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Hi everyone, I'm a new member on Juvenation. I'm 24 years old and have been living with T1 for 13 years. Throughout my time with diabetes, I have had normal fears and emotions that go with the package. But the reason I'm posting today (and why I joined in the first place) is because over...

You know when you're feeling your blood sugar drop and you become spacey and flighty? Yes, I know that feeling, even after being diabetic for 29 years. I still have those moments where my sugar drops so quickly it's a little too late sometimes. These moments have been coined by my boyfriend as...

Vacations are awesome, but last week’s break unfortunately also turned into a vacation from eating right, controlling my blood sugar, and exercise. Oops. It all started going down hill as soon as my sinus/ear infection set in at the beginning of the week. Instead of waking with perfect 90-110 blood...

I don’t often talk about my blood sugar with my family or friends. If I’m high I inconspicuously give myself more insulin and if I’m low I whip a juice box out of my purse and chug it down in 2 seconds flat without feeling the need to call any more attention to it. Most people forget...

I was just recently diagnosed so I'm still testing in the middle of the night and trying to figure out some patterns in my levels. I guess a lot of it depends on your sleep schedule and longacting/ basal rate, but I was curious, have any of you found a number or range that you feel comfortable going...

Hi. I have had Type 1 for about 18 years now. Here for about the past week, my sugars have been within the "normal range" without next to any insulin at all! I have been taking my usual night shot of Lantus, which is 13 units before bed. I eat like I normally do so I don't understand why...

Hey guys...I have been trying so hard for the past few days to not eat too much of my Halloween candy(i will never be too old for trick or treating!!! everrr!!) because I know it makes my BGs high..but like anyone else theres always that temptation...I try to look up the carbs in my best friend, when...

Hey All, My name is Adam and I work for diaTribe (www.diatribe.us), an online newsletter for people with diabetes. I just wanted to let all of you know that we've just released a new report, Targeting a Cure for Type 1 Diabetes: How Long Will We Have to Wait ? It's available as a free download...

I've never really had a boyfriend or a girlfriend, and I was just wondering if anyone had any advice. Should I give a guy who asks me out the whole long description of what diabetes is before a first date? Is that too much? Should I just warn him that I might go low or high and tell him about the...

Hello, Everyone, I'm a two-month old Type 1 (diagnosed mid-January), and am on a ferocious learning curve, trying to soak up as much as I can. Last night I was reading on the web about the problems with meter accuracy. I realize they advertise they may be as much as 20% off, but that's a heckuva...

Hey, guys. I'm new to juvenation, new to diabetes (3 weeks). I could really use some advice. My problem is the finger-pricks. It used to be easy for me, just CLICK and the blood would come. But lately, it seems I'm either feeling nothing and getting no blood or getting blood but paying the price...

Hi, my name is Caitlin and I am new to this site. I wanted somewhere where I could talk to other diabetics since I dont have any friends that have it...I was diagnosed on March 20th after being in the hospital for a week due to my super high blood sugar of 680. So far I havent had many problems I'm...

This evening I was thinking and that made me think (seriously); I wondered how much of my time is spent worrying about Nikki's blood sugars and then worrying about whether or not I'm doing all the things necessary to help her become a healthy, successful and independent young lady - That's...

I've literally been low all day. Woke up at 86, which was alright - especially since I fell asleep at 3AM at 75. Then I ate breakfast, bolused, went grocery shopping, and when I tested in the grocery store (after staring at the crackers, convinced I was just missing the graham crackers and if I kept...

Been way way way too busy to casually surf the internet, so I haven't been here on Juvenation much lately. And obviously haven't posted anything here lately. But here I am, and here's my day: Sugar's a little high this a.m. Light breakfast and off I go. Rode my bike in to the office today...

It happens to me every time i go on a crazy ride at the fair or carnival.

So I have this problem where my blood sugar to sky rocket, and it takes me FOREVER to get them back down. It's not always enough to just check and give a correction of insulin. And it's also frusturting because my doctor doesn't really know whats going on with it at the moment. He has me...

For much of my life I've been a skinny guy. At one time, for a long time, I was too skinny. People would talk about my needing to put some meat on my bones. Then about ten years ago I mention to my doc how I was draggin' my butt, had no energy, etc. He decides to test my thryoid and - bingo....