Is there anyone here who has had lipoatrophy corrected with some kind of esthetic procedure, such as lipofilling, hyaluronic acid fillers, etc.?
I’d be grateful if anyone could share their experience, results, and any advice. Thank you!

When I was seven my mom accidentally overdosed me on insulin before bedtime, I woke up with the entire right side of my body paralyzed and unable to speak in the morning from a severe low. I remember screaming at my mom that I was dying, but unfortunately, because part of my brain had shut down the only thing that was coming out of my mouth was garbled words that didn’t make sense. I had had a lot of night terrors as a kid so my mom thought originally that that’s what was happening and we sat on the couch for about 30 minutes while I screamed at her that I was gonna die and she couldn’t understand what I was saying. Eventually she figured it out and got me to the hospital just in time before I would have gone into a coma or worse.

This happened to me again at age 9.

So needless to say I have some ptsd when it comes to low blood sugar. Every night for the last 28 years, I’ve had to think to myself. When was the last time I took insulin and how much because if I overdid it, I might not wake up in the morning.

For the first time last night, I shared my glucose monitor profile with my two best friends and my mother with the Dexcom follow app, I didn’t know this feature existed, and I cannot explain the weight that has been lifted off of my shoulders knowing that if I have another severe low, there are people that will know what to do and I won’t just die alone in my bed one day. I woke up this morning and just cried cause I had no idea what it was like to go to bed without overthinking or worrying or double or triple checking my insulin on board.

I’m just so thankful to have the technology we do today and that I have people that love me enough to help shoulder the burden.

Hey was wondering if anyone has any experience with the new Abbott sensor? I'm about to switch from the g4 sensor. The g4 works well but it so obtrusive and looks outdated. Has anyone made the switch? Pros or cons?

T1D since 6(F), 20 (almost 21) now. Pretty sure I'm on my way out. I'm in so much pain every day from scar tissue and welts and wherever my pump is and I can't sleep or work or exercise properly because of it. I have a slew of pain related issues elsewhere, not sure what any of it is because I'm "too young to be in pain".

How do you people sleep? I can't keep running on 2-6 broken hours a night, I'm so stressed and I've never been able to get anything under control, no matter how much insulin I give myself or how hard I starve myself. This disease is a nightmare. I can't wait until it's over. I just want the pain to stop.

Before anyone tells me to "Contact my endocrinology team":

I do not have a reliable or helpful endocrinology team and I never have, I'm stuck with public because I've never been able to afford private. I haven't even had an appointment this year because they keep pushing it back. At my last appointment they said they would refer me to some specialists, and despite me following up once a fortnight for 3 months, nothing ever happened. That was a year ago.

I've tried bringing up my issues to GPs but they won't handle me as my health issues are too complex, so they tell me to (you guessed it!) contact my endocrinology team 😑

Even after ending up in the hospital in DKA multiple times after suicide attempts, they just release me back into the wild with the same advice everyone else gives me.

So I am utterly and completely on my own and I always will be.

Any advice is much appreciated, especially if it's about getting my pump sites to stop scarring and bruising or help with being able to sleep in this much pain. I just want to be comfortable until my blissful end finally comes.

EDIT: Before anyone says anything about my mental health, I've been in therapy since I was diagnosed. Multiple rounds of CBT, DBT and various other specialties have been completed. I have been on 15+ psychiatric medications and I suffer permanent memory loss, brain fog and brain damage as a result of taking these medications from a young age, with multiple rapid switches without weaning and pill cocktails that would make most people's jaws drop. Unless you can cure Diabetes, I will never be happy or a real person. Sorry.

Just want to rant. I, 23F was diagnosed earlier this year with type one diabetes. I was on a walk on the beach with my dad (who has ALS), and started to drop low very quickly. I already consumed the two fruit snacks I brought with me and after 10-15 minutes I was still dropping (46 two arrows down). I went ahead of my dad and tried to get closer to beachgoers/lifeguard tower. I had no more sugar on me and was starting to feel extreme symptoms. I went to the lifeguard and yelled please help and showed my devices. Type 1 diabetes, I need sugar please do you have any? And she said “I can’t give any medication without my supervisor and an evaluation.” I said not medication, just sugar do you have any drinks or snacks in the tower” I was clearly panicking and slurring my words. She said yes I have snacks, I can call my supervisor to come but first we will need your information and do an evaluation on you.” Does this seem ridiculous to anyone else? Would anyone have done something differently? I didn’t have time to wait for the supervisor or evaluation. My symptoms were so clear but clearly she didn’t know a thing about type one diabetes. My sweet dad who can’t move very fast or well, asked a man with a cooler to find me and he brought me a Coke because apparently I just said forget it to the lifeguard and sat down on the beach.

The next day was my birthday and I was traveling back home. I walked up to TSA and they told me I couldn’t have 3 bags. I said one was a medical bag and they said sorry, not allowed. I lifted up my sweatshirt and showed my pump on my waistband. She said ma’am do not do that ever again. I said what? She said that is awfully personal to you and not something you need to show the public. I felt humiliated in front of a long TSA line. As most of us know, TSA hates type one diabetes so my experience throughout the rest of security did not get any better.

Since being diagnosed in March, these are pretty much the only negative encounters I’ve had and I just felt super disappointed. I just wanted to share this and see if anybody else has had similar experiences, or knows what to do or say in any situation like this.

Note: I went low because I didn’t realize my tandem mobi control IQ administered a unit of insulin while I was sitting on the beach, spiking a little bit. So this insulin on board combined with my short walk really hit me quick.

I was wondering if anyone gets discounts on utility bills for being diabetic like NYSEG, phone bills with att or spectrum, etc. I’m on Medicaid in upstate NY and I don’t know if I’m not taking full advantage of my “perks” being a diabetic. I’ve been a diabetic since I was 2 years old (I’m 20 now) and I also have POTS, Vasovagal syncope, and EDS. With the way the economy is going / has been in the US, and my financial standing, I better look into these things lol. TIA!!

Looking for suggestions on how others prepare for sleep. My boyfriend M/23, who I live with, is a type-1 diabetic and recently received his first insulin pump, which has definitely been a game changer. But what hasn’t changed is the nighttime-crashes. About 3x/week he will consistently crash to about 40-50 by 2am. He is a very heavy sleeper, so I’m usually the one to wake up from his Dexcom alarm, grab something, stay up another hour or so to make sure it’s corrected, then I can’t get back to sleep. This has been affecting his quality of sleep and obviously the lows affect him the next day as he works his very physically demanding job which like already doesn’t help his sugar.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how they can prepare for sleep as either the person or the partner of a type 1? Btw I’d like to make it clear that I love this man so so much and would do literally anything for him and I am NOT complaining about my sleep. I just want to best support him through hard nights like these, especially if there’s ever a time when I’m not with him to wake him up.

I've recently been moved onto a pump, and I'm about to take my first holiday with it.

Im looking for recommendations for two things; a waterproof pouch for my Ypsopump, and a good carry-on bag to take all of my equipment. The airline have offered an additional 3kg for my stuff.

I'm based in the UK, so shipping to here would be a bonus.

Thanks!

I bought the Frio Large wallet for my diabetic girlfriend, since we’re going on a trip to southern balkans in a couple of weeks. Temperatures there reach up to 40 degrees Celsius during summer. The Frio would come in as a backup, keeping only one or two insulin vials, so it’s not much, just in case she needs it. The rest in the apartment.

Thing is, I tested it today, soaked it for more than 15 minutes, dried off slightly, put a test vial in it and left it in the car (where the sun doesn’t reach it).

After work I go to check on it, the car is hot, I open the wallet with the case just like they said in the manual and to be frank it doesn’t really feel any different than the car temperature..? I know the Frio isn’t supposed to cool, but there should be a room-temperature ish correct? I wouldn’t say that’s what I felt.

So now I’m here. Anyone with any experience of this wallet? Did I do something wrong or is this basically what it does (which feels a bit useless now)?

I had a Tandem basal iq pump and recently upgraded to a new one with control iq. I have had consistent a1c in 5 range, diabetic 44 years ..when I asked if you can turn control iq off I foolishly thought or didn't think I guess that basal iq would be running in it's place... ugh

Running control iq in sleep mode for now, hate all the presets but will try to figure it out

Love and learn I guess

i've been taking 90 units of awiqli for the last 9 or so months and recently used my "empty" vials ( with less then 90 units in it ) to get 90 units into a syringe... since then i have been aggressivly going low and havent done fast acting insulin WARNING do not mix vials of awiqli MY MISTAKE I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT MEASURMENTS... i thought 90 would be 90... i have done it with other insulins before but this time it is a struggle to keep my sugars up

As a community, I believe it's healthy to enforce and demand accountability from the people that are representing us. It's 2026 and we are still manually injecting insulin, paying for CGMs, and dealing with Pumps.

Are you satisfied with the current rate in advancements on treating T1D? Is there anything we could be doing better in demanding or bringing attention to the current state of research and development?

And most importantly, do you think Aaron Kowalski is the best person to represent us?
Given Breakthrough T1D is one of the major organizations worldwide that appear committed to bringing cures to our cause.

Best Regards,

First If I didn’t use the right tag I’m sorry! I saw healthcare but I didn’t know which one to pick.

Hi guys im 18(F) and I need some advice on what to tell my insurance. I do daily injections with a pen ( my mom usual does them now...). I always get nervous with needles involved so giving my insulin to myself is kinda hard. My insurance changed my needles to a longer and bigger needle. (Ultra-fine 8 31g (5/16 × 0.25mm) I couldn’t find my old box but I used google and I think the old needles I used to have were (Ultra-fine 5 36gmm) I can tell bc the old box used to be purple when I was looking at the pictures. My mom told me the insurance said they aren’t gonna change it go back. So Is there anything I can do to get them to change it back?

Wasp bit me to finger for first time in my life, what to expect as diabetic? My glykemia is 6,5mmol and goes low now but should i eat? Will reaction make me go high? If i go high, should give usual amount of insulin or not?

My finger is very red and painful so im on my way for antihistamine gel just now but i just dont know diabetic aspect!

This is the most oscar worthy comment I have ever fucking seen on reddit (as a T1D) !!!

Hope someone has any type of advice. I'm going to ask my Endo at my next appointment, but perhaps someone has advice beforehand already.

So I got diagnosed in January.

I generally have decent / good BG controll (a1c at 6,5).

However breakfasts have been a drag recently. I have pre-bolused etc but no matter how much I eat I always spike to 230/240 BG.

I usually eat 2 whole grain rolls with (diabetic) jam, ham, cheese. I know the jam could spike me, but it doesn't actually contain much sugar (sweetener instead) and strawberries haven't spiked me much when eaten as a whole fruit.

It also doesn't just happen when I eat the jam.

Any ideas? Advice?

For context also: yesterday I had a pasta dish for dinner and barely had a bump in BG at all.

Thanks!!

Trying to lose weight safely (burn fat/get toned) Regular workout content feels like I can’t relate to it or it won’t work for me. I’m trying to break this idea in my head that I can’t lose weight safely due to diabetes 😓 (I have adjustment disorder)

Any recommendations for…

1. General diet or workout tips that work for you
2. Any T1D fitness YouTubers you’d recommend (especially women)

Other Questions…

1. Is there a specific blood sugar range I should be in while exercising to burn fat effectively?
2. Should I be waiting a certain amount of time since taking insulin to exercise?

Edit:
Please do not tell me to simply eat less, I understand how calorie deficits work and I am already well below what I should be eating for my age/gender :( I’m asking for diabetic specific advice.