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- Thread starter Rodders
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Hello @Rodders
Welcome to the forum!
Wowsers! That’s a few years of pancreas impersonation under your belt. You must have seen some changes over the years
We’ve a few members who are long term T1s, so you are in good company!
How are you currently treating your diabetes? Pens? Pump? Any fancy gizmos like a sensor?
And is there anything in particular happening with your diabetes at the moment that has prompted you to join the forum?
Welcome to the forum!
Wowsers! That’s a few years of pancreas impersonation under your belt. You must have seen some changes over the years
We’ve a few members who are long term T1s, so you are in good company!
How are you currently treating your diabetes? Pens? Pump? Any fancy gizmos like a sensor?
And is there anything in particular happening with your diabetes at the moment that has prompted you to join the forum?
Hi, thanks for the welcome.
Yeah, when I was first diagnosed it was metal and glass syringes and needles that you had to keep in surgical spirit to keep sterile, and insulin made out of cows and/or pigs. No such thing as blood testing - had to wee in a bottle and put a few drops in a test tube with a clinitest tablet that would fizzle and change colours to give an idea of sugar in urine.
I've had some very bad eye problems which are thankfully stable now, after 2 victrectomies, two capsulotomyies, two PRPs and two cryotherapies. Amazingly I have 6/6 vision in both eyes, but have lost a little field.
I'm using Tresiba and Humolog with pens nowadays, along with Dexcom G7 CGM.
Probably in 52 years of T1, the Tresiba has given me the best control and the G7 has given me the best intelligence about my conditiion. I used a G6 for 4 years and then went onto the ONE when it was prescribable. The ONE didn't work for me, I found it too inaccurate and some of the alerts were taken away (along with calibration) so I've been self funding the G7 about 3 months and it's totally brilliant. I think CGM has made the biggest difference to my health in 50 odd years.
The main reason I joined right now was to look at how people are getting on with CGM and just to connect to other a little. i don't know anyone my age who has been T1 for this long, it'd be nice to swap some was stories.
I'm also interested in helping younger people, and/or theire SOs manage their conditions, if there's anyone that would like to chat about it. I wish I'd had someone to talk to when I was yyounger - T1 is easy to ignore when you're young, but it bites you in the bum later.
Yeah, when I was first diagnosed it was metal and glass syringes and needles that you had to keep in surgical spirit to keep sterile, and insulin made out of cows and/or pigs. No such thing as blood testing - had to wee in a bottle and put a few drops in a test tube with a clinitest tablet that would fizzle and change colours to give an idea of sugar in urine.
I've had some very bad eye problems which are thankfully stable now, after 2 victrectomies, two capsulotomyies, two PRPs and two cryotherapies. Amazingly I have 6/6 vision in both eyes, but have lost a little field.
I'm using Tresiba and Humolog with pens nowadays, along with Dexcom G7 CGM.
Probably in 52 years of T1, the Tresiba has given me the best control and the G7 has given me the best intelligence about my conditiion. I used a G6 for 4 years and then went onto the ONE when it was prescribable. The ONE didn't work for me, I found it too inaccurate and some of the alerts were taken away (along with calibration) so I've been self funding the G7 about 3 months and it's totally brilliant. I think CGM has made the biggest difference to my health in 50 odd years.
The main reason I joined right now was to look at how people are getting on with CGM and just to connect to other a little. i don't know anyone my age who has been T1 for this long, it'd be nice to swap some was stories.
I'm also interested in helping younger people, and/or theire SOs manage their conditions, if there's anyone that would like to chat about it. I wish I'd had someone to talk to when I was yyounger - T1 is easy to ignore when you're young, but it bites you in the bum later.
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