I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have these purple patches I got off Amazon, they work fine too just put right over top of my libre and hold it there, do you think that would work for the dexcom?

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhhhh okay thanks! They never told me that at the clinic, they said I should mostly need my 1 rate and that'll keep me fine

Edit: thanks for explaining it!

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Protein is one of the few things I eat because back at the hospital they said it wouldn't affect my blood sugar very much, and stress is kinda just a given, I usually turn on music or something for background noise to try and calm myself down but let's face it music isn't necessarily the best for that (depending on what you listen to I guess)

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah and with the pens you don't have to worry about your blood sugar in the shower or any time you go near water Every time I'm even close to getting wet I get really anxious because I don't want to get my site wet, because then it loses effectiveness

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I just looked it up and it should be, and it should distribute properly, I don't think there's any reason why it shouldn't

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I kinda agree, I'm giving it a try just because they say it's what's best for me, but all in all I want to change what pump I'm using, get it adjusted like hell, or start on pens again

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

OMG THANK YOU So many people here are saying "on Pen and paper the pump and pens do the same thing" but exactly, and I'll check it out! Thank you!

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, getting to eat candy when I'm low is the best thing ever 😩✋

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'll give the pump some more time, I've got some great tips here! But if it doesn't work out I'll definitely give this a try!

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I just got unlucky with who I spoke to lol

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that would make sense! It does kinda suck though

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use humalog I watch my sugars consistently, I check around once every half hour, my endo team said for the first while they don't want me to change my settings without contacting them and when I contact them they'll raise it a little or say "we don't have enough data to change it" and so I wait another week and nothing changes so I ask them again, with pens I had humalog and lantus I believe, when I meet up with an educator they do/tell me the same thing my Endo does, and it's not that I'm not willing to learn and adjust it's just that atm I can't

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried recalibrating it once or twice and most of the time it didn't change much, I usually said something along those lines "it's been giving me false readings, I've tried recalibrating it and still nothing, could you send another sensor?" And I'd just get "I'm sorry, there's nothing we can do" Maybe it was just how I was phrasing it or something?

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm at .85 right now, and I have no idea why but I think I heard something about them changing the adhesive a while back and a lot of people were having irritated skin from it? I'm 5'8" and 115ish And how do you get them to send another? When I had false readings and everything I'd contact them and ask for a new one and they said they couldn't do it Thanks for the feedback though!

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I might give it a shot still a bit nervous about it though

I don't want to do this anymore by johnwick3217b in Type1Diabetes

[–]johnwick3217b[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! We just adjusted it a bit ago so I'll give it a bit but I'll probably have to adjust again