# Coping & Emotional Support **URL:** https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/c/coping-emotional-support/171.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Fear of low blood sugar?](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/fear-of-low-blood-sugar/72749)
**Author:** [@Laurenb789](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Laurenb789)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/fear-of-low-blood-sugar/72749 "2023-06-13T16:27:22Z")
Hello! I was diagnosed with T1 when I was 12, and am now 21. I’ve been feeling burnt out recently which has caused my blood sugars to be the most unsteady they have been since I was diagnosed. I’m wondering if anyone els… --- ## [Made me laugh](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/made-me-laugh/73031)
**Author:** [@T1c](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/T1c)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/made-me-laugh/73031 "2023-05-31T00:13:01Z")
I am reading Mark Heymans book “Diabetes Sucks…”. I came to his explanation of the reality of managing T1d and actually laughed out loud. We all need this! If you haven’t read his book, he said “ managing T1D is like j… --- ## [Therapist WITH Diabetes](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/therapist-with-diabetes/72475)
**Author:** [@hibiscusturtle](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/hibiscusturtle)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2023, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/therapist-with-diabetes/72475 "2023-05-23T11:08:16Z")
Our daughter is newly diagnosed and struggling quite a bit with it (she is 11). She has expressed interest in meeting with a child therapist that actually has T1D. I know this is protected medical information but I also … --- ## [Constant jumps and lows/damage](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/constant-jumps-and-lows-damage/72596)
**Author:** [@Madison3131](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Madison3131)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/constant-jumps-and-lows-damage/72596 "2023-05-07T21:31:48Z")
Hello, I’m a female T1D for 8 years now (im 22) and have recently been feeling extremely overwhelmed. I don’t know anyone else with T1, so I don’t really have anyone to compare too. Despite my hardest, my blood sugar con… --- ## [Top 3 frustrations caused by T1D](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/top-3-frustrations-caused-by-t1d/72762)
**Author:** [@spt2](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/spt2)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/top-3-frustrations-caused-by-t1d/72762 "2023-04-27T16:17:51Z")
Im wanting to know what everyones top 3 frustrations that T1D causes, mine are; 1. Meal planning/carb counting 2. dealing with unexpected spikes 3. Waiting forever for my insulin to kick in. I would love to hear your… --- ## [81 years with Type1 and still going strong](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/81-years-with-type1-and-still-going-strong/72636)
**Author:** [@wadawabbit](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/wadawabbit)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/81-years-with-type1-and-still-going-strong/72636 "2023-04-02T19:40:50Z")
This article was in The Washington Post several days ago but I just stumbled across it. Don’t know if she will be at the Joslin meeting! PS - who hear remembers having to boil urine? I think the “technology” had advanc… --- ## [Fear of Injections](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/fear-of-injections/72597)
**Author:** [@BobBelcher](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/BobBelcher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/fear-of-injections/72597 "2023-03-09T19:37:53Z")
Hi, before now I never knew that I was scared of needles because they were always done for me and I would not have to expect when it would happen. Now that it is me injecting myself, I can’t do it which is really bad bec… --- ## [Tandem](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem/72294)
**Author:** [@smelmosleh](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/smelmosleh)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/tandem/72294 "2023-02-27T11:20:16Z")
I. Hate. My. Tandem pump. I had a Medtronic pump for 21 years. When it stopped working (it was old) I told my doctor that I would go with whatever she suggested, stupidly assuming it would be a newer Medtronic. So I was… --- ## [Welcoming Input](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/welcoming-input/72499)
**Author:** [@jimmydc55](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/jimmydc55)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/welcoming-input/72499 "2023-02-11T23:43:47Z")
My partner has been T1D since 11 years old, he is now 62. I feel overall he is very diligent on watching his BS but in my opinion, again I’m not T1D, he tends to ride it low, i.e., 60. He has had his share of seizures ov… --- ## [Hi, today is my birthday!](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/hi-today-is-my-birthday/72736)
**Author:** [@Andrewprentice](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Andrewprentice)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/hi-today-is-my-birthday/72736 "2023-02-11T21:48:53Z")
Hello I’m new to the forum & today is my 50th birthday, I have been a T1D for 40 years now. I’m currently on a Omnipod 5 & a dexcom g6. It’s been very helpful except for when equipment malfunctions. Does any one else h… --- ## [I was diagnosed with T1 at 15](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/i-was-diagnosed-with-t1-at-15/72601)
**Author:** [@REESEScups07](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/REESEScups07)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/i-was-diagnosed-with-t1-at-15/72601 "2023-02-11T20:44:30Z")
Hi, just wanted to pop in and say, I’m terrified of T1D, I try my hardest to be strong of course but shots and needles are scary to me, sometimes I’ll sit down and just think, “Why can’t I be like everyone else around me… --- ## [No Support System](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/no-support-system/72010)
**Author:** [@BobBelcher](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/BobBelcher)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/no-support-system/72010 "2023-02-09T22:06:43Z")
I have been recently diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes after having constantly fluctuating weights and some other embarrassing symptoms that landed me in urgent care. I come from a Christian household so at the beginning of… --- ## [High blood sugar and mood](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/high-blood-sugar-and-mood/72332)
**Author:** [@TiJoy](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/TiJoy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/high-blood-sugar-and-mood/72332 "2023-02-08T18:04:52Z")
Since I was diagnosed 3 years ago, I’ve experienced several highs 300-400 readings due to eating out and not taking my insulin until the next day, or just forgetting here and there. Overall, my bs is controlled very well… --- ## [Accepting t1 28 years later](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/accepting-t1-28-years-later/72501)
**Author:** [@Jane\_greene](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Jane_greene)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/accepting-t1-28-years-later/72501 "2022-11-08T15:16:11Z")
Hello all, New to this Forum but having a LOT of trouble. I’ve had type 1 for nearly 28 years (diagnosed age 1) and suddenly feeling that I don’t have the strength to continue on… how does one find motivation again? I’v… --- ## [Introducing myself & having issues](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/introducing-myself-having-issues/72564)
**Author:** [@xgoingdownx](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/xgoingdownx)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/introducing-myself-having-issues/72564 "2023-01-25T10:05:58Z")
Hi everyone, my name is Lauren and I’ve been diagnosed type 1 since 2014, just before my 24th birthday. I had a decently long honeymoon phase and started MDI maybe in 2016 I think? It’s hard for me to remember. Just this… --- ## [Type 1 Diabetics who have had Covid](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/type-1-diabetics-who-have-had-covid/71498)
**Author:** [@Samljunggren](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Samljunggren)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/type-1-diabetics-who-have-had-covid/71498 "2022-12-24T02:47:31Z")
Hello, I have been fortunate not to get Covid during the Pandemic. I am interested in hearing from Diabetics who have had Covid (i.e. which variants). Sometimes the most encouraging thing is not how to deal with the f… --- ## [Caretaker Burnout](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/caretaker-burnout/72516)
**Author:** [@Lau13](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Lau13)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/caretaker-burnout/72516 "2022-11-20T03:15:03Z")
Hi I am new to the typeone forum and my name is Lauren. My brother has T1D and it has now been around 13 years since he was diagnosed. There is a lot to take care of when managing and living with T1D. My brother is on th… --- ## [Hi, new member here](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/hi-new-member-here/71734)
**Author:** [@Gemtwyst](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Gemtwyst)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2022, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/hi-new-member-here/71734 "2022-11-11T06:43:21Z")
I was diagnosed with T1 in 1984 right before my second birthday. My older sister also has T1; she was diagnosed in 1997 at age 19. In many ways, it’s good that we can commiserate with each other about a disease that mo… --- ## [670G case too fragile?](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/670g-case-too-fragile/66246)
**Author:** [@lolaveed70](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/lolaveed70)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/670g-case-too-fragile/66246 "2022-10-31T07:12:55Z")
I’ve had the 670G system since last November. In July I went on vacation and wound up looking for a foreign Walgreens to get a “backup plan” since my pump was fried after swimming for a bit in waist-deep water. There was… --- ## [Spouses: what to expect from T1D partner](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/spouses-what-to-expect-from-t1d-partner/72399)
**Author:** [@clurabelle](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/clurabelle)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/spouses-what-to-expect-from-t1d-partner/72399 "2022-10-17T01:53:26Z")
Hi there, I’m new to T1D, my husband was diagnosed newly in his early forties when starting medication for another autoimmune condition. I’m struggling to juggle work, home and supporting him. I need some perspective, c… --- ## [Diabetes and high school](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/diabetes-and-high-school/59184)
**Author:** [@\_laney](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/_laney)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2022, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/diabetes-and-high-school/59184 "2022-10-14T10:30:47Z")
Hey guys, it’s Laney :sunflower: I’m looking to get some advice. So I start high school pretty soon and I’m nervous about managing my diabetes at school especially with so many judgy people around and my busy schedule. I… --- ## [Interesting trip upstairs](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/interesting-trip-upstairs/72417)
**Author:** [@JaniceD](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/JaniceD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/interesting-trip-upstairs/72417 "2022-10-09T14:02:51Z")
I’ll be 80 in 1 yr and 8 months not 10 1/2 yrs. Also after having T1d for almost 70 yrs, I wouldn’t change a thing. for those of you that don’t know I died in 2000 spent 12 1/2 min with the MAN upstairs came back w… [Previous page](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/c/coping-emotional-support/171.md?page=1)