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      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      Moderately. My doctor and pharmacy are awesome, my insurance and durable medical equipment supplier, not so much. The excessive red tape of paper to get DME supplies shipped is almost always a nightmare!
    • 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      Run, don’t walk from Edgepark! Read my response to Nevin Bowman above! (Hint: the company I was referring to in that post was Edgepark)
    • 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
      KarenM6 likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I once had a supplier withhold old pump supplies while refusing to ship the order for a new pump and I was on a 3-way call with insurance and got to listen to DME lie directly to Insurance about it and then I had the pleasure of interjecting and getting to call them a liar! I would have been more vindicated if it actually accomplished anything, but after I finally got my shipment I fired that DME and never looked back. The red tape that insurance insists on for DME is excessive for chronically ill patients!
    • 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
      kristina blake likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      After doing this weighing and measurements you get pretty good at estimating
    • 4 hours, 16 minutes ago
      Patricia Dalrymple likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      I chose "Often". If I eat something packaged with a nutrition label, I'll use the carbs listed on the label. If I eat a plate of food, at home or at a restaurant, I estimate.
    • 5 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      Been doing it for so long it's mostly estimation at this point. Every once in a while at home I'll measure out exact portions of rice, pasta, etc to remind myself just how SMALL portions should be as I tend to let them get a little bigger over time. (wishful thinking) Very helpful to have that image in mind at restaurants where portions tend to be way larger than a single serving.
    • 5 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      Yes, for me never weighing or measuring but actively using the Calorie King book and app for several years I have most things memorized or I can make a decent assessment.
    • 5 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      After doing this weighing and measurements you get pretty good at estimating
    • 5 hours, 27 minutes ago
      Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      I chose "Often". If I eat something packaged with a nutrition label, I'll use the carbs listed on the label. If I eat a plate of food, at home or at a restaurant, I estimate.
    • 6 hours, 22 minutes ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      I chose "Often". If I eat something packaged with a nutrition label, I'll use the carbs listed on the label. If I eat a plate of food, at home or at a restaurant, I estimate.
    • 7 hours, 2 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      Well, since I'm waiting on pump supplies for 2 months now, my confidence is slipping.
    • 7 hours, 2 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I am confident about access to my medical needs in the immediate future. I am not a fortune teller and have no idea what my access to medical supplies will be like in a year or longer. I don't take my spoiled lifestyle for granted.
    • 7 hours, 3 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I've often said that "hoarding": is a character asset for T1D people. I try to purchase (paying out of pocket) a 60-90 day supply - just in case). I have a new health plan,. effective 1/1/26. AS we know, getting an appt with an HCP isn't easy. They have to be accepting new patients, they have to be in network etc. Once I knew what my new policy would be (nov 2025) I made an appt. The earliest appt I could get was in Sept 2026. Thank goodness for my stash of device supplies. I had to go to Urgent care to get an Rx for insulin (my old HMO plan "doesn't do bridge refills"). So yeah, I worry, and plan for hiccups in the supplies process.
    • 7 hours, 9 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I am worried about the changes to Medicare making no provision for getting an immediate replacement if a pump fails. It sounds like we will have to get these from the suppliers instead of a warranty replacement from Tandem themselves (or whatever brand you use). Pumps will be rented and will have to be returned so they can verify the problem before replacing them, which is ridiculous. Meanwhile, Medicare would not pay for us to get long acting insulin as a temporary replacement for the basal.
    • 7 hours, 16 minutes ago
      Amanda Barras likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      After doing this weighing and measurements you get pretty good at estimating
    • 7 hours, 19 minutes ago
      Derek West likes your comment at
      How often do you guess or estimate carbohydrate amounts rather than calculating precisely?
      I chose "Often". If I eat something packaged with a nutrition label, I'll use the carbs listed on the label. If I eat a plate of food, at home or at a restaurant, I estimate.
    • 9 hours, 52 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      So far since Jan 1, ‘26, I’ve spent nearly 30 hours on the phone battling and trying to get Medicare covered diabetes supplies. Called 5 different suppliers t get what I need to use my pump.
    • 9 hours, 53 minutes ago
      Ahh Life likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      You are too modest. That hurdle is on fire and you have to juggle chainsaws as you jump over it. Congratulations and good luck making it over the next one in 90 days.
    • 23 hours, 34 minutes ago
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      How satisfied are you with your current insulin pump brand/model?
      Somewhat satisfied with TSlimX2. Not because of pump shortcomings, but because of the sheer insanity of trying to get routine supplies through the American health care system. My current situation, to wit: "I am experiencing extreme frustration with Medicare that, 1) has an inoperable website, and 2) has an inoperable AI phone answering service. Consequently, I can no longer acquire needed supplies to operate the tSlimX2, particularly the T:Lock TruSteel 8mm 32.” This situation has persisted for 2 months. 😬
    • 1 day, 1 hour ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      Well, since I'm waiting on pump supplies for 2 months now, my confidence is slipping.
    • 1 day, 1 hour ago
      Laurie B likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I've often said that "hoarding": is a character asset for T1D people. I try to purchase (paying out of pocket) a 60-90 day supply - just in case). I have a new health plan,. effective 1/1/26. AS we know, getting an appt with an HCP isn't easy. They have to be accepting new patients, they have to be in network etc. Once I knew what my new policy would be (nov 2025) I made an appt. The earliest appt I could get was in Sept 2026. Thank goodness for my stash of device supplies. I had to go to Urgent care to get an Rx for insulin (my old HMO plan "doesn't do bridge refills"). So yeah, I worry, and plan for hiccups in the supplies process.
    • 1 day, 1 hour ago
      Kristi Warmecke likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I answered slightly. I'm absolutely certain supplies and medication will be available. However, I'm doubtful they will be affordable. If I can't afford them, I can't access them.
    • 1 day, 2 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I am confident about access to my medical needs in the immediate future. I am not a fortune teller and have no idea what my access to medical supplies will be like in a year or longer. I don't take my spoiled lifestyle for granted.
    • 1 day, 2 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I've often said that "hoarding": is a character asset for T1D people. I try to purchase (paying out of pocket) a 60-90 day supply - just in case). I have a new health plan,. effective 1/1/26. AS we know, getting an appt with an HCP isn't easy. They have to be accepting new patients, they have to be in network etc. Once I knew what my new policy would be (nov 2025) I made an appt. The earliest appt I could get was in Sept 2026. Thank goodness for my stash of device supplies. I had to go to Urgent care to get an Rx for insulin (my old HMO plan "doesn't do bridge refills"). So yeah, I worry, and plan for hiccups in the supplies process.
    • 1 day, 2 hours ago
      Lawrence S. likes your comment at
      How confident are you about having consistent access to the diabetes supplies and medication you need?
      I answered slightly. I'm absolutely certain supplies and medication will be available. However, I'm doubtful they will be affordable. If I can't afford them, I can't access them.
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    With Daylight Savings Time ending this weekend, do you usually remember to change the time on your pump, meter and any other devices on the day of the change? Select any statements that apply to you.

    Home > LC Polls > With Daylight Savings Time ending this weekend, do you usually remember to change the time on your pump, meter and any other devices on the day of the change? Select any statements that apply to you.
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    22 Comments

    1. George Lovelace

      After I’ve had my coffee or before lunch

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    2. Nevin Bowman

      I update the time myself, but sometimes it takes a few days til I remember to do it.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    3. Eve Rabbiner

      Choices you give are basically doing it compulsively or forgetting. How about, what’s the rush, I’ll do it in the morning.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    4. connie ker

      I hoping my internet phone and computer reset automatically, as well as the Freestyle Libre reader and Jitterbug Flip phone. But the clocks in the house are the hand resets and so is my older car. I just heard on the news that a lot of people prefer to stay on daylight savings time and not change the clocks, I would vote for that because being a type 1 diabetic, biorhythms are thrown off for awhile.

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    5. Patricia Dalrymple

      Anybody miss glu? I liked being able to easily see prior questions. I liked being able to give a heart or a thumbs up to a reply. I liked being able to reply specifically to one answer. I’m sure I’m missing where I can set all of that up, but sometimes progress isn’t progress. I agree with: I do it when I remember which is usually when I am setting all my non-electric clocks over in my house (yes…I still have some that are digital.

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    6. Jana Foley

      If my devices update automatically, they get done. If they don’t, they don’t usually get done. I’ll be back in sync when the next time change happens. And yes, I miss the old glu formats. I couldn’t go back in and correct a mistake the other day. It is also difficult to not be able to like or reply to comments others make.

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    7. Sue Martin

      The tech at the doctor’s office gets frustrated and updates it.

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    8. Conniekaycox

      Newly type 1 this is something had not realized had to address. Thanks for enlightening me 😄 who knew diabetes would be so much work!

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    9. Janis Senungetuk

      I’ll either do it before going to bed tomorrow or after coffee Sunday morning. All of the clocks that have to be manually set…wall clocks, microwave, coffee maker, alarm clocks…will be slightly off one way or the other. It’s an annoying task that’s no longer necessary.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    10. Kim Panza

      I will update when I get an email reminder from my pump manufacturer.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    11. rick phillips

      I update because Sheryl makes me, and reminds me often until i get it done. Hey she is tough

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    12. Britni Steingard

      I usually remember to update my meter after breakfast or lunch, so my first couple records will have the wrong time stamp. I’ve never had a pump before now; I’m not sure if it will update on its own or not.

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    13. Donna Condi

      I usually think of it before dinner the next day.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    14. Mick Martin

      “Daylight Savings Time” or rather change from British Summer Time (BST to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) happened last weekend for me. I did NOT remember to change the time on the two clocks in my room, nor my pump. Blessed Samhain (Hallowe’en, for my Christian brothers and sisters) for tomorrow. 😉

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    15. Donald Cragun

      I stay up until the time change and update my devices (and change my basal rates) when the time shifts.

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    16. Verna Holcomb

      I usually remember to get everything to the right time within a day or two.

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    17. Robert Snyder

      Thanks for the reminder! 😉

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    18. n6jax@scinternet.net

      I reset all my devices the next day, saying all the bad words I know… not out loud !!

      5 years ago Log in to Reply
    19. Kathy Krapohl

      I try to change the time at bedtime.

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    20. Connie Hanham-Cain

      I reset the time features in my diabetes devices on the day/night of the change but it screws up up my biorhythm for the next 48 to 72 hours depending on whether it’s Fall behind or Spring forward. Agh!!! I wish for daylight savings time to be dissolved and done away with completely.

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    21. Steven Gill

      Hmmm… I just corrected mine a few months ago for the LAST time change. Except for the differing BASALs the actual time zones have a limited effect since my meals fit in around my work schedules, but I can see how an hour difference can effect the differing BASAL patterns. Along with the “old fashioned” clocks one more thing to walk around the shack for.

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    22. Molly Jones

      I answered this one incorrectly. I thought my pump automatically adjusted the time, but today on my phone saw an alert that said the pump and sensor’s time were off. Nice reminder to adjust my pump.

      5 years ago Log in to Reply

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