Caitlin St. Jean

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- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Nichole Pleisch has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1D (and so does my Fiancé) I wish my family understood that I never get a break from diabetes and just having a little compassion would go a long way.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  davidgenesse@hotmail.com has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have a child with T1D How I’m impress of my 14yo daughter with T1D, how impressive she are, how positive she stay even I feel she’s crushed inside sometimes.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  K Ro has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I wish people understood the extreme level of chronic fatigue I have. My control is good so that’s not the problem- i count carbs, correct highs, and do cardio and weight training. I am so exhausted ALL THE FREAKING TIME.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  K Ro has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1D and so does my younger sister.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  wyndare3 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I am T1D. I would like my support person to experience dealing with a going low alarm/ situation to better understand the intensity. Maybe it's just me but 77 and an arrow pointing straight down on my reader isn't exactly a fun day at the park.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  T1D4LongTime has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I've been a T1D for 56 years since the 1st grade. My husband is Type 2, so he is much more aware of how BG levels me and him too. I do wish he would realize that when I'm bolusing that I need to focus on the task and complete it (figuring extended bolus times,expected exercise, etc) rather than continue to talk to me and ask me questions. Especially frustrating when my BG is low and I've eaten, but I'm still low.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1D myself - - for 58 years! I wish I could explain how much it bothers me when my husband gets upset because my blood sugar isn't perfect. After 32 years together, he's finally starting to get it!
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Donna Trast has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have type 1 diabetes for 55 years now. I have 2 daughters with type 1, diagnosed at age 5 and the other at age 12. I now have my amazing granddaughter, who just turned 8 & was diagnosed with type 1 4 days after her birthday. I am heartbroken over this and angry that we all have it. I wish my siblings and close friends had an inkling of what it's really like and all that's involved with managing type 1 diabetes. Just because we all look fine doesn't mean everything is easy.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Shelly Smith has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1D myself. If I could get it across, the one thing that I wish was more understood: it takes time to be a diabetic. It takes time to change my set, time to test, time to count every bite of food that I eat, time to bolus, time to see doctors, etc.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Marie Foster has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  My 14 y.o. daughter has been type 1 for 13 years. I wish my work / work friends understood how much it actually consumes my life as well as hers.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  anj1832 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I wish my parents didn’t treat doctors visits and a1c checks as my report card. I wish they didn’t put so much pressure on me to fill out logs, because when I lied on them and my a1c was high (7s) they made me feel like I failed. It’s followed me to adulthood and I often break down crying during endo visits because I feel like I’ve failed.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Yerachmiel has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  Connection between blood sugar, mood, ability to understand and act
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Tb-well has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  3/8/90 is my diaversary.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Steven Gill has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  As a TYPE 1 erroneously diagnosed TYPE 2 24 years ago (understandably, obese workaholic who literally ate and drank everything) mysticly changed to TYPE 1 after a 3 year honeymoon. Single, living alone except with periods of time with roommates (relatives, tenants, and yes sweeties), always with pets: over 30 years had 2 dozen dogs in my shack... 10 I kept, 5 I bought from the neighborhood to get healthy/train/rehome. One I inherited to rehome, several strays I found their home, the rest my roommates. This is to say never bored or lonely. This is tough to answer, I don't expect anyone to understand me. Living alone it's literally all about me (and my herd), I'm as selfish as I want, as lazy as I can, and been known to have a mower carburetor on my work bench at 2AM cussing it out (and be at work at 7). What I wish another to know? Males in my family don't see 70. Hope to beat that, I have 7 years to do it (unlike them am a non-smoker, light-drinker, pretty healthy and good cook: so hope to earn another year or two) but I figure to get all the living in I can. Ummm.... get out of my way? (had a black eye from a hypo, came to on the floor under my workbench, got stuck in a washer barely getting out to drink as hi-test coke, and carry cokes under a crawlspace at work and had to drink it to get out. But I'm winning?)
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Annie Simon has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I am a newly diagnosed T1D at the age of 56 in 2018. My family is extremely supportive and wouldn’t have made it this far without them. My diagnosis was most unexpected and sudden yet I give myself a lot of credit as I have been an exceptional patient and have followed my endocrinologist and diabetic team advice and have come a long way in understanding and controlling diabetes. My Freestyle Libre sensor has been a game changer for me personally and along with healthy eating, exercise and following my protocols with insulin I have been able to control my sugars and will continue to improve as I want to have the best quality of life even though I have been diagnosed with T1D. I’m up for the challenge!
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Sadie Robinson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I wished my son understood my TID especially when I am hypoglycemic.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  jamesmpii has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  Understanding that this is an autoimmune disease and not necessarily the result of life choices.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Linda Pease has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I am the only type 1 in my family but have several type 2 including both parents. My boys do not have it thank God. The thing I wish ppl would understand is I get tired of being told that I can diet my way out of needing insulin. I do not have any. I do have moments where I did everything correct and still experience a low or a high that wasn't expecting its not that I did a no no I just happens.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  John McHenery has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1D. Guess I am lucky, my wife understands it pretty well and helps me look after myself.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  Sorry my main answer went under your comment Richard! And will always feel honored to meet your beautiful wife years ago. All my best to you!!
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I think people would have to be mind readers! While hiking recently with my husband I had unexpected low. My alarms had been turned off for church and I forgot to turn back on! So I dug in backpack for fruit snack and put glucose tabs in pocket. I always reassure all is well. Gradually ate two tabs. Finally my husband asks if i can walk faster. I say I can try. Irritatedly he asks how low was I? I check and say 40. He then asked how I could still be walking and he would have been on the ground. He felt bad. I didn’t think clearly enough to describe situation. As we slowly hiked on he asked if I was feeling better. It took about 15-20 min to completely recover and enjoy the day. So, it is my t1 alone. But shared, too.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Melissa Childers has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have T1 Diabetes. I wish my spouse understood how I feel when my blood sugar fluctuates.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Janice Bianchi-Lurati has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  I have Juvenile Diabetes now known as Type 1 Diagnosed in 1960 My older brother was diagnosed in 1955 My niece was diagnosed in 1982/83 My great niece was diagnosed in 2013 You can do everything perfectly ie. diet, medication, rest and exercise and all is good most of the time, however, there are days that it doesn’t work and there’s no rhyme or reason why. You must learn to live with it or become so frustrated you do more harm than good.
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Molly Jones has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  My family is very supportive. I wish everyone in general could understand what we currently know of biochemistry and neurochemistry better. So many things people are blamed for....
- 1 year, 5 months ago
  
  Ernie Richmann has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Today is the first day of National Diabetes Awareness Month! In the comments, please share your personal connection with T1D (e.g., “I have T1D myself”, “I have a child with T1D”, etc.) and then answer the following: What is one thing you wish someone close to you (a romantic partner, a parent, a friend) better understood about your experience with diabetes?
  Sorry to hear about your wife.
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