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- 1 hour, 49 minutes ago
  
  lis be likes your comment at
  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.
- 14 hours, 19 minutes ago
  
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  Do you keep track of where you rotate your CGM site?
  No need to track it’s pretty obvious. Switch sides each time and try to miss any visible puncture spots
- 18 hours, 50 minutes ago
  
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It really depends on when I catch it and how low it is. If I see it early enough I treat it and just watch it to make sure it is recovering.
- 20 hours, 9 minutes ago
  
  Chris Albright likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  I usually think "oh goody I can have some chocolate!"
- 20 hours, 9 minutes ago
  
  Chris Albright likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  Very anxious when it is really low, but not anxious at all when it is just mildly low.
- 20 hours, 10 minutes ago
  
  Chris Albright likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
- 20 hours, 10 minutes ago
  
  Chris Albright likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It depends on how fast it is dropping and how quickly it responds to my attempts to raise it back to normal.
- 20 hours, 27 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  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.
- 20 hours, 27 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It depends on how fast it is dropping and how quickly it responds to my attempts to raise it back to normal.
- 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  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.
- 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  Depends on how low and for how long. Generally not anxious as much as sweating and foggy headed.
- 20 hours, 28 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
- 20 hours, 29 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  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.
- 20 hours, 29 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  Very anxious when it is really low, but not anxious at all when it is just mildly low.
- 20 hours, 30 minutes ago
  
  Lawrence S. likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It varies. It depends on how low and how long.
- 21 hours, 2 minutes ago
  
  John Barbuto likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
- 22 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
- 22 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  I usually think "oh goody I can have some chocolate!"
- 22 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  Two Reese's Peanut Butter cups for me 😊
- 22 hours, 25 minutes ago
  
  KarenM6 likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  I don’t feel anxious when my blood sugar goes low but when it goes high, I get very worried.
- 22 hours, 43 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It depends on how fast it is dropping and how quickly it responds to my attempts to raise it back to normal.
- 22 hours, 44 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  My anxiety kicks in a bit when low treatments seem to take forever to have an impact.
- 22 hours, 45 minutes ago
  
  Janis Senungetuk likes your comment at
  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It varies. It depends on how low and how long.
- 22 hours, 47 minutes ago
  
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  It varies. It depends on how low and how long.
- 23 hours, 3 minutes ago
  
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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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And the Winner Is: The Top Questions of 2020

Sarah Howard, 4 years ago 0 1 min read

At T1D Exchange, we learn so much from the vast T1D experience of our online community. Today we’re sharing the three most answered Questions of the Day in 2020!

1. Thursday, September 24^th: What do you remember about your first year with diabetes?

We received an incredible 2,468 responses to this question, which made this the most thought-provoking question of the year! The three most popular responses were:

Adapting to a new lifestyle (9.8%)
No CGMs (8.7%)
No pumps (7.8%).

2. Thursday, September 3^rd: What symptoms did you have that led to your T1D diagnosis?

Our second most popular question of 2020 had 1,763 responses with the top three answers being:

Increased thirst (18.8%)
Frequent urination (18%)
Unintended weight loss (15.7%)

3. Wednesday, August 5^th: Where do you keep supplies for low blood sugars/hypoglycemia?

The third most popular Question of the Day got 1,641 responses with the top three answers being:

At home (15.8%)
By the bed (14.6%)
In the purse/bag/suitcase (14.6%)

Drum Roll, Please: The Most Interesting Facts of 2020

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.