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- 43 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Never. I have severe hypoglycemic unawareness. No symptoms even at glucose levels of 40.
- 44 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Not sure how I would without serious ramifications!
- 44 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Vacation? Sounds like a bad idea, to me.
- 44 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Being on a pump and CGM is not something I would want to be without no matter what. The only way I would ever consider it being a vacation a life long vacation is if I was cured of T1D.
- 46 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  as soon as T1D "takes a vacation", then I will too! ;)
- 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
  
  Brian Vodehnal likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  I never take a vacation from my pump. But I often do with my CGM because it fails so often.
- 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
  
  Patricia Dalrymple likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Is a 1/2 hour a vacation? On those magic days when the pump and sensor need to be changed at the same time, I might take a "naked" shower where I don't have to worry about scrubbing one or the other off, but that's about it.
- 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
  
  Patricia Dalrymple likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  as soon as T1D "takes a vacation", then I will too! ;)
- 2 hours, 58 minutes ago
  
  atr likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Being on a pump and CGM is not something I would want to be without no matter what. The only way I would ever consider it being a vacation a life long vacation is if I was cured of T1D.
- 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
  atr likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  I never take a vacation from my pump. But I often do with my CGM because it fails so often.
- 3 hours ago
  
  atr likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Is a 1/2 hour a vacation? On those magic days when the pump and sensor need to be changed at the same time, I might take a "naked" shower where I don't have to worry about scrubbing one or the other off, but that's about it.
- 3 hours, 25 minutes ago
  
  KCR likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  I took one once when I was on vacation at a beach resort and used Lantus and Novolog pens, but I kept my CGM on. It was kinda nice...
- 3 hours, 32 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  as soon as T1D "takes a vacation", then I will too! ;)
- 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Vacation? Sounds like a bad idea, to me.
- 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Being on a pump and CGM is not something I would want to be without no matter what. The only way I would ever consider it being a vacation a life long vacation is if I was cured of T1D.
- 3 hours, 33 minutes ago
  
  Marty likes your comment at
  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  What's the alternative? MDI? No thanks. That did not work well for me when I was Dx-ed 35 years ago. I have kept my old 770 Medtronic pump and some resivors & infusion sets to fall back on.
- 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  I am thankful for medical insurance that covers some of the cost, but I would not like the sum of 70 years with T1D. We has had to make many cost trade offs to afford to stay healthy.
- 3 hours, 52 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  If I did not have diabetes I'd be a multimillionaire! All the money spent on diabetes care, supplies, etc invested in this disease since 1969!!! 😑 Yes, diabetes is a very expensive disease!
- 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  War launching
- 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  If the orange menace could get off his ear launching butt and get that discount for all insured folks, not just Medicare....wouldn't that be great.
- 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  I have decent health insurance that hasn’t refused to pay for my meds.
- 3 hours, 53 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  It's not a burden to me, since Medicare pays for a lot of my supplies. However, it's a huge burden for my son, as his two kids have T1. $500/month and they aren't using CGMs or pumps.
- 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  I put agree nor disagree. It’s not a burden but the money could be used elsewhere as I am retired and entered the fixed income era of my life.
- 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  Although I can currently afford my medical costs, they are not cheap. Future expenses are always a concern. Insurance changes are always difficult. I can never feel truly secure in affordable diabetic care. Of course these expenses are taken away from other areas in my family's budget.
- 3 hours, 54 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  How much do you agree with the following statement: “The financial costs of diabetes are a burden for me (or my family).”
  Neither agree or disagree. Over a lifetime of living with T1D It is what it is. The only time it gets to be a burden is if I have to replace something and/or pay out of pocket that isn't covered by insurance. I have always managed to get and have what I need on hand.
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