John McHenery – T1D Exchange

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- 1 month ago
  
  William Bennett likes your comment at
  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?
  I have answered Loop / OpenAPS / AndroidAPS as it is probably the closest of the options but the system is not self-built. I use the CamAPS FX /YpsoPump/Dexcom G6 set up and it works extremeny well
- 1 month, 2 weeks ago
  
  Bill Marston likes your comment at
  Do you currently use any of the following insulin pumps?
  MyLife YpsoPump
- 3 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Velika Peterson likes your comment at
  Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
  I stopped using those sites and paid more attention to rotation of available ones.
- 4 months ago
  
  T1DGJ likes your comment at
  Have you developed lipohypertrophy due to repeated injections/infusions of insulin? Lipohypertrophy is a term to describe hardened lumps of body fat just under the skin that resulted from repeated insulin injections/infusion sites. If so, share how you’ve handled lipohypertrophy in the comments!
  I stopped using those sites and paid more attention to rotation of available ones.
- 7 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  If you have ever been prescribed steroids, did they have a noticeable impact on your blood glucose levels? Please share more about your experiences managing T1D while taking steroids in the comments.
  BS up so increased insulin
- 8 months ago
  
  Samantha Hunter has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  What's interesting is that I've begun taking Adderall for ADHD, and my doctor and I are still trying to find the right dosage. Lately I've found that 20mg XR is just too much for me, and describing how uncomfortable and out of it I felt, my ex-cocaine user boyfriend said that's exactly what coming down from speeding feels like. But what's interesting is that it also feels exactly like a low blood sugar. I kept checking my CGM but my blood sugars were all fine, but I still felt shaky and spacey. So apparently a low blood sugar has the same feeling as coming down off of speed/drugs.
- 8 months ago
  
  KMcKeon has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I've never had a very severe low -- only been T1D for 7 months. But if I am dropping very fast, I usually get this weird tunnel vision where I feel like everything is converging and I feel unsteady. Then the shaking, clammy feeling starts. Usually takes 25-30 mins to feel normal again, even when my blood sugar returns to normal.
- 8 months ago
  
  Eva has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I classify a severe low as one where I become completely stupid - it affects my cognition first and then my peripherals - like shaking, and fast heart beat etc...
- 8 months ago
  
  Sheri Marcus has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I start getting a bit dizzy, hot, shaky, confused and very hungry and thirsty.
- 8 months ago
  
  Eric Johnson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I feel hollow and have not ability to concentrate
- 8 months ago
  
  Kelli Christiansen has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I get confused. My thoughts are racing. Making no sense. Unbalanced and uncontrollable movements. Sweaty and cold.
- 8 months ago
  
  Kelli Christiansen has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  My thoughts are everywhere, non stopping, but making no sense. Confused. Unbalanced, if I try to walk. Cold and sweaty. Jerky movements and involuntary movements sometimes.
- 8 months ago
  
  Donna Condi has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Before Dexcom it was in the middle of the night and my husband woke me up because he said I felt very clammy to him. I was sweating profusely. I could barely think to get out the words to him to go get my bottle of juice from the fridge. I asked him to get my meter so I could check my bs. And it was no surprise that the number 21 came up.
- 8 months ago
  
  Don (Lucky) Copps has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  This question begs the another question "What is the fastest foods to reverse a low blood sugar?" T1D Exchange should blast this information to all T1D's. Also T1DS, don't hide behind the statement "must consult with your CDE. I use hard candy, orange juice and M&M's when at home. I sometimes refer to an app on my phone called My GI.
- 8 months ago
  
  Don (Lucky) Copps has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Try telling these well said horror stories to a non diabetic. Most don't get it. I identify with all your stories and I've lived through most myself. Another super scary one was being given beta-blockers after a heart stent in 2008. Come to find out beta-blockers also block the experience of an insulin reaction. So, after falling once and on a 2nd occasion just checking my bs to find it was 29!$#%& I began to read the label of my beta-blocker. Clear as a bell deep into the 15+ page description "can cause blocking of hypoglycemic episodes". I fired the cardiologist on the spot! Lesson learned, now I read everything about all drugs, supplements and food before I eat it.
- 8 months ago
  
  Don (Lucky) Copps has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Awful. It is scary as I know where I'm heading. The most nervous is behind the wheel of a car. Have also had this on golf courses & tennis courts. I carry hard candy with me in the driver's door/golf bag/tennis bag but have on occasion forgot to refill. Stopping at the nearest gas station and eating whatever they have is nerve racking. I've eaten the food while standing in line to pay on more than one occasion. It has gone away with the alarms and monitoring devices on my phone and watch but prior to those technologies it was difficult to predict w/o bs checks every 1/2 hour. Thank God those days are behind us. But, they could easily return.
- 8 months ago
  
  Ardnfast has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Debilitating.
- 8 months ago
  
  Twinniepoo74 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I feel very sleepy and I start shaking from head to toe. Plus I am very moody
- 8 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I have had that happen too. One time I felt slightly shaky so I tested my blood on a glucose meter (before I had a CGM) just to make sure if my sugar was low. Yep, in the 20's.
- 8 months ago
  
  T1D4LongTime has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Insulin resistance is when a person’s body has a lower (or reduced) response to insulin. Do you have insulin resistance? Please share in the comments about your experiences, and how you navigate life with T1D and insulin resistance.
  My endo has not diagnosed me with insulin resistance. However, I am very Type-A, so high adrenaline and cortisol levels are a normal part of my day. During stress, my BG rises and a normal correction bolus often is very slow to bring it down. Once the stress levels go down, the insulin resistance seems to go away
- 8 months ago
  
  vbaum1956 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Very good description.
- 8 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Oh! PS - I bit my husband during one of my seizures... he was not happy. #theembarassingthingswedowhenlow
- 8 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Thank you for your posts, beth nelson! Oh goodness, yes! 15 is crazy low!! I also had a number of seizures at night until the one where my husband couldn't wake me up. Finally got to an endocrinologist who changed my life! But, the glutamate excitotoxicity is something I will look into!!! (My Dad had Parkinson's dementia and my Mom has Alzheimer's... so, I have to be as proactive on these things as is humanly possible.) Thank you for your posts!!!! :)
- 8 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  Oh my gosh, Beckie! I used to scream, too! I am so grateful that you said that... it helps me understand those experiences.
- 8 months ago
  
  vbaum1956 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  In your own words, how would you describe the feeling of a severe low?
  I guess my best response would be impending doom, like I may be helpless soon so I'd better take action. I then wait until the BG comes up, sometimes forever, with a tingling mouth sensation, to go resume what I was doing.
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