To say I did would be a lie.
I am moody some days.
Some days I feel like a brain fogged space cadet.
I am apathetic some days.
I am mad/depressed on others.
T1D is not an easy ride.
And yes, there are a lot of good days.
Some days I feel like a brain fogged space cadet.
I am apathetic some days.
I am mad/depressed on others.
T1D is not an easy ride.
And yes, there are a lot of good days.
This disease gives me more ups and downs that any roller coaster at any theme park that i've ever ridden and that's the truth.
Having T1D is not a cookie cutter scenario AT ALL. There is a spectrum that we fall under from well managed (with minimal effort) to Brittle Diabetes where some are constantly in and out of the hospital. I myself and so many other are not fully managed.
I do know that things could be worse than this disease. Believe me I know that. For that, I am so thankful. But to say we do not struggle every single day with this monster disease would be a lie.
I’d like to thank JDRF for their efforts EVERY SINGLE DAY towards a cure for us type1's. 
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Just keeping it real.
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Well here goes nothing! This is my nervous smile...I am officially an #Omnipoder.
This is something that I’ve been putting off for EIGHT YEARS. I hope I end up loving it but all I can say right now is it feels so weird today. When you have given yourself injections all day long for eight years and now none and you have a device running all calculations for you-it’s def something to get used to. and an extra gadget to add to my body.
🙈I’m thinking of it as a blessing and hoping it helps to lower my A1C even more and I can feel even better. 🙏
Stay tuned.❤️
UPDATE:
You know- I’m REALLY excited for what’s to come for us type 1’s! They are working on integrating the CGM (continuous glucose meter) with the Omni Pod where the combination together will act as an artificial pancreas and deliver insulin automatically when needed all the time without you having to tell it to. 
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All of these advancements have REALLY made an impact in my life and I know for all of us type 1’s! So if you see me asking for donations on my posts to JDRF you now know why!❤️ I can’t imagine how difficult is was for my grandfather to live with type 1 with no fast acting insulin’s, no insulin pens, pumps, cgm’s, extra short and fine needles, advanced testers etc. I know he really struggled his whole life. He was my world and now I can understand what he went through when I was growing up.
As of now, my CGM on my skin reads to my watch and my phone! It's the Dexcom G5 which I talk about all the time! Not only can I glance at my wrist to see my blood sugar level but up to 5 other people can see it too! This way if I'm home alone and have a low, my hubby will know.
This little guy tells me where my glucose is at and which direction it is heading-continuously and conveniently from my phone AND my apple watch and alarms me when it goes beyond the range I set it at to keep me in better range!
My OmniPod which delivers insulin without needles all day is great too! Loving it so far! It’s so nice not to have to pull out all my insulin needles while eating out and sticking myself like I did for 8 years.
Gahhhhh! I feel SPOILED!!!! I wish my Pappal had this technology when he was alive.
Ya know, I didn’t ask for this life, but I'm strong enough to live it.
Sporting my new #OmniPod pump cover which is much cuter and more fun don’t you think?!☺️
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The cool thing about this is it makes my Omnipod feel less like a medical item and more like an accessory! Yay! :-) AND if you remove it carefully, you can reuse this baby several times over. The pod has to be changed out every 3 days, so as you can imagine $6 every 3 days can get expensive. So far I have been able to reuse this one sticker 3 times. You can buy them at https://pumppeelz.com/. They have a few Lilly inspired ones which I bought...and I also picked up American flag for the Brother’s In Arms Foundation Golf Classic too!☺️
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💙The cool thing about this is it makes my Omnipod feel less like a medical item and more like an accessory! Yay! :-) AND if you remove it carefully, you can reuse this baby several times over. The pod has to be changed out every 3 days, so as you can imagine $6 every 3 days can get expensive. So far I have been able to reuse this one sticker 3 times. You can buy them at https://pumppeelz.com/. They have a few Lilly inspired ones which I bought...and I also picked up American flag for the Brother’s In Arms Foundation Golf Classic too!☺️
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Note: I don't always wear it to where it can be seen so I just use these stickers for when I place them on my arms.
Oh- and I also bought this Lilly inspired cover for the OmniPod remote
And as for THE OTHER gadget I wear, it's a life saver too! Here's some info on the Dexcom G5! It reads my blood sugars AND in which direction they are heading right here on the front of my watch all day long! What an amazing thing!❤
----> For those of you who'd like more information, keep reading! :-)
I ALWAYS have people asking me "what is that on your arm?" and let me just say that I
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👈🏼 to share about it because it has SERIOUSLY changed my life in such a positive way and it leads to great convos about our T1D (type1 diabetes)! 👯💕It's a continuous glucose meter created by the company Dexcom! And it NOW reads to my iPhone and right to my watch face on my iwatch!!! 🙌🏼👯
It's wireless and easy to insert and you can wear it anywhere...arm, leg, stomach...I used to always wear it on my lower belly so that it's covered when I wear a bikini BUT NOW I have found my fave place and that's my arm! I replace it every 1-2 weeks with a new sensor.
The sensor reads to the transmitter which is attached to you like in the picture and the transmitter sends constant blood sugar readings to your receiver. You can set on the receiver at what ranges you want it to alert you and you can put it on vibrate or extra loud if you're outside where it's noisy. I have it set to alert me when it hits 80 and above 140. It helps me prevent highs and lows and helps keep my A1C down. Because of this amazing device, I only have to prick my finger once every 12 hours instead of 7-8 times a day to see where I am.
It alerts me when low or high and allows me to know when I should drink a juice to prevent a low or take insulin before I get too high. It tells you in which direction your blood sugar is moving and how fast with arrows. As you can see in the pic, my blood sugar is steady right now. It's pretty much the BEST THING EVER! It's crazy accurate!
You can swim
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💦as well! I use a special tape which holds it on longer as it usually only stays on me without the tape for 2-3 days if in the water a lot. The tape is called Hypafix and it's the best i've found. I even put it on before I put on the sensor so the adhesive on the sensor doesn't aggravate my skin. It's great and works perfectly!I feel so much better when my Dex is in! All it takes is a glance to know where my blood sugar is and is great during workouts to prevent a low or a high with just a glance at my watch face! 🙌🏼🤗 What a relief!
I can't tell people enough about this because of what it's done for me!
🌟Donnie would tell you that he LOVES it too and now that I have the G5 (the newest model), he's able to watch my blood sugar throughout the day from his cell phone!
Feel free to share with anyone you know who is suffering with Diabetes. This has changed my life in more ways than one! Just paying it forward!
❤️Much love friends.
-Stacy
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