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      Anneyun likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Pretty much always do within 3-4 days of starting a new sensor. Also, has anyone else noticed that their online order form for these things has been broken for like a month or more?
    • 3 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Elizabeth T. likes your comment at
      Has a stranger ever approached you to talk about your visible diabetes device(s)?
      I said yes, but never to have a conversation, it's always more like a "Cool, I have one too" kind of moment. It's a club!
    • 4 hours, 35 minutes ago
      Meerkat likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Well, since nearly everyone here commented about the Dexcom sensors, I'll add a comment about the Medtronic sensors. I do not use the patches sent by Medtronic as they irritate my skin. I use the Smith and Nephew IV3000 catheter dressing. It works well, keeps the sensor dry when I shower, and generally holds for a week.
    • 5 hours, 15 minutes ago
      Chris Albright likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I use the free Dexcom patch that you have to order. I don't know why they don't just send it with the sensors. Occasionally I use Simpatch when I either knock the sensor off or I get sweaty.
    • 5 hours, 50 minutes ago
      Sherolyn Newell likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I've rarely needed to use an adhesive patch for my G6 but have done so occasionally when the original adhesive begins to peel...usually on day 8, 9 or 10. It's nice to have that option with patches supplied for free by Dexcom.
    • 6 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
    • 6 hours, 1 minute ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      So true about the "I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before ... and always forget" . Me too!
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      You are not alone my friend, you are not alone😬
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      When did you bolus for your most recent meal? If you bolused multiple times for your last meal, please select all that apply.
      Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and gastroparesis (delayed stomach emptying) compel four answers: 15 minutes before, 15 after, 30 after, and over the next 2 hours. It is no longer a "Set an equation, measure the carbs, and dose" certainty. All bets are off and out the window. It’s less like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, and more like constructing a new house as it sinks. 😣
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      William Bennett likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I don't remember the online order system EVER working. I always have to call Dexcom for overpatches, after I go through the wasted time of trying to order on the online site. They should save us all time and just take down the site.
    • 6 hours, 9 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Pretty much always do within 3-4 days of starting a new sensor. Also, has anyone else noticed that their online order form for these things has been broken for like a month or more?
    • 6 hours, 11 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I use the over patches supplied by Dexcom. They work great.
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      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Absolutely 100% of the time. Not nearly as physical as I once was, but need to guarantee with ABSOLUTE certainty the @*(#@*# thing STAYS on, if I brush into anything, or get bumped into things....when it comes out early that is a lethal problem IMV
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      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I use the over patches supplied by Dexcom. They work great.
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      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Dexcom G6. ALWAYS with skin protectant (Cavilon) and Dexcom-supplied overpatches.
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      Megan S likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      Absolutely 100% of the time. Not nearly as physical as I once was, but need to guarantee with ABSOLUTE certainty the @*(#@*# thing STAYS on, if I brush into anything, or get bumped into things....when it comes out early that is a lethal problem IMV
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      Robin Melen likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I do use them sometimes though, Especially when I’m traveling
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      Carol Evans likes your comment at
      If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
      I use Dexcom stinckers purely for decoration when I do wear one. But right now I don’t with it on my abdomen no one sees but me I don’t waste the extra stickers.
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      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
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      So true about the "I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before ... and always forget" . Me too!
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      I usually bolus for breakfast right at the time I start eating. But I prefer to bolus 15 minutes before. Better results. But I always forget.
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      I am able to pr bolus for Breakfast and dinner as I am at home. I never know when I am going to eat at work so bolus is at start of meal.
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    Today is the start of National Diabetes Awareness Month! Based on your experience, what percentage of the general population do you think knows the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?

    Home > LC Polls > Today is the start of National Diabetes Awareness Month! Based on your experience, what percentage of the general population do you think knows the difference between type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes?
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    3 Comments

    1. Connie Hanham-Cain

      In my personal experience as a RN, CDE, DCES, and long -time T1 PWD, I have encountered many people in the general population who are uninformed & confused about the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes and/or insulin resistance. True – all forms of diabetes impair the physical body’s ability to produce and/or utilize insulin effectively to maintain homeostatic blood glucose levels. Sadly, this general lack of knowledge to differentiate diabetes type is prevalent even amongst people working in health care professions, including doctors and nurses. Not all persons with diabetes fall into the same category. There are nuances of diabetes that must be considered – especially when weighing a proper diagnosis of T1 or T2 diabetes. Manifestations of T1 diabetes in most cases is usually fairly sudden with acute symptoms of severe hyperglycemia and is pretty straightforward, unless the PWD is an adult being mistakenly treated for T2 and they actually have LADA. LADA can be a more gradual process and because it is still a fairly new concept to many health care providers, it all too often goes unrecognized and is an underutilized diagnostic consideration amongst many primary care providers. With an obesity epidemic occurring worldwide in many countries, more and more kids under the age of 18, and as young as 6 to 8 years old, are being diagnosed with metabolic syndrome insulin resistance that if left unaddressed and untreated can gradually lead to T2 diabetes. As such, T2 diabetes is a very different disease process from autoimmune driven insulin deficiency seen in T1 diabetes. T1D was formerly known as juvenile diabetes. But as we now know, not all T1 PWDs are diagnosed as children. And children with T1 diabetes grow up to be adults with T1 diabetes. And T1 diabetes does not change into T2 diabetes when T1 children reach adulthood. Nor does T2 diabetes turn into T1 diabetes – even if/when the T2 PWD requires insulin. Truth be told – onset of diabetes no longer fits into any one age category to make assumptions about what type it is. IMHO, it can be better characterized and understood as insulin deficient or insulin resistant, with an age of onset qualifier – such as juvenile or adult onset T1 diabetes; or juvenile onset insulin resistance or a confirmed diagnosis of T2 diabetes in youth. These considerations are important to make an appropriate determination between T1 diabetes and T2 diabetes.

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    2. Bonnie Lundblom

      I said 25-50% know the difference, but I’ll also say that they don’t know much about either disease unless they have a family member or close friend who has either Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes. There seems to be a total lack of differentiation when diabetes is discussed on news shows that are trying to educate the public about diabetes.

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    3. James Thomson

      I have read both Connie and Bonnie’s comments and completely agree. I have been a Type 1 for over 45 years. Last year I had a severe accident in my bathroom wherein I broke my left ankle and the lower leg. I had to keep reminding hospital staff that I was a T1 Diabetic and pointed to my wrist bracelet that I was. I was appalled that the Nurses who attended to me had no idea of the difference. Between the two. My family member remembered to bring my diabetic kit with me. She knew I was very reluctant to go to emergency without it from a past bad experience. I strongly urge all T1’s to have a complete kit ready before going to hospital especially emergency. If you wear an insulin pump well then the danger increases.

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