Where is all of my Type 1 Diabetics out there?????

Dippydog

:Hi there. I am a T1 and have been for 25 years. I am on the pump. I decided to take this journey to lose the weight and even though I will never be a non-diabetic.....I want to use less insulin and get as healthy as I can be.

What about you? Friend and let's do this together.

Debi


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bella8282

Hi, I'm not diabetic, but my hubby is type 1.
Just wanted to wish you luck... i understand how much harder it can be when your a diabetic!
My hubby just had his first appt on monday for getting an insulin pump. Do you like yours?

Good luck, and hope your health improves and you meet your goals!

Grimlock1030

Not type 1, but type 2.

Aeliyah

I'm a T1 too! I've only had my pump for a year (I'm 25....) because I wasn't correctly diagnosed, like EVER. In just over 2 months on MFP, I've only dropped about 8 pounds, but I have been able to lower all of my basal rates by a little bit. I like how my pump lasts longer! Feel free to add me as a friend, and we can help each other with insulin adjustments and stuff like that!

SyreetaJayne1

Hi, one of my other MFP friends commented on how I always seem to find the T-1's and here I go again LOL! I'm type one (since 2005) not on the pump, but have seen amazing results just from being on MFP. I have gone from using 50 units of Lantus a day and 60-80 units of Humalog daily to now using 20 units of Lantus daily and 20-25 of Humalog! How's that for results?! Welcome and good luck on your journey feel free to add me if you'd like

elsham

pumps are supposed to be great. i had the omnipod for a few months, decided i needed a change from shots after 16 years of using them (I've had T1 diabetes since I was 3 yrs old.) i was super excited thinking it would make my life so much easier but all it did was malfunction every. single. time. and give me huge bruises and rashes b/c my skin was allergic to the adhesive =( needless to say i let that go. i heard the ones with the wire are better, but i hate the idea of being attached to something.

good luck with your weight loss journey! believe me, life's been a lot smoother sincei started this journey. my a1c went down like crazy and i feel so much better, and it's tough but SOOOO worth it!

fatkidlovescake

Another Type 1 (6 years) not using a pump although I have been offered it many times!
Only recently changed over to a basal bosul regime (Lantus 44 Novorapid 10/12/14 - pre-calorie counting up to 80-100units Novorapid somedays to keep up with the binge eating and 50 Lantus), previously used premixed (Novomix30 46/38).

tsimehc2000

Hey, type 1 here. I've been on the pump for 18 years. I just went into maintenance mode after losing 71 lbs. You can do this!!! I was nervous at first, but another type 1 friend of mine encouraged me to become more active and it has paid off.

My diabetes nurse told me to make sure that I was a little high (for me it's 200) going into exercise and put my pump on a temp basal during that time. Seems to work for me - I started by doing 1000 calorie workouts. Now that I'm in better shape, I burn about 600 calories now but work harder.

Wishing you the best of luck!!!

Dippydog

Hi, I'm not diabetic, but my hubby is type 1.
Just wanted to wish you luck... i understand how much harder it can be when your a diabetic!
My hubby just had his first appt on monday for getting an insulin pump. Do you like yours?

Good luck, and hope your health improves and you meet your goals!

I love my pump greatly. Thank you for the understanding. Good luck to him and you.

bella8282

pumps are supposed to be great. i had the omnipod for a few months, i was super excited thinking it would make my life so much easier but all it did was malfunction every. single. time. and give me huge bruises and rashes b/c my skin was allergic to the adhesive =( needless to say i let that go. i heard the wires were better, but i hate the idea of being attached to something.

good luck with your weight loss journey! believe me, life's been a lot smoother sincei started this journey. my a1c went down like crazy and i feel so much better, and it's tough but SOOOO worth it!

Hi we looked into the omnipod for my husband, but it's not availible for purchse in australia as yet ( maybe online) My hubby's endocronoligist said it was getting some bad reports... maybe you should look into getting a refund and getting a different brand?
good luck

bella8282

Hi, I'm not diabetic, but my hubby is type 1.
Just wanted to wish you luck... i understand how much harder it can be when your a diabetic!
My hubby just had his first appt on monday for getting an insulin pump. Do you like yours?

Good luck, and hope your health improves and you meet your goals!

I love my pump greatly. Thank you for the understanding. Good luck to him and you.

Just wondering can i ask what pump you use? Hubby still debating which one thanx

Dippydog

pumps are supposed to be great. i had the omnipod for a few months, decided i needed a change from shots after 16 years of using them (I've had T1 diabetes since I was 3 yrs old.) i was super excited thinking it would make my life so much easier but all it did was malfunction every. single. time. and give me huge bruises and rashes b/c my skin was allergic to the adhesive =( needless to say i let that go. i heard the ones with the wire are better, but i hate the idea of being attached to something.

good luck with your weight loss journey! believe me, life's been a lot smoother sincei started this journey. my a1c went down like crazy and i feel so much better, and it's tough but SOOOO worth it!

I have heard those issues on the Omni pumps. I have the minimed (medtronic) pump and I got to say.....I am not attached to it....it is attached to me and that is the attitude I take with it....but to each his own.

Dippydog

Hi, I'm not diabetic, but my hubby is type 1.
Just wanted to wish you luck... i understand how much harder it can be when your a diabetic!
My hubby just had his first appt on monday for getting an insulin pump. Do you like yours?

Good luck, and hope your health improves and you meet your goals!

I love my pump greatly. Thank you for the understanding. Good luck to him and you.

Just wondering can i ask what pump you use? Hubby still debating which one thanx

I use and love the Medtronic Minimed.

bella8282

Thanx that is one of the one's he is looking at ... It's also the one his specialist highly reccomends, Thanx for that It's good to get feed back from an actual pump user!!

JMM_623_

Hi, one of my other MFP friends commented on how I always seem to find the T-1's and here I go again LOL!

^^^ that would be ME! I am T1, 23 years and counting, pumped up for 3. Add me if you'd like

crazywheaten

I'm T1 as well--diagnosed about 10 years ago and been on the pump for a year and a half. I fought it for YEARS and am so glad I made the choice to switch. I do NOT miss giving myself shots in the least--especially having to do it in public. I use the Medtronic Minimed.

I am only about 3 months into MFP and just recently added kickboxing to my exercise routing. I was afraid of what would happen to my sugars but it has worked out so far. I start out around 140, drink 1/2 a proten shake 1/2 hour before class which I bolus for. Then I disconnect (which BTW is a great mini vacation for me!). When I get home from class which is about an hour, my BG usually has dropped about 50 or 60 points. I'm sure there will still be more experimenting/tweaking, but I'm glad my first 2 experiences weren't bad or it might make me shy away from high-cardio exercise.

Add me if yiou wish!

Aeliyah

I use the Medtronic Paradigm Pump... and wait for it... it's PINK! I absolutely LOVE my pump! It took me about a week to get the insertions right, taking it off and putting it back on after showers, and about another week to get used to it being attached to me, but I would NEVER go back to my 5+ needles a day. My sugars are almost ALWAYS under 10 mmol/L (not sure what that is in the American formula) and I have honestly never felt better!

The other pump that is available in Canada is the Animas pump. I tried it when I tried the Paradigm, and I personally didn't like it... but there's a lot of people who do. The Animas pump actually has a food database built into it (or one you build for yourself, I don't remember exactly) that helps with carbohydrate counting. I think it's also water proof / water resistant, whereas the Paradigm is not.

If trials are available from a nursing / healthcare team, or even from the company itself, I would definitely try multiple pumps. (They put in a saline solution when you test-drive the pump, not insulin). Then, just decide what features work for you, and enjoy better results!!

TiniTurtle

i'm here! it'll be 10 years in November since i was diagnosed. i'm also on the minimed pump & it is sooo much harder to lose weight as a type 1 than a healthy person.