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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    I am a T1 diagnosed 30+ years ago and now on a Medtronic 670G pump. No fun to deal with this on a 24x7 basis. My family really doesn't understand what this is really like. My wife doesn't understand but does visit me in the hospital when that part happens. On the other hand, this is not cancer...
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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    There will be many horrible, sad stories and frightening tales of ER visits in this thread, so I'll go to the good news: We, who manage our blood sugars, are typically a tad healthier than the population at large who don't care for themselves in general. We tend to watch our sugars on a very...
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    Panic about what to eat, starting insulin this week

    I have been on insulin for 30 years and at first it was a bit daunting. I was afraid to eat anything. That isn't an option, of course. The key in my case has been to eat anything I want - just not the quantities I want. The effect has been to educate me as to the carbohydrate count in...
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    Starting on Insulin

    I have been on insulin since 1990 and really did not want to have to stick myself - I tried everything to avoid the needle but nothing worked (obviously a Type 1 here). BUT, the result was terrific. More energy and in generally good health. The discomfort is a very small price to pay, in my opinion.
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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    I'm a T1 for 30 years and a new pumper. The pump has great advantages but some disadvantages as well. For one, the infusion set can become kinked. In my case, that meant a trip to the ED, and two days in the ICU (US). Plus I was not feeling very chipper in my DKA state. However, I have managed...
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    Interesting Gp View.

    I agree and suggest the the pancreas doesn't take time off.
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    Holiday

    Great time to visit New England! If you are a pump user, contact the manufacturer for a loaner pump to take with you as a backup. I travel weekly and have never had an issue.
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    Life with diabetes

    Moan on - you've earned it. I've been battling this thing for about as long and get angry a lot, then think of my sis who wasted away with MS and died. I get over my troubles. I work with a man who has pacemaker, artificial hip and knees, and significant arthritis. My lot is not that bad...
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    explaining what it's really like to live with Type 1

    My grandfather had diabetes and, at that time, sharpened and sterilized (boiled) his own syringes, relied on animal insulin and lived until 80. I never knew he was a diabetic. It never came up, almost like he was embarrassed. I discovered the fun of diabetes in my mid-30s and for the past 30+...
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    Heathrow and the Pump interrogations and scaners and xray machines!!!!!

    I am new to pumping but have been advised by Medtronic that metal scanners are OK but the full body scans will damage the pump and may affect insulin. Likewise Xrays. In the US at least, there's no problems I've found asking to go through metal detectors. Once I had the full pat down but was OK.
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    Medtronic 640g and Enlite CGM

    I get an occasional lost signal alert (maybe 3-5x month) but I'm on the 670G (US) and Guardian sensor combination.
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    Not coping :(

    I'm guessing the urine strips are to test for ketones, which, if present, indicate high blood sugar levels. As a T1 I have learned to adapt - first to casually treating myself with injections, eventually to many injections/day, and now to pump therapy. Or, the consequences are not at all nice...