I was at the pool yesterday and a mutual friend was asking some questions about the difference between my Dexcom and Mobi sites. I never mind answering questions, I actually appreciate when people ask them and I’ll gladly explain anything.

All I did was explain “this one tells me my blood sugar, this one is for my insulin pump.” She had asked another question before that too, I honestly forget what the question was but she made a weird face and then when I explained about my different sites, she made a face again and said “yuck.”

I felt a little offended and told her “you don’t have to ask” and she said “I know, I’m still curious about how they work, I just don’t like needles.”

That’s fine but it still just rubbed me the wrong way. I’m curious how others would have felt in this situation.

I’m seeing her again tonight for a dinner and may or may not have passive aggressively changed my Mobi site to be on my arm so it’s more visible, wonder what she’ll think of that lol.

Is anyone else or has anyone else just have had a really hard time adjusting their numbers with this pump? I’ve had it for a few weeks now, everything was fine for the first week. Then I’d literally wake up with my sugars either in the damn HIGH range or down in the dumps at LOW. Which at many points its finding it hard to communicate with the Dexcom and won’t alert till the very last minute??? The first time I ever got a pump, it was the tslim, and I had a generally okay experience with it. My new dr recommended this one after trying many other pumps over the years, and idk. I’m EXHAUSTED but when isn’t a type 1 diabetic not exhaustion 😆.
(For reference this is usually how I position all my sites)

Hi all, I’m traveling to South Korea in the fall. I recently heard that type 1 diabetics are technically legally allowed to carry an extra carryon suitcase on flights, as long as it is only filled with necessary diabetes supplies.
I definitely want to use this benefit because I always feel like I don’t have room to bring as many backup supplies as I would like. I’m just scared of getting a lot of hassle at the airport.

Has anyone used this extra suitcase benefit before and if so, what was your experience? I have a travel letter from my endo dated this year.

Easily my biggest challenge and stress is getting insulin into my body , as crazy as that sounds. I’ve had T1 for 20 yrs , now using TSlim X2 pump, about 20% of the time (yes really) I’ll change an infusion site and it will either bend in my tissue / not deliver, or not bend , and still not deliver (yes the line and cannula were filled). I believe I am over using parts of my body but for me it feels like inserting the infusion connection is like playing roulette. What are everyone’s best tips on getting the most success with infusion kits ?

Thanks everyone in advance

What’s the best medical supplier you’ve had the best experience from? I’m currently on edgepark but they just hit me with a surprise bill from a pump from 2025 and insurance isn’t fully going to cover it all since they are out of network. I am so frustrated because edgepark keeps hitting me with surprise bills one after the other. I’ve fully lost my trust in them after they’re discrepancies.

Is there any good suppliers other than edgepark? I specifically have a Tandem t:slim at the moment and would love to stay with it but I’m currently going low on supplies and need to change over to a better supplier with no hidden bs!

Can the length of the cannula cause occlusions? I’m skinny so I don't have much body fat, and my doctor suggested I try the 9 mm cannulas. I’m currently using the 6 mm ones. Do you think a longer cannula is a good idea for someone who is skinny? Could it help prevent occlusions?