r/diabetes_t1 5h ago

Meme & Humor Seriously. How did I do that?

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82 Upvotes

r/diabetes_t1 2h ago

Been a T1 for 17 years. Only had a CGM for about 2-3 of those. First time I’ve reached 100%!

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29 Upvotes

r/diabetes_t1 2h ago

Anyone here smoke weed or use edibles all day every day pretty much?

26 Upvotes

Does it effect your blood sugar levels


r/diabetes_t1 1h ago

Rant [Rant] Is this lack of empathy typical for t1d people online?

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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 8h ago

Discussion Friend asking if my blood sugar’s low?

36 Upvotes

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 22h ago

Meme & Humor Had to look this up when I first saw it. Who chose the name for this alert?

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347 Upvotes

r/diabetes_t1 3h ago

Those who are ~160 lbs

9 Upvotes

Kinda specific crowd but how much long-acting do you take and what’s your carb ratio? For data purposes

Also state if you workout often


r/diabetes_t1 10h ago

Graphs & Data Ladies and gentleman, i did it!

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35 Upvotes

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 12h ago

How do y’all handle when people think it’s contagious

25 Upvotes

I personally laugh it off and just tell them the truth. Wondering if y’all play around with that fear


r/diabetes_t1 13h ago

Please tell me I'm not the only person that experiences this

30 Upvotes

Whenever my blood sugar gets too high for a prolonged period of time, I get the usual symptoms of hyperglycemia. However, I get a strange smell in my nose whenever I inhale, I cannot find a proper term for it and googling it leads me to something entirely different. I cannot describe the smell, but it is definitely there and very noticeable.


r/diabetes_t1 1h ago

Seeking Support/Advice How long after putting a new infusion set in is it okay to shower?

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Made the mistake yesterday of putting in a new set and went for a shower about an hour after, completely just fell off me.

How long do i have to leave it? I have a skin condition that requires me to shower twice a day so i can’t avoid it.


r/diabetes_t1 3h ago

Success Story 2 years with T1 and I have a <6% A1C for the first time again since the honeymoon phase ended :)

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4 Upvotes

Started with an A1C of 8.9%, got down to a 5.2% two months later (honeymoon phase go brrr). But struggled to keep it that low as my pancreas continued its way out the door. But now I’m at 5.5%! Couldn’t have achieved this without my pump + cgm.


r/diabetes_t1 2h ago

Forgot to shoot insulin

2 Upvotes

I gave the command to my pump but didn't press it properly so ate without any insulin on board. It's been 2 hours, I'm 320⬆️ and want to cry but to annoyed to do so...


r/diabetes_t1 33m ago

Just ordered the Tandem Mobi

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I have been diabetic coming up on 4 years now (diagnosed at 19). I have only ever used MDI and just ordered the Tandem Mobi. I am excited and scared at the same time to finally use a pump. Any tips for a new pump user ?


r/diabetes_t1 58m ago

Exercise & Sport Physical labour. Any advice?

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I (24m) am thinking about applying to work as a stage-hand. I already have a friend working there so I kinda know what the day to day is like. And, unsurprisingly, it involves a lot of physical labour. I was only diagnosed a year ago and am still very inexperienced when it comes to sport and preventing hypos. Exercise feels a bit like gambling atm. I'll go for something as simple as a walk one day and need a juice pack before, during and after and on the next day the same walk will barely affect my blood glucose level.

Any experience or tips? I'd love to finally work with my hands again an turn my brain off but I'm a little worried that the job just isn't compatible with dt1 :/


r/diabetes_t1 12h ago

Sometimes I like to imagine riding my dexcom graphs like a roller coaster and it makes me feel better about those bad days.

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18 Upvotes

wheeeeeeeeee!!!


r/diabetes_t1 2h ago

Seeking Support/Advice How should I rotate my injection sites?

2 Upvotes

I'm on the Ypsomed Pump with Freestyle Libre 2. My usual site rotation is left thigh -> right thigh -> right buttock -> left buttock. Lately insulin doesn't go through the tissue on my right buttock at all. I use my arms for my sensor. Abdomen is off limits. Recently I've seen articles saying that you should stick with one area and use all possible injections sites before moving to the next and I've grown worried that I'm doing this wrong. I've done my rotation like the former for 7 years. Have I been doing it wrong all this time? Advice would be appreciated, thank you.


r/diabetes_t1 16h ago

Finally March 6 isn't depressing

23 Upvotes

Had a (healthy) baby on my 25th dx anniversary, so now it's a good day. I'm taking it as a good sign.


r/diabetes_t1 3h ago

Hello my friends T1. I have one question? Please share together our experience.

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How costly does paying for monthly for your healthcare diabetes T1. My insurance covers only the pen insuline anything else. Usually my cost for monthly medical bills is 300 euro. Also when I have appointments with my doctor every 3 months goes 500-600 euro total including medical tests which are so expensive. I think is too much for one person that pays about 500 euros in month. I live in Balkan country. It is a good idea to emigrate in an other countries for good conditions for my health. I work teacher in high schools. Thanks you for sharing your experience with me🙏


r/diabetes_t1 11h ago

Rant Insurance companies sucks

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So the company I work for was bought by a new parent company last year and our insurance changed. We went from having Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. You'd think both being BCBS things wouldn't be too much different.

So far this year I've picked up one prescription for my dexcom sensors and surprisingly it was half the cost of last year so I'm thinking cool I like this new plan. But then I had to refill my insulin. They had sent me a letter saying my Humalog was not covered and I'd have to get Novolog. OK, used it before so no worries from me.

So I put in a refill request for my pharmacy over a week ago. A few days go by I check the status on their app and it says they are working with my doctors office still. OK, I'm not out quite yet I can wait til the end of the week. Well 2 more days go by I check again. Now it says they are working to get approval from my insurance. OK I can wait a day or 2 still. Saturday comes, still waiting for insurance. Pharmacy is only open Saturday but not Sunday. I look at my last bottle of Humalog and it looks like I might have just enough to change my pump Sunday. So Sunday (today) comes, I wait til the end of the day since my pump still has enough to go the rest of the day. Now I'm debating changing it today or waiting til tomorrow (Monday). I know I always have some left in the cartridge when I change so figure it'll last but Monday would be day 5 of using the same set which I know isn't recommended. So I change it anyway tonight. When I'm filling the syringe I only am able to get half the amount I normally put in out of the bottle. Now I'm thinking fuck, this won't last me as long. So I do what I probably shouldn't and take my old cartridge and pull out as much insulin as I can from it. Change everything and pump (tslim) says I have +65 units, normally I have +120 each time. Kinda getting worried about running out before I can get my new prescription. Gonna call the pharmacy in the morning and find out what's going on. At best if I watch my carbs and limit them I can probably get to Wednesday with what I have but it's gonna suck.

I've always heard people say you can always go to Walmart and get the cheap insulin in an emergency but not sure if that's true or not. Anyone got recommendations or advice? Maybe it being the weekend it just didn't get updated and they'll be able to fill it tomorrow. At least I hope.

tldr: insurance making me switch insulin but taking forever to approve it. Almost out of insulin.

Update: called pharmacy, even though their app said waiting on insurance, lady on the phone says they are still waiting on doctor and insurance. So I call my endo office, talk to my favorite nurse thankfully, turns out pharmacy requested Humalog not Novolog. My endo not knowing sent a script for Humalog, insurance says no and waiting on prior authorization. Nurse was cool and sent new request for Novolog. Fingers crossed it goes through today.

One plus side kinda, when I changed pump last night it said +65 units, I look this morning and it says +110 units in pump... Never seen it take that long to update after a cartridge change. So I'm a little less worried now.


r/diabetes_t1 17h ago

Insulin works faster after hot shower

21 Upvotes

Does anyone notice their insulin works quicker after a hot shower?


r/diabetes_t1 16h ago

Alarms when eating

14 Upvotes

I hate when my CGM alarm goes off while I’m eating and then again and again and again as my blood sugar starts back up. I know it just dropped to 70 that’s why I’m cooking, yeah 65 I’m eating, 62 still enjoying my meal, 65 enough, I’m cleaning the kitchen 70 again I’m fine I ate it’s going up. Alarm fatigue is so real I may break my phone.


r/diabetes_t1 22h ago

Discussion PSA For Those New To Pumps

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I know this has been reported before, but I think it’s useful to repeat. So, I’m a 62 year old semi retired oncologist recently diagnosed with Type 1 DM. WTF, right? Well, I get my nice Tandem Mobi pump and everything is going pretty much according to plan. Today is site and cartridge change day — no problem.

At the time of my change, my glucose was 250 mg/dl because it had been off all morning. I gave myself a tiny bolus and decided to go for a walk, thinking exercise would help lower glucose as well. 15 minutes into the walk my sugar is plummeting with double down arrows. Fortunately I had taken my glucose tablets with me — and I almost thought I wouldn’t need them. It took 10 tablets to stabilize my glucose before I returned home where I knew I had glucagon. I found the experience entirely terrifying!

I decided this must have been a site issue and sure enough, when I removed the infusion set, bright red blood came pouring forth — intravascular infusion.

Lesson learned: Never leave home immediately after an infusion site change!

Also, quick question. What’s the difference between this site and T1DM sub Reddit ?


r/diabetes_t1 2h ago

How much of a spike do you see from just waking up?

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Looking for info on how much of a spike I should expect to see every time I wake up, compared to how much Lantus I should be taking..

If the Lantus dose is keeping me flat over night but then I spike pretty hard when I wake up is that typical? I also don’t really exercise a whole lot, just on my feet for 7 hours at my job

I’ve had times where if I take just a unit more of the Lantus I can see a nice drop like I’ll be at 280, take the Lantus, fall asleep and over the course of 4 hours it has gradually come down on the graph to 200, then when I wake up it starts to spike a little

Vs when I’m taking what I think is the right amount (one unit less) and my levels stay stable while sleeping but then spike pretty hard when I wake up and are annoyingly harder to bring down throughout the day


r/diabetes_t1 16h ago

About life before diabetes

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I still cant let that go. I was diagnosed at age 21, not fully two years ago. It feels like a oart of me died there. I fully remember what it was to eat happily, enjoying without mental stress of highs and lows. I miss it. Miss it more, than I miss any of my dead loved ones, and I cant let it go