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- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current overall T1D care routine? (1 = the least satisfied, 5 = the most satisfied)
  I have those days too! And I am retired too!
- 2 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Kathy Hanavan likes your comment at
  On a scale of 1-5, how satisfied are you with your current overall T1D care routine? (1 = the least satisfied, 5 = the most satisfied)
  I have those days too! And I am retired too!
- 4 months ago
  
  Tina Roberts likes your comment at
  Did you have any diabetes-related achievements or milestones in 2023? Share what you’re proud of in the comments!
  43 years with Type 1 and no complications. A1c under 6.3 all year.
- 4 months ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  Did you have any diabetes-related achievements or milestones in 2023? Share what you’re proud of in the comments!
  43 years with Type 1 and no complications. A1c under 6.3 all year.
- 5 months ago
  
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  Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at T1D Exchange! Share something T1D-related that you’re thankful for!
  I am thankful for all the advances in dealing with Type 1. A lot has improved since my diagnosis in 1980!
- 5 months, 1 week ago
  
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  Happy World Diabetes Day – Share a T1D-related accomplishment you have experienced!
  Forty three years with Type 1 and no complications!
- 5 months, 1 week ago
  
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  Happy World Diabetes Day – Share a T1D-related accomplishment you have experienced!
  Forty three years with Type 1 and no complications!
- 5 months, 1 week ago
  
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  Happy World Diabetes Day – Share a T1D-related accomplishment you have experienced!
  Forty three years with Type 1 and no complications!
- 5 months, 1 week ago
  
  jo likes your comment at
  Happy World Diabetes Day – Share a T1D-related accomplishment you have experienced!
  Forty three years with Type 1 and no complications!
- 5 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  If you (or your child with T1D) celebrate Halloween, how do you balance blood sugar levels, physical activity, and candy during the festivities?
  I enjoy a cup of herbal tea and read a book while waiting for the kids!
- 6 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  Were you misdiagnosed with another condition before you were diagnosed with T1D?
  Yes, I was misdiagnosed with Type 2
- 6 months, 3 weeks ago
  
  Sheri Marcus likes your comment at
  Were you misdiagnosed with another condition before you were diagnosed with T1D?
  Yes, I was misdiagnosed with Type 2
- 1 year, 1 month ago
  
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  If you are an adult with T1D, how much has type 1 diabetes affected your thought-process and decision to have/not have children?
  I did not get Type 1 until 6 years after I had my children.
- 1 year, 2 months 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.
  Was given a VERY low dose by an ENT. It sent my levels up. It was a challenge to manage.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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...
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
- 1 year, 2 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.
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