Thanks for the warm welcome Chris! 
I work for āThe Reverendāā¦ Rev Nat, that is, at Reverend Natās Hard Cider Co. Lots of our wares are gf; some are not (like the pie ciders that I literally chunk whole pies into)! 
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Thanks for the welcome Doc! And that diashmeetes word is free for the taking 
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Hi Eric, thanks for the welcome!
Never thought about cider for lows lolā¦ thereās plenty of it hanging around 
Cheers!
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I fou d this thread a little lateā¦
HI everyone I was blessed with Type 1 Diabetes a little over 2 years ago (1/22/16) at the tender age of 49. It was diagnosed at my yearly physical but 3 months prior to diagnosis I battled Walking Pneumonia and never really felt right after then BAMā¦ I go from being in the best shape of my life to now being in the worst shape. The minute I started insulin I felt like I was gaining weight and funny thing is, itās all going on my waist which is where I injected up until 2 days ago when I started on Omni Pods and so far I love not having to inject.
I am originally from New Jersey but lived in Manhattan for 10 years before being relocated for my job promotion, to Massachusetts so I live on Cape Cod and work from home and travel to see customers around New England.
Iāve got barely any support system except for a so-called wife who blames me for having complications at times and for just ruining her fun, nice huh? "I do have a rescue black lab, Cooper, whoās crazy but heās attached to me like velcro. I have a few siblings still in NJ and Queens NY and unfortunately both parents passed, dad way too long ago and way too young and mom in 2011 from ALS, the nastyest disease Iāve ever witnessed. It was heart breaking.
Iāve been given some great advice so far here and hopefully I can contribute.
Finally Iām on Dexcom G5 and Omni Pods.
Iām so glad to have found you all somehow I donāt recall 
how thoughā¦
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Nice to meet you @John_T1D! The strange part about Diabetes that many of us find is that, even those who HAVE support systemsā¦where Diabetes is concerned we are all pretty much on our own because Diabetes requires so much knowledge, concern and passion. Most people just donāt have the time or desire to learn enough about the disease to really be āsupportā. This is whatās so wonderful about FUD! WE ARE each otherās support system here.
Glad you got on the CGM and Podsā¦the CGM was our single biggest life-saver for our son, Liam, and the Pods make insulin delivery so much better (he still doesnāt like any shots, but 1 shot every 3 days is far better than 8 or more MDI shots per day).
Again, welcome and looking forward to talking to you more in the future!
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Iāve got barely any support system except for a so-called wife who blames me for having complications at times and for just ruining her fun, nice huh?
This must be rough. i will say that even with a support system, managing T1D can cause a lot of stress and conflict, at least for me and my husband, because we both have different ideas about how much we want to focus on it and the subtleties of treatment. This is a much more difficult disease than others in part because each person has to do so much constant thinking and reevaluating to determine the best treatment. I canāt think of any other medical treatment that requires so much constant tinkering from non-doctors.
Hope that this community provides support for you.
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That is truly a shame. My wife and I rarely agree on anything related to diabetes. The problem is that she is almost always right.
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Totally trueā¦even in households where both the mom and dad are actively involved, there is often a lot of ābutting headsā because both have a different way of managing and they canāt ever (at least in my house) get on the same page about āthe best wayā. Itās always a work in progress in my houseā¦
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@ClaudnDaye I do feel completely on my own most of the time but I deal with it because I have to. Itās ridiculous to me that anyone, especially someone who supposedly loves you. I would give anything not to have T1 but itās not going anywhere and eventually I will be if it doesnāt stop. Iām so tired of her thinking she knows everything. Itās groups like this that help me keep my sanity.
@TiaG yes, this group and one other one is very helpful, thank you!
@docslotnick if she was right Iād tell her that but 99% of the time she needs to just shut up. When I first got diagnosed and was starting at Joslins she was coming to Apts with me. My Dr asked me not to bring her anymore she was getting in the way of he and I trying to figure out how best to go forward. Ugh.
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It can be really hard to understand another persons health concerns and make them feel related toā¦ I shared some similar frustrations ā¦ this has kind of dawned on me lately as several family members have had other health issues and have looked to me for supportā and although I love them tremendously, I just truly have no clue how to be supportive, just like I expected them to be supportive of my struggles but never really felt they wereā¦
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And itās not that they donāt want too, they just have very limited time and they have their own struggles so they just donāt have the kind of time and patience to dedicate the required time into learning. I donāt fault my family members who canāt relate - if I were on the outside, looking in, I probably wouldnāt understand and be all that supportive either.
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@Sam and @ClaudnDaye thank you. Itās does make sense to not fully understand and I know shes got her own life and struggles but I donāt feel that blaming me for this and that because Iām low or Im not feeling great. A little compassion would be nice.
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I hear youā¦ health issues are tough in relationshipsā¦ people just donāt understandā¦ thatās why groups like this are born.
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So true Sam and thank God. Thank you all for your help and comments.
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Hi @John_T1D, welcomeā¦ hope you find some great info and the support you are looking for!
Sorry to hear about your struggles. There are a lot of good, knowledgeable people here willing to provide adviceā¦ and for FREE, so you have that going for youā¦ 
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@DeeM first off, one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite movies 
Thank you, everyone here has been incredibly helpful and welcoming. Itās nice to see a group of people who all are dealing with a chronic autoimmune disease and not jumping down each others throats. Some of the other groups have a few members who are there for one thing, create havoc and I personally cannot stand people like thatā¦
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Neither can we. That is why we created this in the first place. We counter stupidity with research papers, although in the past we havenāt always been as successful as we wanted.
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Hi Katie and Welcome! Pretty soon youāll be eating ice cream without a spike if the experts around here have anything to do with it. After all we are UNLIMITED!
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Welcome Katie!
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Welcome! Bummer on the diagnosis, that is really a game changer as most of us here know. Glad you found a high bg treatment that works for you
We will be here when you decide to post. Cute Dog! We definitely need to keep the dog threads running, since it appears that the cat people have begun to stage a site takeover.
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