Happy New Year! Do you have any diabetes-related goals for 2024? Please share with us in the comments!

Happy New Year! Do you have any diabetes-related goals for 2024? Please share with us in the comments! - T1D Exchange

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- 1 hour, 30 minutes ago
  
  Bonnie Lundblom likes your comment at
  Have you ever switched to a new insulin pump or CGM only to return to your previous version?
  I didn't change, but I was thinking of changing back to the Dexcom G6 from the G7 since G6 are going to eventually be discontinued. Once I learned some tricks to use the G7 more effectively, I am getting less problems with it.
- 8 hours, 33 minutes ago
  
  Bret Itskowitch likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 8 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
  Carl Robertson likes your comment at
  Do you use creams or ointments on your skin BEFORE inserting a T1D device?
  I never use creams or ointments but I do use IV Prep before placing an infusion set and alcohol before placing my CGM sensor.
- 9 hours, 34 minutes ago
  
  Bill Williams likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  glucose meter and multiple injections
- 9 hours, 34 minutes ago
  
  Bill Williams likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 9 hours, 40 minutes ago
  
  Vicki Andersen likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 9 hours, 43 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  Do you use creams or ointments on your skin BEFORE inserting a T1D device?
  I was taught to never put anything on my skin before inserting a sensor to avoid contaminating the sensor with something that could interfere with accurate glucose readings. I do use Skin Prep (Smith and Nephew) under infusion sites to minimize irritation from the adhesive but not creams or ointments.
- 9 hours, 46 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  Which glucose metric is most important to you?
  Here's a refence to GMI https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/47/9/e74/157126/Comment-on-Selvin-et-al-The-Glucose-Management I’ll paraphrase, but basically it says GMI is pretty feeble, at best. I use TIR, however the moats many of us are building around cherished ideas may be much shallower than we’ve hoped.
- 9 hours, 47 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  Which glucose metric is most important to you?
  I put all three, but TIR is probably the most important. But of course TIR can be 100% and your blood sugar average around 170 which is way too high for an average. That is why I believe a combination of of all are important including standard deviation.
- 9 hours, 47 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  Which glucose metric is most important to you?
  TIR can only be improved by decreasing variability. I feel best 70-180 (maybe really 150) and that is most important to me. Feeling my best and reducing the burden of T1d management is my goal. I have reached that using open-source Loop!!
- 10 hours, 25 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  When I wen to Dismay World in Orlando, I just watched my meter, took frequent breaks and kept hydrated. I also placed a we cloth around my neck to keep me cooler.
- 10 hours, 26 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
  Susan Wood likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 11 hours, 40 minutes ago
  
  Tom Caesar likes your comment at
  How have you managed glucose levels for yourself (or a child living with T1D) at a waterpark or amusement park?
  The same as I would anyplace else. Check my numbers frequently, not skip meals, keep hydrated and take snacks when needed.
- 1 day, 6 hours ago
  
  Anita Stokar likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 1 day, 10 hours ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 1 day, 13 hours ago
  
  Melissa Childers likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Jaysen LeSage likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 1 day, 15 hours ago
  
  Jaysen LeSage likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  DKA should never be an issue except during the initial diagnosis. Managing T1D takes care of that issue.
- 2 days, 4 hours ago
  
  eherban1 likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  I have not experienced DKA, to my knowledge, since 1978, however, I know first hand it is a life threatening condition.
- 2 days, 7 hours ago
  
  Sandra Norman likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  One item was missed...take some fast acting insulin.
- 2 days, 7 hours ago
  
  Tracy Jean likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  Check my bg with a glucometer then give 1.5 times the amount of insulin it tells me to take. Check with a glucometer again in 1 hour and keep doing that until my bg comes down into normal range.
- 2 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  I last had DKA when I was diagnosed with T1D in 1970. Today my CGM provides sufficient information to avoid DKA.
- 2 days, 8 hours ago
  
  Dennis Dacey likes your comment at
  If you are having DKA-like symptoms, what steps do you take? Please select all that apply and explain more in the comments.
  Proper self-management is all that is needed. I’ve just begun my 57th year.
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