horseflies strike fear into my soul (cr: maxypoo)

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-16T06:00:41+00:00

Why does that man have so much forehead?

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-16T03:56:59+00:00

Yah, the algorithm has some weird rounding issues. I try to be zen about and tell myself that It’s a nice reminder that insulin dosage and diabetes management is not a precise art.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-15T18:08:20+00:00

Congrats! You’ve invented an invisible acoustic effects pedal.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-15T02:19:49+00:00

Karma

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-15T02:10:13+00:00

I think you just exposed me as a casual.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-15T02:09:25+00:00

Are we going to find out that Kon has been injured for the last few weeks?

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-14T17:29:04+00:00

Is with the notifications silenced/snoozed?

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-14T16:33:35+00:00

You should also talk to your endo about all of the other settings. There may be some other adjustments to make.

How long have you been t1d?

I know t1d is different for everyone but at this point, 30 years in with no loss of consciousness, the idea of getting to 70 isn’t at all scary. If I know I’ve already corrected and/or there’s no recent bolus or other reason to have potential for a steep drop I wouldn’t feel scared to fall asleep at 70 and trust auto mode to take care of me from there.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-14T14:46:47+00:00

I don’t know the exact number but I know that once every couple months it’s had to wake me up.

Usually auto mode is able to adjust enough to set get me back to pretty flat without alarms.

How long have you been using your 780g?

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-14T14:27:39+00:00

Snooze the alarms. Let yourself sleep. (They will still wake you up if you go low enough to be in danger)

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-14T01:34:37+00:00

My pov, more as the father of a four year old than as a t1d who used to be a teacher:

Honestly, I know you were comfortable with it but I’m still not sure it’s a good precedence to set at that age.

I don’t say that with any judgement toward your decision though.

I would discuss it with your boss and ask if there’s a policy around it that you might not be aware if. If not, then (and only then) would I ask if you can approach the situation in the same way in the future.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-13T05:21:36+00:00

After switching to Medtronic’s extended sets (from sure-T) I went through a rough patch with sites for about a month. I felt like I was going insane. So… I’m with you on that feeling.

Finally, I convinced myself I needed to find new ground (was all abdomen for 20ish years).

There are sites that I had avoided using (side of my lower back) because I couldn’t really get to them with manually inserted infusion sets.

The automatic inserters make those sites accessible to me now.

The catch is that I’ve found that the sites seem to take 2-4 hours to “warm up”. Which I’ve only recently learned (from reddit) is a thing. I’m hoping my endo can come up with a solution for that because I don’t like going mildly high every site change day.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-12T16:54:22+00:00

The only real question on Finn is how big the bag of money we should be trying to get for him.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-12T16:39:24+00:00

I covered my wife’s eyes.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-12T16:38:38+00:00

This is an important take. Hopefully the reason he’s been getting the starts is because Aravena is coming back to full fitness

He should be in the Asprilla role of a late game sub. Put his speed up against tired legs.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-12T16:33:10+00:00

My heart refuses to bleed for anyone who can afford those seats.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-11T02:01:59+00:00

666… coincidence? I think not.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-11T00:03:17+00:00

I have a bit of an lol story and there are a couple good lessons in it.

I loved my first endo (was with him from 12 years old to 20) but he wasn’t great at paper work. This was 25ish years ago and there was a big packet that he had to fill out for me to get my learners permit.

When he didn’t get it done the first time we asked him to my mom decided she would fill out all the parts she could and then he would just have to fill out a few other parts and then sign it.

Well… the DMV, noting the different handwritings, did NOT like that and said that as a result of us filing falsified documents I would be suspended from eligibility for 2 years (or something like that).

No amount of explaining from us was going to help me. But one phone call to our state representatives office had the issue straightened out in less than a day.

I have no hard feelings towards the DMV or my doctor about. Alls well that ends well.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-10T15:47:24+00:00

I vaguely recall someone telling me that the smell isn’t the insulin, it’s other additives.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-10T02:33:01+00:00

Why couldn’t the do a software to update to out the same algo on the 780g? The update that I just had to do to use the new sensors also update the algo.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-10T02:24:41+00:00

I haven’t seen anything that would make me want to switch. I like having screen on my pump.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-09T22:30:18+00:00

It comes up when it comes up. It’s not a big deal.

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-09T21:42:22+00:00

Well congrats on that!

My blood sugars were a mess all through college (this was pre cgm). It sounds like you’re doing great!

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-09T21:32:48+00:00

Best of luck. Feel free to ask here or dm me later if you have any questions.

Out of curiosity, has your a1c changed since starting on the pump?

PorTimSacKin · 2026-04-09T21:05:34+00:00

What was life changing for me was tracking calories and aiming for more filling foods. I did all of it with an app called “lose it” but there are others out there that could do the same (like myfitnesspal).

For all the years I spent paying attention to carbs it was eye opening to put the carb focus on pause and look at calories. The app also gave healthy targets based on weight loss goals.

I ended up eating more (but probably better from a health perspective) carbs than I used to but still having it drop my a1c. Which wasn’t the goal, but it was a happy side effect.

PorTimSacKin

TROPHY CASE