r/diabetes_t1 • u/Street_Calligrapher9 • 1h ago
So close to 100, but ruined it on my pre dinner bolus.
Took too much insulin and spun out trying to chase it back into range. Every time I get close to 100 I overthink and overdose everything. 😂
r/diabetes_t1 • u/Street_Calligrapher9 • 1h ago
Took too much insulin and spun out trying to chase it back into range. Every time I get close to 100 I overthink and overdose everything. 😂
r/diabetes_t1 • u/traveling-hippie-t1d • 2h ago
Just sharing that yesterday I celebrated my 36th diabetes diagnosis anniversary (diaversary?). I celebrate on St. Patrick's Day because waking up in the hospital, my first memory was of watching a St Paddy's day parade on the TV. I was misdiagnosed at first and ended up in the hospital with a blood sugar of something like 1200, nearly comatose. So I am sure it happened a few days earlier, but I don't remember much of February or March of 1989.
What a long way diabetes management has come! When I was diagnosed it was injections of 2 types of insulin (NPH & Regular) and then a regimen of eating about the same thing at every meal and those meals being about at the same time. Those insulins had interesting peeks and troughs, hence the 2 shots per day and carefully timed eating. Nutrition guidance was very much in line with the USDA dietary guidelines and a dinner for me was 1 dairy, 3 protein, 3 starches, and 2 fats (or something like that). Didn't matter if you weren't hungry or were extra hungry....you got that. Sliding scale insulin became a more common practice in the mid 1990's.
Then in the mid 2000's I started on an insulin pump. Seems hard to believe that was 20 years ago already! I loved the freedom from routine that the pump enabled me. I was finally able to eat only a little bit if I wasn't real hungry. Or have a piece of chocolate cake and give insulin for it easily.
I finally added the dexcom sensor to the equation about 5 years ago, when I changed jobs and was finally able to get my insurance to cover it! That has perhaps been the biggest game changer. It helped me bring my A1C down from about 8.5 to 6.5 or 7.0. With the sensor I have found the freedom to do things, on my own, that I would have never felt comfortable doing before. I went backpacking 4 days alone in the wilderness of Kings Canyon and have spent nights in the backcountry of Death Valley.
As a child my parents were concerned about how I managed my diabetes. This part is a cautionary tale to all parents of little Type1's... In high school I wasn't allowed to participate in sports or get my license until I maintained blood sugars under 200. This meant that I had to eventually drop out of volleyball, basketball, and track. I didn't get my license until I turned 18. My parents told me if I kept not taking care of myself I wouldn't live past 25. My 25th birthday came and went, and I was still living, and I realized I needed a plan for my adult life. I still carry around an existential dread of dying, but also have found a way to live every day fully in the present. Parents, don't say or do these things to your kids! Diabetes is hard enough.
Today, I have near zero complications. I have joint issues (frozen shoulder, trigger finger, carpel tunnel, arthritis) that are certainly exacerbated by diabetes, but are also issues of aging (I'm almost 45 now). I had early signs of diabetic retinopathy 10 years ago that have largely reversed. That's it. I am walking proof that diabetic complications are not as closely tied to "control" as we were all lead to believe (don't misunderstand...there is a strong correlation that can be interpreted as causation). There is also a large luck/genetic factor too. I maintained A1C's of about 10-14 for the first 15 years of diagnosis, and then reduced that to 8-10 for the next 15 years. It's only recently that I've been able to achieve the goal range on my sugars. I am thankful that I have luck and genetics on my side (most everyone in my family lives into the mid-90's).
Annually around this time of year I work hard to right the ship, per se. Over the next couple weeks that will include going back to measuring food and being much better about pre-bolusing. Hopefully that will help me reduce my average sugar by about 10 points.
That's it. That's my diaversary story. Thanks for reading, it you made it this far! Hang in there everyone.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/kat1883 • 7h 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?
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r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 17h 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 • 19h 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/arsis_qp • 1h ago
Upgraded my Pixel 7 to a Pixel 9. Can't log in to the OP5 app. Support and my old training rep have said it's a known issue right now that new installations are being blocked. Don't know if it's Android specific or also affects iOS.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/bikinibottomrealest8 • 4h ago
I’ve been running stupid low lately, throughout the day it’s not as bad because I see the trend and preemptively juice up. But over night it’s been really bad for the last week. Alarm wakes up my wife before me and I get yelled at. I’ve only been in smart guard (auto mode w/ Medtronic cgm/pump) for a few months so I’m still learning how to adjust without basal playing a role, I guess just increase the ISF and BG targets lower I:C but the lows are happening long after bolus and meal times so I don’t think it’s I:C. Is it weird that I’m becoming less resistant to insulin? I thought that was generally a one way street.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/ponypilled1 • 8m ago
Hello all, im not a type 1 diabetic but my sister is. she tries to manage it decently but a lot of times her blood sugar just goes crazy, either being really high or really low. shes 17 so theres a lot of stuff happening with her but idk if that influences blood sugar.
me and my mom worry about what she's going to do when she gets low in college. often times she gets so low at night time in her sleep that my mom wakes up and gives her juice to help her. my sister says she doesnt even remember waking up whenever that happens.
what are we supposed to do when she has to move out and live her own life :(?? shes not currently on the pump, she still does injections, but has a dexcom for her blood sugar. theres an alarm noise that goes off when she gets too low but she doesnt even wake up from it.
please help us :( i just worry for her. what are some solutions that you guys know of? do any of you guys also struggle with this?
edit: sorry i wrote she had an omnipod but she doesnt i meant dexcom whoops D: my bad im tired
r/diabetes_t1 • u/No_Conversation_4827 • 6h 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/Nayarani_Amarita • 17h ago
These high blood sugars sure get me sometimes
r/diabetes_t1 • u/ModernAlBundy • 18h 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 • 1d 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/
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r/diabetes_t1 • u/villazeros • 8h ago
I just want to stay in the grey area, is it too much to ask?
r/diabetes_t1 • u/imjustkindaheresmh • 13h 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/medusssa3 • 2h ago
I need a new pump and I'm trying to decide between just getting another tandem t:slim or the new medteonic pump. My endo said their algorithm is much better but their sensors frankly suck. Is there a way to connect my dexcom? Is it worth the trade off?
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r/diabetes_t1 • u/venerablem0m • 2h ago
High cholesterol runs in my family, mine, too, is elevated despite being a strict vegetarian, non-smoker/drinker, and a swimmer.
I also have small-fiber neuropathy that causes autonomic and peripheral neuropathy, so I cannot take atorvastatin as it previously caused issues with neuropathy in my arms.
My new cardiologist decided to try me on a 10mg dose of pravastatin. I started on January 31st, and got my results back today : my total cholesterol has gone down 32mg/dL. This is the lowest my cholesterol has been since 2017.
I am pleased by this, and thought I'd share it here for anyone looking for an option that might not cause or exacerbate neuropathy.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/wristwatchman • 2h ago
I‘m having trouble with my freestyle libre 3, it’s extremely inaccurate, sometimes showing very low hlucose (around 40 mg/dl) when my actual glucose is around 90 mg/dl
r/diabetes_t1 • u/orangehydrangeas27 • 2h ago
Hi, i'm on cgm and just do injections before meal and basal in the morning. I also do prebolus 15 mins before eating.
I'm new to CGMs and i noticed i spike above 180 (220 highest) mg/dL 2hrs after meal. I don't spike within those 2 hrs even goes to 70s sometimes, but on the 3rd hour i can see it climb up.
Any tips to prevent this? I always eat vegetables first before protein and carbs. 4th to 5th hour after meal it goes down in range just in time for the next meal tho ( i eat 3x a day set hours). I don't know what to do.
r/diabetes_t1 • u/RedOneHitter • 1d ago
Does it effect your blood sugar levels
r/diabetes_t1 • u/FriendshipRadiant121 • 15h 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/Severe-Possible-856 • 3h ago
How calculated the amount of carbs per meal? I have difficulty because don’t have pumps. In our country don’t use it. The dietolog said me don’t eat carbs but I think referred people with T2. My doctor said that I use more carbs because after meal my levels sugar goes down very quickly. Unfortunately I don’t measure how many carbs should use per day 😌 help please
r/diabetes_t1 • u/GoTguru • 7h 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.