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- 54 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  CGM is great, but sometimes too much data is stressful. All the pressure to be in range is a new numerical stress with statistical worries added on. The worries were always present, but nowadays they are front and center.
- 54 minutes ago
  
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  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  Krisit, the struggle's are real, and the ridiculous codes, makes us have to be Pharmaceutical experts. I'm a fan of the devices, but not the issues that come up when we try to fill them. Trying to travel, during a period when you are supposed to receive them, means you may have to go back to MDI. I tried to order some before a trip,, and they said they'd send them early, but that didn't happen. It's crazy, what we have to navigate to get our devices.
- 55 minutes ago
  
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  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  Agree!
- 55 minutes ago
  
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  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  I selected “ somewhat” because sometimes when it works, it’s fantastic but sometimes when it doesn’t work is a nightmare. It is either your best friend or your worst enemy.
- 57 minutes ago
  
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  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  You’re not alone, I agree and feel similar and bet many of us do!
- 57 minutes ago
  
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  To what extent does diabetes technology reduce day-to-day stress for you?
  I put somewhat since sometimes the technology adds stress (eg. Won’t connect, or alarms that tell me what I already know and am in the middle of treating)
- 59 minutes ago
  
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  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!
- 1 hour, 3 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Only when the pump or sensor fails & I'm not with the next replacement. Not really a vacation. (I've had them fail on vacation, too.)
- 2 hours, 7 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Not sure how I would without serious ramifications!
- 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Vacation? Sounds like a bad idea, to me.
- 2 hours, 8 minutes ago
  
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  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, 10 minutes ago
  
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  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, 27 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
  
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  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! ;)
- 4 hours, 22 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.
- 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 4 hours, 24 minutes 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.
- 4 hours, 49 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...
- 4 hours, 56 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! ;)
- 4 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  How often do you take a “vacation” from wearable diabetes technology (insulin pump, CGM)?
  Vacation? Sounds like a bad idea, to me.
- 4 hours, 57 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.
- 4 hours, 57 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 5 hours, 16 minutes ago
  
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  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.
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