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  • Fresno, CA
  • United States
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Diet for type 1

Replied Oct 17

Diet for type 1
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Krystal Parker Oct 18.

Some general consensus on life as a type 1....

Replied Dec. 15, 2008

 

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Krystal Parker replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
i totally get this every since i was dx'd. i've been putting on weight. I've tried everything and nothing worked. i finally started being a good pt and followed my cde's advice and am now calorie counting. its working so i'm not gonna complain. it...
October 18
Victoria is now friends with Kelly Rawlings and Kristin
October 17
Victoria replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
Thanks so much for all your suggestions. I think I knew bits and pieces of all of this but I really appreciate hearing it from your experiences and points of view. I will keep truckin along. : )
October 17
Helmut replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
My weight definitely has a strong positive correlation with my insulin intake. When I dropped my insulin intake from 40 to 35 units I lost weight. Then I dropped it to 30 units. But then my weight did not go down because I was more likely to exper...
October 16
Gerri replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
Insulin is a fat storing hormone, so the higher carb you eat the more insulin you need & it becomes a vicious cycle. As Kelly said well, when you're taking in more calories than you're using you can't lose weight. Frustrating especially when you'r...
October 16
Kelly Rawlings replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
Insulin only makes us gain weight if we're eating more calories than we need to fuel our body and our activities. It can definitely make it more challenging, however, because insulin helps the body store any excess glucose as fat. Plus, it's so fr...
October 16
Amy Logue replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
I feel your pain...before I started pumping, I would literally get MAD when I had a low and had to eat something....I hate eating when I'm not hungry. It sucks. Since I've been pumping, it doesn't happen quite so often.
October 16
tammy galligher replied to Victoria's discussion 'Diet for type 1'
Insulin holds onto fat. It is an ugly cycle. The more fat you gain the more insulin you have to do the more insulin you do the more fat you gain.
October 16

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Hometown (where you come from):
Clovis, CA
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
February 25, 2007
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
6.1
Type of treatment you use
Shots
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omg! It's like a whole other world...

Thank you so much for everyone's replies and responses and welcomes! I'm almost overwhelmed. I have spent the last 2 years wandering around feeling like the only one...I know right? I guess that it's really comforting somehow to know that this happens to all kinds of people; old ones, young ones(even babies), pretty ones and everyone in between and all over the world. When I was diagnosed I really had no idea what the implications were. I thought that if I was really dilligent about treatment th… Continue

Posted on December 14, 2008 at 11:24pm — 10 Comments

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At 9:25pm on May 18, 2009, Ryan said…
Hi Victoria!!!

Welcome!!! Hope you make lots of friends and find lots of support!!
At 8:48am on January 8, 2009, Marie B said…
Happy Birthday, Victoria! Morro Bay is a beautiful place! You are lucky to call it home. Have a great day.
At 5:54am on January 8, 2009, Linn said…
happy birthday victoriaaaaaaaaaaaaa :) :) :)
At 11:59pm on January 7, 2009, Mollie Singer said…
Happy Birthday!!!!! :]
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At 9:36pm on January 6, 2009, tracy said…
Victoria - Happy Birthday tomorrow!!!!
At 6:41pm on December 15, 2008, Toni Crebbin said…
Glad you found us here Victoria! I'm a fellow Animas Ping wearer, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask. I've been wearing a pump for about 12 years or so now. The remote on the glucometer is very handy.
At 12:27am on December 15, 2008, Megan Skelly said…
Hi Victoria, welcome to TuD! Check out this group for students.
At 12:25am on December 15, 2008, Nathan Woys said…
o yea the pump is really nice i did the shot thing for like 17 years and the pump now like 5.
At 12:22am on December 15, 2008, Nathan Woys said…
just watched the trailer on youtube....
Nice... Very Nice
Next time I go to BlockBuster its on my list..
ya same here rain and cold. but its going to snow tomo night
and I love snow :) Its like 3:30 so I think im going to bed now
nice talking with you hope we can chat again...

p.s
Rain boots ROCK!!!!

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