Linda Summerfield

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- 7 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Eva likes your comment at
  If you are an adult with T1D and have tested positive for COVID-19 at some point since January 2022, did your health care provider prescribe Paxlovid to help with symptoms?
  Yes. But I opted to take Ivermectin instead and within 2 hours after first dose temperature was gone and chilling stopped and other than tiredness couldn't tell that I had been sick as a dog.
- 7 months, 4 weeks ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  If you eat or drink products containing sugar alcohols (erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, etc.), do you notice any digestive side-effects in the hours or days after consumption?
  only have problems if something contains sorbitol which I try to completely avoid.
- 8 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Tina Roberts likes your comment at
  Has your insulin pump ever overheated while in hot temperatures or in the sun?
  I keep my insulin pump in a frio bag in the hot temperatures which helps to keep it cooler.
- 1 year ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  If you use a CGM system that does not typically require calibration, have you been prompted by the system to calibrate your sensor in the past 12 months? If so, how often have you been required to calibrate a sensor in the past 12 months?
  I have not been prompted to calibrate, but about every 2 months or so, I have a sensor that reads way off and has to be calibrated a couple times and then reads fine.
- 1 year ago
  
  Bill Marston likes your comment at
  Do you currently have an unexpired glucagon kit? If so, what kind? If you have more than one unexpired glucagon kit, please select all that apply.
  Going on 58 years of type 1 and NEVER had a prescription for glucagon and NEVER had a doctor or endocrinologist tell me about it or offer me a prescription. I do recall honey being placed in my cheek when I would go unconscious from hypoglycemia as a child and it brought me to fast or orange juice if I was conscious.
- 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Robin Melen likes your comment at
  How many glucose strips have you used to check your blood glucose levels in the past 24 hours?
  2-to verify CGM results
- 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Cristina Jorge Schwarz likes your comment at
  How many glucose strips have you used to check your blood glucose levels in the past 24 hours?
  2-to verify CGM results
- 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Lori Smith has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  It's still hard. Yes you have to watch everything you eat, drink and how your stress levels are. Stress can definitely affect your Blood Sugars. You can have a Normal life and do whatever you want to do. Hopefully, there will be a Cure
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  LoloMama53 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  That I can control my A1c if I'm careful with diet and insulin management
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Wanacure has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Want to lower IR? Try more exercise and lower carb diet. Find way(s) to reduce stress.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Wanacure has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Beware of powdered “creamers!’ They usually contain some type of disguised sugar.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Diana L. has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Be patient! don't despair
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  wyndare3 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Retirement got really complicated really fast. T1D is a rollercoaster. Things change constantly. Insulin is not to be trifled with.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Molly Jones has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  How grateful I am for science, research and clinical trials. The more a condition is understood, the easier it is to live with, control and accepted by society and possibly prevent/ cure. Out of my many medical conditions, T1D is one of the easier to live with in this current time.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Bea Anderson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  This year: I’ve learned what was true at the beginning of T1 is true 16 years later. Carbs need to be well managed. Love tech that allows me a path to bgs averaging 90. Not using automated modes. But still solid help. I’m the weak link. This year I grew weary of being careful. It has been more work. For 16 years I’ve had a1C no higher than 5.9. Turn 70 in a couple days. This year I have shared T1 with more age related infirmities that distract from best T1 care. What gets me back on track is to realize what is good for T1 is good for many other ailments. So lowering my carbs, again, easing the math involved each day, easing inflammation, planning ahead for success. In the beginning I was motivated to be my best for family. I still want to show grandkids responsible health care that maxes out an ability to be my best. Whew!
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Tom Rintelmann has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  After 45 years of being a T1D I've learned to adapt to my body as it ages. This year learning to cope with a spinal epidural and a shoulder epidural. No fun to take triple the normal fast acting insulin for days after each procedure but am thankful for my CGM. Tom R
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  John McHenery has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Always learning but better than being dead.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Kristen Clifford has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  There is always something new, good or bad, to learn with T1D.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  PamK has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  That information for people my age with T1D is very limited. It all seems to be based on the recommendations for treating T2D. Unfortunately, the medical community does not seem to recognize that there is still a difference between T1 and T2 in people who are older.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  sweet charlie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  same after 70 years...
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  Bekki Weston has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Ever changing. Ever the same.
- 1 year, 3 months ago
  
  sweet charlie likes your comment at
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  nothing new after living 58 years with type 1. always look for the positive!
- 1 year, 4 months ago
  
  sweet charlie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  very nice!!!
- 1 year, 4 months ago
  
  sweet charlie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  yes ays 70 years!!
- 1 year, 4 months ago
  
  sweet charlie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  so true!!
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Linda Summerfield

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