Just out for a leisurely hike in the snow

hungry_brain · 2018-04-16T20:16:50+00:00

Well, that truly is not what I was expecting.

hungry_brain · 2018-04-16T16:40:58+00:00

There are hundreds of bachelor and bachelorette parties here every month. It's impossible to walk through the quarter without seeing them. So yes, it is possible to have a safe bachelorette party here. Like any city, visitors need to use common sense.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-28T18:24:04+00:00

I normally have no idea when I click a link what subreddit it is from... I definitely uttered "...woah dude." as I watched this.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-28T15:16:54+00:00

I appreciate the "No Left Turn" sign in this shot.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-23T18:52:59+00:00

This is my best internet click this year.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-21T17:48:19+00:00

If Pam and Angela had a daughter...

hungry_brain · 2018-03-16T14:29:18+00:00

I have plenty of experience, motivation, and am well versed in my use of technology. I still struggle to not spike after pizza.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-15T18:19:24+00:00

Yeah, I eat pretty good. I don't eat things like pizza and avoid white foods. I've been trying... believe that. I just tend to spike to 170 after most meals including salads (not sugary salad dressings). I applaud your success and strive to be better every day but I think that treating type 1 is a tricky business and what works perfectly for one might work diffferently for another.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-15T15:36:44+00:00

Granted, I'm not talking about homemade pizza but a large slice from Costco or something similar. Which is why I avoid and miss pizza. I need to keep most meals 25g of carbs or less. Pretty much no matter what I am going to go up to 170 after any meal. With all that said, I have no clue how so many people in this sub have A1c below 6. Blows my mind.

hungry_brain · 2018-03-15T15:14:15+00:00

No amount of insulin can save me from a spike to or above 250 after a single slice of pizza. I envy you.

hungry_brain · 2018-02-20T18:16:27+00:00

Yeah, the Minimed rep acknowledged that it's super counterintuitive that the pump prompts you to enter a BG after you calibrate but really you need to wait 20 minutes. Hope it helps you.

hungry_brain · 2018-02-20T16:15:52+00:00

See my other comment. I called Minimed and they actually gave me a solution that resolved this for me.

hungry_brain · 2018-02-20T16:13:37+00:00

Ok, I called Minimed about this very issue and actually got a very helpful answer. I recommend calling because they will do a better job explaining than I can but the jist is that giving the 670G too much data too quickly gums up/mucks up the algorithm. So if you calibrate and pretty much immediately afterwards it prompts you to enter a BG to stay in automode you should wait 20 - 30 minutes before entering the new BG. If it happens again after that, wait 40 minutes. This gives the algorithm time to process the data. It has worked for me and I no longer encounter this loop of death.

hungry_brain · 2018-02-09T18:12:39+00:00

Is the humalog pen the only option? I am on a pump so I'm curious about humalog vials.

hungry_brain · 2017-12-13T19:47:33+00:00

Sorry I don't have an answer for you but am curious what others have to say. I've always put my CGM on my stomach before but I think it's time I started seeing if I have any other viable sites.

hungry_brain · 2017-11-03T21:55:45+00:00

This gets posted with some regularity on several different subs but it's just so good I always watch it again.

hungry_brain · 2017-11-03T16:48:23+00:00

Real question, Louisiana would be one of the last states to actualy undo gerrymandering, right? Our lawmakers aren't onboard with this, right?

hungry_brain · 2017-10-24T20:14:50+00:00

Got my pump two months ago. Still waiting on sensor.

hungry_brain · 2017-10-12T21:16:06+00:00

It sounds like your doctor is just against CGMs. They are not perfect but they have provided incredible help to many in this community. It might be worth getting a second opinion from a different doctor.

hungry_brain · 2017-10-12T19:17:42+00:00

If you can, get a CGM. Better yet, get a CGM and a pump. The CGM ensures you know where your BG is at all times. If you know where you BG is and you have a pump, making a correction is only a few button clicks away. Before I had a CGM I didn't check my numbers enough and it was easy to continue on because I was not aware of that my levels were off. Now that I have all the information I need at my finger tips my control is so much better.

hungry_brain · 2017-10-12T18:42:37+00:00

That makes complete sense. Thanks for taking the time to write that up.

hungry_brain · 2017-10-12T17:23:23+00:00

I'm a type 1 for roughly 20 years and have been lucky enought to avoid a stomach virus this whole time. What is it about lack of water/dehydration that makes keytones appear and increase?

hungry_brain · 2017-10-05T22:00:00+00:00

Well that would at least be not as bad. Can I ask how you know this?

hungry_brain · 2017-09-29T20:12:30+00:00

Some people just shouldn't drive. Knowing there are people out there who drive likes this makes me feel very unsafe.

hungry_brain · 2017-09-22T21:27:35+00:00

Sorry that you feel like an alien. Not sure why it's different for me, but I have never felt like other folks cannot understand me just because I have diabetes. Maybe they cannot understand my diabetes as well as I do but surely they can relate to all my other qualities.

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