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- 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
  
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  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  No because every hotel I stay in has a refrigerator in their rooms.
- 1 hour, 59 minutes ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I used to have to ask for a refrigerator but nowadays many rooms come standard with them.
- 6 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I like to keep it cold and not all hotels I’ve stayed in supply them so I always ask. However, we are taking a train across the US and Canada soon and they do not provide refrigerators nor will they allow you to keep it in theirs. So I got a small rechargeable refrigerator that I saw online, but am now deciding to let the insulin get warm. Can only have a small suitcase and a personal item and I don’t want to check my bags. Fingers crossed.
- 6 hours, 56 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  Hi Patricia - If there's time before your trip, I would suggest ordering and using a product called Frio. You put it in water for 5 to 15 minutes (depending) to activate the "crystals" and then evaporation keeps the insulin cool for a few days. I've used it a number of times and like it a lot. It's not a refrigerator cold, but the insulin will stay cool. After a few days, the holders just go back in water for a short time to reactivate the "crystals". Just don't oversoak or you won't be able to get the vials or pens into the holder. I hope this helps!
- 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  Always make sure there is a refrigerator in the room when making reservations
- 6 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  If no regrigerator, I use an ice bucket.
- 6 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
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  After having blood drawn at a lab, how do you review the results? Please select all that apply.
  I receive a notification from the lab and from my healthcare providers portals when my results are available to view. I do a preliminary view and then at my next meeting or if there are issues my doctor will either respond via the portal or call to discuss .
- 22 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
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  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  And my all-time favorite, "I thought only kids got that!" a. No b. Kids grow up
- 22 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
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  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  Yes, heard all the above and also "Do you dare to eat that"?
- 22 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
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  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  "Wow. My grandma has the sugar too." "You must have really bad sugar." The sugar and bad sugar. Just pisses me off.
- 22 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
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  7 Things People Say About Type 1 Diabetes That Drive Us Crazy
  Love your explanations!!! Also, garage door opener?? Never gotten that one…I’ve gotten “Wow is that a patch for nicotine?” Yes. My addiction to smoking is THAT bad that my patch is a block *face palm*
- 22 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
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  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  Been on Tandem tslim x2 with Control IQ for four days now. This is my second t:slim, but old one had Basal IQ. Can anyone tell me a good place to get help with Control IQ online or maybe some good Youtubes to watch. I am going low a lot so need some help. Thanks
- 22 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
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  Do you use any of the following insulin pumps right now?
  I use Tandem t:slim x2 manually. IE: I do not use Control IQ or Basal IQ. I find my control is better doing it on my own.
- 22 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
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  Were you extremely ill before being diagnosed with T1D? Please share more in the comments.
  Every new generation of eyes sees a new version of our diabetic galaxy. So much of the diabetic condition feels like a blatant violation of the eighth amendment anyway. 🤕👳‍♀️
- 23 hours, 2 minutes ago
  
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  Were you extremely ill before being diagnosed with T1D? Please share more in the comments.
  When I was ten years old my whole family had the flu. This was in 1972. After everyone else were recovering, I was getting worse. I was more tired and didn't wake up to use the toilet during the night. I didn't even wake up after wetting the bed and the amount of urine was greatly increased as well as the frequency. My thirst could not be quenched. I was falling asleep in school, during activities, while eating, etc. I lost my appetite and lost a lot of weight. I was vomiting the little bit I did eat. My mind became muddled and I was very emotional. I cried alone. I knew I was dying and I told my mom that I felt like I was going to go to sleep and not wake up. Mom took me to three pediatricians all three thought I was suffering from severe depression! My grandfather called his doctor who saw me right away. He did a lot of tests. He had us wait in his office for the test results. After what seemed like a whole day, he came in and said, "She's right...right now she's dying BUT there's a treatment!" I wasn't happy about my having to give myself shots every day for the rest of my life, but I was happy I could have the rest of my life! This Dr was great! He helped me learn how to live a healthy lifestyle with T1D. He was very positive about life with T1D. I'm 62 years old now and I've had more terrible doctors than great ones. The one I have now is wonderful!
- 23 hours, 5 minutes ago
  
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  Happy Earth Day! Do you recycle any of the packaging from diabetes-related supplies?
  Yes, most of it - the paper and recyclable plastic product packaging. However, It is really annoying for the plastic pod inserters from the Dexcom G6 are so cumbersome to recycle. it would have been a good idea for Dexcom to design and produce a reloadable inserter to save on all the plastic that goes to God knows where as waste. As I have stated before in other comments ... what would happen if we all sent the tens of thousands, perhaps millions, of used inserter devices back to Dexcom en masse so they can dispose of them or recycle them into a better user and environmentally friendly device? I have several boxes of spent inserter devices taking up space and collecting dust in my garage.
- 23 hours, 5 minutes ago
  
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  Happy Earth Day! Do you recycle any of the packaging from diabetes-related supplies?
  I would love to be able to recycle all of my pump packaging supplies, but can only recycle the paper. Not being able to recycle is one major bummer of pump therapy. I think that the companies should find ways to make the packaging compostable or recyclable as each site change produces a lot of waste!
- 23 hours, 6 minutes ago
  
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  Happy Earth Day! Do you recycle any of the packaging from diabetes-related supplies?
  Yes, we recycle every little bit that is recyclable, but that is a habit, in our household, for all recyclables.
- 23 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
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  Are you using any of the following continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGM) systems?
  Patricia Dalrymple -- They go belly up 6 or 7 days in. They are also erratic in accuracy. 😣
- 23 hours, 14 minutes ago
  
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  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I use Frio bags. Too often hotel refridgerators run too cold
- 23 hours, 16 minutes ago
  
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  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  I used to have to ask for a refrigerator but nowadays many rooms come standard with them.
- 1 day, 6 hours ago
  
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  Have you ever asked a hotel to provide a refrigerator so you can keep your insulin cool? Select all that apply.
  No because every hotel I stay in has a refrigerator in their rooms.
- 2 days, 5 hours ago
  
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  After having blood drawn at a lab, how do you review the results? Please select all that apply.
  The lab's [hospital's] online portal posts 80% of results withing 24 hours or less. The other 20% are posted within 48 hours. Great speed and accuracy by those guys. Now if they could just get away from the antediluvian practice of using primitive usernames and passwords. Doh! 🐵🙈🙉
- 3 days, 5 hours ago
  
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  Do you notice any changes in your blood glucose (BG) level patterns in warmer weather?
  My answer was Yes, that my BG tends to be low more often. The truth is that I have better control in the spring/summer/fall months when it has been easier for me to be active. I
- 3 days, 6 hours ago
  
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  Do you notice any changes in your blood glucose (BG) level patterns in warmer weather?
  I suspect that the low more often in warmer weather is largely due being more active.
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