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I've got patellar tendonitis in my right knee. It's been hurting since middle of May. I've done anti-inflammatories, physical therapy, cortisone shot, MRI, and I'm back on a stronger anti-inflammatory twice a day and a topical anti-inflammatory 4 times a day. I go back in a few weeks for follow-up. I think this may be the…

I try to reward with non-food things.....Some that have worked for me is new outfit, new shoes, expensive pedicure, jewelry, new purse, concert tickets, etc. I hope you find something that works for you!

We must have been diagnosed at the same age, because I'm now 35 and have been a T1 for 25 years....you mentioned you are 34 and going on 24 years of being a T1. I can imagine how freaked out I would be to have any complications, but when you talk about complications with your eyes, it ups the freak out scale in my opinion.…

I currently have a Tandem T-Slim pump, which I am happy with. I had Mini-Med for years before trying something new. A pump is a pump in my opinion, as they all work similarly. Since Tandem doesn't have a CGM that works directly with it, like Mini-Med, I got a Dexcom CGR and I really like it. It's about the size of an older…

I went to diabetes camp once and that was enough for me. I had only been diagnosed a year and it was my first time away from home - I was 11 years old. I don't know if I just didn't make friends easily when I was a kid or what, but I didn't really make any friends and I was beyond ready to go home when my parents picked me…

My doc made me do the shot for the first trigger finger. I opted for a second shot to delay surgery since I had changed jobs and was waiting for new insurance to kick in. After that he left it up to me as to how I wanted to proceed. After that second shot I told him that if he came near me with that needle, we were going…

I've had trigger finger in 5 fingers - had trigger release surgery since shots didn't help one bit. The doctor stopped asking me if I wanted the shot after the first two fingers and we just went straight to surgery. I've also had tendonitis in left wrist - another surgery due to lack of shot working - and carpal tunnel in…

I've had too many to count. My blood sugars remained high/all over the place for at least a few day's, sometimes up to a week. Just make sure you're checking your blood sugar regularly and it should level out. If it's not back to normal in a week, I would call the doctor to make sure there isn't something else going on. I…

This is awesome! I'm doing the Avon 39.3 2-day walk to end breast cancer this weekend and I've been having serious doubts about whether or not I can finish it, even though I've been training. This article gives me a whole new perspective on my goals for this weekend. Thank you for sharing!!!

I have both, so I completely understand the struggle. It's not easy, but I've found that I end more miserable when I stop trying. I just try to take it one day at a time. Also, there is a type 1 diabetes group and a thyroid group if you ever want or need support from others with the same difficulties.

I have wide foot and do a lot of walking, jogging, and crossfit. I LOVE my Asics Keinse's. If you go to the Asics website they are $180, but I buy mine at the Asics Outlet store for around $120 - similar to Amazon prices. I'm in Houston, so we have a ton of places to buy shoes - pretty comparable at most stores. I'd…

Now I want donuts......... :#

abatonfan - awesome explanation! csmith110 - I am a type 1 (going on 25 years), and I personally do not count the calories for treating a low. I also don't eat back my exercise calories, so they have a tendency to cancel each other out. The calories I eat for a low are often far less than the exercise calories I have…

I've had 5 trigger fingers fixed in the last year and a half. My doctor keeps telling me his record is 9 fingers on one person......I am hoping I am done with the 5 I've had fixed. I also had tendonitis in my left wrist about 9 years ago, which I had to have surgery on as well.

I don't know where you live, but you may want to look into Meetup.com and see if there are any groups in your area. Most groups are free, you just pay for your activities as you go. I live in Houston and there are thousands of groups for just about any type of interest. For example, I belong to a movie group and once or…

After 17 years of not knowing what was causing pain and being told it's shin-splints (never knew shin-splints would last for that long), I was recently diagnosed with compartment syndrome. Not looking forward to surgery to fix it, but that's really the only way. Your pain will subside once you stop the actitivity. If your…

I'm a type 1 diabetic who developed Hashimotos. I've been taking thyroid meds since 1999. If you have any questions regarding type 1 diabetes or hashimotos, feel free to ask away.

I take my dose of Synthroid before bedtime since there are so many things you have to wait on after taking it. I know by the time I wake up in the morning I can eat when I want, take my vitamins/supplements when I want and not have to worry about waiting x-amount of time since I took my last Synthroid dose.

Got it! Thanks :)

It won't let me add myself to the chart.......

I'm game. I didn't meet my 100 mile challenge for May, due to being down for a week with illness, but I did a decent job for the month. I am going to set my goal at 75 for the month.

You can still have a low thyroid level but be in the "normal" range. It could be that your individual normal level was higher than it currently is and it has dropped, but not enough to show up in the low category. If the problems are still occurring, go have your levels checked again - the blood regenerates about every 3…

A couple more ideas to get you circulating, give you a reason to dress up/give yourself some attention, just feel more satisfied overall: I am a huge fan of Groupon/Living Social/Amazon Local deals. I have tried so many new things on Groupon that I would normally not spend the money on and have found some really fun things…

I have to agree with Jo.....find what makes you happy and incorporate it any way you can into your life. My 30's have definitely been interesting so far....some good and some not so good. I had a huge event happen the year I turned 30 and it took me quite a while to find myself after that drama. It's almost 4 years later…

I am doing a 100 mile challenge at my gym, so my goal is a tad on the high side. Let's do this!

Let's see if I can stay with it this time. Start of the year challenge didn't go so well.

They aren't direclty related, but a large percentage of Type 1's do develop thydroid issues. They are sort of distant cousins, so it's never a surprise when a type 1 develops thyroid problems. I was diagnosed with Type 1 when I was 10 and then diagnosed with hypothyroidism at age 19. The symptoms you are experiencing are…

While I do have several tattoos, they aren't medical alert related. I have actually never heard of a medical alert tattoo, but it makes sense that there would be some floating around out there. Most tattoo artists would be willing to design one for you, so it may be worth contacting a few to see what they come up with. I…

I was a MiniMed user from 1999 to 2013, then I switched to the T-Slim after the warranty ran out on my MiniMed. If I could combine things from both pumps, Minimed and T-Slim, I think the perfect pump would be created. I can't really think of anything I don't like about the T-Slim, and I would recommend it. If you contact…

I added my name and weight. I will change the weight on Friday if I am way off. My weight is wonky this week anyway since I am on "carb load" for my first half marathon on Sunday. I am eating more then I normally would, so maybe I will normalize in the next week or two.