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Psoriasis, followed by T1D and now Dupuytren's. No family history of either. Symptoms started to appear after PTSD from narcissistic spouse. Was healthy prior the marriage.

Those who overheard the diabetes remark from the other person - they already know. Don't think about anyone else, but them. It'd be best to catch this group on a break, come up to them and do the boring explanation we already know of.......but I'll give you an example: Tell them that yes, you...

I'd have lost it. Kudos to you that you didn't! I don't take mockings like that lightly due to the obvious..........living with type 1 every single day with no off days. Before they could even get there, I tell them "wanna be a tough guy? here's my pen, let's shoot up a couple of units to see...

I think Geoff is spot on with this. Not all type 1-s come back positive for GAD. However.....ALL type 1-s have almost non-existing C-Peptide levels (as far as I know). Even in the very beginning (where I didn't have to give myself basal because bolus was enough all day and throughout the...

I was talking about cigarettes being legal. They put so much **** in it, which basically makes it "****". Yes! These are the kind of responses I was looking forward to. Keep up the good work and never look back! Stress could be a culprit. For some, stress may not affect their sugars...

That is a good way to put it. Smoking cessation may lessen hypo occurrence, and with better oxygen supply you should be able to push your body more during exercise, so a better A1C could be achieved. Senses like smelling and tasting would also improve, possibly leading to less picky eating...

Current smokers with type 1 diabetes have higher odds of severe hypoglycemia episodes. I quit once (before diabetes) and can tell that the effects were nothing short of amazing. If I could feel half as good, then I'd be happy. Now I just need to quit for life and make no excuses. :)

Have a question for those who quit smoking after their diagnosis. I've read some scientific journals in the past of how smoking affects sugar levels, and as far as I remember there wasn't a significant difference between smokers and non-smokers (we're talking about >1 point or so). When healthy...

How could this happen? I've only been diagnosed 2 years ago and I'm in my late twenties. I had some stubborn days in the beginning (trying to accept being diabetic), but I used insulin each day and have been very strict to keep my A1C around 7 or below. It doesn't make sense to me? It's likely...

This started happening to me about a month ago. My arms were weakish as I let go of myself since my t1d diagnosis, but wanted to get my health under control. So with exercise I had a strong grip during exercise, and within just a few days my stamina significantly increased, but along this there...

Wish I could try it. AFAIK you replace the extra carbs with high fat. My liver doesn't tolerate meals with high fat such as olive oil. I tried digestive enzymes, but no difference. Guess it's genetics. :(

Focus - I play video games in my spare time. Being at e.g. 12 vs 6 is a matter of finishing last or first (literally). The difference in the ability to focus is ginormous. This goes for anything requiring mental energy.

For me the solution is plain store-bought grape sugar tab (or what you would call "dextrose"). It helps immediately when I feel low-ish, and doesn't increase my blood sugar as if I were to give less insulin for the meal prior to exercise OR eat more carb heavy prior exercise. Don't know why...

You summed it up exactly the way I feel! Don't know anybody in person who has T1D, family knows better, either hypo or hyper etc. etc. etc. I was always skeptical about this disease since after the first visit (after they handed over the insulin and showed me how to inject). I had some follow up...

I know the feeling well. Either high or low, but never in between. This happens to me a lot with the first shot of the day. Wake up with 5-6, then give myself insulin and my levels rise up to 11+, but then at the 3 hour mark I just fall down way too fast... like if insulin only started working...

Miracle Dan is in fact Silent Dan - for now. Would love to hear an interview with him. If vitamin D could cure T1D, then all you'd have to do is spend a summer outside and voilá. However, vit D deficiency can cause T1D in some, especially the finnish population (children) have been studied. If...

13 is a lot to wake up to in the morning. I wonder if all those sugars caught up with you in your sleep by giving a hypo, and then your liver came to your rescue (over-compensating as usual :)...)? How often do you go above 10? For example: I could be fine with 5-11, but if it goes any lower or...

After removing a serious source of stressor from my life, my hypo occurance went down by 90%. No kidding. Sadly this stressor was masking my hyperglycemia... so afterwards I had to increase my dosages by 1-2 units daily, but it was worth it. As for depression: it's bad because it drags you...

Hi! Check out this guy: video He talks about some of the necessities you're looking for, and he's close to your age. If you check out his latest videos, you'll see that he's quite muscular. Great inspiration! Then Phil Graham, a fitness expert, also has T1D and wrote a book about building...

Living with type 1 diabetes is like lying on the ground, watching hundreds, thousands of people walk by, smiling, chatting with each other. You want to get up, but as soon as you do, then you get punched in the back. You look around, but you can't see the bad guy - it's invisible. You look...