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    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Jane Cerullo has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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
      After 18 years on various pumps I went back to pens a year ago. Has its problems as does every insulin delivery method. I use humalog via InPen. Also have Iport for injections. All works well for me. Very freeing not to be tethered to a tubed pump.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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.
    • 1 minute ago
      Katrina Mundinger has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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.
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 6 minutes ago
      spencercarter1 has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 used a pump for a few years, but the amount of adsorption would change at the site daily, so that was a variable too difficult to deal with. I use insulin syringes now, but because I'm so sensitive to small amounts of insulin, I inject <2 units many times in the day. Because the syringe only has 1 unit increments, I have to eyeball amounts that are in-between those units. I wish the syringe came with 0.1u increments levels, not just 1u levels. Having that extra bit of accuracy and precision in dosing would be so helpful!
    • 8 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 8 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 8 minutes ago
      GLORIA MILLER has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 have the Omnipod 5 and Dexcom. I've been on an insulin pump since the early 1990s. I gave it a 4 since Omnipod has some flaws, in my opinion, but far better than the days of injections in the 1950s when I was first diagnosed.
    • 9 minutes ago
      Nevin Bowman has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 middle of the road on this question. Technology keeps getting better (and more expensive), but it's still geared toward people who want to live like they don't have diabetes. My current pump is aimed to bring my sugar down to a level higher than what I normally keep mine.
    • 9 minutes ago
      Nevin Bowman has commented in the same post you commented in :
      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 middle of the road on this question. Technology keeps getting better (and more expensive), but it's still geared toward people who want to live like they don't have diabetes. My current pump is aimed to bring my sugar down to a level higher than what I normally keep mine.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
    • 1 hour ago
      Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
      In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
      Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
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    Insulin resistance is when a person’s body has a lower (or reduced) response to insulin. Do you have insulin resistance? Please share in the comments about your experiences, and how you navigate life with T1D and insulin resistance.

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    If you’ve lived with T1D for 20 years or longer, how would you describe the difficulties or challenges you've experienced with T1D over the years? Please pick the statement that best fits your experiences (even if it's not a perfect fit). If you’re comfortable, please share more about your experiences in the comments.

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    43 Comments

    1. Lauren Carey

      I thought I had insulin resistance and was even told I did and then told that wasn’t a real thing. So, I’ve always been confused about this concept of insulin resistance. However, now that I am on a closed loop system any “resistance” has gone away and I am using less insulin than ever before.

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    2. anj1832

      I’m pretty sure I only had insulin resistance when I was pregnant. I might’ve had a little when I was at a heavier weight too.

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      1. Ernie Richmann

        I find it difficult to determine if it is insulin resistance or infusion set problems or stress or activity type/level or many other possible factors. I make adjustments depending on my blood glucose readings.

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      2. Lyn McQuaid

        Me too! I was taking triple the amount of insulin I usually take by the end of my pregnancies. Something about the placenta growing and making more hormones causes insulin resistance. But, as soon as I delivered my babies, it went back to normal.

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    3. William Bennett

      A million years ago when I was on MDI and struggling to manage dawn phenomenon I was told I had developed insulin resistance along with my Type 1 and was put on Metformin. When I got a pump, DP was no longer an issue and I’m not sure whether or to what extent “resistance” was a cause, but my endo recommended I keep using it since it doesn’t hurt and can help. I also do a decent amount of aerobic exercise (bike, ~30mi/week) which is supposed to be good for that and is a good thing anyway.

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    4. eherban1

      Because of insulin resistance, I gained about 80+ lbs and was using between 120-140 units per day. After adding 3 T2 drugs, I’m 70+ lbs lighter and use between 24-40 units per day. I wish I was more aggressive at treating it earlier b/c that weight gain had a huge toll on my overall health.

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      1. Kathy Hanavan

        Wow, that is great!

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    5. Cristina Jorge Schwarz

      I’ll become insulin resistant if I eat more protein than I need for the day – it shows up at night. A sustained rise in BG than just won’t come down with any correction or increased basal rate, all night long.

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    6. Henry Renn

      T2 was added to my dx many years ago. My bg was really stabilized with a T2 med but FDA withdrew approval. Now I take so many meds I do not wish to add another. Plus I do not know if Medicare recognizes a dx of T1 with T2 as well.

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    7. Fay Jacobsohn

      I was told by one doctor that I had insulin resistance and was put on Metformin. I could never see that it helped. The next endocrinologist took me off immediately saying it was only for Type 2’s. I think I have to use more insulin to adjust for it.

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      1. Jeanne McMillan-Olson

        Metformin can work sucessfully in some Type 1s. You just must not need to take it. I have a friend who is on it and it really makes a difference for her.

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    8. David & Kaleo of Team Nani

      I am unsure to what extent I have insulin resistance since I’ve been unable to isolate the causes for occasional non-response (hour or two delays, actually) to insulin for blood sugar highs AND (also occasional and seemingly random) non response or very delayed response to carbs for low blood sugars.
      I generally have very good control and think data shows my basals to be correct (I flatline most nights) so it could be glycemic, but I’m perplexed when these high/low anomalies happen. Usually revert to extra exercise to reduce highs and high carbs to treat low…which then put me on that annoying “roller coaster.”

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    9. AimmcG

      I generally do not but various medications I have taken for my MS has caused it. I had to switch one of my meds and have had to discontinue altogether another

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    10. Carol Meares

      No I generally do not have insulin resistance unless I eat a high fat high protein meal. Then I have to adjust even though I have eaten very few carbs.

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    11. Amy Jo

      Worsening resistance late in my 2nd trimester of pregnancy, so I adjust my insulin doses weekly (if not more often). After baby is born it corrects almost instantly!

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    12. Richard Vaughn

      I was type 1 for more than 50 years (1945-1996) without being overweight. Then I stopped using animal insulin and started using Humalog. I gained 42 pounds while using Humalog, I was diagnosed with insulin resistance (IR) in 1998. I uses Avandia, and then Metformin to stop the weight gain, I lost all the weight I had gained but I am still using Metformin (1000 mg per day).
      I have/had 4 relatives with type 2. Maybe I had the type 2 gene, and the weight gain triggered the IR.
      Many type 1 people have been diagnosed with IR. That does not make us type 2. We are type 1 with a type 2 characteristic.

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    13. Stephen Woodward

      In general I do not, but as I’ve grown older I have found that in the am post waking and post dinner there is more insulin resistance.

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      1. Kris Sykes-David

        Yes, post dinner is always a challenge for me!

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    14. S Hernandez

      I have different times of insulin resistance, particularly in the mornings and if I don’t exercise. I also have a gradual rise of resistance through the menstrual cycle until actual menses, then the process starts over again.

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      1. Kris Sykes-David

        I walk 3+ miles every morning, if I have to miss, my BG sure lets me know by going up, up, up!

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    15. james zellerhoff

      Been type 1 for 19 years & in the last year re – diagnosed as a type 2
      Now taking 1500 mg 0f Metformin to supplement the Humalog
      Has reduced the insulin resistance also take Tresiba nighttime
      Good to see comments of other ā€œinsulin resistant ā€œ Diabetics
      Thanks for T-1D
      Jim Zellerhoff
      WA State resident

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    16. TomH

      I’m not sure if it’s insulin resistance or not. When I go higher (sometimes despite Loops attempts to use autobolous’) due to eating and mis-judging the required insulin, once I break about 170-180 it seems to take significantly more insulin to start and continue that downward journey. Often times, significantly more than my tested CF (correction factor) would indicate. Even then, sometimes it will start (10-15 points), then level off yet again. If I’m not bold/insistent, I can gradually drop down over several hours. This most often happens in the evening, resulting in me using a treadmill or stairs to exercise and force it down; sometimes I think the insulin ā€œget’s stuckā€ in the interstitial tissue and the exercise ā€œbreaks it outā€ into my system because I’ll drop very quickly.

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    17. LZ

      Insulin resistance sporadically appears and has gotten worse with age, for me. Lack of exercise can bring it on. The larger my carb intake, the more insulin per carb I need to take, and the longer time and higher amount it takes to reduce highs. It is harder to get out of periods of poor control.

      One technique I have been using when I have found my basal rate needing to be raised is to fast for a full day. This will usually return me to normal needs. And, I suspect, just like poor control makes the issue worse, good control makes it better — unfortunately, that good control can be very hard to achieve under the circumstances.

      My experience with insulins is that Humalog, in the 90s, took affect at first so amazingly quickly, for me, but noticeable activation got slower as time went on. Don’t think I ever got as startlingly a difference with changes to the other faster-actings, but in each case it was faster at first and gradually became like the old one. I wonder if this is related.

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    18. Bob Durstenfeld

      I use Acarbose, Metformin and Jardiance to help offset my insulin resistance. The drugs help lower my insulin requirements by about 20% per day.

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    19. Jennifer Wilson

      I am knocking on the door of half century age and have noticed in the last few years that my insulin resistance is more pronounced. I have noticed that foods I had exact calculations for insulin are no longer valid and my BG response fluctuates quite a bit. I have tried rotating pod sites more frequently and I have also tried newer insulin, faster acting. It is a challenge and it seems like my pump can’t keep up so I find myself manually giving myself more insulin when the auto-adjustments are not working. Now… I will say this… it seems like foods have changed also. I have noticed at times the carbohydrates listed on the packaging don’t seem quite right based on how my BG levels respond. It is a rollercoaster but I need a good control to truly measure if it’s just my insulin resistance or if there is also some variation or not full accuracy in the carbs listed with respect to food nutrition information.

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      1. Sherrie Johnson

        Technology catching up with the disease but it is still is out of body chemistry that a rocket scientist needs to figure out

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    20. rick phillips

      After losing over 100 lbs I no longer an insulin resistant

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    21. Jillmarie61

      I have something called Anti Insulin Antibodies. This is where my antibodies attack the injected insulin holding it hostage for several hours then gives up and releases it back into my system. If I inject an excess amount of insulin to cover meals or even a high, it will cause my bgs to rise, then 5-6 hrs later I will drop back down suddenly.

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      1. Jen Farley

        You may want to check into how long insulin stays in your system. For me is is about 5 hours. I rarely see it work in a 2 hour span (the short acting) unless I am exercising or dancing.

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      2. Jillmarie61

        JEN FARLEY
        I have been a diabetic for well over 61 years and retired from health care. It’s not my Insulin life time. That is the typical 5 hrs. This is quite different. I could awaken at 140, higher than I’d want to be, and if I bolus my without eating anything and my bg will go up to around 180. Not many diabetic suffer from Anti Insulin Antibodies and it is NOT insulin resistance.

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    22. Sherrie Johnson

      I’ve been type one diabetic for 61 years I answered no but after reading everyone’s comments I have my doubts. I am fine until I eat then I’m either too low or too high can’t get it down not quite sure I always calculate appropriately but I swear it doesn’t work all the time. My basal insulin is at 9.5 units per day which is great but as soon as I eat everything goes haywire I have an appointment with the Endo next week to figure out some new ratios and go over these issues I know technology is catching up with the disease but I still feel like you must be a rocket scientist to figure things out at times. Best to all of you/us

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    23. Patricia Kilwein

      I have more than resistance to insulin. I was told my body totally rejects insulin and refuses to absorb it.

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    24. Sharon Gerdik

      My Endo suggested I might have Insulin Resistance and prescribed Ozempic for me to try. I have lost over 50 lbs in a year and my insulin needs have been significantly reduced. I feel so much better. I’ve been a T1D for 38 years.

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    25. Becky Hertz

      Yes, I have insulin resistance. Have used Victoza in the past. Increasing my exercise has help with it, but still have issues. Diabetes in and of itself is constantly a work in progress.

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    26. Molly Jones

      I don’t have insulin resistance, but I wonder about all the variables impacting us.
      I need more insulin while using birth control. I just tried them again for one month and my insulin needs increased by 30% the day after starting. (I never understood why my insulin needs decreased after stopping them the first time as it took quite a few to kick in)

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    27. Jen Farley

      I was having problems with insulin resistance until I started to lose weight. Now I am at a weight where it is a touch and go. Biggest problem is not noticing my low’s are coming. Been working on that but not a fan of high blood sugars so I can feel the lows. I see my endocrinologist once a month so we are working on it all. Insulin resistance, not feeling the lows, and everything in between seems to be an issue. Will never gain weight again!!!

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    28. LizB

      I am overweight but working on it. Even at my highest weight I wasn’t really insulin resistant. Sure, I took more insulin but I also was eating a lot more and it was usually junk food carbs. Last year my endo even said, sounding very surprised, “Except for the usual morning, you don’t seem to have insulin resistance”. I have the morning “feet on the floor” BG rise and it can take a couple of hours to get it back down. I no longer eat breakfast due to that. My normal TDD in my pump is around 25 units.

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    29. John McHenery

      While I do not have insulin resistance at present, in the past ox and pig insulin stopped working on me. I am certainly grateful for recombinant.

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    30. Jenny Richardson

      The challenges of menopause and hormonal fluctuations makes me more insulin resistant at various times throughout my cycle.

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    31. qachemist

      I was diagnosed with LADA 2.5 years ago. My insulin resistance changes during the day. I am most resistant in the morning, which makes sense because cortisol levels are higher in the morning. By mid-afternoon, my body acts as if I have no resistance and and making insulin on my own in response to blood glucose levels. Yes, I adjust what I eat and my insulin doses accordingly.

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    32. Wanacure

      I need less insulin and lispro insulin works faster if I exercises regularly. Even the long actin insulin doses need to be reduced.

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    33. Ramaswamy K.

      My insulin resistance has reduced since the time when I decided to control my blood sugar levels better.

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    34. T1D4LongTime

      My endo has not diagnosed me with insulin resistance. However, I am very Type-A, so high adrenaline and cortisol levels are a normal part of my day. During stress, my BG rises and a normal correction bolus often is very slow to bring it down. Once the stress levels go down, the insulin resistance seems to go away

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