#dexcomg5

[cheaper-by-the-half-dozen]

You're seeing Finn treating a low. I asked how he felt and thumbs up. Also why does he look so damn big here. #thisistype1 #t1dtoddler #t1dlookslikeme #type1diabetes #diabetes #denver #dexcomg5 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9VFjhnptSj/?igshid=1emto1yw71emo

#thisistype1 #t1dtoddler #t1dlookslikeme #type1diabetes #diabetes #denver #dexcomg5

[horsediva]

Thank goodness for technology. I thought I was dreaming this morning about an alarm going off but I didn’t set one that I could remember. I didn’t eat last night after getting home. This is the result. Luckily Johnny called to wake me up. Being by yourself sometimes can be scary. I sleep really hard when I drop. By this arrow I was steady at 45. Pretty scary. #imblessed #thankful #typeonediabetes #glucose #dexcom #dexcomg5 #insulin #hubbyismyhero #myherowearsabadge #leowife

#insulin #glucose #thankful #leowife #dexcomg5 #myherowearsabadge #dexcom #hubbyismyhero #imblessed #typeonediabetes

[theediabeticwonder-blog]

Seriously I am like a walking zombie today, it's awful. Every body part is just exhausted. And after treating lows all night last night, I'm spending the day chasing high BG and ketones. This disease is relentless. I just want a break and I'm sure my baby does too! 💙🎗️💙 #infantsandinsulin #hyperglycemia #hypoglycemia #dexcomg5 #dexcom #highbloodsugar #lowbloodsugar #momzombie #t1dparent #t1dmom #t1dtoddler #t1dlookslikehim #t1dyoudontsee #chronicillness #invisibleillness #insulindependent #sleepdeprived #sleeplessnights #typeonediabetes #typeDONE #typeonekids

#infantsandinsulin #hyperglycemia #hypoglycemia #dexcomg5 #dexcom #highbloodsugar #lowbloodsugar #momzombie #t1dparent #t1dmom #t1dtoddler #t1dlookslikehim #t1dyoudontsee #chronicillness #invisibleillness #insulindependent #sleepdeprived #sleeplessnights #typeonediabetes #typedone #typeonekids

[edelpace]

You know you are a (#T1D) #diabetic when your #dexcom receiver has #prime #seating on your #car 🤣🚘🚨 . . . . . . #notalonet1d #t1dlookslikeme #t1diabetes #roadtrip #essential #cincinnati #fixyourroads #sunnyday #diabeticontheroad #gogogirl #dexcomg5 #cgm (at Cincinnati) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0Q1LXEh1mt/?igshid=wyvuc43mqcvx

#t1d #diabetic #dexcom #prime #seating #car #notalonet1d #t1dlookslikeme #t1diabetes #roadtrip #essential #cincinnati #fixyourroads #sunnyday #diabeticontheroad #gogogirl #dexcomg5 #cgm

[deeanna1997-blog]

Not bad

#type1strong #type1lookslikeme #t1d #dexcomg5 #tslimx2 #tandem #diabadass #dexcom #insulin #insulin4all #humolog #insulin pump #beyond type 1

[argonkitten]

Upgrade! Back on the CGM! Thank goodness for health insurance. #type1diabetic #dexcomg5 #tslimx2 #cybermen #doctorwho https://www.instagram.com/p/BtFR2wBHpFANvzUUqA9XwH2iU6pLvOFhRUYO5M0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sfxry7nyrp51

#type1diabetic #dexcomg5 #tslimx2 #cybermen #doctorwho

[goingtothemountains]

So I know Chelsea has Diabetes, but what does that REALLY mean?

So I know Chelsea has Diabetes, but what does that REALLY mean?

Great question! Thanks for caring enough to inquire, friend :)

Today, March 25th, 2017, marks my 8 Year Anniversary of being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. In the world of diabetes, this means that I’m still fairly new. My paternal grandmother had Type 1 for 75 years! The road ahead is long...hopefully/thankfully. I’m super grateful for all of the support I’ve received from friends/family/colleagues/teachers/mentors/etc. Thank you for your care and curiosity. Don’t hesitate to ask me questions--I’m pretty open about it in case you haven’t noticed.

SO! Diabetes! What does it REALLY mean?

For starters, there are 2 main types of diabetes (there are others, but they are less common): Type 1, and Type 2. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease, is usually genetic, and doesn’t have a cure. Type 2 is marked by insulin-resistance, and is usually caused by poor diet and exercise--OR food companies that are killing us, especially people in low socio-economic regions. Systemic oppression runs deep, folks. While it’s true that often, as a Type 1, I envy Type 2s because they can manage their diabetes with improved diet and exercise, it’s also true that issues with food security and social justice are a HUGE contributor to Type 2 Diabetes (especially in children!).

In conclusion, autoimmune means that my body is waging a war on itself. My pancreas doesn’t do it’s job, so I have to do it. Our pancreas’ job is to excrete insulin, which allows our bodies to use sugar for energy. I inject insulin in relation to the number of carbohydrates that I eat (carbs break down into sugar). I’ve gotten pretty good at estimating the number of carbs in food--quiz me sometime!

MANY things affect blood sugar--the type of carbohydrate I eat, exercise (and whether its aerobic or anaerobic), emotions, hormones, etc. It’s pretty tough to keep my blood sugar in range when I have to consider all of these factors. When my blood sugar goes too low, I can pass out. If you’re ever with me and I start to act woozy from low blood sugar, give me sugahhhhhh! I usually carry tubes of cake icing/glucose tablets-shove em in my mouth and call 911. Injecting me with glucagon is another way to help me if my blood sugar is too low. When my blood sugar is too high, I can get tired, a headache, irritable, etc. If it were to go craaaazy high, I could go into a coma. My target blood sugar range is 80-160. I run the risk of passing out if I’m below 50 and I run the risk of going into a coma if I’m...well it varies, I’d say over 600. Luckily, I’ve never experienced an extreme low or high (knock on wood please). White the effects of high blood sugar are less extreme in the moment, they contribute to complications later in life, which I’d like to avoid. If you are a non-diabetic, your blood sugar is usually 70-140. Enjoy it, folks. Ya’ll are blessed.

Diabetes Etiquette for Non-Diabetics:

1. Don’t share horror stories with me.

“Oh you have diabetes? My uncle had diabetes but he had to get his feet cut off and now he’s dead.” Thanks, that makes me feel good.

2.  Do be supportive, curious, and educated

3. Don’t tell me what I can and cannot eat. Diabetes aside, no one likes this.

4. Do tell me the ingredients/carbohydrate count in foods that you’re offering me

5. Don’t act grossed out when I check my blood sugar/inject, just look away if needed. I’ll admit, when I was a kid, I would wince when a friend would check his blood sugar and I was a little snothead for doing that. It’s hard enough, bystanders don’t need to make it harder

6. Remember that diabetes is considered an Invisible Disability. You wouldn’t know that I have it by looking at me, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t affect me. You can’t see low/high blood sugar (unless you know me really well and know what the signs look like)

7. Jokes! I enjoy a tasteful diabetes joke, but they’re often few and far between. However, if I were a DJ, my name would be Dia-Beatz.

8. Do ask how you might be helpful. Diabetes aside, everyone likes this!

What’s that new gadget Chelsea has that makes her a cyborg?

A continuous glucose monitor (cgm), called the Dexcom G5. My Dexcom is a sensor that I change every 1-2 weeks, that sends real-time blood sugar readings every 5 minutes to my iPhone/Apple Watch. This means that instead of pricking my finger to check my blood sugar 8+ times/day, I just have to test it 2 times/day to calibrate my Dexcom. It also means that I have better blood sugar control because the data is graphed on an app on my phone. I’m usually anti-technology...but this shit’s lit.

The only downside is: I can’t perform my diabetes solo anymore! I used to spread one year’s worth of test strips all over the stage in my solo, My Something, but if I did that now, it’d be a much less impacting moment. Oh well. Ya win some ya lose some.

Any other questions? Ask me! 

Thanks so much for reading and for being an awesome human <3

#diabetes #type1diabetes #dexcomg5 #dexcom #cgm #food security #type 2 diabetes #anniversary

[fashionfaithfood]

I am Not a cat lady BUT If there was ever a Cat that understood me...It would be this one 🐱 . . . . . . . . . #animalperson #farmstyle #barncat #vsco #nomakeupday #getoutdoors #typeonelookslikeme #dexcomg5 #aeriereal #yogistyle #burtsbees

#typeonelookslikeme #yogistyle #aeriereal #dexcomg5 #animalperson #nomakeupday #barncat #getoutdoors #farmstyle #vsco #burtsbees #myfaithfulphotos

[raehuo]

Omg first time my A1C fell below 6! So proud. Thank you #dexcom and just got approved for th new #dexcomg6 ! This is the life and struggle of a #type1diabetic . . #dexcomg5 #t1d #t1dlookslikeme #t1dstrong #womanphotographer #photographer #photographerslife

#type1diabetic #photographerslife #dexcomg5 #dexcom #t1dlookslikeme #womanphotographer #photographer #t1d #t1dstrong #dexcomg6

[slimgradymoffett]

My #dexcomg5 is 10 numbers different from my #medtronic tester. (at Tillmans Corner, Alabama)

#medtronic #dexcomg5

[cheaper-by-the-half-dozen]

Happy first day back to school. We dont allow the nurse to follow finns dexcom because of privacy reasons when hes at home and shes across the school. The teachers will hear alerts if he goes low but we always want to stop the low before it happens. Jeff just called her and told her that hes going double down. Typically that means he drops at least 100 points in 30 minutes. To prevent a low she is giving him a couple jelly beans to level him out a little bit. Diabetes is hard. It's the worst to be honest. We got this though. #thisistype1 #t1dtoddler #dexcomg5 https://www.instagram.com/p/B7CIttVlD1E/?igshid=6wzqhnmcgygw

#thisistype1 #t1dtoddler #dexcomg5

[horsediva]

WHY?!?😡😡#diabetic #t1d #diabeticlife #dexcomg5 #insulinpump #insulin

#diabetic #dexcomg5 #insulinpump #insulin #diabeticlife #t1d

[theediabeticwonder-blog]

Carter has been accepted to the #dexcomwarriors program!! 😍 He's been on a Dexcom since about a week after diagnosis in November 2017 at the age of 6 months. It has literally saved his life in countless occasions. We couldn't live without #dexcom ! . . . #warriorup #dexcom #dexcomwarrior #dexcomg6 #dexcomg5 #infantsandinsulin #insulindependent #neonataldiabetes #neonatalmonogenicdiabetes #monogenicdiabetes #typeonediabetes #type1diabetes #babieswithdiabetes #type1kids #t1dmom #weneedacure https://www.instagram.com/p/Boj-rXjh4t9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=uhsjwcwfhnae

#dexcomwarriors #dexcom #warriorup #dexcomwarrior #dexcomg6 #dexcomg5 #infantsandinsulin #insulindependent #neonataldiabetes #neonatalmonogenicdiabetes #monogenicdiabetes #typeonediabetes #type1diabetes #babieswithdiabetes #type1kids #t1dmom #weneedacure

[fit-nnitsa]

Sometimes after an intense cardio workout my BG spikes. Sometimes it’s right away, sometimes it’s an hour or so later and sometimes it doesn’t spike at all, I swear there’s no rhyme or reason. Today for breakfast at about 9:45 I had 2 scrambled eggs with a large avocado and a little salsa, I took 1.75 units of insulin. I did the Cardio Core workout from 80 Day Obsession at 11:15-11:45. My BG starting to go up around 1. I did some research and what I found was my liver is most likely releasing glucose to give me some extra energy to burn to get away from a predator when really I’m just working out. I was extra tired today during my workout, i think on the days I have more energy my BG doesn’t spike as much. Crazy how our bodies work! . . . #diabetic #diabetes #type1 #type1diabetes #type1diabetic #insulin #workout #bloodsugar #body #dexcom #dexcomg5

#type1diabetic #dexcom #type1 #diabetic #body #type1diabetes #insulin #bloodsugar #diabetes #dexcomg5 #workout

[deeanna1997-blog]

Did a infusion set change and tried a new site area. So far so good.

#type1strong #type1lookslikeme #type1diabetic #humolog #insulin #insulin4all #tslimx2 #dexcom #dexcomg5 #tandem #infusion set change #insulin pump #beyond type 1

[lennon10378-blog]

2 years ago today Sammie was diagnosed with Type One Diabetes #familyvloggers #typeonediabetes #diabetes #youtubechannel #type1diabetes #type1life #type1strong #type1sucks #type1family #daddydaughter #daughter #insulinpump #animas #dexcom #dexcomg5

#type1diabetes #type1strong #daughter #youtubechannel #type1life #insulinpump #animas #daddydaughter #diabetes #dexcom #typeonediabetes #familyvloggers #dexcomg5 #type1family #type1sucks