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      If insulin became available in a once-weekly formulation, how interested would you be?
      I'm MDI and if we're talking basal it isn't a big deal to me. Now if we're talking fast acting, that's a much different story!
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      On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
      I find I can normalize my BG in 15-30 minutes. But after ~50 years with T1D and maybe due to getting older I am fairly exhausted for hours after a hypo.
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      On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
      To feel like it hadn’t happened I need a nap.
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      On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
      It varies from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. The exception to this is the very occasional low that's resistant to resolving and - as Anthony said in his comment - I continue adding more glucose until I begin to feel the symptoms ebb. Once the low is gone the extra glucose will slowly but surely result in a higher-than-desired blood sugar.
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      On average, how long does it take you to recover from a low glucose episode?
      I answered 15-30 minutes, but there are times, especially at night, especially when very low, that it can take 1-2 hours. That's a real pain. I just keep throwing glucose at the problem which will creat high readings later, but I have to get the glucose reading to rise and it won't. Also, my best quality decisions are not made when awoken in the middle of the night.
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      I responded "Unsure" because I'd need more information about this before I would be willing to try anything...
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      How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
      Never! I think about my blood sugar so much less with all these devices attached. And I barely notice them once they are on. It’s such a blessing that when I have to take them off that’s more of a problem/inconvenience than a vacation.
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      How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
      Never. I have severe hypoglycemic unawareness. No symptoms even at glucose levels of 40.
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      How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
      Nope. Love my technology! Having it frees up so much mental bandwidth that I would otherwise have to spend on finger sticks, calculating insulin doses, figuring how much insulin on board, etc. Also, I love not carrying a purse with all that "stuff" everywhere I go - I put my license & credit card in my phone case and I'm hands-free. Absolute magic!
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    If your child was diagnosed with T1D at a young age, when did they become more independent with T1D management?

    Home > LC Polls > If your child was diagnosed with T1D at a young age, when did they become more independent with T1D management?
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    Samantha Walsh has lived with type 1 diabetes for over five years since 2017. After her T1D diagnosis, she was eager to give back to the diabetes community. She is the Community and Partner Manager for T1D Exchange and helps to manage the Online Community and recruit for the T1D Exchange Registry. Prior to T1D Exchange, Samantha fundraised at Joslin Diabetes Center. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelors degree in sociology and early childhood education.

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    2 Comments

    1. Gary Taylor

      Other – My daughter was diagnosed T1D when she was 23 or 24. (I was diagnosed at 18.)

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    2. Bob Durstenfeld

      When my son with T1D was 12 he was selected to be a global ambassador and in order to travel he had to master self management. This was 1999, before pumps and CGM.

      2 years ago Log in to Reply

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