Pretty stoked about this. Combined with a loss of 10kgs over the same period and this is a good day.

Glucose going low!?

Flying from Greece to Egypt, the business class diabetic meal option:

Fish with boiled white rice

Bread

Fruit

Who in earth thought this was good for us?

16 units of insulin later.....lol

Just a fun question, I feel like we deal with so much Blahhhh, let’s live a little

Mine would either be Cake or Rice honestly! I miss good ole Chinese Fried Rice 💓

I’ve been high for 24+ hours. I dont know why, I want to inject additional unit insulin again but doctor wont let me. So here we are… Imma just tryna ignore it for now, hoping it will go down soon.

I have no idea why that happened

I'm mostly a lurker here but I've been encouraged by posts from other like this so I thought that I'd share my own good news today. Sorry in advance if this is TMI but if the details of my case are of interest here they are

I'm a male and just turned 55 (54 when diagnosed) 5'10 and weight back down to just under 200 lbs. I was around 215 or 220 when diagnosed but had already dropped 10-15 lbs at that point from an all time personal high somewhere in the 230s. Had started losing weight b/c I recognized diabetic symptoms but assumed that I was pre-diabetic b/c the symptoms had seemed manageable for a while.

I recognize that I have been lucky in a lot of ways. I tolerated metformin very well, quickly went up to 1,000 mg twice per day dosing with zero discernible side effects. It took a while for my insurance to agree to pay for a GLP and by the the time that they did I decided not to start b/c I didn't want to risk adding a new med that might "rock the boat" and possibly trigger side effects.

Also lucky to have the means to pay out of pocket for continuous glucose monitoring. That's really helped me dial in and be consistent.

I was always relatively active and have done a fair amount of recreational strength training -- nothing impressive but I'm still pretty strong for my age. I also had previous phases in my life where I was relatively lean, ate (mostly) clean, etc. I had "fallen off the fitness wagon" due to typical parenting and work stresses in middle age but had some exercise/nutrition knowledge to fall back on and thus some confidence that I knew what to do and just needed to do it. In my case that has meant eating higher protein, higher fiber, lower carb, and getting consistent about barbell lifts and regular walking.

I expect that I was above 11.2 for months (maybe years) since I had gone decades without seeing a doctor. So I'm hoping to be lucky again and to avoid serious health complications from beating up my system up for all of that time.

Anyway, I'm happy with my success (so far), determined to keep going (want to get down to 190 lbs without dropping muscle/strength by end of the year), and wishing you all the best too.

Edits -- Cleaned up some typos/grammar

I want to start by saying Ive had diabetes for 20 years (25M) and I have seen a lot in these years but this is getting tiring...

So I went to bed last night took my nights snack (toast and peanut butter) and I woke up at midnight to an alarm so i take a dextrose tab and go back to sleep. Wake up again an hour later to another alarm and take another dextrose tab stay awake a little but ultimately fell asleep again (i know lows can make you tired but my doc is concerned that I can operate easily and functionally below 3 and sometimes even low 2's) I silenced my alarms the 3rd time I woke up and took 2 tabs only to wake up this morning fighting this still.

All I gotta ask is has anyone else had this happen or know why.

Hello all. I coach an endurance sport. Our training is very similar to distance running in terms of mileage and nutritional needs. Carbs are our primary fuel source.

I have a kid who is T1 diabetic, he is quite good but is struggling with completing workouts as he frequently drops to very low blood sugar. I have spoken with him about that he likely needs to eat more carbs throughout the day, but I understand there are other concerns with him being too high on blood sugar.

Anyways, I was just wondering if anyone has experience with this, and if there is anything I can do better to support him. Our team is very competitive, and he is also very competitive, and I don't want to see him fall behind and mentally collapse.

My experience with the Minimed flex and instinct sensor from Abbott. Switched from the Medtronic 780g with guardian 4. I'm using an Iphone for the app and Apple watch to view blood sugar. I've been using it for about 2 months and have not had any concerning issues with the app.
 
First things first, I do not like smartphones and I was not excited to switch. I had no real problems with the 780g but I figured I could always go back. Also it uses the same reservoirs and infusion sets.

My biggest concern was the lack of a screen. Although it is very common for me to want blood sugar info and accidentally find myself responding to an unrelated phone notification, the app is so convenient. Delivering insulin through the app is so much easier than unclipping the 780g from my waist and pushing the buttons. The first time I did it I couldn't believe how easy it felt. Needing to have my phone is still slightly annoying but it's usually around me regardless and I really can't think of a better solution.
 
The lack of a replaceable battery was my second concern. The built-in battery lasts a long time. Much more than the one week I thought they were advertising. It seems to last at least two weeks or more. I haven't gotten a good routine on charging it yet. It takes at least 30 mins to fully charge so it does take planning.
 
The instinct sensor extended wear time and short warm up are also great changes. The sensor does seem more sensitive than the guardian 4 but I don't understand how that’s possible. It may just be more likely to showing the single double and triple arrows to show blood sugar rise and fall than the guardian was. My sensors have lasted the full 15 days.
 
I have not used any other companies equipment so I can’t compare to others.

My two year old has the option of a wearable pump. She has a history of pulling off her CGM. I’m worried that she’s still too young to understand and I think the better option is to continue our current treatment.

Does anyone have experience with toddlers and pumps? Is there a general age that pumps are started?

preface: i do not have diabetes (or at least am not diagnosed, i have no idea what’s going on) but my doctor wants me to wear a CGM now because im having serious blood sugar issues. i figured yall would know the answer to this best. please tell me if there’s somewhere else i should put this question instead. i am so so sorry if i am overstepping by posting in here, please forgive me, im just looking for help.

my CGM can only be worn on the back of my arm. it is a libre 3. i have been sleeping on my opposite side for less than a week and am in severe pain from not being able to rotate sides (i am severely ill, very underweight, bedbound, unable to get comfortable due to the bed pressure on my bones, rotating positions was incredibly important to me to relieve pressure). i am suffering horrible neck and back pain. i cannot figure out how to sleep on my CGM side without causing the soreness/stinging of putting pressure on it. do yall really just go 15 days only sleeping in one position the whole time and then switch, or is there a trick? thank you so much.

edit: thank you so much for all the advice everyone! also it’s so funny that half the comments are like “it shouldn’t ever hurt, something’s definitely wrong” and the other half are like “omg yeah it’s a pain in the ass here’s how to fix it” 🤣🤣 i’m pretty sure being underweight right now is contributing to how sensitive it is, plus me being a wimpy newbie. i ordered some overpatches with little guards and i’m also propping my elbow and shoulder up with a folded up blanket in the meantime to create a gap for the CGM, which is working okay! thank yall so much!! ❤️‍🩹

Hello my younger sister (F 26) was diagnosed with both type 1 and 2 diabetes recently and she doesn't have reddit so below is her question. Thank you

"Hello, I was just diagnosed with diabetes and was wondering if there's alternatives to things like ice cream and donuts? So many of my comfort foods are gone, and I struggle to eat because of my Autism, like vermicelli noodles that I'm finding out have high carbs. what are some good alternative foods that are yummy? I feel silly asking this but i only found out I had duabetes because I went into DKA and had ti stay in the hospital for a week. I'm hungry and irritable cause it feels like all my choices were taken from me.Any advice, any help, all advice is welcome."

Three weeks since I’ve been diagnosed type 2

My A1C went from 9.3 to 6.0 in three months. I started walking a lot and changed my diet (no more pizza and egos). I had to stop my medication because I was getting hypoglycemic. I still get hypoglycemic after I walk 1.2 miles or try to fast. (Fasting is something that I am not able to do because my glucose drops too much).

I have only had a cgm since September 1st- but the average glucose is 82.

Like guys what should i just don’t care anymore and i know this is bad i already have Diabetic Retinopathy and im supposed to get eye injections or whatever last month but meeeh i skipped the appointment

This is so random and messy but man idk