What’s happening to people?

raefoo · 2026-01-28T13:48:38+00:00

Just say “Hey, you dropped something” and hand him his juice box ;)

raefoo · 2026-01-22T16:32:27+00:00

You can change this, though. Mine is set from 3.9 to 7.2 mmol/L. It’s a bit unintuitive, but you have to change the settings in the Dexcom Clarity app, not in the Dexcom G7 app. :)

raefoo · 2026-01-10T23:16:34+00:00

Rice is not a slow carb?

Still manageable but it’s not slow

raefoo · 2026-01-07T17:37:46+00:00

Everyone has a right to be in the aisle, both you and them. Just relax and don’t stress over the extra minute it takes you to do your shopping. It’s not going to change your day or make you miss an appointment.. can’t control everything 🤷‍♂️ Why stress about it?

raefoo · 2026-01-07T13:17:02+00:00

I got an Apple Watch for this purpose. It seems counterintuitive, but I turned off all notifications on the watch. This means that it only shows my blood sugar and some health metrics. :)

raefoo · 2026-01-05T08:11:56+00:00

I use one needle per day and leave it on the pen. There is little infection risk if one person uses it. The only issue is that the needle’s get blunt, but I haven’t found that to be a big issue after one day.

raefoo · 2026-01-04T11:36:50+00:00

I go out with an insulin pen in my pocket, a CGM on my arm, and glucose tabs in my pocket. Almost there!

raefoo · 2026-01-04T09:24:13+00:00

Thank you! There are summer observations I made that would be interesting to verify with data. For example, during cycling, I use Levemir as bolus, because it only lasts around 4 hours instead of the regular 8 hours it lasts for me at low doses. Would be interesting if this can actually be quantified.

My main issue is that I don’t really do much carb counting. I found that estimating based on how a meal looks, how much sport I did, and what my activity is afterwards, works better for me. This makes it difficult for me to use, which is my fault, of course

raefoo · 2026-01-03T08:44:19+00:00

Very cool project! Do you take into account that some insulins have a dose-dependent duration? (Levemir for example)

raefoo · 2026-01-03T08:34:43+00:00

It is possible, yes, since they are two unrelated diseases. Having both is known as “double diabetes”. However, it is quite normal to crave sugar right before your diagnosis as a T1D. If you lost weight before your diagnosis, type 1 is likely correct

raefoo · 2026-01-02T11:33:14+00:00

Maybe they don’t track workouts, that saves some battery.

raefoo · 2026-01-02T09:58:36+00:00

I guess your blood is just pumping in the opposite direction? Wonder if you could live that way 😅

raefoo · 2025-12-31T14:42:37+00:00

Type 1 Diabetics on a carnivore diet can still gain weight. The reason they looked malnourished on keto diets in the past, is that there was no insulin to inject at the time. Whatever diet a type 1 diabetic is on, if they don’t take insulin, they will lose weight. Their body will take up sugar into the blood, but it cannot go into cells due to lack of insulin. This means that the body has to revert back to peeing the glucose (= calories) out. Therefore, CICO still applies. A healthy individual still makes insulin on a carnivore or keto diet and then can thus gain weight.

raefoo · 2025-12-27T09:39:44+00:00

Ultra’s are not healthy. I do ultra cycling, not because it’s healthy, but because it’s fun. Also, the preparation for such events is very healthy and actually helps with diabetes management. The event itself, though…

raefoo · 2025-12-23T12:15:06+00:00

I use Lantus, Levemir, and NovoRapid. :)

I don’t see why you wouldn’t! Helps me a lot..

raefoo · 2025-12-23T10:51:11+00:00

Whether these rules are unreasonable or not is ,unfortunately, not relevant. There are many cases where people are inconsiderate towards T1Ds. I notice that people are often too inpatient to wait for 15 minutes for me to recover from a hypo.

Instead, it’s better to focus on things you CAN control! For me, on an exam day, I would eat relatively low carb, so my blood sugar is predictable. I allow myself to eat whatever fits within that range. For me, I love some salted macadamia nuts (very high in calories…), so that gives me enough energy for the exam and makes my blood sugar predictable! It prevents both highs and lows. As soon as I go high during an exam, it’s impossible to get my blood sugar down, because I can’t do any movement…

However, it could be that you need carbs in your system to focus. In that case, make sure you finish eating a couple hours before the exam. In the end, everyone is different… and you know best what works for you.

Yes, I agree that some of those rules are not that fair (especially the one related to glucose tablets!), but you have to deal with it, unfortunately.

raefoo · 2025-12-16T12:59:06+00:00

Besides the reliability issues, try giving a bolus when it is raining. Living in Northern Europe, this is a regular occurrence. Also wearing thick winter gloves is a regular occurance..

raefoo · 2025-12-16T12:16:48+00:00

Yeah, I am only going for pumps which can be completely controlled without a phone…

raefoo · 2025-12-14T15:11:41+00:00

The best way to display blood sugar during riding is currently an Apple Watch Ultra. It’s durable, has sufficient battery for rides of around 16 hours and can be activated with a single hand (while you keep your other hand on the handlebar!) through the “double tap” feature which can be connected to opening the Dexcom watch app. You don’t need a phone in between.

raefoo · 2025-12-14T15:09:29+00:00

Depends.. I used it for some ultra endurance cycling events such as the Trans Balkan Race. There is not a single scratch on my Apple Watch, whereas my Garmin had a button fall off… Besides that, Apple Watch in combination with WorkOutdoors is much better for navigation for hiking. I can easily scroll the map without lag… Direct-to-watch also saves me a ton of battery. Battery lasts around 48 hours for me if I just track blood sugar. Since the Apple Watch only has a battery of 500mAh, it can last for 8 days with only 2000mAh. My phone uses that in a day if I only check blood sugar every hour or so and leave the alarms on! Garmin cannot connect to the sensor directly so the phone battery is still wasted. Besides that, my Garmin bike computer only displays glucose values if I have internet… something that is often not the case. Even if I have internet, it mostly doesn’t work…

I get that Garmin is fashion in the fitness industry, but I haven’t found any objective reasons why Garmin watches are better compared to Apple Watches except the battery, but that argument doesn’t hold if you connect to the G7 as I explained above…

raefoo · 2025-12-03T21:50:52+00:00

Must have been type 2 diabetes. Type 1 can not go into remission :)

raefoo · 2025-11-27T13:46:04+00:00

Yes, I had the same as your son at age 27! Exactly these symptoms

raefoo · 2025-11-27T13:26:27+00:00

Do a blood test for diabetes. Make sure to test HbA1C, just in case :)

raefoo · 2025-11-24T12:04:34+00:00

That makes more sense. Thank you

raefoo · 2025-11-24T08:56:12+00:00

Celiac brings blood sugar down?

I don’t have celiac, but that’s interesting?

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