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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 1976998" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>If you're at risk of hypos then you absolutely need to test, I can do a test in less than a minute so it's quicker than a toilet break. I agree with [USER=374531]@Scott-C[/USER] that a cgm with alerts going to your phone is a definite possibility. </p><p></p><p>I've been diabetic T1 for 48 years, since I was 8, and I've never had a DKA (I was diagnosed extremely early by my T1 mother). I personally find hypos the most unpleasant part of the illness, but the technology available for avoiding them is getting better all the time. I was promised a cure in 10 or 20 years for most of my life, and while I no longer believe in this for me, I think for young T1s such as yourself the technology may get so good that it's nearly as good as a cure. </p><p></p><p>For some reason Coeliacs is more common among T1s than the general population, so you definitely aren't alone in being stuck with both these conditions.</p><p></p><p>Good luck, I know it must seem overwhelming at the moment but in the long term things should get easier. </p><p></p><p>Oh, just a thought, but have you been given a card to put in your wallet to say that you're T1 on insulin in case you need rescuing from a hypo? It's probably also worth having a medicalert bracelet with that info, it could save your life one day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 1976998, member: 372717"] If you're at risk of hypos then you absolutely need to test, I can do a test in less than a minute so it's quicker than a toilet break. I agree with [USER=374531]@Scott-C[/USER] that a cgm with alerts going to your phone is a definite possibility. I've been diabetic T1 for 48 years, since I was 8, and I've never had a DKA (I was diagnosed extremely early by my T1 mother). I personally find hypos the most unpleasant part of the illness, but the technology available for avoiding them is getting better all the time. I was promised a cure in 10 or 20 years for most of my life, and while I no longer believe in this for me, I think for young T1s such as yourself the technology may get so good that it's nearly as good as a cure. For some reason Coeliacs is more common among T1s than the general population, so you definitely aren't alone in being stuck with both these conditions. Good luck, I know it must seem overwhelming at the moment but in the long term things should get easier. Oh, just a thought, but have you been given a card to put in your wallet to say that you're T1 on insulin in case you need rescuing from a hypo? It's probably also worth having a medicalert bracelet with that info, it could save your life one day. [/QUOTE]
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