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You need to be aware that any steroid injection is going to seriously affect your ability to control your blood sugar. The closer you are to being “in target” will greatly help you. Once you do anything for these steroid injections your controls will be off the table for a while.

I agree that we are on our own. I’ll add that I can confirm that I think there is a you tube video for everything. I a need to see a doctor in the middle of this pandemic the best that I could get was a video conference with my doctor. At least we have technology to support us working remotely.

@Nickers you’ve got a lot of options for infusion sets. Way more than 1. @sleepster ’s post has the link to the mm website for infusion set options. Everyone is different which is why there are so many choices. And know this, if you choose something that doesn’t work, just choose something...

The person who learned what insulin does in a body, and created how to deliver it to people like us. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Banting Today is/was his birthday. This is why World Diabetes Day is on the 14th of November.

I used to be terrible with long acting basal insulins. Sometimes they’d work to quick. And once they are in you they cannot be altered. Basal adjustments with a pump were easier and more teal time. Somedays I dread my pump. We wear these things all the time. Sleeping on it is a pain. But...

Churchill Downs

So world diabetes day is close. Doing anything in blue? Anything? I’ve got a blue cycling jersey set out for tomorrow’s ride. It’s winter weight. Hopefully it’ll be warm enough. With tights. I’ll be slow in cold weather kit... ugh.

Congratulations @Choosehappy! I enjoy hearing great news! :)

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The mar data on the Libre 2 says it’s a little better than the Libre. I saw an improvement between the 2. Libre 2 does have alarms (but I silenced them.... I like to sleep, and cgm is sometimes not that good). Reliable readings at startup for all cgms still seems to be not good. We have to...

It was the Asante Snap pump. I wanted one. And then it was gone as an opportunity.

A long while ago there used to be a pump that just used a cartridge from an insulin pen. So it didn’t need to be refilled. It inky had to be replaced. The pump hit the market, and then the company folded. And then the pump was done. I wish it was an option for you; they were quite easy to...

Diabetes isn’t a short race. It’s even longer than a marathon. It all takes time. Nothing will happen immediately. Pace yourself for this to be a long haul. If you’re not used to normal numbers then you will feel low.

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I would agree that you do need help from a friend. I push the limits on how far I can go on my pump being empty. There are about 7 units of useable insulin after the pump says it’s empty. My pump went empty at lunchtime today. I didn’t change it until dinner time. I don’t see a reason to...

This is right. Carb counting, testing, dosing, and logging is the thing you have to do to figure out how you manage this thing. Activity will also help. It’s not easy, but it has to be done. Try to do- and eat the same things every day for a week. Same thing and the same amount. Alter only...

I’m a tequila drinker. Tequila on ice, with extra lime. I don’t need to bolus for it. I need to cut my basal rate because of how it makes me relax. No carbs in tequila.