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- 6 months, 1 week ago
  
  Lucia Maya likes your comment at
  The food we choose to eat as people with T1D is so personal, and each food impacts every person differently. What foods do you prefer to eat for your first meal of the day? Share what works for you in the comments!
  Greek yogurt, frozen blueberries and flax seed. I make it as a shake.
- 7 months ago
  
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  What foods or products do you keep on-hand specifically for hypoglycemia/lows?
  Glucose tablets
- 7 months, 1 week ago
  
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  What advice would you give to a caregiver of a teenager with T1D?
  Educate them....do not smother them...make them responsible.
- 8 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
- 8 months, 3 weeks 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
- 9 months ago
  
  ChrisW has commented in the same post you commented in :
  How useful is the A1c measurement to you as a tool for assessing your T1D management and making changes to your routine?
  A1C is an indicator of an indicator of blood glucose over time. Just because the only tool doctors have is a sledge hammer doesn't mean they should use it every time we patients have a screw loose. I look forward to the day when CGM reports completely replace A1C tests for type 1 diabetics.
- 9 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.
- 9 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.
- 9 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
- 9 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.
- 9 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.
- 9 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!
- 9 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
- 9 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.
- 9 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.
- 9 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.
- 9 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...
- 9 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.
- 9 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!!!
- 9 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!!
- 9 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!!
- 9 months ago
  
  sweet charlie has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  70 years agrees with you!!
- 9 months ago
  
  Steven Gill has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  Technically learned to "prebolus" 20-25 minutes before eating (with almost no spike after any meal), decrease or even suspend insulin/basal the same 20-25 minutes before specific tasks to prevent glucose drops. With the thought if a miscalculation levels rise higher than I want (my upper alarm is set to 125) I'll administer a bolus knowing my basal will never drop my glucose, that's my bolus' role. I can go without food all day without dropping (except for physical exertion), and likewise minus physical activity I can go to bed at.....74 and wake between 70 and 80. With 5 basal settings my "line" is finally straight minus physical exertion and food, to protect against the "dawn phenomenon," levels dropping while I sleep. Emotionally still learning there are things worse than diabetes: imagine a mom watching her T1D child with ADHD or celiac disease; a teenager going through puberty; even my two sisters dying of cancer. I'm living decently with and through TYPE 1 diabetes.
- 9 months ago
  
  Robin Melen has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  That it's hard sometimes and scary sometimes, but mostly very manageable, and that I can ensure that it doesn't impact who I am or what I want to do and what I want to eat! And it's all going to be OK if you pay attention and have patience!
- 9 months ago
  
  Kristine Warmecke has commented in the same post you commented in :
  What have you learned about life with T1D this year?
  No two days are ever the same, no matter how hard I plan it.
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