Today is World Diabetes Day and @beyondtype1 is encouraging people with #Type1 to share what a day in their life is like. So I thought I'd walk you through a bit of what my new daily routine is like, since being diagnosed with Type 1 at age 34. This is a plan that my endocrinologist and I are always tweaking depending on factors like diet, exercise, illness and time. On an average day I perform at least 20-30 diabetes-related tasks. That comes with a lot of equipment and, for me, a lot of guilt about how much packaging and trash I create on a daily basis with my medical needs. I know it's what I need to stay alive, but I think about this a lot. Every morning I start my day with a shot that contains long-acting basal insulin. It will stay in my body for 24 hours and help me maintain safe blood sugar levels between meals and while I sleep. After I go downstairs and feed the pets and start the coffee, I take a slew of pills related to my Type 1. People with Type 1 are more likely to have high LDL cholesterol, so my doctor has me on a statin and a supplement to ease some of the minor muscle aches that often come with statins. Then I take a daily multi-vitamin, a high dose of Vitamin D (which is often low in people with Type 1) and B12, which helps with the energy dips some of us with this disease often struggle with. At least 8-10 times a day, I check my blood sugar using a portable blood sugar testing device and lancet (which I use to prick my finger). Along with insulin, this device and its test strips account for the bulk of my medical costs every month. Before each meal (and drinks, depending on the type) I take my blood sugar and a dose of fast-acting bolus insulin. People with Type 1 have a carb-to-insulin ratio (which changes over time and often changes depending on the time of day) that they use to determine how much insulin they need for a given meal. Depending on the glycemic index of the food you eat, you may delay your insulin, break it up into two doses or take it up to 30 minutes early to cover the blood sugar rise particular foods will cause. I use a food scale to determine approx. carb counts for food.... [Continued in comments below]

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