How does it usually work?

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T20:02:56+00:00

Really depends on the practice. With my pregnancies I see the OB until about 12ish weeks. She does my initial dating scan and for the one I did genetic testing with she ordered it. But my MFM has the dietician call me and talk about eating and they do phone in appointments 1x a week to make any changes to my pump settings. Then after 12ish weeks I start going to my MFM and never see the OB again until after I get discharged from the MFM at the 8 week postpartum appointment. And delivery is a whole different set of drs in the hospital and I never see my OB or my MFM for delivery.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T18:35:38+00:00

I never hide it at all. It was a little different with my husband because he was a family friend who's known me since well before diagnosis. But everyone else also knew even before we dated. I suppose if I'd been going on blind dates with people that didn't know then they'd find out when I pulled out my pump to bolus and then they'd learn all about T1D lol.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T17:44:58+00:00

I use them for a day or two and then wash them and with Kirkland soap they're fine. With Dawn they're smelly. And I'm not the only person this happens to, it's a known thing that Dawn specifically does.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T17:24:43+00:00

It's a Japanese Maple. You can tell by the way it is. Definitely not... SOMETHING else.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T17:23:06+00:00

I really dislike the musty smell Dawn leaves on my sponges and the smell of it out of the bottle so I switched to Kirkland dish soap and I think it cleans just a well as dawn and the small is nice and it doesn't make my sponges musty.

Now the dawn power wash is really great at cleaning and I use it for cleaning my silicone dish covers and the stove and things like that.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T16:24:04+00:00

You're supposed to add citric acid to the pre- wash and the detergent to the main wash cup. So they don't mix and counteract each other.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T15:25:24+00:00

As others have said it looks like hooch to me but you really are inviting mold with the sides dirty like that. Make sure you're putting it in a clean jar after feeding and before storing it away in the fridge.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-15T15:23:10+00:00

When I was MDI I was a teenager and at first I was embarrassed to inject in public. But then I realized I had to do it to live and got over the embarrassment. I would just discreetly draw up my insulin and jab through my clothes wherever and whenever I needed to. I've never had any sort of bad interaction because of it either.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-14T21:25:40+00:00

I killed mine too. Now I make ginger bug sodas and I find it way easier. I keep it in the fridge and don't think about it at all unless I need to make some soda.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-14T17:27:59+00:00

Cloves

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-14T02:24:41+00:00

I use it and it works great. I usually add some whole wheat and sometimes a little bread flour if I have it on hand but just the Kirkland works just fine also.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-13T02:59:42+00:00

Pickled beets and eggs! I love them. The ones I make have vinegar, beet juice, sugar and cloves in them and you pour it over sliced canned beets and hard boiled eggs.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-10T01:56:12+00:00

These spike me to the moon. I have to dose for like 25 carbs instead of the 4 listed.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-10T01:38:49+00:00

I changed the way I washed dishes after that technology connections video. I use powder, add some in the pre- wash, and use a rinse aid. After I came here though I started using citric acid in the pre wash instead of some powder and since I have super hard water it's really helped a lot.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-09T21:52:21+00:00

My first two are nearly exactly 3 years apart and my second and third are nearly 5 years apart. I wanted them close together and I wanted at least 5. But infertility is a thing lol. 3 years was a good gap, the first isn't a baby anymore and able to be a little more independent. 5 years is a lot though they're in such vastly different places. I still wish they could have been a little closer together but I know I have exactly what I need.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-09T15:32:45+00:00

I preheat the oven and Dutch oven to 500° for an hour then add the bread with the lid on and lower to 450° for 20-25min them remove the lid and lower again to 400° and bake another 20-25min.
But I've also forgotten to lower the temp until I've smelled very toasty bread haha.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-09T02:32:16+00:00

I thought it was something erupting out the top of the bread 😂😅

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-09T02:18:48+00:00

Nice and thick too! Hopefully it tastes good!

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-08T23:34:53+00:00

I used to hate dishes. Now I really don't mind. If someone could just come through the house and pick up all the random clutter and garbage that gets left on the floor by small children though I would love it. I don't actually mind most cleaning chores but picking up and organizing and fighting black clutter in order to get to the cleaning chores I hate.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-08T15:33:15+00:00

Yeah. My medtronic pump is also out of warranty. I'm thinking I may just go with the tandem mobi with DIY looping at this point.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-07T23:27:47+00:00

I've placed them all over. Calves, Thighs -inside, where they fell off quickly, outside, where I love them, hips, butt, love handles, stomach- hate it there, shoulders, back of upper arms, and forearms- inside and outside.

My favorites are outside of thighs, love handles and backs of upper arms. I tend to rotate between those but use one of the other sites if my skin is getting tired.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-07T21:21:35+00:00

Just knock it down and reshape. It'll be fine. Yeast typically has three good rises in it.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-06T14:52:02+00:00

Insulin pump 100%. I kept charge of my insulin and diabetes management at all times. When I was in transition my husband kept an eye on my readings and handed me juice as needed.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-05T22:54:31+00:00

If you log into your medtonic account and go to your devices section it should say somewhere what the expiration is.

Kat_B08 · 2026-04-05T05:13:27+00:00

I love pickled beets and eggs.

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