Thanksgiving weekend, stubborn blood sugars, & my MRI results | type 1 diabetes week in my life
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- In today's vlog I give you a quick life update (including my MRI results), share one of my favourite low carb snacks with you, and get some much needed family time over thanksgiving weekend!
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I really feel you with the stubborn highs when working from home! I feel like if I don't get up and move around a bit then there's no hope getting them down...
i was just diagnosed last month (september 14) and i found your channel, and you have helped me so much! thank you for making videos about T1D ❤️❤️
I'm so happy to hear that my videos have been a source of support for you. I love making videos and connecting with others who live with T1D, such as yourself. I hope you have been doing well since your diagnosis. Sending love ❤️
I was diagnosed when I was young so if u have any questions feel free to ask
Alliah White, sorry to hear about being newly diagnosed. You have found the perfect channel to help guide you. This is a tricky condition as it is so very different for all of us. So may you find the perfect path that is able to help you keep your sugars as close to normal as possible and/or of course what your diabetes team is asking for you to do. Best of luck to you and wishing you all of the support you need, from Michelle, your diabetes team, books, classes (once Covid is under control) at the hospitals, etc. Be gentle and kind with yourself as you find what does and does not work well for you. With time and research you got this!! Stay safe and healthy during the holidays as simply as possible!! Sending you some sunshine 🌞 from sunny Arizona!! 🌴🌻🌵😊
This is so inspirational thank you all you’ve done and showing us what you do been following for 2 yrs btw💙
Aw, sometimes when I watch your videos/vlogs I feel like I'm hanging out with you. Love your videos/vlogs Michelle!
Loved this vlog Michelle!! I'm so glad to hear your MRI results came back all clear and continue to send you good wishes for finding the source of your discomfort! Also - I know this is super late but HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you guys there! Your thanksgiving looked so relaxed and cozy - and your Mom providing all those lovely treats!!!! Also - my David has made us a budgeting excel spreadsheet - gosh - I really hope one day we can all meet because there are just so many fun similarities!! Congrats to Raffi on the etsy shop! I'm absolutely going to check it out!!
Awww thank you so much Andrea!! ❤️
That is so funny that David also made a budgeting spreadsheet haha! You are right - I feel like we HAVE to meet up! Too many similarities 😆 . One day 😘💖
Thanks Michelle so glad your results were ok. You and your family are sunshine take care.
Thank you 🤗
Thanks Michelle, for sharing your family holiday with us. I absolutely love your videos. This year I will try to eat in moderation and not overdo it lol.
New subscriber! I just turned 30 this year and also have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for 19 years. I am happy I google how to do libre sensor as it brought me to your channel and now I am loving all your content that I can relate to. Also from canada sydney nova scotia so it's super nice to see the numbers that I can understand.
I'm so happy you found me as well! I love hearing from fellow Canadians, plus it seems we have a lot in common 🤗💗
Thank you for your videos Michelle. They help me through all the tough days. I hope you are doing well💙💙
Aww thank you so much Anna. That means a lot 💞. I hope your day will get better, and that you are doing well overall 🤗
My daughter was diagnosed with type one and she loves your channel
Yumm 😋 those bars seems to be perfect!!! I want them all!!
Thanks for sharing Michelle. Your vlogs are always so calm and relatable. Glad you got to spend time with family. Thanksgiving looked a lot different for us as well. Will definitely check out the Etsy store. :)
Thank you so much ❤️. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving!
So excited
Haha awww thank you!
This is me when I am watching you: " Please, don't end the vlog, please, don't end the vlog" :D You're amazing, Michelle. Inspiring me all the time
Oh my goodness you are the best!! Thank you💞
Thanks again for all your awesome content! Would love to try out the bars but I live abroad and doubt they sell them here... maybe I’ll get some family from Toronto to send some over😉
Haha I wish you could try some! Next time you visit Toronto you can look out for them 🤗
I LOVE how honest you’ve been about your numbers. Very hard to always be in range as some Diabetes channels display that their numbers are. You’re so real. I realize that doses vary so much. You seem to be on very low Insulin to carb. ratios. Does anyone else have to take 1 unit for only 3 carbs. at certain times of the day?
Thanks Sydney! I try to keep things very real here. In reality, T1D is super challenging to live with, and we all get blood sugar fluctuations. It's part of living with diabetes!
Yes, my insulin to carb ratio has been like this since I started an insulin pump 13 years ago. I know some people with diabetes who have ratios of 1:3 at some points during the day, so you definitely aren't alone! 💙
@@MichelleLord Nice to know that I’m not so odd. Seems frustrating when I listen to low ratios of others. You truly are a gem sharing your travels with us. Thank you, Michelle:)
Just like to say thank you so much I watched you when first diagnosed in February this year and I would just like to say thank you so much love you and raffi and love you vids thank you so much and now I am getting an omnipod by January next year xxx
You are so welcome! I'm so happy to hear you are getting an Omnipod! I have a lot of friends using the Omnipod and they love it!!
@@MichelleLord thank you so much and are you guys planning of having kids ??
@@adamdebney1320 Yes, we would love to one day! :)
@@MichelleLord That’s good but are you scared your kids will get it because that is one thing that scares me about having kids in the futur I don’t want to be the reason they have it
And have you ever given the wrong insulin ???
@@adamdebney1320 I'm not scared of my children getting type 1 because the probability of that is actually quite low. However, I am VERY nervous to be pregnant with type 1.
Your coffee looks pretty good too. What are you putting in that delicious looking cup?
I’m with you sister! Wow mine is low all the time these days like below 5.0 GRR
I'm sorry you are having so many lows Deb!!
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I’m a type 2 diabetic and have been on insulin pump for a month now but I wanted to know how do put carbs in for thanksgiving I’m new to putting carbs in the pump
Michelle, I am sorry to hear that they had to clear out your desk, but better safe than sorry, right? You have such a great outlook on diabetes and your honesty is a huge help, especially for the newly diagnosed diabetics. I am possibly going to be getting the Tandem T-Slim with IQ, and they asked me what infusion set I would like, so I was a little bit caught off guard. I believe you are using this new pump which is doing so well for so many diabetics, and I hope I can be so lucky. Anyway, do you feel comfortable with letting us know what infusion set you are using? I have been looking them up on-line and so far, I have no clue as to which one is the best choice. I also just want to say kudos to you and Raffi - your down to earth approach to life and living with diabetes and now while being housebound is such a comfort to see how kind and easy life can be when living with a partner who loves you as well as treats with such respect and consideration for your diabetes. You two could do a Reality Show on just how nice it can be when you keep it simple. So thanks for the inspiration you provide as it gives those of us who may be struggling from time to time a whole lot of hope to help us get through a tough day - especially when our sugars are deciding to take us on a Roller Coaster Ride for no apparent reason. That is one of the most challenging things about diabetes - no day is the same. My own boyfriend just shakes his head as he feels so helpless when he sees me having a tough day. He knows I am about as compliant as one can get, yet I can wake up with perfect sugars and be heading to the ER later in the day as my sugars climb to 400-500’s which can put me into DiabeticKetoacidosis (DKA) in no time. My first time with DKA they had me in the ICU for six nights and they told me to find a good gastroenterologist to see if I may have developed the complication of Gastroparesis. Sure enough, I had. This is a condition which is also called Delayed Stomach Emptying, which makes it really hard to know when to bolus. So at least this helped my Endocrinologist’s office to understand why I was in the ER so often. But I am an odd duck with my diabetes as I became a Type 1 Brittle Diabetic one year after a nearly fatal car accident. My Endo’s have told me that only 1 in 100,000 of newly diagnosed diabetics end up with Type 1 due to trauma or even a real bad virus or infection, even if you do not have diabetes in your family’s gene pool! So I am hoping this new partnership with Tandem and DEXCOM6 will be of some help to me. I wonder do you ever spike in sugars and or a fever after exercise? Just this last year I have been doing so quite a bit. Plus, my boyfriend will ask me, “So did we get a new sauna? Are you aware of just how red your face is”? So I will go look and sure enough, 🥵, so I will check my fever and it will be up to 102.5. I simply get a cool washcloth and go lay down until I feel better. All in all, I am still so very grateful that the science is still upgrading our tools to help us!! Just think of the days before they had blood glucose readers? Now they are about as close as they can get to giving us a robotic pancreas. I have tried pumps in the past and after 4 trips to the ER within a couple of months the ER drs. told me, you may just not be a candidate for one of these. At least not THIS one, so please talk with your doctors and ask them to work with you for a better option. So here I go . . . with another option. I could not believe it when I first tried the DEXCOM6, as the first 3 were off by about 50-70 points, but I figured out to simply calibrate it after it is done warming up and then they can last most of the time for the entire 10 days!! My finger tips are oh so happy!! Anyway, sending ☮️ n ❤️ to you, Raffi and all of your subscribers from hot and sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌴🌻🌵
Yes you are right, it is definitely better to be safe 😊. I use the Autosoft 90 set and I love it! It is very easy to insert. Thank you so much for the compliments! I'm so sorry to hear about your DKA and gastroparesis. If you end up going with the tslim pump, I think you will love the tslim/g6 combo - it really helped me. And as for the fever after exercise, I have never experienced that. However, I have sometimes had blood sugar spikes post exercise. All the best with your journey finding a pump that is a good fit for you, and thanks for watching 🤗❤️
@@MichelleLord Thank you so very much for getting back to me. I hope you enjoy a lovely Thanksgiving with Raffi and your parents. I am so happy you are managing to get together for some family time - and to know you are doing so in such a safe way. Again, you teach those of us who tune in to see you just how simple it can be. It is nice to know you are in your family home with so many fond memories. Your dog is absolutely adorable by the way. Once again you have taught me something new!! Keep up the good work you do in all of your endeavors!! You are a bright shiny star 🌟 in the diabetes community. Stay safe, stay healthy and I wish you continued success in living your life with ease and such poise - must be all of those ballerina 🩰 classes!! I shall continue to steer those in need to your web-site as I remind them to subscribe!! ☮️ n ❤️ GasroGal 😊
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@@michaelpence2593 Is there a comment you were trying to send? Or is this a simple error, as I am not sure what “in” is supposed to mean?
@@gastrogal5353 simple error I apologize.
Is control IQ with the tslim available in Canada yet? I just got mine yesterday and so far I’ve never had better levels😭
YAY! That makes me so happy to hear! So it is approved now, but it won't be available until March! Can't wait!
Thanks again love your vlogs not enough support i feel for us. Its my daughter who has it but may as well be me if you know what I mean. Quick question how did you fine yours sugars in your teenage years were they all over and how were your food choices.Hollie is 11 and just started high school we in uk. Xx
Hi Laura! Yes, teenage years can be challenging due to changing hormones. I was 12 (almost 13) when I was diagnosed, and I remember my insulin doses were constantly being changed by my diabetes team. As for food, I didn't follow any specific diet. I just practiced carb counting and my mom made sure I ate a balanced diet :)
Hey Michelle, I’ve been talking to my boyfriend about moving to Canada if I can no longer afford my insulin here in the US. Just out of curiosity, what do you have to pay for up there when you referenced “medical expenses” if you don’t mind? Again, just curious. Loved the vlog and the editing on this one! Glad you got to see your family for thanksgiving 🖤
Hi! I'm sorry you are in this situation :(. It is so unfair and heartbreaking to hear.
Here in Canada, what you have to pay depends on what province you live in and if you have private insurance through work. Here in Ontario, without private insurance through your employer, you have to pay for everything. To give you a *rough* idea on prices...Dexcom is ~$5000 per year, Insulin (Novorapid) is ~$45/vial where I live, test strips are ~$1/strip, insulin pump supplies are about ~$2500/year. However, in Ontario you can apply for a program called ADP, where the government will help you pay for your insulin pump supplies. IF you are have private insurance through your employer, they will pay for some of your diabetes supplies, but the coverage varies depending on the plan. When I was looking for my first job, I specifically sought out an employer with benefits to help with my medical expenses.
I hope this helps give you an idea of the expenses. Sending you love and all my best 💞💞
@@MichelleLord oh wow, that is very helpful! Thank you so much for responding I really appreciate it. My dad is T1D also, and rationed his insulin for many years. It’s very sad to see what it has done to him, but it is also the reason I like to get more info in case I ever need to move to fit my needs if that makes sense. Again, thank you for responding! 🖤
Hope you get your sciatic nerve issue figured out, I know that can make everything very uncomfortable! Hope all is well!👍
And I wanna ask you a question plz how do I see my bg glucose on my Apple Watch series 3 I’m using a lebre with Medtronic pump 640g
You can’t. The libre isn’t a CGM, it’s a flash glucose monitor. Only the dexcom can be seen on the Apple Watch.
its thanksgiving in toronto that's cool lol i wish it was in the usa lmao. But im getting the tslim x2 and dexcom g6 i just ordered it im so exited! I know you have this combo what is your favorite things about these items and did it bring your a1c down at at? xx
Haha yes Canadian Thanksgiving is always at the beginning of October. My favourite things about the G6/t:slim combo is how they communicate with each other. I have Basal IQ here in Canada, but you will have the step up, Control IQ. I'm sure you already know about it, but it will automatically suspend when your BG is going low, and give a dose of insulin when your BG is going high. Pretty cool! And yes, Dexcom particularly brought my A1C down quite a bit! Enjoy your new tech :)
@@MichelleLord okk ty! does control iq come with the x2 ?
@@jadelynn3576 I think is does in the US! :)
What was your results for the MRI!
I sorry about your Starburing blood sugars
I answer this at the very beginning of the video hehe :) ! Check out 0:58
@@MichelleLord will do and I hope your blood sugar come down
My bg has been stubbornly high too! Do any other t1d singles out there have tips for dating safely during COVID with type 1?
Ugh I'm sorry you have been dealing with stubborn BGs :(
I liked the vlog! The scene at 1:07 is my favorite. You have to totally team up with Bad Friends!
You should most definitely check out their RUclips out and give them a like! 👉 #WarningBadFriends
Can you be pregnant when you get pregnant
BTW i love tou so much💛
Haha no I'm not pregnant. Thanks so much for the love 🤗❤️
Can we get pregnant with type 1 diabities
@@oliwiagorecka9319 I think so
@@oliwiagorecka9319 Yes, I know a friend with type 1 diabetes and she has a son with type 1 diabetes too. It is rare that you pass type 1 diabetes to your kid
@@oliwiagorecka9319 Sorry I misread your question!! Yes, people with type 1 can be pregnant. I know many people with type 1 who have had babies or are currently pregnant. It's a higher risk pregnancy and a lot of work, but it's completely doable :) . I'm hoping to do it one day as well!