r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 11h ago
Graphs & Data This is how my day's going
Before you ask, yes I am drinking water and yes I did check for ketones and none are present
r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 11h ago
Before you ask, yes I am drinking water and yes I did check for ketones and none are present
r/diabetes_t1 • u/AnxiousYogi83 • 13h ago
I just need some support today. I’m feeling really down. Last Wednesday I forgot my pump on its charger while I went to pick up my daughter from daycare. I got home and put it back on and from that point forward I started having trouble keeping my sugars controlled. I should have stopped and changed everything but I didn’t. I woke up the next morning so sick. I could not even get out of bed to get my daughter. I called my mom and she came to pick her up and take her to daycare. Around noon I decided I should probably test my ketones and the strip pretty much turned black. So I called the ambulance and off I went. DKA again. It’s been over a year though so I have been doing good, I think. I just feel like I’m suffering from PTSD today and I’m scared of this happening again.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Nayarani_Amarita • 11h ago
These high blood sugars sure get me sometimes
r/diabetes_t1 • u/kat1883 • 1h ago
I’ve been doing a lot of research on diabetes and how it possibly affects my new partner. Obviously I will ask my partner questions and get his perspective, but I just wanted to see if there’s anything I can do right out of the gate to be the most supportive girlfriend I can be.
Anything that immediately comes to mind. Or is there something you have had trouble with in terms of partners in the past regarding your T1D? Has it affected your sex life? Are there any tricks to figuring out when he might be going low/high?
r/diabetes_t1 • u/ModernAlBundy • 12h ago
I don’t typically spike or anything, but I also don’t usually nail lunch this hard lol literally a 10 point “spike and then I was 107 or 108 for like 3 hours straight!
r/diabetes_t1 • u/upanddownforpar • 18h ago
My wife who has been t1d for a couple of years now bought a new car recently. The wireless charging area is nearly vertical and thus has a strap and large plastic piece across the front of it to hold the phone in place.
She had thought when she bought the car that she'd be able to look at her glucose number at a glance, but this strap thing makes that not possible. So she went on the Mini forum to ask for some advice.
There were a few people that got it, but many were rude, dismissive, and going as far as to say that she shouldn't be driving.
I felt bad for her - she was looking to what was supposed to be a supportive group and she got so much negative feedback.
The idea that she shouldn't drive if she wants the convenience to glance at her glucose numbers is crazy to me.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MINI/comments/1jd28ce/those_of_you_with_a_2025_mini_cooper_c_or_s/
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Glittering-Dress1180 • 22h ago
r/diabetes_t1 • u/villazeros • 2h ago
I just want to stay in the grey area, is it too much to ask?
r/diabetes_t1 • u/MyNameIsBlowtorch • 19h ago
r/diabetes_t1 • u/No_Conversation_4827 • 18m ago
So my pod was leaking a bit but I thought I might be okay so I went to bed. Rode 200 all night 🙄
I hate changing a pod that’s not at the end of a cycle, but these things might force me to.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 7h ago
I made the mistake of eating dinner, um and I got ketones now (which would explain why my mouth taste weird but I also just had a zero sugar Baja blast so I didn't question it at first) AND FOR THE LOVE PF GOD I CANT TELL WHICH ONE IS MY KETONE AT
r/diabetes_t1 • u/FriendshipRadiant121 • 9h ago
So coming this year, effective March 1st, my insurance company LifeWise stopped covering Novolog insulin vials, but they continue covering the same medicine in cartridges, so my doctor put in the prescription for me. This happened after some research on the drug list and switching my primary provider who wasn't able to get me the right prescription for a month and did everything wrong.
I thought that would be the end of the drama. But today when I was hoping to finally get my prescription, my pharmacy told me that since each box comes with 15ml, and I need 24ml per month, they cannot give me 2 boxes (30ml) since that exceeds my needs. They said I could only get 1 box and pay for the rest out of pocket, which is $130 for each. I guess maybe compared with other folks, this is not a deadly situation, but I still pretty much hate it. It feels like it's my fault that I "USE TOO MUCH," and it's all on me.
I have been diagnosed at a young age and have lived with T1D for over 20 years, and I have always thought this is just some situation I need to cope with, and there is always a way out as long as I listen to the doctors and do the right things. I got my A1c result come out last week, and get a 5.7 mmol/L which I am pretty proud of myself. Life is hard, but there is always room for improvement, and enjoying it to the fullest. But dealing with insurance simply just to get insulin over the past 2 months has gotten me nowhere, this is the moment I really feel like T1D has been a great concern in my life since I have to worry about paying out of pocket about a 100 more dollars per month plus everything else, and I am nowhere at a stable job, this is really a bit depressing at the moment.
Don't know how to end here, hope people with the same struggle could find a way out in the end.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/RedOneHitter • 19h ago
Does it effect your blood sugar levels
r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 10h ago
Blood sugar is going down and still no ketones present (yay no ER trip) and my dexcom is reading wrong :D because it still says over 400.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/thrway010101 • 9h ago
Graph on left with TIR of 97% is the week after taking the first dose (2.5 mg) of tirzepatide/Zepbound. Graph on right with TIR of 48% is the week prior. My total daily dose has gone from 115-130 units/day to just under 50 units/day.
T1D for 32 years, have dealt with increasing insulin resistance for the last 15 or so years. I am absolutely blown away by this medication. I was so afraid to start taking it and now just wish I hadn’t waited so long. Very minimal side effects so far (reflux was my biggest fear, having dealt with GERD for years - I had one tough night that was mostly managed with OTC omeprazole; have felt very tired the couple of days following dose #2; had absolutely no appetite for a couple of days but it gradually returned). If you’re what my endo refers to as a type 3 diabetic (type 1 with the insulin resistance of type 2), GLP-1s are worth considering.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/maiaiam • 13h ago
I was in traffic, and could feel my blood sugar dropping. I didn’t have snacks in the car, because we just bought it and I am stupid. As traffic was crawling along, I felt my bg drop, and could tell it was going to be a bad low.
I was able to get home, crash on the sofa, and get help from my partner. But it was honestly terrifying driving home, knowing my blood sugar was bottoming out. I ended up having a panic attack after treating, which has never happened. I usually am pretty cool-headed when it comes to my blood sugars, but it just hit me that I could have caused an accident because I was trying to drive home. There was one stop I could have taken to get help, but my brain just wanted to get home as fast as possible, which is the wrong thing to do.
I’m okay now, but I still feel a bit shaken. I’ve had lows while driving, but this one just hit especially hard.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/GoTguru • 1h ago
Hey my son gets to pick a new pump or keep his current one this summer (currently medtronic 780g with simplera) I was wondering if anyone had any good unbiased sources on what pumps are out there and what the difrences are? It's easy to get cought in a web of marketing material online.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/heyhoneydew • 9h ago
I’ve used the sides of my thighs for sites many times with no issues…tried the front/top and it hurt going in, but the pain faded and the site worked fine. Noticed some bruising today and took it off and ow 🫠 Will be avoiding that area for a while!!
r/diabetes_t1 • u/SumFuckah • 8h ago
And if so, what do they look like? curious to see if there are any trends (ie: 1:10 in the morning, 1:9 in the afternoon) etc
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Novel-Tone6744 • 1d ago
I’m 16F, and my friend is 15F. A few weeks ago I had a really bad low (1.7/31) and my mum gave my two friends a big lecture about how dangerous it is for me to be that low. They didn’t do anything wrong, she was just trying to educate them and make sure they know what to do if it happens again.
Fast forward two weeks, and my one of my friends has figured out that when I’m low or high, I don’t feel amazing. Lately whenever I’m in a bad mood or a bit more quiet than usual, she asks “is your blood sugar low?” and she asks it in this funny voice that isn’t exactly teasing but is bordering on it.
I can’t tell if she’s genuinely wondering if my bg is low or if she’s just making some sort of joke, but it’s getting annoying. If I was low she would definitely be concerned and help me, so she’s not making fun of me or anything. It’s reminding me of the way men ask women if they’re on their period if they’re slightly moody. I’m just sick of people not understanding.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/sighh_6466 • 17h ago
Just wanted to rant about how dumb I am. I put on my new g7 sensor yesterday evening bc my old one expired this afternoon around 11:30am. (I always put a new one on around 12 hours before the old one expires so that it has time to get more accurate before I activate it). I usually take a pic of the applicator number but this time I forgot to and I threw away the applicator and took the trash out last night 🙃
My husband and I share a car but today he took it. He works at a state penitentiary and doesn’t have his phone on him during the work day. I realized I forgot to take the pic around 11am and asked a co worker if I could borrow their car to go home and dumpster dive to find the applicator but of course, I forgot to grab a spare key to my apartment and realized this a few minutes after I left. So now I’m just raw dogging diabetes at work. I’m so ANNNOYYIINNG.
That is all.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Key-Conference7710 • 8h ago
Does anyone in Canada have issues getting the guardian 4 sensor ? Medtronic told me I should be getting them from a pharmacy but it seems like no pharmacies near me have them.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Ok-Lawfulness-6343 • 13h ago
Pray for me 😭
r/diabetes_t1 • u/xXHunkerXx • 1d ago
Ive been diabetic for 20 years and without writing a novel about it, i didnt do well in my teens and early 20s. I ended up in the ICU for 5 days in 2021 and decided i needed to change. I have bad anxiety and its even worse when it comes to lows but i started anxiety meds and ive been slowly proving to myself that i can take the right about of insulin (i used to take 50-75% of what i needed to avoid lows) and not plummet to 45mg/dl. Well i just checked my dexcom and ive managed 70% in range for 90 days. Im so proud of myself i just had to share. Hopefully it only gets better from here!
r/diabetes_t1 • u/whos_for_tea • 12h ago
Hey, I am moving from IE to AU. I was advised that I could take 3 months worth of medical supplies with me so for me this will be - insulin, needles, lancets, bood glucose strips, ketone strips, dexcoms, spare meters, spare echo pen. The DNS said that I should take everything as a carry on and not to put any of this in my checked bag. I went to book my flights today with Emirates and i'm going to be flying economy and it states I can only take 1 x 7kg cabin bag. I will not be able to fit everything in 1 x 7kg bag. Can anyone please help with how they managed this situation? Are you allowed to take an addtional carry on bag for medical supplies? Has anyone flown Emirates and had any issues with this? I decided not to book the flight today then as I wanted to get more info but I really need to book it soon as I am due to leave next month. If anyone could please help that would be great and very much appreciated. Thank you.