It’s my birthday does anyone have any idea on what I should do or any meals I should try? I’ve been low for the past couple of days (going from 120’s to 50’s in the span of a few hours) so I’m open to eating something a little on the sweet side but not too much!

Since being diabetic type 2 in 2024. Have everyone felt like they’re dying? I had mild neuropathy, high risk for stroke due to family history and history of 2 heart attacks 20 years apart and now recently found out I have anaphylactic allergen attack this week.

While I’m still waiting for allergy tests in 2 weeks to find out what my diabetes has developed my anaphylactic allergic reactions. I’m starting to get more super tired like my body just wanted to sleep a lot. With the allergen medications now makes my blood sugar increase ( RX and doctor told me not too much increase ) those medication will be temporary for just 5 days only.

While I don’t know what I’m allergic to. I know it’s not food allergy which I had none. I think it may be environmental allergy so I may need find out which I’m allergic to.

On top of high risk stoke , heart attacks, neuropathy altogether. I kept having a feeling my time would be short. Maybe like at least 10 years if managed. While I do get worried but I’m not afraid of dying cuz I had some dreams before that I died in my sleep from health issues without pain and suffering. I also had sleep apnea as well.

Has anyone managed well with diabetics and other health issues? My main focus for now is diabetic with allergies risk.

Title asks it all.

I've had dinner before sleeping specifically so i don't have low levels at night while sleeping or having high numbers in the morning. had dinner and took 2 less units because I've been experiencing low sugar after eating dinner only?? then it went down to 105 after 2 hours and i was so so so annoyed because I've literally just ate I'm not even in the mood to eat anything again to rise that up so i decided to drink a big cup of juice (juice never works for me idk why) and after 40 minutes of the juice it went down 83. i honestly felt so frustrated and ate a chocolate baked thing without bothering to check my sugar levels again or if i needed insulin because I've literally been doing that for 4 hours!!! 4 hours I'm unable to sleep despite having dinner with less insulin just so it doesn't go down and still!

Hey all…my mom (70, 300 lbs) just got diagnosed with type 2. I (38 F, 250 lbs) have been told I’m in the pre- range and need to reel it in. I’m my mom’s caretaker and i handle all her food. I need help for both of us.

Does anyone have any good go-to meals that aren’t that complicated, but are still carb friendly? Mom has dentures and can’t eat lettuce/leafy greens, anything too hard.

It’s a little overwhelming, but I’m in it with her and we’re committed to making changes. Just need some direction. Thank you!

Here is the best template I was able to make and figured I’d share since it all seems confusing knowing what to opt out of

Subject: OPT-OUT REQUEST: Terms of Use Arbitration and Privacy Rights
Dear Dexcom Legal and Privacy Teams,
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So basically, my dad is on a long holiday in the Philippines (3 months). He is T2DM on Mounjaro. When he left, he took 3 months worth of Mounjaro with him. He got there fine but somehow lost one pen so he is down one month worth. I’m about to join him on his trip in two weeks time. I was wondering if I can bring one mounjaro pen with me for him on the plane? Or will I get in trouble? I’m flying with Cathay Pacific from Manchester Airport

Edit: Mounjaro is not an insulin… I can’t edit the title

I'm 74(M) and haven't been to a doctor for decades. I know, idiot. Anyway, now I find out I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Otherwise, the doc gave me a health score of B+ 😄 Today will be my 2nd .25 dose of Ozempic. Also taking Losartan and Rosuvastatin. Any tips?

Hello! I’m about to switch from injections to the Omnipod and was curious about other people’s experiences with switching to pumps and any things they weren’t expecting (can be good or bad)

Need it for my father you doesn't speak English and has trouble with devices of all kinds.

Hello everyone. So I (19F) have just got hired for my very first job. I am in the UK and am going to work in a shop called boots, for anyone who isn’t aware it’s basically a drugstore.

I’m not going to be working on the tills or primarily on the shop floor instead I am going to be in charge of finding and packing items that were ordered online. So I will be moving from the shop floor and back upstairs to package those items.

I did not disclose the fact that I have a disability because I’ve heard online that it’s better not to before you get hired. I start November 1st and am wondering when to inform my manager and what to say?

Obviously everyone on here will know that I need my phone with me to connect to dexcom and see my blood sugar and also have sweets and/or lucozade to help incase I go low. My friend who got me this job as she has worked there before told me that they are very strict about not having your phone OR any personal belongings on you while working (due to a risk of losing it and god forbid packing it into an order lol)

I am wondering if anyone could help suggest what I should email. I don’t know if this phone policy is more due to the fact that they don’t want employees on their phones (duh) or like I said it getting lost ect. So I don’t know if they will accept me having my phone. If I cannot have my phone on me then I will just need to have my manual fingerpricker but still.

Also if anyone has any tips about keeping blood sugar in check during work I would be so grateful. Especially because I will be moving around a lot and on my feet the whole day.

Sorry if I’m being a bit too much asking everything under the sun lol but it’s my first job and I actually want to keep it. God knows I need the money.

But yeah, thank you for any help that I’ll get x

I had no idea. The announcer just told of how he has a tattoo of the date he was diagnosed, & his father has one too.

Pretty cool. They’re up 6-4 on the Dodgers, & if they win right now, they’re on to the World Series

My drawer is a total mess right now. It's basically a graveyard of odds and ends in there. Half a box of Contour test strips, Medtronic infusion sets, Skin Tac wipes, and a pile of Dimora silicone bandage I hoard for rashes and skin tears. Any time I need a lancet I end up digging through a bunch of different brands like I'm on an archaeological dig.

Do you keep yours organized, or are you like me? Feel free to share what your setup looks like right now.

It's hard to name to begin with- sometimes the glucose is just right below 180 the whole training, sometimes after a singular set the glucose sky rockets to ~240mg/dl and I'm not exactly sure what is causing such a correlation.

The most recent example'd be yesterday, first exercise - weighted pull ups, after just 2 sets my sensor shows 247, I gave a little insulin for that, at first dropped to ~230-ish, by the 4th or 5th movement of the split the glucose was at 326- where I was already after each set feeling lightheaded, breathing felt like a task instead of natural thing- just overall feeling weird in a bad way. That was the moment where I decided to cut it and give another correction and stop further exercise.

With nothing else to do I drove home and stopped by a market, did little grocery and glanced at my Libre app- 247 falling down - 'Good.' I thought to myself. By the time I home it was 92.

Worth mentioning is - I'm on Equil pump, work forces me to sleep from morning to afternoon due to long hours of it so usually the meal'd be juice with 5-6 eggs for 2-3 hours before going to the gym with carbs even earlier in the day ~50-60g. I also cut the dosage of basal to 66% for an hour before the workout and for the time being of the workout itself- I'm not sure why they told me back when I was diagnosed to do that as I did the research that intensive exercise causes liver to throw out glucose, not mentioning stress hormones flaring up causing a further spike. Only thing that'd be right is the progressive descent of the glucose after I'm done with exercising.

Work forces a FBW split due to lack of time, so as you can figure ,most of the training is focused mainly around compound movements.

Hi all,

I am based in the UK and I have just been put on prolonged Metformin. Is this one that is supposed to have easier side effects?

Thankyou.

So I spy the nifty new feature to change the number of hours of graph being displayed. It's pretty neat to see their smoothing algorithms based on the time parameters.

But why did they left justify the current glucose reading??? It's so odd they changed it from the center.

Here’s why:  Up to this point, I have performed finger sticks.  It made it a really easy decision because I was on an employer-sponsored plan with Livongo costing me nothing.  My Endo has beat the drum for CGM, but I have pushed back because of the cost of finger sticks (my comment to my Endo, “I can finger stick my brains out for free.  Tell me the data points you need to see and I will test accordingly.”).  Now that I will be transitioning to Medicare, I know this will open the door again for my Endo to push the CGM.

Yes, I am on long-acting insulin.

So, what CGM is popular?  What CGM works with few issues?  What CRM app are you happy with?  Do any of the CRM apps allow me to see my values in a smartwatch (Google Pixel Watch 2)?  I do understand that none of the smartwatches report values directly; it has to come from the CGM sensor.

I keep seeing different answers, anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes For those who track their numbers, did you find a window that works for you or does it depend on the meal? No medical advice needed, just sharing what you’ve noticed.

i’m just not allowed to live unless i accept the terms and conditions i guess lol

Sitting in the somewhat crowded movie theater when my pod starts screaming. I check my old phone (which is my pdm until insulet approves the iPhone 18) and my pod is out of insulin. Awkwardly I’m rushing to deactivate the pod and it’s taking forever to deactivate while it’s still screaming. I felt so bad for the theater.

Also didn’t have a replacement pod on me. So as soon as I got home I had to put a new one on.

God I just love being a diabetic

I wake up everyday with 168-170 mg/dl. Anyone else? Or was able to have lower fasting glucose levels and can share the tricks?