Recent Content by olivem1612

As a young male adult aspring to build a family, the thought of passing T1 to children is really something that I wish to avoid! Can anyone point or discuss some research on the likelihood of passing T1 to children (or potential influencers)? Maybe there exists a difference in how early one was...

As you know, as diabetics it is reccomended to perform blood glucose testing regularly. Speaking for myself, I try at least 4 daily minimum and sometimes aim for much more depending on what's up with my life. The problem is that my fingertips don't seem to receive it well. After many years, my...

Unfortunately I feel the same as you. I think many people misunderstand the condition, out of the handful of people I've talked to about my T1, all had absolutely no idea what it means, not even to some degree. Furthermore, I had a really bad experience in which I have told just one person...

Hey all, I've been type 1 for 18 years and luckily did not develop complications yet. The first few years when I became a type 1 diabetic as a child, 18 years ago, I had the worst readings (Hba1c around 10). But the past 5 to 10 years, my readings have been excellent (Hba1c 5) and I feel great...