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- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Gerald Oefelein likes your comment at
  Overall, how do you feel using an insulin pump affects your stress related to T1D management? (If you’ve used one in the past, reflect on that experience to answer the question.) Share more in the comments!
  I decreases. But really it is the CGM that decreases stress - the pump does neither
- 3 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  pru barry likes your comment at
  Overall, how do you feel using an insulin pump affects your stress related to T1D management? (If you’ve used one in the past, reflect on that experience to answer the question.) Share more in the comments!
  I decreases. But really it is the CGM that decreases stress - the pump does neither
- 6 months ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  In the past 24 hours, how many times has your blood glucose risen above 180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L)? (For this question, we are looking at separate periods of hyperglycemia, rather than consecutive glucose readings above 180 mg/dL.)
  I answered 4 , I had steroid in my infusion yesterday.
- 6 months ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  In the past 24 hours, how many times has your blood glucose risen above 180 mg/dL (10.0 mmol/L)? (For this question, we are looking at separate periods of hyperglycemia, rather than consecutive glucose readings above 180 mg/dL.)
  I answered 4 , I had steroid in my infusion yesterday.
- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  Marsha Miller likes your comment at
  If you are a person with T1D, how often do you drink diet soda?
  Grew up on Tab before I had diabetes, Loved Diet RC, Switched to Diet Coke, can tolerate Diet Pepsi, after 65 years, I am doing great.,
- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  If you are a person with T1D, how often do you drink diet soda?
  Grew up on Tab before I had diabetes, Loved Diet RC, Switched to Diet Coke, can tolerate Diet Pepsi, after 65 years, I am doing great.,
- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  jo likes your comment at
  If you are a person with T1D, how often do you drink diet soda?
  Grew up on Tab before I had diabetes, Loved Diet RC, Switched to Diet Coke, can tolerate Diet Pepsi, after 65 years, I am doing great.,
- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  If you are a person with T1D, how often do you drink diet soda?
  Grew up on Tab before I had diabetes, Loved Diet RC, Switched to Diet Coke, can tolerate Diet Pepsi, after 65 years, I am doing great.,
- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  Karen Tay likes your comment at
  If you are a person with T1D, how often do you drink diet soda?
  Grew up on Tab before I had diabetes, Loved Diet RC, Switched to Diet Coke, can tolerate Diet Pepsi, after 65 years, I am doing great.,
- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  jo likes your comment at
  If you have ever had extra supplies from a device you no longer use, what did you do with those extra supplies? Please select all that apply.
  I have decided to give them to my endo's office. They have a nice supply closet of donations, that they give to people in trouble. Since i have had to dip in that closet once, I now know how important that can be.
- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Trina Blake likes your comment at
  If you have ever had extra supplies from a device you no longer use, what did you do with those extra supplies? Please select all that apply.
  I have decided to give them to my endo's office. They have a nice supply closet of donations, that they give to people in trouble. Since i have had to dip in that closet once, I now know how important that can be.
- 6 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  Amanda Barras likes your comment at
  If you have ever had extra supplies from a device you no longer use, what did you do with those extra supplies? Please select all that apply.
  I have decided to give them to my endo's office. They have a nice supply closet of donations, that they give to people in trouble. Since i have had to dip in that closet once, I now know how important that can be.
- 7 months ago
  
  Carl Robertson likes your comment at
  How often do you make adjustments to your insulin-to-carb ratio?
  Almost never. With the power of the automatic delivery system it is just not needed anymore than when I see my doc and maybe not then
- 7 months ago
  
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  How often do you make adjustments to your insulin-to-carb ratio?
  Almost never. With the power of the automatic delivery system it is just not needed anymore than when I see my doc and maybe not then
- 7 months, 1 week ago
  
  jo likes your comment at
  What foods or products do you keep on-hand specifically for hypoglycemia/lows?
  I am a big fan of CVS brand orange glucose powder. We also keep apple juice
- 7 months, 2 weeks ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  What advice would you give to a caregiver of a teenager with T1D?
  Find therapy. Even if your teen seems perfect they need therapy.
- 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.
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