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  Do you bolus insulin for “total carbs” (including fiber) or “net carbs” (total carbs minus fiber)?
  If my meal includes more that 5 grams of fiber I subtract from carbs. Otherwise no.
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  I usually think "oh goody I can have some chocolate!"
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  Very anxious when it is really low, but not anxious at all when it is just mildly low.
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  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It all depends on how low, where I am and what I'm doing and if I can easily eat/drink fast acting carbs to treat it. I only get anxious if it's taking a long time to bring bg level up to my target of 110 and I'm out in public.
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  Depends on how low and what I am doing. Like today I had one at work where Dexcom said low but because I could treat and had two people with them, aware of it, I was okay.
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  Depends on how low and for how long. Generally not anxious as much as sweating and foggy headed.
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  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  I usually get more annoyed than anxious...It typically happens when I'm in the middle of working! I work as a private clarinet instructor so it's just me and the student and it's really difficult to string words together when I'm low.
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Drum Roll, Please: The Most Interesting Facts of 2020

Sarah Howard, 4 years ago 1 1 min read

This National Diabetes Awareness Month, we shared 30 Facts in 30 Days about the T1D Exchange Registry: our comprehensive research study of people with type 1 diabetes in the United States.  

Today, we’re sharing the 3 facts that our community found the most interesting!

1. Fact #4: The oldest person with T1D in the Registry is 89 years old.

2. Fact #6: In the Registry:

49.5% of participants were diagnosed at 12 years old or younger
13.6% were diagnosed at age 13-17
25.3% were diagnosed at age 18-35
8.4% were diagnosed at age 36-55
2% were diagnosed at 56 years old or older

3. Fact #13: The 5 most common comorbidities of people in the Registry:

Eye Disease
Cardiovascular Disease
Fungal Infections
Dental Issues
Depression

Thank you for being part of our community this year!

Racial Inequities Among People with Type 1 Diabetes and COVID-19

Sarah Howard

Sarah Howard (nee Tackett) has dedicated her career to supporting the T1D community ever since she was diagnosed with T1D while in college in May 2013. Since then, she has worked for various diabetes organizations, focusing on research, advocacy, and community-building efforts for people with T1D and their loved ones. Sarah is currently the Senior Manager of Marketing at T1D Exchange.

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Pauline M Reynolds

Thank you for this article. I found out that 8.4 % of TI’s are diagnosed in the same age bracket that I was. I thought I must be the only one! I am 81 years old and it was encouraging to see the age of the eldest. And, lastly, Fact #13: You must mean me.

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