Day in the Life of a Type 1 Diabetic!
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2014
- This is definitely my longest, most tedious video ever, but I think it is symbolic of diabetes! Managing diabetes is long and tedious and takes a lot of work!
If you make it all the way through the video, tell me in the comments, I applaud you! Didn't realize how long of a video filming diabetes all day would be! :)
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These sorts of videos are so interesting, not because you're teaching us anything new, but mostly because it's reassuring that we are all having the same problems and dealing with them the same way. It's nice to know you're not alone in the daily fight!!
"Yes I am going for a cookie first thing in the morning. **Diabetic Life**" Nice!
i love how optimistic you are- its really refreshing as i often get very down about my diabetes xx
My father is a Type 1 diabetic. He has had it for 49 years. He also uses the dexcom. My family and I thank you for your story.
I thought I was reading my own comment. My father has also been type 1 diabetic for 49 years. My son has type 1 also. I'm so grateful for DiabeticDanica's videos.
thank you so much for this! i'm a 17-year-old aspiring writer, and one of my characters is diabetic. i'm not, so i've been looking for a while for an accurate video from a firsthand account about what it's like to deal with diabetes on a regular basis. this was perfect, and i learned a lot that i wasn't aware of before. thank you for helping me to make my character more real and true to life!
Thank you so much for making this video. This is my every day life as well and I really hope people can see how difficult our lives really are!! Thanks Danica!
Had to share this! Great job!! My daughter has had type 1 since age 2. She's 22 now.
Hey Danica!! I was wondering if you could do another one? I've been watching this same one over and over! I love you!
I'm 10 years old and I have had type one diabetes for around 6 years and in three months I'm goin to be 11
now you re 15teen, i hope it went well for you, in those 5 years
I love your videos! You're full of positive energy and it helps me a lot! Keep it up!
LOL! I could definitely relate! My couch tries to eat my pump all the time. I've also gotten it caught on my seatbelt in the car and on the handles of drawers and cabinets in the kitchen while cooking.
Danica, I love your videos. These are very helpful to diabetics, I know!
Thank you for this video! This is our life everyday with my little one! You are an inspiration!
Thank you so much for making this! I am so grateful for this because I have a friend who I have my Information Tech class with this and when we were doing a recording for a project and she was at a high of about 350 and I wanted to know how it felt like for checking this. And this helped out so much ^u^
I loved this! Of course I've watched it until the end, your videos are great! I feel so normal now :-)
Hi
just wanted to say that ur videos are fun plus ur smile is as bright as sunshine on the dark of a moon ... I've been a T1D a little over 41 years FYI...
Hey Danica! I've been a type 1 since March of '07. This was the first video of your channel I came across, trying to educate my wife more on the disease. I like the OneTouch Ping meter. Never seen a BG meter that can remote Bolus before. I just got the Minimed 530G Pump system with Enlite sensor. I appreciate this video so much because it shows people what its like in the day-to-day routine of Diabetes. Looking forward to watching some more videos on your channel.
I love the Dexcom! Yours was showing very close to accurate readings. I also got my pump yesterday and I'm really excited and nervous about using it. Thanks for showing how to use it and with the carb counting help.
Love Love Loved the video !! Very informative... My 12 yr old was Dx not quite 2 yrs ago and we have the same pump and meter but the Dexacom thing is awesome!! How does that work can you post a video on it?
Very interesting video. I have had t1 for 4 years this month and it is nice to see how other t1's manage their day. I usually test 9x per day unless there are issues (too high or too low), in which case I will test upwards of 15 times also. I would love to see more videos like this!
You're going to be an amazing teacher! Whoever you teach will be lucky to have you!
Alex Lipp idk what you mean
Danica, really interesting! I have done the contact lens thing though! SO many highs and lows- I wonder how much of that you would be attuned to if you were not on the Dexcom. It is also really interesting to see that you can bolus for more food right away with pump (as opposed to the pen). Thanks for the video!
i really enjoyed watching this video . it is amazing :-) great job
Hi Danica, Great day in the life video! It goes like that some days/nights, for sure. It is difficult to convey to others what goes on in a Type-1 life. I think I will just refer friends who wonder about it to your video. Thanks so much for helping me and all of us! Best to you and yours!!
Great insight, thank you.
Really enjoyed this vlog Danica. I don't have dexcom so don't get woken at night with low or high bg. If I am am a little low before bed just have some biscuits. It can be real nuisance waking up low during the night.
I love this. Thank you for showing how we have to check a lot!! Before we shower, when we wake up, etc. :)
Thank you. I too am 1 to 10 insulin to carb ratio. My day with tight control resembles my day in the life. Your video put me at ease.
brilliant work
Loved this!!! Looking forward to more
I loved this video too. Have you heard of reverseyourdiabetestodayhq. com ? They provide tips and potential cure to diabetes naturally. I hope it helps.
I have never seen those types of monitors here in Canada. I have had diabetes for 32 yrs and I'm clueless.I need more classes.
Hi Danica, again great vid & also had the same question re dietary fibre? Your Dex looks like mine...not the pink, but the way the dots seem to move lol
Thank you for sharing this as it helps me understand more what is going to happen for me. I'm being put onto a insulin pump and dexcom for checking my blood sugars. I'm a type 2 diabetic but its scary because I still have so many highs and lows mostly highs. We are trying to bring my A1C down and its started going down a little but I'm still too high and they said when I saw the doctor today that my pancreas is barley working sighs.
Very nice. You use One Touch also.
In Australia if you go pass 26 you usually pass out and 5.00 is low because I have type 1 diabetes and I didn't quite understand it
Your Videos are Really Inspiring! I got Diagonosed with T1 about a month ago and ur videos make me feel more normal!😜😘
Hi Danica, Thank you for sharing your day! I watched this to find out what a typical day is like for a diabetic. I had no idea what was involved in the management of diabetes. What are you studying in college? Have you thought about being a diabetic counselor? I volunteer my time at a clinic where there are many patients with diabetes. Most people do not have the skills needed to manage their disease.
Im a diabetic and its nice to see people coping with it by the whey i have the tipe of pump but in grey
i see so much of you in me. awe
i have the same stuff as u but i dont have a continuous glucose meter
hey!!! i have pump as well and could relate with you sooooo much!!! i have had T1 for about 11 years now!! love all your videos!! :D
Lately i have been going high at 1:00am and i don't know when i am that high because I'm 11 and my mom checks me at night. I want to ask where i can get a dexcom G4 and if it can connect it to a minimedtronic pump
so how much does your bg tester/strips and pump cost you say weekly costs.. thanks
is that the shells and white chedder pasta roni? if so i do the same thing and add tuna.
I really appreciate your video. I am taking 3 short acting shots a day and a morning 24 acting shot, both using the pens. I literally drop off and shoot up when I eat and I am in the process of getting my sugars under control. My days are different though as I have 3 children and a husband plus church and the yard. So it can be difficult to eat when I should and check. I check about 5-6 times a day when I am checking well and I sometimes have to give myself extra shots when I really want more than an apple and cheese stick for a snack. I will be getting the pump hopefully soon. Wireless and waterproof because of my very wet life as a mom in the summer time :). Watching your video made me see how I will have to work harder to keep on it. Again I do appreciate your video, its very insightful.
What is a dext com I had the same exact pump and meter as you but I switched to a diff meter and now on pens but I never had a dext com
Great vlog 💓
thank you kewel. T1D also and learning.. challenge daily
I watched the whole thing! Great video. My daughter is T1 and it's always interesting to see how others manage their diabetes. Curious how your new ISF is working out for you.
great video! my 10 year old son has type 1 and has had it for about 4 years now. I was looking into the dexcom....do u recommend it? He does needle pricKS and uses the pens not the pump currently as he's done soo well with it.
Where did you get your meter case at?
You are so cute. Thank you for the videos. They are very informative. My son is T1 and still on shots but still new to everything at 12 years old. I have gin watch a lot of your videos to get ideas of what it will be like if he were to get a pump someday.
im an active person I walk n. also ride my bike every day and almost every day in the winter, weather permitting I get alot of lows but can't recognize my lows anymore, not on insulin or meds and would an omnipod work for non. insulin diabetic?
This might sound really silly, but what is the pink kit you have?
Would an insulin depended type 2. Use the readings the same as you
Hello Danica if possible could you maybe do a video how you started with the pump like your first day , did you have to go somewhere so they can teach you or did someone come to you . I am waiting for my pump just like yours , I am new to the pump world yay , so I am gonna need lots of help . I will be posting videos on my channel soon ,
Thanks Danica for all that you do you make things fun fun fun
Kristy
i am new to the pump too!
Crazy nighttime blood sugars are the worst! Really enjoyed this video. :) Just out of curiosity (because I don't know much about the dexcom - I use pens and a regular BG monitor myself)... why do you check your blood sugar with a monitor even though the dexcom gives you a reading? Thanks! :)
The BG meter measures glucose levels in the blood and the Dexcom measures glucose levels in the interstitial fluid. Most of the time, glucose travels first to the blood and then to the interstitial fluid. Because of how glucose travels, the BG meter readings and sensor readings will rarely match exactly, but they should be fairly close.
This is normal and should be expected because they are measuring glucose levels in 2 different fluids in the body. For the Dexcom to be accurate it needs regular 'calibrating' which is when you enter the reading from the BG meter.
Hi Danica, thanks for all your videos they are awesome i just want to put in a request for a carb counting video thanks :)
I already made one! :) Look it up on my channel :)
Sorry can't believe i missed it
I'm not a diabetic, but I like your videos very much, they are very intresting. ;)
Whats that diabetic device? I have type one...And i use the accucheck
life tip: when your cooking paster remember not to cook to more cuz they have duplication powers
It's nice to see someone else with the same disease as me :) btw I have found that regular sodas will usually work a bit faster than icing or nutella when I go low and we still dropping fast or rapidly. Hop that helps👍
So at what point do you have to start to count carbs? I don’t know if i should be doing so with my blood sugar going low a lot I don’t use a dexcom I now know what that is for and it’s helpful to know! Also do you only need to count carbs when your BG goes low and high? So as not to eat too many carbs to raise BG too high or eating not enough so as to make your BG go too low?? I so far have only had low BG. I’m not sure if that will change for me or not! I’m not diagnosed yet but I check my BG to keep track so when I go to my dr I will have a log of it all for them to properly diagnose me and figure this thing out!
I'm not a diabetic, but my family on my dads side (including my dad) have type 2 diabetes, and my friend from High school has type 1
I love your videos😍. It's really funny because I'm Canadian so our target range is 4.0 to 7.0 for my age group, and when I watch you check your sugar, I'm like what? But then I realize that it's just me. Lol😝
Same 😂 i have no idea what her blood sugar is but i just go with it
80 to 150 is good in mg/dl
Same I live in England and my blood sugar range is 4.00 - 7.00 so it makes no sense to me
Hey! I'm Kat, I just randomly came across your channel. I've been type one since I was 19 (now 26) and only know one other person (personally) who has it, just recently dx! It's wonderful to see you really show what being type 1 is like, and the ups and downs and sleepless nights and...well you know ;) It's nice to know I'm not alone! I wish I had more people in my life to commiserate with sometimes! You're videos are wonderful! Oh, and I'm also in nursing school, graduating in May.
there's a diabetes daily forum on facebook .I find it pretty good.
hi Danica im type 2diabetic can we. be Diabuddies ?Even though I'm type 2diabetic? is that ok?
Hi Danica! I loved the video but why do you subtract dietary fiber from the bolus? Also I have a video request for people who recently got a pump and are not at all used to is like me. So the video should be about how to click the buttons on the pump inserter. It's hard to explain but the hardest part about the pump for me is clicking the buttons on the mio infusion set because I'm scared to click it.A lot of people have told me they also have the same problem. So you should just do the video on how you insert it fast and how to get over the mental block of pushing the buttons to insert the pump site. Thanks!
Here's a good explanation of the reason we subtract the fiber for "No Potato":
"On Nutrition Facts food labels, the grams of dietary fiber are already included in the total carbohydrate count. But because fiber is a type of carbohydrate that your body can’t digest, it does not affect your blood sugar levels. You should subtract the grams of fiber from the total carbohydrate."
dtc.ucsf.edu/living-with-diabetes/diet-and-nutrition/understanding-carbohydrates/counting-carbohydrates/learning-to-read-labels/understanding-fiber/
hysterical, I loved it.
I have type one diabetes and I first got it when I was 3 and now I'm 11 but I have injections instead of a pump
How long have you had?
I'm type 1 and I can relate to almost everything diabetic in this video. Even the Capri Sun. Thanks for posting.
So how do you like the insulin pimp? My doctor told me in 4 months he'll be giving me one, but not now because im a new diabetic :)
Hey Danica, we have the same water bottle. Also, I really like the house you made. :)
good stuff
I used to have lows during the night as well! I used to do Lantus (16 units) at about 11 or 12 pm and then slept. And almost 90^% of the times I would wake up with low at 4 or 6 am and would have to eat something.. which was really annoying. then I switched to doing Lantus in the morning (as soon as I woke up) and the difference was that I did more insulin (fast-acting, Humalog) units for breakfast and just before I went to bed if I had higher than 140 I would do ine units of insulin and I would wake up in the morning (10 am or later) with glucose from between 80-120 :) Hope it helps!
Danica, do you get scared or anxious when your blood sugar starts heading down? And I find it interesting that you give insulin before you shower because showers make my blood sugar drop about 30-45 mg/dL. I usually eat a small snack (7g-10g of carbs). Also, I notice you use a calculator to add carbs. Have you thought about a pump with a built in calculator? I use T:Slim pump.
I'm still managing it the old school way... y'know needles and all. Apparently pumps are the way to go but they seem intimidating and headache inducing.
You can try out the insulin pens, they work just fine for me although I'm thinking about getting pumps 😊
i need that dexcom
Hi Danica, a couple of questions... Which is your first you tube video? Also would it be possible for you to add the mmol/l measurement for blood glucose to some of your readings? It's the only measurement I am familar with
If you're ever curious then you can convert the measurements on google 😊 it's what I did at first until I got the idea of how it works.
Divide by 18
Great video:)
By curiosity - How many strips do you have for free (covered by insurance)? How much cost the additional one? I have only 75 per month, what is crazy small amount and they are quite pricey…
I have 100 strips for three months...
still my favorite DD DITL
You check your BG 13 times a day?!
Hi I'm Kira and I was wondering when you put the pump in what are like all the places you can put the site?
Check out my video "Favorite Insertion Sites!" That should answer your question :)
I did thank you :)
How do u not feel like your not eating so much dearing the day and night
love this!
Mom of Two Type 1 kids
I made it all the way through!
heyyyyyy, good stuff! :)
i don't use a pump but you seem to test a lot with it???
not sure the nhs will let me have that much strips.lol
i try to get more strips but it becomes a pain in the ass doing prescriptions all the time.they try to restrict it
Same I get 50 test strips every 2 weeks because that's all they will allow
Hey Danica, I'm a Type 1 diabetic i was diagnosed when i was 26 now a year later some changes are different like the shower. Can you explain why the blood sugar drops after a shower? And just curious has anything you ate high in salt made your blood sugar drop? Thanks so much stay healthy and God Bless
I'm fairly certain it drops cause the insulin that is in you, Goes around your body faster cause it's hotter, That's what I think anyway
1 question i have i fear to tell to other s as i dont like people ask same thing again and again and people concept is wrong against diabetis , my age is 28 and so many questions it may arise..how u handle it dear??
I'm 14, You have nothing to be afraid of I've told everyone and if they ask questions I just say, It's complicated
I'm twelve the thing I hate the most is " can you never eat sugar again?" Every time someone asks this I want to strangle them to death
Hi Danica my name is Ryan am 27 years old and have been type 1 for 12 years your videos are great how about a shout out in one of your videos?
My 3 yr old son was just diagnosed... how old were you when you were diagnosed?
+FlorenceKellyMSP thanks
i am suffering from typ 1 for the lasts 1 yr,my hba1c is 6.5. Im successfull in controlling sometime it inc sometimes decrease bt dont harm red blood cells..so i have decided to rise again and fight with the world..
Man i need one of those insulin pumps, currently can't get it right now got to wait about a year. just became a t1 diabetic in January. I don't if it is just me but I seem to get cold sweat in my hands and feet time to time anyone else had reoccurring low blood sugar symptoms without actually being low ? my blood sugar right now is at 5.5 @DiabeticDanica
hi i get numbness in my lips when mine goes really low which is a normal side effect everyone gets different things circulation is also very common yes. good luck i got diagnosed in 2012 iam 37. you will do fine. i know were all in the same boat stay strong you can do it:)
I am a type one diabetic to and ive been in the 300's for the past 3-4 weeks i need help on how to make it around 100 but im giving insulin the right amount and its still nothing i need help pls!
Maybe try checking your blood sugar 1-2 hours after you eat to see how different foods affect you
Consult your doctor they should change you insulin ratio
Just a comment that you can use if you want :) I know that we are usually told that apples have lots of dietary fibres and so they will be long lasting, but I experience that when I eat an apple, it behaves pretty well at first but after one and a half hour, my blood sugar will fall pretty fast, so I usually don't bolus for an apple :/ I was just wondering whetehr that is what you experienced at lunch :)
Oh boy. My daughter (age 10) gets her first pump next week. It looks so complicated 😰
when did you get diagnosis i got diagnosis when i was 9
+Kristy Morris i got diagnosed at 8 years old and now im 9
I was 6 and I'm 16 now