I’m in the car a lot for work and I finally found something that’s easy for me and won’t melt in the summer. The skittles fun size packs are 15gm - so it’s easy to peel it open and pour them into my mouth while driving. It’s made treatment almost mindless.

I’m curious what others are using…

My brain is trying to compute this. 🤯 #DiabetesStruggles #T1D #T2D

Hey everyone,

I'm a type 1 Diabetic of 25 years who in the past 10 years have dedicated a big part of my life to perfecting my time in range. During my teenage years I really wished there would be someone who had given me advice and a sort of practical "road map" of what works and what doesn't in the day to day of a Diabetics life. We know it can all be fairly rough during certain times..

So I decided to take the jump and start posting easily digestible, broken down, practical content of how to manage your Diabetes.

Of course this is based on my experience as well as research, but it's important to note that this is not direct medical advice. However I do hope it can help some of you out as well. If nothing else, you can take comfort in knowing that you're not the only ones out there as it does at times feel very lonely battling low and high blood glucose levels by yourself :D

The video below is about how to calculate your insulin sensitivity during the day. Finding this out 5-6 years ago was a complete game changer for me. I was counting carbs and thought my insulin was somewhat under control, but I had no idea that my insulin sensitivity changed as much as it did during the day - so taking the last bit of guesswork out of my Diabetes was a huge relief and ironically made me feel less of a need to micromanage it, because I become more confident in my dosage.

I'll shamelessly (but shyfully) post the link to the video below - of course it is sort of advertisement for my own content and I hope it is not seen poorly upon - if this is not allowed feel free to take the post down - as the goal of the content is to provide what I felt I lacked myself growing up with Diabetes; relatable content, guides and tips:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERrLtcAwdR8&t=2s

I also have a video on the Dawn Phenomenon and a video breaking down an entire day of me eating, exercising and my insulin management to stay at a 98% time in range. Link to that video here:
https://youtu.be/86XhUA64mLE

I hope you'll follow along and that I can provide some help or usefulness with these type of videos as I really want to try and give back to the Diabetic community.

I created a 3D-printable STL file for a needle dispenser that can be mounted on the Ikea Skadis board or attached to the wall with tape or screws. Don’t have a 3D printer? You can also have it printed at a local print shop. Free to download!

I learned a cool trick from my Dexcom Rep

*the G7 25 minute warmup starts as soon as you insert the sensor, not from when you first link it to the app.

1. On day 10, insert new sensor but keep the old one active

2. set timer for 30-25 minutes

3. end old sensor session and start new sensor

4. it will read right away and no gap in data!!!

I’m all about apps and tech helping make my life easier - so I was wondering;

are there any apps that you’d recommend that help you to control your diabetes?

I’m looking to upgrade my arsenal!

I currently use: diabetes am, Sugarmate and G7

Hey everyone. Ive been type 1 diabetic for over 13 years . During that time, ive learned alot about being type 1 diabetic. I've made a video of tips that I think are useful to know (especially if newly diagnosed). I'll post the link in the first comment if you are interested in watching 🙂 Hope you all have a great weekend!

My son diagnosed at 4 with type one. Before he was diagnosed he LOVED popsicles.

Well I had an idea.. You know the "singles to go" drink packets.. well get some good flavors add them to water (of course lol) and then we just poured them straight into a ice tray let it freeze and just like that you have 100% 0 carb popsicles. Best part is they are actually so yummy our while family eats them.

Hi 👋

I have been thinking for a while that it would be nice to have a fellow type 1 diabetic friend(s). Just someone who understands how stressful it can be at times.

I am a Plymouth university student (3rd year Biomedical Science) and have plenty of other interests other than diabetes.

Treatment wise, I am using freestyle libre sensors paired with a Miao Miao to send the readings to my phone (using the xDrip app and nightscout). I'd love a pump and I'm very interested in creating an artificial pancreas, but unfortunately at the moment I'm just using pens of Levemir and Fiasp.

I primarily eat a keto diet and if I'm not, I avoid any foods containing carbs after 8pm to avoid any spikes overnight.

Send me a message if you are interested 🙂

Also, if anyone would like any advice, I have been diabetic for 12 years now, so I am quite good at managing it.

Thanks, Max

hi my hacks are i keep a small ziplock bag for used test strips i been doing for years just toss when filled next i have a small cosmedtic bag i use to hold my omnipod pdm and dexcom reciver it from dollar tree and i use two waste cans from dollar tree to hold my omnipod and dexcom waste like the pakageing the pods and dexcom seniors come in hope this helps

My favorite diabetes hack is visiting websites that are for healthcare providers and clinicians treating patients with diabetes and wound care. Some of these can be a bit complex in nature but others like DiabetesinControl are much more digestible and easy for patients to understand. 

Durum wheat pasta is from Italy and its so delicious. Its not white pasta

Hi all,

I made this app for my girlfriend that might also help some of you. It allows you to keep a diary of your meals for each week and add relevant information. The main advantages compared to its competitors is that

* configurable layout

* you can keep track of an unlimited number of weeks

* keep track of snacks

* share diary with your partner in real-time

* add new ingredients or use one of the thousands ingredients with predefined calories and glycemic index

If you like it, please add a review. And if you don't, please let me know why so I could further improve the app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jojoapps.food_log_diary_diet_tracker

So i took my 1st shot of Covid Vaccine "Moderna" in Feb and 2nd shot in March, i am Type 2 Diabetic and i do my A1C every quarter and visit my primary care. The last 2 visits i.e April and July my A1C levels have gone down like crazy, it was around 8 - 9 and now its consistently less that 6.5. Nothing has changed in terms of medication infact my Dr. reduced the dose of one of the medication last visit and A1C in July is 6.4. Yes i did became a little active but nothing significant. The only addition that went into my body was Covid vaccine and i was wondering if mRNA spike protein has something to do with it. Its all simulating and fooling the body maybe it has done something in increasing the level of insulin in cells. I dont know. Anyone else noticed this? Will be an interesting topic of discussion. Stay safe everyone.

Ciao a tutti... Sono diabetico tipo 1 e faccio insulina tramite igniezioni. Per chi non utilizza una pompa ma penne come me... Qual è il vostro sito preferito?? Io mi ignietto preferibilmente sulle cosce o nella pancia. Trovo il braccio molto scomodo (specie in inverno con le maniche lunghe) e il sedere poco pratico. La pancia sarebbe la location più comoda ma credo che aumenti la ritenzione così cerco di fare il più delle dosi nelle cosce e ruoto avvolte su gli altri siti... Voi come vi regolate??

Hey everyone,

I’m trying to quit smoking and was thinking of using vaping temporarily — not as a long-term thing, just to get off cigarettes.

Since I’m diabetic, I wanted to check if anyone has noticed any changes in their blood sugar levels while vaping — any spikes, drops, or other weird effects?

If you’ve tried vaping just to quit smoking, how did it go? And did it mess with your glucose control in any way?

Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s been through this.

My dog this far is like: How have you managed to stab me over a hundred times and I didn't feel it? Is this "The Matrix"?

🔴 I want to offer last 25 FREE COPIES of the Type 2 Diabetes Recipe Book for a honest review. 🔴

Like and Text me to Receive your Free Copy now! 😊

Finally. I remember when this was first announced many moons ago.