Type 1 Diabetics Super Mega Thread

nah, it is a chronic condition but easily manageable with supplies and planning. Glucose control & management will go a long way to prevent acute episodes and deterioration. You do have to plan more and take more things into consideration like: sleep deprived, stress, cold or flu, summer heat, etc and how they affect your glucose levels.

Keep your supplies handy and always make sure you have some glucose tablets handy. They are relatively inexpensive so have a tube at work, in all vehicles you drive, in the gym bag, hiking backpack, etc. You can even buy little insulin travel containers with the cooling gel packs to keep it cool while driving from place to place. Although I'd use it as an excuse to get a dometic fridge and a dual battery setup for "insulin supplies" haha.

planning, management, and control are the key to live a relatively normal life without health complications.

 

There's the beetus mods I was looking for....next will be real time monitoring through your headunit. Dexcom Android auto app maybe?

 

from personal experience with older relatives friends (60s 70s) they are most concerned with foot problems, not sure if its circulation or nervous? amputations as well is not a good thing

 

that's because diabetes can cause neuropathy which is damage to nerves in the external limbs along with decreased blood circulation so wounds take longer to heal. So pain sensation or other sensations can become dull or nonexistent. Feet are rarely looked at and can sometimes go covered up by socks all day unlike your hands that are always in front of your face or picking ya nose (I kid). So imagine a small cut or opening in the feet that takes way longer to heal meaning a high risk of infection and if it becomes infected the person won't notice because they can't feel the usual symptoms of infection like pain, swelling, numbness, or warmth? Yeah things can quickly deescalate and if feet aren't inspected daily it can sometimes be too late.

so that's why it is important to take care of feet. I mean that also applies to non diabetics as well. Clean socks, good shoes, and proper trimming of nails and washing and drying of feet applies to everyone lol moreso to diabetics but still.

 

man I think that might actually sell. Overlanders and offroaders maybe a handful here and there, but soccer moms with minivans would probably love the idea of dexcom alerts that pop up on the headunit after dropping off their kids at practice or school. Hell I'd like to have that on my headunit. Better patent that idea bud.

 

For those of you diagnosed later in life (well post 20s or 30s), how long did it take to get yourself back into a normal range of blood sugar? Just curious. We aren't even a full 7 days in of her taking her insulin, but were still averaging 200s. The nerd in me started keeping a spreadsheet for when she meets with the endocrinologist. Some of her symptoms are definitely going the other way already though which sign.

 

Honestly, it took me about three weeks before I started getting decent numbers. Part of that may be ignorance or poor testing/dosing. I was scared to dose too much to begin with. Now I just dose away and drink something sugary if it happened to be too much, seems to be working well. A buddy of mine who has had type 1 since he was 8 months told me to not worry about the numbers in individual events it will drive you crazy, but look at the big picture- A1C.

I didn't get my eyesight back until a week after starting insulin. Then it got insanely good, like I didn't need glasses anymore. It was surreal being able to see perfectly without glasses. But unfortunately it wasn't permanent and it went back to pre diabetes after a couple weeks. Was a nice break though. I'm just happy to not be half blind, pissing like a racehorse, and drinking water like it's going out of style...

 

Also, I've been using an app to keep track of what I eat and when and how much I dose. I can export it and show it to my doc or just share it directly with their office. My continuous meter has an app, but when I was using test strips, I used a free one in the play store. There's a few to choose from.

 

Has anyone gone through the process of getting their insurance to cover the Dexcom? My blue Cross doesn't cover it, and the pharmacy said my endo can fill out a form (PA?) to try to get them to cover it. Using the libre now, but am unhappy with how inaccurate it is

 

As a former type1 after nearly 35 years of taking shots, pricking my finger, and having an extensive collection of low blood sugar takes I can advise that you should all keep pressing forward. The future as transplants continue to get better is bright.

 

Former type 1? Will need an explanation on that one.

 

Kidney/pancreas transplant.

 

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stay strong

 

Been type one since I was 8 years old....I'm 32...on an insulin pump mini med 870g with continuous glucose monitoring...hasn't slowed me down much

 

Ahhh ok. Forgot about that trick.

 

Pissing on a strip measuring for ketones back in the day was infinitely better than the blood testing they had then. It certainly has improved over the years.

 

Post my transplant I had never really had a sugar buzz before. A coworker gave me a candy bar to try. It hit me so hard, I almost threw up. I still dont understand how people consume so much candy/sugar laden drinks.

 

My 10 yr was diagnosed last Friday.

Met with the Endocrinologist. So much to take in.
Overwhelming is a good term to use when your new to this.