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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
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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.
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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!"
- 18 hours, 5 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 6 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 6 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
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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.
- 18 hours, 23 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
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  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.
- 18 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
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  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.
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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.
- 18 hours, 25 minutes ago
  
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  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.
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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.
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  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.
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  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, 20 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!"
- 20 hours, 20 minutes ago
  
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  When you have low blood glucose, how anxious do you generally feel?
  Two Reese's Peanut Butter cups for me 😊
- 20 hours, 21 minutes ago
  
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  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.
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  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.
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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.
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  I don’t feel anxious when my blood sugar goes low but when it goes high, I get very worried.
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Type 1 Diabetes Online Resources – September 2021

Samantha Walsh, 3 years ago 0 2 min read

One of the silver linings about living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the community. The T1D community is constantly providing information about resources, best practices and medical advice about living with diabetes. We asked members of our community to share with us some of their favorite resources for navigating life with T1D, here is what they said!

Websites from organizations that share general T1D resources, diabetes-related news, and blog posts about all aspects of life with T1D:

Forums where you can seek input, opinions and help from other people living with T1D and their caregivers:

Beyond Type 1 forum
JDRF forum
Diabetes Daily
“The Question of the Day” on T1Dexchange.org

Book recommendations from our community:

Think Like a Pancreas – Gary Scheiner
Dr. Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution – Richard Bernstein
Sugar Surfing – Stephen Ponder
Bright Spots & Landmines – Adam Brown
Breakthrough – Thea Cooper, Arthur Ainsberg
Cheating Destiny – James Hirsch
The Discovery of Insulin – Michael Bliss
Not Dead Yet – Phil Southerland
Pumping Insulin – John Walsh
Diabetes Burnout – William Polonsky
A Woman’s Guide to Diabetes – Brandy Barnes & Natalie Strand
Complete Guide to Diabetes – ADA
Growing Up Again: Life, Loves, and Oh Yeah, Diabetes – Mary Tyler Moore
The Diabetic Athlete – Sheri Colberg
Shot: Staying Alive with Diabetes – Amy Ryan
Beating The Odds: 64 Years of Diabetes Health – Richard Vaughn
Mastering Diabetes – Robby Barbaro, Cyrus Khambatta
The Human Side of Diabetes: Beyond Doctors, Diets, and Drugs – Mike Raymond

Podcast recommendations from our community:

The T1D community is full of knowledgeable people, each with a unique experience and perspective on living with this disease. The T1D community is special because so many people are eager to help other people with T1D by always providing new information about living with T1D and sharing what works best for them.

Please remember to always consult with your healthcare professional before making any serious changes to your diabetes care routine.

Fear of Hypoglycemia and Its Impact

Samantha Walsh

Samantha Walsh has lived with type 1 diabetes for over five years since 2017. After her T1D diagnosis, she was eager to give back to the diabetes community. She is the Community and Partner Manager for T1D Exchange and helps to manage the Online Community and recruit for the T1D Exchange Registry. Prior to T1D Exchange, Samantha fundraised at Joslin Diabetes Center. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelors degree in sociology and early childhood education.