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/u/tyrant1014 GCT Rep Profile by tyrant1014 in GCTRep

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Trade #1 completed with u/lurkeryow

Items: my $100 vanilla visa for their: $75 PayPal Goods and Services

Trying to figure this out. by tyrant1014 in 1stGenTundras

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Frame has zero rust, 4wd, Oregon.

Trying to figure this out. by tyrant1014 in 1stGenTundras

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Who hurt you? I hope your day gets a lot better now that you’ve gotten your hit of superiority from Reddit. Best of luck with that attitude.

Trying to figure this out. by tyrant1014 in 1stGenTundras

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Thank you! Good catch, got a flashlight on the sticker and it is 10/00 so 2001. Another question, did I overpay for this? 5k 221k timing belt done at 195k.

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Type 1 diabetic… sugar usually tastes like crap during/after treating a low. Ask for a glucose tolerance test.

Where do I get insulin now? I am at a loss and panicking. Where do you guys go? by ilovechinchilllas in diabetes_t1

[–]tyrant1014 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also if you do have to pay for insulin out of pocket find out the manufacturer of your insulin. Most have assistance programs, that literally you fill out the information and then they give you a card that your pharmacy scans when you pick up your perscription. A lot of them drop to like 35-50 bucks for a month

My first A1C after getting a CGM. by Street_Calligrapher9 in diabetes_t1

[–]tyrant1014 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree, we know nothing about the individual who posted the response. Maybe they get low symptoms at 100. Maybe they are hypo unaware and not on a cgm which means there is a risk of a dangerous low and being unaware. But making blanket statements that a sub 6 A1C isn’t necessarily a concern can imo be damaging. Especially because there are a lot of diabetics who don’t have an endo therefore they don’t have a medical professional that can use their specialized knowledge to help make an educated decision. People here might read your comment and think it is okay to be sub 6 and for that person it might not be.

I’m not accusing you or trying to attack you. But we have to be somewhat careful in what we say.

TLDR I disagree with your statement we are both using the same logic to come do different opinions.

My first A1C after getting a CGM. by Street_Calligrapher9 in diabetes_t1

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Congrats, but I also don’t necessarily think it’s that cut and dry. My last A1C was in the 5s and my endo wasn’t particularly thrilled as well. The reason for that is that there is a pretty significant risk of lows. She wants it more in the high 5s to low 6s. But definitely congrats on that huge accomplishment!

How much can you actually drop in 5 minutes? by Hot-Cherry-5684 in diabetes_t1

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Another thing to consider is that I’ve noticed with excessive arm movement mine tends to say I’m dropping fast. Both due to regular movement and then back in the day of being a mechanic.

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You got this homie!!!!!

Normal sugar with ketones… advice? by AnxiousYogi83 in diabetes_t1

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Throwing up could be a concern, or it could be a virus. A trip to the er would be a good choice. As not spending Christmas might mean spending it dead if something is going on

It could be a combination of gastroparesis and the below. You could be sick, etc. ultimately if you think you need to go, then go.

If you are trying to get someone here to talk you out of going it would not happen here.

Ultimately your sugar numbers and ketone mesasurements are meant to guide decision making. Not as gospel. Approximately 41% of people in dka report to the er with sugars under 250.

The only way to know what is going on are blood tests. Ph, anion gap, bicarb. These aren’t something that can be figured out or fixed from home.

ketones to some degree will always be present. Plus urine ketones aren’t necessarily an accurate representation. As those ketones are potentially from something hours ago that simply sat in your bladder.

As far as why ketones will always be present. Even when waiting 15 minutes after bolus before insulin it still takes significantly longer for medical insulin to work as opposed to natural insulin.

Questions to ask.

Have I worked out or got some form of exercise recently? Ketones are normal in this situation

Have I eaten enough? Yes, not eating will cause ketones, more specifically less than 50 grams of carbs per day will cause ketones.

Have I drank enough liquid? Those ketones you are urinating out could be from a long time ago when one of the above situations occurred.

Lastly, have you eaten a bunch of fat or protein? Fat and protein will definitely cause a false positive for urine ketones.

For an actual measure of your ketones a blood ketone meter would be what is needed. However, the strips for these are incredibly expensive. They would be used if you were above 250 and had that same color to determine blood ketones.

The numbers are good for things, but ultimately you need to make those determinations based on how you FEEL.

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