KSannie – T1D Exchange

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- 20 hours, 32 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  If you use a CGM, do you currently have an adhesive overpatch on your sensor to help it stick?
  That form never worked for me, so I have had to call them every 3 months for a few years.
- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump, do you prefer that your pump be rechargeable or use batteries?
  I use an extension cord to charge my pump wherever I am sitting.
- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 likes your comment at
  If you use an insulin pump, do you prefer that your pump be rechargeable or use batteries?
  We are not tethered for charging our Tandem pumps: we can disconnect them and, say, charge while taking a shower. It only takes me 7-10 minutes a day to charge. And I prefer not to have to bring dangerous batteries in my luggage when traveling extensively.
- 5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Do you keep a low treatment in your vehicle?
  When driving I need my purse to put my license and other necessities in, so I use that. It can also go on walks or on public transportation.
- 5 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  Do you keep a low treatment in your vehicle?
  When driving I need my purse to put my license and other necessities in, so I use that. It can also go on walks or on public transportation.
- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How useful is the time in range measurement to you as a tool for assessing your T1D management and making changes to your routine?
  My A1C has not improved with the TIR available to me. The best way I have found for the last 47 years is by doing a paper chart, with a week's worth of BG. 's on one page. I then see whether the high sugars are consistently right after lunch or right before supper or at night or whatever, and that can determine whether I need to adjust my basal (or, formerly, long acting insulin) or my bolus (or, formerly, short acting insulin). I keep a year's worth, so I can tell whether the changes are due to the season of the year as well, or whatever. My sugars have gradually gone up with stress for 6 months before the weddings of two of my children, for example. I now know that on wedding day they will plummet precipitously.
- 7 months, 1 week ago
  
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  When purchasing a new smartphone, do you consider the phone’s compatibility with T1D devices and apps?
  I said "no" because I want an up-to-date phone. The apps usually lag behind. And then, once I purchase a phone, I do not trade it in every 2 years. I keep it until it cannot be fixed any more. Frequently purchasing new cars or phones or computers is a waste of materials, and damages the planet My phone is only 5 years old, but the latest app for my pump doesn't work on it. I see no reason to buy a new phone for $900 just to use an app. That would make pump supplies and pumps even more costly than they already are.
- 7 months, 1 week ago
  
  Antsy likes your comment at
  When purchasing a new smartphone, do you consider the phone’s compatibility with T1D devices and apps?
  I said "no" because I want an up-to-date phone. The apps usually lag behind. And then, once I purchase a phone, I do not trade it in every 2 years. I keep it until it cannot be fixed any more. Frequently purchasing new cars or phones or computers is a waste of materials, and damages the planet My phone is only 5 years old, but the latest app for my pump doesn't work on it. I see no reason to buy a new phone for $900 just to use an app. That would make pump supplies and pumps even more costly than they already are.
- 7 months, 4 weeks ago
  
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  If you were to request the next available appointment with your T1D healthcare provider, when do you estimate the next available appointment would be?
  If I were not on Medicare, it would be difficult to get an appointment within 3 months, even in an emergency. In an emergency, they would assign me a nurse practitioner to see. It is possible to contact them through their "portal." Whether I get a timely response depends on whether there is a reliable nurse to respond.
- 8 months ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  I didn't know anybody else with T1 diabetes at time of diagnosis in Dec 1962. I was 8 years old. While in hospital, my MD sent an 11 year old girl with T1D who was his patient to visit me. She did her best to offer an explanation of what "sugar diabetes" was all about. I didn't quite understand what she was talking about. I didn't meet others with T1D until I went to overnight camp for kids with diabetes in June 1963 - then I dozens of kids, teens, young adults, and adults living with diabetes.
- 8 months ago
  
  T1D4LongTime has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  From age 6, until nearly age 18, I never knew anyone with T1D. My paternal grandmother had T2D and was on insulin. Didn't know about camps, endocrinologists, support groups, or anything current about diabetes at age 6
- 8 months ago
  
  vbaum1956 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  Yes my Dad had contracted T1D about 10 yrs before I was diagnosed at 9.
- 8 months ago
  
  Kathleen Begbie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  My brother, my cousin and my sister-in-law
- 8 months ago
  
  Lenora Ventura has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  Yes. My dad also diagnosed when he was 9, his baby sister diagnosed w/ in 6 months of his diagnosis when she was 5, and his older brother who was diagnosed @ 33.
- 8 months ago
  
  Joan Fray has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  Yes, my dad had T1. My diagnosi made him and my mom so sad. I tried hard to make it no big deal so they wouldn’t worry.
- 8 months ago
  
  Melinda Lipe has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  I did not ever know any other T1Ds until I attended Diabetes camp. After that, it was many more years.
- 8 months ago
  
  Kathleen Juzenas has commented in the same post you commented in :
  At the time of your T1D diagnosis, did you already personally know anyone who had T1D?
  I said no. Actually my older brother was diagnosed in his mid-twenties (just like me). I knew him when we were younger but he had already moved out of state by the time of his diagnosis and did not share with me his experiences.
- 8 months ago
  
  Randell Cole has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  Not that I can tell
- 8 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  The time frames given don't really apply. I generally use a higher basal rate at 5:00 am and 5:00 - 7:00 pm. The 5:00 am for the morning highs and the latter for dinner when I tend to eat a larger meal.
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  Patricia Dalrymple has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  MT: so you use Libre 3 CGM. What pump do you use? I’m thinking it is best to use a pump and a CGM from the same company so if there are issues, it is easier to get help.
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  MT has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  I also didn’t like the calibration and all its troubles with some previous cgm devices. Now I wear the Libre 3 and love it! Easy, accurate and no calibration!
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  Sara Kvenvik has commented in the same post you commented in :
  When traveling by airplane, which of these options best describes whether you pack your T1D supplies and medications in your carryon or checked baggage? Please select all that apply to you, and share in the comments about which supplies you keep in your carryon bags while flying.
  I haven't flown since my type 1 diabetes.
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  I get "boots on the ground" highs big time. Then, right around bedtime, my sensitivity seems to go down... but, as soon as I'm asleep, it kicks back in. I had thought I had the basal for that worked out last year, but I think I need to work on it again. Who was it who said, "Nothing lasts forever."? They musta been diabetic! ;p
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  Linda Pease has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  I use smh and a pump with settings close to my needs for basal insulin I am losing weight so I generally need need less not more but I do use more in the day then at night
- 8 months, 1 week ago
  
  Cristina Jorge Schwarz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  Are there certain times of the day during which you consistently need more insulin than your average amount of insulin? Please select all the timeframes during which you routinely need more insulin to avoid high blood glucose levels.
  Funny, my 'feet on the floor' effect is to drop! I make my coffee straight away. Even when I sleep later than usual, my BG will stay steady until I stand up.
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