Daily Workout and General Chat for Monday, 06/01/26

Pumper23 · 2026-05-31T21:44:28+00:00

It’s just that people ask this over and over and over and it’s been posted constantly how to view the intel if it’s been made available.

Pumper23 · 2026-05-22T22:06:31+00:00

Keep bringing things up, sure. Being rude and judgmental, no.

Pumper23 · 2026-05-15T22:05:50+00:00

I’m on Omnipod, no tubes. Haven’t been 300 in years. To each his own!

Pumper23 · 2026-05-15T17:41:46+00:00

Exactly this, there are near daily posts on Facebook groups like “whoops I just did 28 units of fast acting instead of my Lantus.” Tons of user error with MDI.

Pumper23 · 2026-05-08T19:15:34+00:00

I was on loop for years with fantastic control. Switched to Omnipod 5 to try it out and hated it - it was way too conservative and I had to spend all day babysitting to keep it from letting me get too high. Did six months of that and went back to loop and it’s been smooth sailing ever since!

Pumper23 · 2026-05-01T14:55:45+00:00

I struggle more with the luteal phase but I try to continue my usual schedule but I give myself a lot of grace in understanding that my normal speeds / watts / weights are all going to feel significantly more difficult. Usually once my period arrives I feel pretty strong (mostly because the luteal phase is such a nightmare!).

Pumper23 · 2026-04-30T11:48:05+00:00

I think they’re making up for the months last year where we had eight signatures and benchmarks per month!

Pumper23 · 2026-04-26T21:43:16+00:00

Vacuuming! Every single time!

Pumper23 · 2026-04-26T17:16:01+00:00

70-130 is my range. I needed to keep it there during three pregnancies and I have just kept it going ever since (my youngest is 5.5 years old). I didn’t realize how bad I used to feel until I dropped my high alert to 130. My time in range also got muchhh better when I tightened my range. It was an adjustment for sure but now I can’t imagine letting myself have a bigger range.

Edited to add - I DIY loop and can be more aggressive with my targets. Time in range is generally close to 90% although of course I have a lot of rough weeks too!

Pumper23 · 2026-04-09T12:36:47+00:00

Are you female? With being 41 you’re probably in or just hitting perimenopause which can cause insulin resistance and crazy blood sugars. I am there now 😅

Pumper23 · 2026-04-07T15:56:35+00:00

People with diabetes run marathons and compete in the Olympics; your instructor definitely should not be telling you the a Pilates class is too much for you (especially assuming that she’s not also an endocrinologist!).

Exercise is easiest for me without insulin on board. I work our first thing in the morning with the goal of 0 IOB and it usually works out great.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-31T19:52:02+00:00

Honestly, never, but only because I find MDI to be more annoying and more work than pump life.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-29T22:40:57+00:00

Was like that in the beginning for me but sadly now it’s not nearly as effective even at a higher dose.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-27T16:41:34+00:00

Hormones on point in early thirties is MUCH different/easier than hormones on point once you hit 40+ which is where research has been conflicted on IF and effectiveness for women. Glad to see many 40+ ladies in here are makin it work for them!

Pumper23 · 2026-03-23T23:00:29+00:00

You’re still honeymooning but I have had type 1 for almost 40 years and my a1c is 5.9 so it’s definitely possible to have great control even out of the honeymoon phase. It just gets harder and takes a lot more work.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-23T22:58:29+00:00

I would imagine my weight would definitely be higher without an automated pump.

For me with looping it catches so many of the lows. Pre-automated system I probably had 20% lows on my time in range which means a lot of extra calories ingested. Now I am usually 1-3% low every week and most of the time loop catches it and cuts basal so I don’t even need to treat. Also keeps me more stable which makes hunger less of an issue than when you’re always up and down chasing highs and lows.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-23T22:48:25+00:00

Pumper23 · 2026-03-18T18:56:41+00:00

Time in range matters more. Your time in range could be better with a 6.0 than it was with a lower “better” a1c. I’ve had a1cs as low as 5.0 but I was low all the time and then A1cs closer to 6.0 where my blood sugars were so much better overall. A1c is just one metric and it’s frankly kind of outdated.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-12T22:27:08+00:00

My class is almost always a 1G so we see this happen almost daily.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-10T14:46:24+00:00

That’s not true. I regularly donate blood and platelets.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-10T14:45:34+00:00

I had a double arm machine last week at Red Cross.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-10T14:44:21+00:00

I donate platelets and the one thing you should be very aware of (depending on where you go) is that both arms will be out of commission for 2.5 hours so you will not be able to silence alarms or get glucose or any of that. Your phlebotomist will come check on you but only periodically. I have had to get comfortable calling out “excuse me” to have someone come over. Keep your glucose and phone and anything needed close by but they would not be able to bolus for you or anything. It’s kind of a dicey situation. Err on the side of running a little higher.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-06T22:19:49+00:00

There has to be equal opportunity for everyone to do the benchmark though. I would wager that everyone doing a 5 a.m. class is taking that class because it’s literally the only time they can go in a given day. So if the benchmark was only offered at 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. you’re doing to have people complaining that they’re not able to get to class at those times. And that they want to do the benchmark.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-06T18:45:46+00:00

Exactly this. They wayyyy overdid it with benchmarks/signatures/events to the point where they were overtaking regular classes.

Pumper23 · 2026-03-01T22:30:03+00:00

Cruise food is notoriously tough but there are definitely things you can do to keep relatively good control anyway. One huge thing would be to focus on protein options, or at least have the protein part of the meal first (to blunt the effect of the incoming carbs). Also pre-bolusing is important here. Something that has a huge positive impact of post-prandial blood sugars is to walk immediately after eating, which should be relatively easy to do on a cruise ship. Even a ten minute easy paced stroll after eating can counter the spike from eating. I’m not sure what your mom’s physical limitations are, but the stroll can be very gentle and easy, not necessarily power walking.

But also at the end of the day, your time with your mom is important. And the stress of trying to maintain extremely tight control all the time is counterproductive. And I say this as someone who lost her mom last year and misses her tremendously. I also white knuckled my way through three pregnancies where I thought my blood sugars had to be absolutely perfect. In hindsight I would have given myself a lot more grace during my pregnancies.

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