Lisa Vaas – T1D Exchange

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- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Louise Robinson likes your comment at
  On a typical week, how much of your total amount of insulin is your basal insulin?
  The answer differs vastly depending on your diet. I'm on a very low carb diet—about 20 carbs/day—and average 75%-80% basal. After having read Gary Taubes' latest book, "Rethinking Diabetes," what I've learned is that the 50-50 ratio promoted by the ADA, et al., is based on a diet relatively high in carbs ... as is most standard clinical advice ... advice based on the assumption that diabetics will eat the relatively high-carb diet promulgated by the ADA. F that. I'm on a mission to minimize carbs, HbA1C, insulin and other metabolic syndrome medications, and the sequelae caused by hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinimia. But aren't we all?
- 2 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  P-O Heidling likes your comment at
  On a typical week, how much of your total amount of insulin is your basal insulin?
  The answer differs vastly depending on your diet. I'm on a very low carb diet—about 20 carbs/day—and average 75%-80% basal. After having read Gary Taubes' latest book, "Rethinking Diabetes," what I've learned is that the 50-50 ratio promoted by the ADA, et al., is based on a diet relatively high in carbs ... as is most standard clinical advice ... advice based on the assumption that diabetics will eat the relatively high-carb diet promulgated by the ADA. F that. I'm on a mission to minimize carbs, HbA1C, insulin and other metabolic syndrome medications, and the sequelae caused by hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinimia. But aren't we all?
- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
  On a typical week, how much of your total amount of insulin is your basal insulin?
  The answer differs vastly depending on your diet. I'm on a very low carb diet—about 20 carbs/day—and average 75%-80% basal. After having read Gary Taubes' latest book, "Rethinking Diabetes," what I've learned is that the 50-50 ratio promoted by the ADA, et al., is based on a diet relatively high in carbs ... as is most standard clinical advice ... advice based on the assumption that diabetics will eat the relatively high-carb diet promulgated by the ADA. F that. I'm on a mission to minimize carbs, HbA1C, insulin and other metabolic syndrome medications, and the sequelae caused by hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinimia. But aren't we all?
- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  cynthia jaworski likes your comment at
  On a typical week, how much of your total amount of insulin is your basal insulin?
  The answer differs vastly depending on your diet. I'm on a very low carb diet—about 20 carbs/day—and average 75%-80% basal. After having read Gary Taubes' latest book, "Rethinking Diabetes," what I've learned is that the 50-50 ratio promoted by the ADA, et al., is based on a diet relatively high in carbs ... as is most standard clinical advice ... advice based on the assumption that diabetics will eat the relatively high-carb diet promulgated by the ADA. F that. I'm on a mission to minimize carbs, HbA1C, insulin and other metabolic syndrome medications, and the sequelae caused by hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinimia. But aren't we all?
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  brettsmith115 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I was a lucky kid back in the 80s/90s. I used to bring a pillowcase full of candy home and trade it in with my parents for toys. It was way better, and more fun, than just a bunch of candy.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Mary Ann Sayers has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I loved dressing up for Halloween and trick or treating as a child, but I didn't eat the candy. One house gave me apples, so I didn't feel different.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  KarenM6 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  When I was a kid, I trick-or-treated, but the candy was taken away and given to me piece-meal (one or two per day.)
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  T1D4LongTime has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  T1D since 1966 so majority of my childhood meant not eating a lot of the candy I was given trick-or-treating. I saved all the candy for when I had 'insulin reactions' (was we called them back in the day). Back in my childhood, I took one shot in the morning and had no clue what my current BG was, so no strategies other than lots of exercise so my urine sample wasn't the dreaded bright orange 4+
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Amy Schneider has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  When I was a child with T1D (40+ years ago), the neighbors all bought sugar-free candies for me.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Teri Morris has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  As a child my mom drove me to the neighbours who had saved me an apple 🍎
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Jeff Balbirnie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Never learned to like candy, so it was not relevant for me. I traded my candy to my siblings for cards, games stickers and stamps. They were old games (: z
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Jeff Perzan has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Two Strategies: 1. Give daughter 'option' of 1 or 2 pieces/day (make candy last, give decision-making ability and accountability, and forcing prioritization of options); and 2. purchasing candy from daughter - especially helpful for culling out stuff she didn't like AND having her evaluate on a 'business case' basis priorities, saving, and long-term approach.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Sorry you had to give all of your candy away. My parents weren't that strict so I never really felt deprived.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  It is sort of funny how many people even today think that raisins will raise your blood sugar less than candy (although I do consider them more healthful than candy). People offered me raisins too. Nowadays I use raisins to raise my blood sugar in case of hypoglycemia.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  AnitaS has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I had diabetes as a child but that was in the 1970's. Only urine testing then, so what my blood sugar numbers were is just a presumption. I tried staying away from pixie sticks and candies that are basically pure sugar, but I know I did eat a few pieces of chocolate now and then.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I like the auctioning off of his treats won in school. Wish I'd have thought of that.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  There was no blood glucose testing when I was young to go treat or treating. Our parent's allowed us chose the candy we wanted to keep for low's and they bought the rest from us. My Dad then took it to work to share. We also had neighbors that made homemade treats to hand out, got to love living in a very small town in the 70's, who make special ones for us.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  ConnieT1D62 has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I went trick or treating as a child with T1D in the 1960s. Neighborhood kids got dressed up in homemade Halloween costumes, with or without character masks, and my younger brother and I went out as part of the gang. When I got home my mom would go through the trick or treat bag and allow me to keep the little boxes of raisins, bags of Fritos or chips, apples, peanuts, and popcorn that were given out. All the candy treats I collected were distributed to my brother and other kids in the neighborhood and I was given $5.00 for giving my candy away.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Liz Johnson has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  When our son came home after trick or treating we sorted the candy into pieces he could use to treat lows, those he could work into his meal plan and those that were problematic. We would buy the candy that was problematic and mete out the rest appropriately. He liked getting the money. In school also when he answered a question and won a treat he would auction it off to his classmates.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Henry Renn has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I'm 71 but when I was a child my Dad would give me cash for my candy. I think he was generous to lessen the hurt of trick or treating for candy which I couldn't eat. I would keep peanuts & any little boxes of pretzels.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  cynthia jaworski has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Halloween was more than candy. I loved the costumes and the fun we had running around at night. I was dx in 1962 at the age of 10, so there were few reliable tools. I ate a bit of candy, bu I was very choosy. Most of it was given away to a children's center.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Pauline M Reynolds has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Oops, answered other. Should have been I have no children with nor myself have T1 as a child. Over the years, though, I have given out individual packets of pretzels and pencils rather than candy. My problem was staying away from my children's stash of chocolate!
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Bruce Schnitzler has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  I was diagnosed at 6 years of age, in 1951, lived in a rural area, and simply did not go trick-or-treating.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Becky Hertz has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Oops, I answered no, but was 14 when diagnosed so part trick-or-treating.
- 1 year, 6 months ago
  
  Marla Peaslee has commented in the same post you commented in :
  If you have a child with T1D (or at some point, you were a child with T1D) who goes trick-or-treating, do you use any strategies to manage insulin, blood glucose levels, and candy? Share what works for you in the comments!
  We gave legos in exchange for candy collected. Sugar free candy and gum are what our sweet neighbors gave our child. Also allowing a pick of one or two candies and adjusted insulin as needed.
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