Recent Content by caarlyx

Hi there - welcome! I've never come across that problem, but I hope you find the answers you are searching for and that this problem goes away.

I bruise super easy, and make the same joke about my partner kicking/pinching me in the night. Once I had a fairly large dog (probably 30-40 lbs) put his front paws on my legs while sitting down and I had a paw-print shaped bruise the next day :facepalm: I've never been told there's anything...

I totally agree - sometimes it would be nice for someone else to not judge you when you explain how you feel because they don't understand. I get that from coworkers when I leave because my sugars are too high for too long - they look at me like I am a kid trying to fake the flu to get out of...

Bless my OH - we were best friends for four years during college and both moved back to our respective families and then got fed up with that before moving in together as friends - started dating a month after cohabitating. Back to the point - Five years ago I told my roommates (one of which...

haha, it took a lot of guessing and accidental fine tuning to get it "right" (not really though because my a1c was 10% still....), but it certainly allowed for a more convenient lifestyle when other things at the time seemed to be more of a priority. Looking back I wish I paid more attention to...

Thanks for the kind words - I didn't have this problem when I started driving, and kept my sugars mainly higher than they should've been so I got away with it. Congratulations on getting your a1c down and getting pregnant! That's amazing news, I hope you are doing well and have a beautiful...

Thank you everyone - this community seems to have a huge positive following and I can already tell it's going to help me get back on track. I'm always open to talk to anyone, diabetes or not, so don't be scared to PM me please :)

I'm on the pump and have found quite difficulty in getting my site set up properly there, but it just takes time to get used to the twisting and stabbing that works for you. Once I had blood rush back through the tubing because I put it in an awkward spot and must have nicked myself taking the...

Hi everyone. I've only recently joined, posted a couple times. Long story short, I was diagnosed with T1 when I was 2 and am approaching my 22nd Diaversary in September. Been on the pump for about 6-7 years, let things slide when I was off at college and am now looking for a support system to...

Hi there! Nearly 24 years old, having my Diaversary of 22 years in September. Had pretty good control, went on the pump probably 6 or 7 years ago now and let things slip up when I went off to College and trying to recover from my lack of care now. Looking to find someone who also has type 1 that...

I'm a little young to know the devices used in the 80's (born in '92, diagnosed in '94).. but I do remember a testing meter I used to have vaguely.. it had a cute little polar bear cover that made me really excited until I finally realized that it was an awful thing to have to poke my finger :(...

Thank you noblehead, I haven't done a basal test since I was put on the pump nearly 10 years ago. What I meant when they changed my basal rates is that I was using a higher than normal basal rate to counteract the fact that I wasn't testing and bolusing for carbs only, not blood sugar. It was a...

I was told to keep it out of the water (aside from direct cleaning) until the scab comes off and it's healed. My tattoo is the size of the bottom of a water bottle (give or take), and took about 3 weeks to heal with the help of a topical cream to get rid of the infection - after I applied that...

What you've said makes 100% sense, and I can say that yeah I used to avoid testing because it would confirm the fear that I wasn't doing a good enough job. Now I think I just don't think about it when it comes time to take action because I spent so long in fear that I just don't have to think...

I've heard many times that people say that - but thank you for bringing it to light. Honestly, to get personal, I don't feel like these are the hardest years of my life - I have no debt, a well(ish) paying job, a loving boyfriend and an amazing family who is there for me (when I tell them...