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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      shortly after I was diagnosed at age 43, went on a date with a T1D who had had it forever. she criticized what I ate, how much insulin I was taking for it (MDI) and when I ordered a Corona, I thought that her head would explode! needless to say there was no second date.
    • 15 hours, 46 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      I answered NO, but on reflection, I'm not certain that is correct. Of the many girls/women I dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, the only one I ever told that I have diabetes [Type One naming didn't exist for another 40 years] is the woman to whom I've been married for an eternity. And not one of my many dates told me that she has/had diabetes [of any of the many kinds].
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      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      At the time we dated and were married my wife was not diabetic. She was diagnosed as T1D during/after her first pregnancy. We shared T1D through the next 37 years and a second pregnancy!
    • 16 hours, 53 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      If you have T1D, have you ever dated or married someone who also has T1D?
      I answered NO, but on reflection, I'm not certain that is correct. Of the many girls/women I dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, the only one I ever told that I have diabetes [Type One naming didn't exist for another 40 years] is the woman to whom I've been married for an eternity. And not one of my many dates told me that she has/had diabetes [of any of the many kinds].
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I usually bring up new options and then we discuss the pros and cons.
    • 1 day, 8 hours ago
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      I put "Never" because I'm 85 and stable. Why change a good thing?
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      Ten years ago when I first started seeing her I asked her to work with me as an equal partner in all treatment decisions. She agreed and made a definite effort at every appointment to maintain that commitment. That was a decade ago. Healthcare has changed dramatically along with her caseload. At my 90 day appointment next week I hope she will have the uninterrupted time to allow for an actual pro/con discussion on several issues.
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      the best one was when he recommended a CGM (Libre 2) for the first time. I said to him, "am I gonna scan myself like a can of peaches at the supermarket"? he got a laugh out of that one
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      Have you ever been hospitalized for a type 1 diabetes-related issue? Please share more in the comments.
      I said “No.” Perhaps I’m the luckiest person alive since I’ve navigated the diabetic road for 74 years. Have never had DKA, although symptomatic twice. Have had numerous hypoglycemic affairs, but no hospitalizations. I am also a bit determined. They may hospitalize me for dementia or other old age conditions. But not for T1D. ✨.•*¨*.¸.•*¨*.¸¸.•*¨`*• ¨*.¸.•*¨`*. ¸.•*¨*.¸¸.•*¨`*•.✨
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      Ten years ago when I first started seeing her I asked her to work with me as an equal partner in all treatment decisions. She agreed and made a definite effort at every appointment to maintain that commitment. That was a decade ago. Healthcare has changed dramatically along with her caseload. At my 90 day appointment next week I hope she will have the uninterrupted time to allow for an actual pro/con discussion on several issues.
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      My first one always pushed me towards new tech, letting me try it and then letting me decide. When I moved from Baltimore, a better place to be sick besides NYC you probably can’t find, to Florida, I asked for an Endo recommendation. He suggested USF but that’s a 45 min drive from me, on a good traffic day. So this one is convenient but he is more interested in not being inconvenienced. We got into it the last time I was there and were pretty honest with each other and he told me my insurance was the major problem. I have Medicare and a gap, like I’m not going to use that…I paid for it! Medicare is good paying for most things but you have to fight with them to get even normal prescriptions filled, here at least. So, to drone on, we’ve cleared the air and he and his staff have worked hard this past 3 months to get me what I need. I’m grateful for that. It’s not easy being a doc.
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      To paraphrase a famous Ernest Hemingway line, it would be pretty to think so. 🧠
    • 1 day, 12 hours ago
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      Do you check your blood glucose before driving a car?
      Kind of a bad question, “check” means what, CGM and meter both are used to “check” BG, so it would appear that 60%+ “check”. Maybe it should have been, “How do you check BG before driving?” To get a more specific assessment of the BG checking task.
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      She recommended having the latest incarnation of Glucagon on hand and Lantus pens in case I have a pump problem.
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      I am usually the one who asks about new tech. Or I explain the new tech that I am using to my endo.
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      To paraphrase a famous Ernest Hemingway line, it would be pretty to think so. 🧠
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      Does your T1D provider suggest new offerings (tech, medications, etc.) they think would be beneficial during your appointments?
      the best one was when he recommended a CGM (Libre 2) for the first time. I said to him, "am I gonna scan myself like a can of peaches at the supermarket"? he got a laugh out of that one
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      I think I stay more up-to-date than my doc on what’s available for T1 treatment, but then I’m retired, have more time and more stake in the result than my doc does; further, he has to stay up-to-date on numerous other conditions/treatments, though an argument is true, it is his job. We still discuss settings/treatments/new offerings/changes in formulary of insurance coverage at each appointment a few times a year to go over blood work, update scripts, and check current treatments.
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    On average, how many lows would you estimate you have per week?

    Home > LC Polls > On average, how many lows would you estimate you have per week?
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    If you use both an insulin pump and CGM, do you currently use any of the following automated insulin delivery (also known as “predictive low glucose suspend” or “hybrid closed loop”) algorithms to help keep your glucose in-range?

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    If you use an insulin pump or CGM, do you use additional overlay patches to help your device(s) stick?

    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.

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    15 Comments

    1. mbulzomi@optonline.net

      Except mu Lows are below 90. I use Smart IQ; however, I don’t like the Tandem 70-180 numbers. When i am going down, it’s like falling like a rock, fast.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Leon Ullrich

      Lows are what I absolutely do not want. There are times when I get lower thanI want but this has been when I am eating later than normal or I have had more exercise than normal or even I have estimated my carbs wrong – all of which could have been avoided if I had been watching my CGM more frequently and/or had a snack.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Steven Gill

      Fortunately wearing a CGM warns me of errant levels, I think it’s all part of attempting to have “tight control.” I’ve always done physical work which has the same effect as any physical activity. Rarely are the levels from just overdoing insulin but that happens at times (an odd meal in absence of activity).

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. Ahh Life

      On checking the tConnect / CGM Hourly / Logbook notes over the last 3 weeks, the numbers were 1,4,1. So . . . I assume the average is about 2. ( ^ω^ )☀️

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    5. RegMunro

      CGM alerted me to the length of time I was spending lo! Now I’m able to correct even before approaching the line. CGM has changed my life even as I approach 80 and over 55 years as T1D

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    6. KCR

      For my response, I defined low as 65 or less since that’s the point at which I start to feel low.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    7. LizB

      I tend to have a lot of lows as defined by my pump (70 or below). Most of them are mild, staying in the upper 60s before I can correct it. I have far fewer real lows (below 50) than I used to. I’m still try to work on staying above 70 but it’s hard. Once my pump alarms it’s already too late, but I also hate alarms and don’t want to set it higher.

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      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    8. Kathleen Juzenas

      My CGM alerts at 80. I get quite a few but am able to address it easily enough.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Carol Meares

      In the last week I have had 93% in range, with 5% low and less than 1% high. It’s been a rough week with a flood in our apartment. But that is how it’s been going for the most part. Also there is a big difference between a low of 69 and a low of 55. I used to do better on Basal iQ. I wish Tandem would let me choose.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Karen Brady

      I currently have lows daily, but this is not the norm for me. I am pregnant so I have my targets set lower than I normally would and lower than I’m comfortable with to be honest! But I know it’s best for pregnancy/the baby. My targets will be adjusted higher once I deliver the baby.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. Lawrence S.

      I have multiple lows daily, a vast majority don’t have an effect on me. I try to keep my blood glucose around 100, and the daily roller coaster often falls below 70, which I am not concerned about. I am functioning well.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    12. Randell Cole

      It would be a total guess

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    13. Randell Cole

      I don’t have a guess

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. Nicholas Argento

      Counting lows misses the fact that many other times, I ingest carbs to prevent it before it occurs. So it is better w closed loop, far better w CGM, but I still have to attend to this regularly.

      3 years ago Log in to Reply
      1. Nicholas Argento

        I would rather do this than have a higher BG level and lower TIR. It is a tradeoff I accept because I want high Time in range and lower average to protect me long term, but also I find I feel far better when TIR is high. I feel rotten above 200 now since I don’t spend much time there.

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