Absolutely you are welcome here, @Ccerns. I hope you gain as much from us as we do from you. And as a bicyclist , I’m always pleased to meet another.
Oh @Eric is too modest, he’s quite cool.
Now me. I’m type 2 diagnosed around 40. My Beta cells gave up the ghost about 6-7 years ago. I’m using a Tandem X2 pump and G7. So I’m not as cool as most here.
Thank you for the kind welcome and connections to other adult diagnosis T1D members.
In my 49-50 year I biked over 5,300 miles (across the US and back) to raise money for T1D research. My goal is to return to riding ~14 miles a day.
See bicycling comment in my @Eric reply. Please forgive me for combining the responses with out including you.
As far as cool was goes, if you’re balancing this condition and life, you have all the coolness points you need.
Thank you for the warm welcome!
I did the Tour de Cure at any location. @Eric and I had a discussion about using the word virtual. I raised $600 for ADA.
I hope to do it again, but I’m not sure if it’s available this year. ADA website has 2024.
Hi @Ccerns and welcome! I am one of the Massachusetts T1 people that @Eric mentioned. I was also diagnosed as a young adult (age 20). I recently started pumping and jumped into the deep end and began “looping” immediately as well and am loving it. I have two kids, one still in high school, one in college, and a scientist spouse. I love playing tennis and also enjoy biking, although in recent years that has mostly taken the form of using my peloton. I love snowshoeing, too, when we get enough snow for it! Welcome to FUD! Jessica
Thanks for chiming in! I’ve been pumping since 1999, pump+CGM until 8 years ago and closed loop since then.
I significantly reduced biking during cancer treatment and delayed reconstruction surgery. I’m working towards getting back on the road (my favorite way to ride!). Peloton or stationary biking only during the winter for me.
Hope your scientist spouse is hanging in there. I plan to fully read HR-1 given the implications for value-based care, particularly for those who are dually eligible.
Looking forward to sharing life with T1D!
Welcome!! I was diagnosed in August of 1981 at age 8 during the county fair. My mom knew running to the bathroom every 5 minutes wasn’t normal…lol. (My dad had diabetes so she was familiar)
I’ve been pumping since 2005 and Decom since SEVEN.
Welcome!!
I was diagnosed T1D in 1984 at the age of 30. MDI using R and NPH formed my initial regime. I started on a pump in 1987 and a CGM in 2009. After of diagnosis of gastroparesis (since in remission) in 2012, I got serious about my treatment.
I adopted a low carb way of eating, lost about 10% of my body weight, cut my total daily insulin dose by 70%, greatly improved my time in range, diminished significant glucose variability, and cut serious lows to < 1%. The quality of my life is different like night and day!
Of course, I also improved my sleep and mindfulness practices.
In 2022 I had an ischemic stroke in the left side of my brain which affected my right side. I spend a good deal of time every day rehabilitating my walking gait, balance, and other loss of capability. I can no longer jot down a quick note or hand write a greeting card, abilities I certainly took for granted.
I lived with diabetes alert dog from 2010-2023, a yellow lab named Norm. I live alone as a 72 year-old in a downtown Portland high-rise. It gives me good access to my daughter and now 2-year-old grand-daughter. Before that I lived aboard a 33-foot sailboat for 15 years on SF Bay.
Hi @Terry,
Our Unlimited Photos thread is a colossal storehouse of cool pictures of our members doing all kinds of things, and in all kinds of locations.
If you are willing, please share some pictures of your former “house” on the bay!
Hello, my name is Sue and my son, who is almost 13, was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during the summer. I have been reading as much as I can about it and doing my best to support (but not smother!) him. (He might say I’ve been unsuccessful with my parenthetical.)
I enjoyed reading Type One, Year One and I’m now reading Bright Spots and Land Mines.
Our endo is pretty conservative with timed meals and not stacking insulin, but I see that most people eventually move beyond the tight strategy – in fact it’s a necessity for living fully. One of my first posts was about choosing a pump for my son. He is hoping to be more normal again. I am doing my best to get him there.
Thank you for the information you share here.
I should mention that I am not a cat, a bird, or a dog.
Welcome!! Good group here!