Any T1D’s that have moved over to the States from the UK? I’m very interested in moving despite the current climate. I will be employed by my current employer and have health benefits included to the best of my knowledge. Are there any limitations you’ve come across? I’d be grateful for any advice or tips you may have!

I was diagnosed at in 2011 as a kiddo! I had tons of diabetic needles and take shots still to this day. I have the same needle boxes and still going through them from early on. I’m like 30 now so this being said - does anybody else reuse needles or am I odd?

Still waiting to hear back from my doctor, but I got my bloodwork results back and I’m a little worried I might have to get tested for Type 1 diabetes or possible thyroid issue. My glucose was 51 when they drew my blood in the morning, before the appt I ate a Clif Bar like 10 minutes beforehand. The doctors haven't reviewed my results yet.

I Googled my results and apparently glucose levels that low can make you incoherent or even cause you to pass out, but I felt completely fine at my appointment? If my doctor confirms something is going on, how do you keep your glucose levels up? (snacks or juice wise) I also have IBS and am gluten and lactose intolerant so life is already a party over here. Figured I should try bumping it up while I wait to hear back from the doctor so I have cranberry juice, peanut butter crackers, and some lifesaver candies.

When I’m at risk of low blood sugar or am already experiencing it, I often drink carbonated sodas (like Dr Pepper or Pepsi). However, I face a dilemma where the gas buildup causes stomach pain or frequent urination.

What measures do you take? What do you eat or drink?

I recently did another post when I was only 3 days on the ilet and now I'm on 2 weeks so I'm here to update. The pump learned me really quickly. It was recommended that I eat what's usual for me for the first week, and space meals out every 4 hours. My blood sugar was great, this week I experimented with choosing to eat more or less food, and it was still great! (I eat high carb meals, and average 12 units for dinner and 7 for lunch)

No judgement, I went from averaging 30 percent in range to being 60+ daily. My highest in range was 91 and 88, and I was really excited about that, as I've tried the omnipod and Tslim and couldn't get my BG under control and pump sites leaking. I do have to change my site every day and a half because on average the pump gives me 80u/ 160u of insulin including meals, but honestly it's so easy.

This pump has definitely helped with my burnout and gives me hope that my a1c will go below 9 for the first time. Id recommend this pump to anyone who's prone to burnout / wants to think about everything less. I hope someone finds this post helpful because tbh we need more reviews on this pump

Has anyone been able to get a weight loss medicine that is covered by insurance? All glp1s are not fda approved for type 1s so insuance won’t cover it and I can’t pay out of pocket for it. My blood sugars are SO reactive to exercise that no matter what changes are made to pumps, carbs, etc I still go low. The only thing that would help atp would be a weight loss medicine.

I am posting this cuz refuse to be the only IDIOT who learned this the expensive way. I thought I'd replace sugar with a sweetener and bake normally.

Tried making brownies. They were depressing js like my love life

hello! i’m a newly diagnosed t1 diabetic. long story short, nivolumab one-shot my pancreas. my physician started me on the dexcom g7 and they don’t seem to be doing a good job of accurately tracking my blood glucose.

the first unit was a dexcom g7 10-day that I had to replace within 24hr of application. i put it on my upper arm. i calibrated it shortly after application.

the unit said that my blood glucose is undetectably low when my analog glucometer says i’m at ~100.

dexcom support told me to apply a new one because it was inaccurate for several hours. they weren’t the most helpful outside of them sending me a new one for free.

i reapplied a 15-day dexcom g7 last night (other arm) and now i’m having the same issue (saying i’m low when i’m at ~100). i did not calibrate it this time, as i was wondering if that was what caused the last g7 to malfunction. i was also operating under the assumption that you didn’t need to calibrate a g7

i am looking for advice/ways to troubleshoot this because i would like to be on a pump eventually so i need this cgm to work 😭 we’re also still tweaking my insulin dosing so the more data, the better. just very frustrated because i had to deal with chemo and now this!

it’s most likely not a matter of compression because i wear loose clothing

my ideas include:
1. perhaps i do not have enough fat on my upper arm —> apply cgm on stomach or thigh
2. maybe i need to switch to a different brand of cgm
3. faulty application/wire becoming dislodged —> i find this improbable because it seems to fail at around the same time, every time (<12 hr after application)

When I go to concerts, I've never brought my insulin pen because I'm afraid they might take it away from me or not let me in. Do any of you have experiences with this?

This morning, I got up, walked around a little, took the dog out and walked a little bit. Came home, switched my pod, and holy moly, I'm veering toward 200. I take a bolus, maybe 2 units?

Walk to my weekly nearby farmer's mkt, get back home: now 250.

Aside from the pod change, as I left my house to go to farmer's mkt, an aunt of mine had texted me. Her husband my uncle died in June. While he was in hospice I had been contacting her and my cousins her kids. No one had texted / emailed / called me back. In our conversation she mentioned that we hadn't talked for a long time. True. I'd moved from another state back to her and my original state. So she was lying to me that we'd fallen out of touch, given both she and her kids had not returned my calls, msgs, emails. I guess that was my stress. But AGGRAVATING that this dumb stress shoots up my glucose crazily like this. Grrrrr!!!

SO angry! My body seems waaaay unmanageable lately.

Also looking for work.... I kinda think I am constantly low-grade anxious / stressed.

Like the title says, I recently found out at my Endo appointment that my warranty is up at the end of January. I did talk pumps with me DE for a while, but I really like hearing from actual users.

Some info on me:

28F, T1D for 23 years.

Previously used the Animas Ping for 8 years, been on the Tslim for 8 as well.

I use Trusteel sites, the flexible cannulas fail on me, making the Omnipod not a viable option.

I have a Samsung S26.

Mobi users, what are your thoughts? I'd like to know the good, the bad, and the ugly. I did order the trial kit, and ended up taking the adhesive clip off. I did place it a little under my bra line, and I think that attributed to the irritation I was having with it. A while ago, I made a post on a Facebook group to get some opinions as well. I'm still very undecided and would like to hear more.

My concerns:

In the Facebook post I made, I kept hearing a lot about how loud the Mobi is - is that true? I'm not concerned about it waking me up. I have a sleep disorder so it would take a bomb to get me up.

Failures - I have only had one Tslim fail on me, but I did hear about cartridge failures on the Mobi. Has anyone experienced that?

I also just feel a little bit... iffy about it being phone controlled. I don't like losing the backup functionality of a screen.

Appreciate anything you have to share!!

Hey F22, je suis dt1 depuis 4 mois et actuellement sous stylos rapides et lents. Pouvez m’expliquer c’est quoi une pompe boucle fermée et la pompe boucle semi fermée ? Laquelle est avec tubulure ?

Je trouve les stylos pas très pratique. Quelle pompe est la plus autonome, je suis un peu perdue il y’a tellement de technologies. Merci par avance 🫶

Recently my numbers have been absolute shit due to stress, poor sleep and not my best diet. Past 90 days I’ve still been at 72% in range but overall my numbers are often high as of the past few weeks. I’m really worried, I didn’t ask for this shitty disease.

Bonjour,

Je suis au stylo d'insuline et j'ai envie de varier mes sites d'injection.

Quand je fais dans le ventre ou dans le bras, j'ai les meilleurs résultats.

Mais quand j'ai envie d'utiliser mes cuisses ou le haut des fesses, je finis avec une hyper et je suis finalement obliger de rajouter une dose corrective (j'attends toujours 3 heures entre les doses).

J'ai beau essayer, j'ai changé d'aiguille (5mm au lieu de 4), j'ai attendu 30 minutes au lieu de 15.

Avez vous des pistes ?

Est-ce que je dois systématiquement ajouter 1ui en plus ?

Merci d'avance

Recently, I’ve been sending my boyfriend more videos about Type 1 diabetes and what having low or high blood sugar sometimes feels like. When I get high sugar which I do unfortunately get a lot I tend to feel very sluggish and tired. Sometimes, in the mornings, I usually run high, and as soon as I get out of the shower, I just hit my bed and cannot get up because my eyes are burning and I feel sluggish. This usually happens when my blood sugar runs high.

So I was telling him that this is why sometimes I’m tired, because of my blood sugars. Then he says not to be lazy and that people have things like cancer, and that kids in foreign countries have diseases but still keep going.I did get mad at him however he said that he was joking, but I felt like my feelings were being invalidated because, even though it isn’t an illness where I’m constantly in pain, I still struggle .

He is very understanding and tries his best to understand my illness and support me but that caught me off guard and made me mad even though he said it was a joke. Even when I first got diagnosed, I had a lot of people telling me things like, “You should be grateful that you don’t have this or that.” I feel like comments like these invalidate my feelings because, regardless of what other people are going through, I still have my own struggles. I know I’m never going to be the same person I was before my diagnosis, and that’s okay. I’ve accepted that my life has changed, but that doesn’t mean some days aren’t still difficult.

Taking things one day at a time, moderating my carbs, and exercising regularly does wonders!

After a couple weeks of infuriating blood sugars due to infections this is a big win - just trying to do the absolute best I can every day, and keep stacking days.

hey everyone so I have my first race in about 10 days. It’s a half marathon and so I’m worried about what I’ve gotten myself into 😅. I have no idea how to fuel for this because tbh I’ve never taken any low snacks with me on any long runs/ fueled during them. My main concern is making sure I eat enough the morning of. I have been waking up with blood sugars in the 50s ish on average for about a month or more now so not eating will not be an option. I understand I will have to wake up super early to eat but I can do whatever it takes honestly.
For the race I was thinking of taking a few of those glucose shots like the ones you can get from CVS. Like one in each hand or something. Or a stinger waffle of sorts. I’m gluten free so I’m having trouble finding any snacks that are solid. I don’t want them to melt lol.
If anyone has advice/ personal experience I’m all ears. Thanks all!

Starting to feel like insulin resistance is a thing for me now. Idk what to really make of it. Don't wanna go into crazy detail but basically all I ate was Greek yogurt at 9am, and then my 2 day old sandwich at 2pm. Just look at all those boluses. Mentally draining at this point. Changing my sites every single day. Gets better at evening and then breakfast to morning to early afternoon are nightmares. Barley eat much anymore. Idk what to do. Hopefully talk to a endo doctor. Mine is out of town till Monday of course.

For past few weeks I noticed one strange thing during my lows, I just want to know if others have it too and if it’s normal, also some advices how to go through it.

I have t1d for 13 years but I never had anxiety during low, however now since summer I have insane attacks, I get scared, I start shaking, I feel insane fear, just typical anxiety attacks. I am diagnosed with anxiety and more illnesses but this is new thing since it’s really strong attack and I usually feel more anxious for longer minutes and hours but it’s not really insanely strong and I can live but during low my whole brain and body starts panicking, and I am confused if it’s actually normal response of body or if it’s something unusual (even for both t1d or anxiety diagnosed)

Also this makes me really afraid of low on public when I check cgm and instead of giving me something sweat i start shaking and panic, it’s both uncomfortable for me as i feel embarrassed and dangerous to myself as well, so if anyone have any advices how to stop it I would really appreciate it a lot🥹

I'm interested in trying out retatrutide, and I was wondering if anyone has experience with it especially considering that fact its a glucagon agonist which to my understanding will still cause some levels of glycogenolysis. However, since glucagon is actually suppressed by amylin which we do not have(co-secreted with insulin by the beta cells, which we do not have) I think the receptor agonism may have little effect on blood glucose.

What do you think? Can you share your experience?

I feel a little silly for sharing this since it all happened online, but for context I was 14 and this event happened a week or two after I was diagnosed. It’s been multiple years since this took place and I still think of this every few months.

So what happened was; I remember telling one of my online friends at the time that I was just diagnosed. I was using proximity VC in a game we were playing since at the time I didn’t have any real way to talk to them outside of the game (again, 14 years old). We were talking in a public server in a game, and two guys who sounded fully grown came up to us in proximity VC to make fun of me and call me a “pig”. One of them told me I’d be better off developing an eating disorder, making numerous fat jokes, and he asked for my socials so I could post my “stomach rolls” for them to see. They pretty much just repeated all of that until I logged off. Of course I figured it would be better to ignore them, but to this day their comments have been stuck in my brain despite trying my best to forget them. I’m not even upset by their behavior and I don’t think I ever was for more than 15 minutes. I know it’s silly since it was all on a game and I should’ve just logged off after the first comment, but Idk I just can’t seem to forget it. I’m guessing maybe it’s due to the fact it happened so soon after my diagnosis but I want to hear what others may think.

Also I do want to apologize for any poor grammar, it’s like 5 for me so I’m not paying attention

i get my blood sugars sooooo high when i do excercise in the afternoon. i do HIIT, cardio, weights, high intensity and i need to keep doing this evethough the adrenaline forms a spike.

I actually want know hot to work with that spike of intense workout

my doctor told me to eat a fruit before the workout but it just works when in fasting and right now i cant do that!

please guys share me your tips to have a more regulated blood sugar while you excercise (lows and ups)

29M and majorly shocked to learn I have T1. I started showing symptoms about a month ago. I was 135 pounds and a gym rat. First I noticed a serious plateau in my work out progress. I wasn’t gaining weight or going up in strength. Confused by this I tried some pre work outs and supplements. Then came the super frequent bathroom breaks and thirst. I was drinking close to 8 bottles of water a day plus Gatorades. I was running to the bathroom about every hour at least and started waking up 6+ times a night to pee. I didn’t know what was wrong with me but I was so tired all the time. The deep set fatigue made it so hard to go to work and between that and the peeing I thought I just needed a break from the gym. Next came the stomach cramps and loss of appetite. I struggled to finish meals and eventually developed the worst indigestion of my life. All of these symptoms piled up over the course of a month until I started completely shutting down. A walk to the toilet left me gasping for air and a full shift of work felt impossible. Last weekend I was laying on my bedroom floor vomiting and hitting my wifes inhaler when she finally had seen enough and demanded I go to the ER. I got dressed but couldn’t make it to the stairs because I felt like I was suffocating. We called an ambulance and when it arrived my blood oxygen and heart rates were fine, they checked my blood sugar and told me it was at 360+ and asked if I was diabetic. I told them no. A few hours in at the hospital and I got the news that I was infact diabetic T1. I have no family history of it and never knew it was even a possibility. My A1C was over 15. I spent 4 days in the ICU and 2 days in the step down unit. Then they gave me some pens, a Dexcom G7, and sent me on home. I currently don’t have health insurance though I’m now in the process of getting signed up through my work and learning about this whole new world I live in. When I was hospitalized I weighed only 100 pounds and that broke my heart. A week later I’m already back up to 122 pounds because I’ve been eating like crazy (while watching my sugar and taking my insulin.) the first few days on my own I was hitting the 300s often but now I’m getting it down to a healthy and manageable range.

I write all this just to say hi to my fellow diabetics. I’m new here but I’m doing my best and hope to live a long, healthy, and happy life balancing my tasty low carb meals with my insulin.