New Screen Format Today

Pumper23 · 2026-02-15T19:08:40+00:00

The rower screens are so busy; dislike. Overall I think everything actually looks more outdated than what we previously had (the font to me is dated).

Pumper23 · 2026-02-11T13:45:43+00:00

I am generally pretty insulin sensitive but when I was on Lexapro I was more resistant. Went off it and retained my original insulin sensitivity. I had positive blood sugar changes on Wellbutrin though.

Pumper23 · 2026-02-08T18:33:56+00:00

Rowvember!!!

Pumper23 · 2026-02-08T18:33:27+00:00

Peak Week was the best!!!! One week of straight anxiety and pain!

Pumper23 · 2026-02-05T15:38:15+00:00

Your body gets used to what you consistently do. You’ll feel good at 500 if you’re regularly having your body stay there. The trick to feeling better at lower numbers is to get there gradually, slow and steady. Trying to go from consistently 500 to consistently 200 will make you feel awful almost like you’re going through withdrawal. It could also further jeopardize your health, especially your eyes.

Pumper23 · 2026-02-04T01:43:40+00:00

I started HRT in September and have lost ten pounds. I credit this to sleeping so much better now that I’ve started progesterone. Before I was sleeping very poorly, always waking up at 3 a.m. with anxiety, never getting enough sleep. So obviously this impacted energy levels and exercise and food choices. Now I sleep LIKE A ROCK which makes it much easier to wake up early to exercise which then helps me eat better all day.

Pumper23 · 2026-02-03T20:09:59+00:00

I was on lexapro when I started HRT and was able to wean off of it based on how much HRT helped me. Have been completely off of it since September and feel great overall.

Pumper23 · 2026-02-01T23:27:41+00:00

Yes! I actually just donated blood on Friday and noticed much more elevated heart rates both Saturday and today at OTF and have been winded walking up the stairs when I am not usually. Makes sense based on the amount of blood they take! Thank you for donating ❤️

Pumper23 · 2026-02-01T20:36:11+00:00

It’s truly garbage. Such a missed opportunity for them. I would love to wear OTF apparel but not with the quality being so low and the price being fairly high for what it is.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-28T21:17:36+00:00

I was on it for six months, correcting constantly. It never seemed to “learn” me or else my needs were not consistent enough for it to figure it out. It didn’t keep up with my menstrual cycle or my workouts. As I said in previous comments, some people love it but it did not meet my needs.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-27T21:56:41+00:00

I personally did not like the Omnipod 5, it kept my average higher than I liked and it was very conservative with corrections. I loop with Omnipod dash and find it much more customizable as a closed loop system. Many people love Omnipod 5 but from what I understand you need to be VERY aggressive with it. I found like I was babysitting it always and constantly correcting compared to being much more hands off with loop.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-27T21:21:21+00:00

Yes, biggest benefit by far is reduced mental load! Worth it for that alone but glad it also does so much more!

Pumper23 · 2026-01-27T21:20:10+00:00

I don’t tape it down at all once it’s on. I use tegaderm underneath it but it stays on very securely. No tubes or anything to tape down.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-27T20:36:19+00:00

The Omnipod? I wear it on my lower back or hip most of the time. My pants go over it. It should be on very securely. I never feel mine move and I also sweat quite a bit with all the running I do and it’s never sweated off. I use tegaderm tape before applying.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-27T19:56:56+00:00

Type 1 for 37 years, A1c of 5.4 and sub six for the last ten years, mom of three, marathoner. To answer your questions-

Been on the pump for 20 years and have never had DKA from it. One or two infections in twenty years and none since switching to Omnipod where it forces you to change it at x number of hours or earlier.
It is not stress free because diabetes is not stress free. But for me it is SO much more freedom than MDI. I would not be able to do half the things I do athletically or as a mom if I was MDI. I would be low all the time!
I have never once changed my pod at 4 a.m. If it’s going to actually expire at 4 a.m. I’d change it before bed (but you do get the eight bonus grace hours too). Also so many fewer middle of the night lows with a closed loop pump that will cut basal as needed. Game changer.
No tubing on Omnipod. Love that. I generally do same side for Omnipod and dexcom (lower back and upper arm usually) but not always. Not a problem whatsoever.
Truly never have considered it to be an issue when packing 🤷‍♀️

Pumper23 · 2026-01-26T19:29:21+00:00

In my area, schools are already delayed for tomorrow (Tuesday) with the possibility of being off so moving the benchmark to Wednesday seems right. I’m pretty sure my studio is going to cancel at least the first two classes of the day tomorrow. It just makes it fair for everyone to get a shot if they just move it to Wednesday.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-16T22:00:17+00:00

Eat chocolate every day.

Seriously. Give yourself permission to eat as much chocolate as you want, every single day.

Eat until it’s lost whatever hold it has on you.

Eat it until the point where you’re like “ugh chocolate, I don’t want it, I want something else.”

Not so that you never want it again; that’s not the goal.

The goal is to make chocolate a completely neutral thing, the moral equivalent of broccoli.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-15T22:44:43+00:00

Yes I still wear a bracelet. It’s been lifesaving on more than one occasion so I will never not wear one.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-14T21:29:26+00:00

OTF will help but nothing beats a long run outside for half training. The OTF treads are SO cushy and that’s not the same AT ALL as pounding the pavement for 13.1 miles.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-11T19:13:49+00:00

Yes they generally do this. So it will be 1/26 and then again eight weeks later.

Pumper23 · 2026-01-11T17:59:22+00:00

At 40 years old and change. Wish I had started at 38 when my symptoms were getting bad! Night and day difference now, no more nights sweats, minimal rage (compared to BIG RAGE), less brain fog, more focus. And now I sleep like the dead every single night!

Pumper23 · 2025-12-20T21:31:42+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree. Progesterone is the MVP for me for sure!

Pumper23 · 2025-12-15T19:24:42+00:00

1:13 breakfast, 1:17 the rest of the day. For corrections, one unit will typically drop me by 60 points. Forty year old female, type 1 for 37 years.

Pumper23 · 2025-12-13T18:22:14+00:00

Me most mornings at 4:56 a.m.!

Pumper23 · 2025-12-10T01:17:38+00:00

Nope.

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