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  1. Marie 2

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    @mab1402 My HBa1c is 34 right now and it's usually between 32-34. My endo doesn't care because my TIR is excellent. She never says anything bad, that I'm doing great! You consistently hear of doctors saying a persons HBa1c is too low. But it depends on the doctor, what they know and I...
  2. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    @Jaylee We have wondered about airports lol............ Half the time I am going to a different line anyway because of my back and my Omnipod. That full body x ray should show the obvious!!!!! @becca59 I am not supposed to do "physical activity" yet, It takes 8, possibly 10 weeks for the...
  3. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Well my wrist seems to be healing well. I have good mobility, it still needs some work and I am still going to be going to physical therapy for another month. I seem to be the most limited on bending my hand/wrist inward. But I can make fists, grab things pretty easily, but still have...
  4. Marie 2

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    @mia_davis A couple of things to always remember. As an adult when you get type 1, for years your blood sugars are very erractic. Called the Honeymoon period. You still make some insulin for a while and some days more and some days less. So it can be harder to keep your blood sugars under...
  5. Marie 2

    Vegetarians: What have you eaten today?

    Chocolate Muffin! Mini lol!!!!! Coffee 1/2 soymilk, 1/2 coffee with chocolate stevia drops. Can you tell I like chocolate! Prebolused and it worked out almost perfectly. I have a tendency when I eat mashed potatoes to probably eat more gravy than potato! Like a small soup bowl with mashed...
  6. Marie 2

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    @RoughcutAU It just depends on your endo, your TIR, and your lows. In the US, it seems to be more about the percent of lows being under 4% and preferably under 3%.
  7. Marie 2

    CGM - Where do you wear yours ?

    @cdpm I use Skin Tac when I know I'm going swimming, it gives it extra adhesion. Also I never put them directly on the side of my arm, I used to always knock them off.
  8. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Hi Everyone! Well, I had started to feel better so I was doing more odds and ends of things. We have all these floor rugs down because we have a interlocking wooden floor and the dogs slip on it. I really like it because we can wash the rugs or replace them easily if needed. But the larger ones...
  9. Marie 2

    Type 1: What are your HbA1c test results?

    @Etenc I think teenagers are known to have the worse control. It's a time where you are trying to fit in and find out what you like etc and you have this extra "burden" you have to deal with. It would probably be helpful if there were any meetings she could go to and meet some other type1's...
  10. Marie 2

    T1? on insulin and confused by diagnosis and food

    Oh @alison2006 I so feel for you. I was misdiagnosed as a type 2 for years. To this day there is still such a misunderstanding amongst some in the medical field. When you get it older it takes time to totally lose the production of insulin, but that varies per person, it can be weeks or years...
  11. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Finally this past week I feel I have made a major step forward. Sleeping straight for 6-7 hours and not that much pain when I get up and I have started on my exercise bike again and it's not hurting. Going a lot slower on it and only doing 2-5 miles at a time, but it makes me feel better that I...
  12. Marie 2

    Terrible hypo due to Lantus or steroids?

    Lantus notoriously can cause lows. But I also want to say steroids can be an issue. I really really react to them, they work great but even a small amount and my BG level shoots up and requires a lot more insulin. I avoid them as much as possible but sometimes they are needed. Last time I was...
  13. Marie 2

    Struggling

    @A17 Depression is such a hard thing. And we as type 1's are more prone to it. Sometimes just understanding we have a right to be depressed over certain things is helpful or that a lot of the time it can be brought on by feeling not in control. Please get help. I just don't know about Scotland...
  14. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Thanks everyone!
  15. Marie 2

    dirty word on here I'd presume , but "snacks"

    Whatever happened to being able to put Type 1/LADA as an option under our name if we want to?
  16. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    Well, the dog bones are picked up and only given when we are right there to make sure they stay well apart. It seems to be working. When we leave we are actually separating the smaller dog from the other two. We had separated the Dobie at first who whines in objection and River our third dog...
  17. Marie 2

    CGM - Where do you wear yours ?

    On my upper arm. I am always a side sleeper so I don't directly place them on the inside or outside of the arm because otherwise I cause compression lows. So a little off center. Plus if they are directly on the outside, I hit it on doorways way too easily.
  18. Marie 2

    Any tips on how to avoiding blood sugars rising when fasting or almost fasting?

    We can all react differently to so many things. I have a pump so it makes making adjustments to my basal rate easier. If I go to the dentist or any doctors visit, I drop, so for a simple visit I might boost my blood sugar a tad, or I reduce my basal starting 30-60 minutes before. But if I take a...
  19. Marie 2

    dirty word on here I'd presume , but "snacks"

    I snack if I want to, which for me is usually fruit, chocolate or nuts. I count carbs and dose per how many carbs I plan on eating. I love a couple of cocoa covered almonds because I can dose for those when I actually eat them. And I consistently I use a small wedge of fresh pineapple if I am...
  20. Marie 2

    Type 1'stars R Us

    @HH I agree. I haven't been leaving the house except for emergency and a couple of Drs visits anyways. We brought the Dobie with us one time and the next two we separated the Dobie from the other two in the house. The bones and toys have been picked up and are given to them when we are both...