Great to see you back. I just hit my 64th year with type 1. YIKES…..Anyway, from my experience, periodic anxiety and depression are simply two additional parts of type 1. Each day we are constantly reminded that we are doing something wrong in our endless attempt to be “normal.” Whenever anxiety rears its’ ugly head, I simply accept it as just another part of type 1. If you Google “Type 1 diabetes and depression”, you will find a gigantic world of research. As far as bent cannulas goes, after 35 years on the pump, I had to switch back to shots as I had so much abdomen area scar tissue. The good news is that the latest insulin pens are handy and painless. Keep up your great work.
Nice to see a video from you! Congratulations on the move! I’m so glad that you prioritized your mental health. The first baby, especially, can be such a difficult adjustment. I had a fussy first baby and no family help, and I honestly just felt suffocated a lot of the time. I sought help for postpartum depression and felt better. Baby number two was smooth sailing. :) I’m glad you and baby are happy and healthy!
Thank you so much! I'm sorry you struggled with postpartum depression with your first. It's definitely an overwhelming time. I'm glad to hear that baby number 2 was easier 🥰
Congrats on your new home! Im so happy for you all. I experienced a bit of depression with my 2nd daughter that lasted for about 7-8 months. When I had both my daughters, in 1995 and 1997, I breastfed them and always had low blood sugars. The more I weaned them the more insulin I needed. I first started my Minimed pump in 1997. I ended up using my legs because I would dislodge the site when I was holding my daughters. I had to completely go off the pump for a while just because the old infusion tape and site needles ( no cannulas at first) would scar my skin and I had very little good areas. I'm grateful for your channel. It brings back so many happy memories. I now will have the joyful chance avoiding sites that my new grandson will want to grab. Right now I use my back. I have a lot of grandma padding so its now easier, lol.
Hi Michelle love your videos and so proud of you for admitting your mental health struggles I think even admitting it is so brave I struggle too with anxiety and depression since been diagnosed but I am getting help which I'm so proud of good luck on your new home looking forward to the next video xx
Congratulations on the new house! We just had our baby 3 weeks ago and even though I’m the dad, my blood sugar has gone nuts. It’s fun. Glad to hear things turned around at 4-5 months for you, that’s when my first daughter started to settle down a bit. Looking forward to more videos!
Congratulations on your new home. So happy that you were able to move closer to your family. You have been a very busy new mom, can't wait to hear more take care.🥰
Welcome back. I had bent cannulas as well. Obviously not cause of being pregnant (impossible for me) but because I’m so thin. Tandem recommended I start using the Trusteel. Which I have worked flawlessly.
Ahh a lot of people have told me to try it, but the 2 day site changes are a turn off for me. Do you change your site exactly every 2 days, or can you let them go a bit longer?
First of all, congrats on your newborn. Now, about the sites. For me, since November, half of my sites failed due to bent canulas. Nothing to do with pregnancy, at least for me, 43 year old male here.... I suspect some low quality controlled batch
congratulations on the great changes in your life! :) as for the sites, i switched to metal cannulas a while ago cause i got tired of never knowing for sure whether it's going to bend or not. not related with giving birth tho :)
Hi Michelle, looks like you are smoothly adjusting to a new phase in life. It gets easier as she grows and of course you grow too. I recall you mentioning a belt clip for your tandem pump many years ago. Please refresh my memory cause my present clip is over-drawn and driving me absolutely crazy. Keep up the Good Work of encouraging us T1D.
Congrats on your new baby, I'm a T1D and expecting one, do you know what are the he odds of my baby having T1D? I was told somewhere between 7-12 % probabilities. What are your thoughts?
Thank you, and congrats on the upcoming baby!! The risk of a child developing T1D depends on sex and age of the parent. This article sums it up well. Apparently the lowest odds is if the T1D parent is female and above 25 when giving birth 🤷🏼♀️. www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics
Thank-you for the update Michelle!! Congratulations to you, Raffi, and Eden on the big move!!!! Would love to see a day in the life video in terms of your routine and what you eat!!
Hi Michelle. I saw you were concerned by the thought of using the Tru-steel cannulas because they are supposed to be changed every 2 days. I am not a medical professional, but I change my sites every 3 days with my Tru-steel infusion sets with no problems. To tell you the truth, at first I didn't realize that when I switched from the soft cannulas to the Tru-steel that I was supposed to change every 2 days. I actually switched to Tru-steel about 3 months after I started pumping because I got so many bent cannulas and the resulting high blood sugars were driving me nuts. Since using the Tru-steel, I haven't had any regrets about changing to it. To tell you the truth, I don't think I would have stayed on the pump if Tru-steel weren't available. You may want to think about giving it a try.
Bent cannulas are the WORST, also so annoying that the t-slim doesn’t always alert you! So happy to hear you and the baby are doing well otherwise! Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2022! ☺️
I don't have any children yet and I've been getting bent tubing as well. I've noticed they keep changing the plastic and it's not nearly as durable now... My tubing even broke while I was sleeping about a month ago!
My 6 year old was just diagnosed Type 1. Your videos are so helpful and incredibly hopeful and uplifting seeing how happy, healthy, and confident a person can be having diabetes. You show us how life can be so completely normal and diabetes is just one part of who you are. Thank you so much for these videos.
Congrats on the new house! Sounds like a lot of significant changes in the last few months - adjusting to mom life, moving, etc. Really admirable how you manage all of that plus diabetes and simultaneously are willing to share the less 'ideal' parts like anxiety and bad sites! I've commented this before on another video but I've been really afraid of being a mother and having T1D but your journey with it makes it seem really compatible and worth it, despite the hardships and struggles! So thank you so much for that!!
Congratulations on your new home!! How exciting! I bet it was crazy moving with a baby! So good that you're once again closer to family, that's so important! It's so good to hear you talk about mental health on your channel, I feel like people often don't pay it enough attention. So glad you were able to see it for what it was and take care of it right away! And how good that Eden is sleeping better!!! I bet that has helped a lot to improve moods, health and overall happiness, hahaha. Sending you, Raffi and Eden lots of love, and may you have an amazing 2022!
It is good to see a new video Congratulations on the new house! Miss Eden is very lucky to have such great and loving parents. Enjoy every moment it goes by so fast! I would love to know how you keep your blood sugars in range. I have a Dexcom G6 and Omnipod pump. It looks like you are doing a great job with you diabetes. If you have time. K
Awww thank you 💖! I'm going to do a "day in the life" video soon where I show how I manage my diabetes throughout the day, but to give you an idea for now...I eat relatively the same types of meals on a day-to-day basis, so I know how to carb count them. I am also pretty active all day while taking care of Eden, so if anything I struggle with lows rather than highs. The tslim + Dexcom Control IQ software has also really come in handy during this time, as it will tweak my basal depending on my Dexcom readings. My blood sugars are far from perfect, and I still get frustrated with them, but I just do the best I can :)
i needed to see t his about infusion set site issues. im 2weeks postpartum and ive had two sites in my stomach and both just crap. i was starting to wonder if i was having renewed insuiln resistance. today i was suspecting it was because my stomach is one giant scar tissue now since its covered in stretch marks. glad you and so many other women are able to comment online and talk about this. my endocrinologist has no clue about this part of postpartum. i was starting to go crazy honestly. and wondering if i had to go lowcarb forever. just changed my site somewhere not my stomach so lets hope that was the issue for me too
Great to see you back. I just hit my 64th year with type 1. YIKES…..Anyway, from my experience, periodic anxiety and depression are simply two additional parts of type 1. Each day we are constantly reminded that we are doing something wrong in our endless attempt to be “normal.” Whenever anxiety rears its’ ugly head, I simply accept it as just another part of type 1. If you Google “Type 1 diabetes and depression”, you will find a gigantic world of research. As far as bent cannulas goes, after 35 years on the pump, I had to switch back to shots as I had so much abdomen area scar tissue. The good news is that the latest insulin pens are handy and painless. Keep up your great work.
Nice to see a video from you! Congratulations on the move! I’m so glad that you prioritized your mental health. The first baby, especially, can be such a difficult adjustment. I had a fussy first baby and no family help, and I honestly just felt suffocated a lot of the time. I sought help for postpartum depression and felt better. Baby number two was smooth sailing. :) I’m glad you and baby are happy and healthy!
Thank you so much! I'm sorry you struggled with postpartum depression with your first. It's definitely an overwhelming time. I'm glad to hear that baby number 2 was easier 🥰
Congrats on your new home! Im so happy for you all. I experienced a bit of depression with my 2nd daughter that lasted for about 7-8 months. When I had both my daughters, in 1995 and 1997, I breastfed them and always had low blood sugars. The more I weaned them the more insulin I needed. I first started my Minimed pump in 1997. I ended up using my legs because I would dislodge the site when I was holding my daughters. I had to completely go off the pump for a while just because the old infusion tape and site needles ( no cannulas at first) would scar my skin and I had very little good areas. I'm grateful for your channel. It brings back so many happy memories. I now will have the joyful chance avoiding sites that my new grandson will want to grab. Right now I use my back. I have a lot of grandma padding so its now easier, lol.
We missed you!!
Just gave birth with type 1 diabetes , and your vlogs give me so much proportion
Hi Michelle love your videos and so proud of you for admitting your mental health struggles I think even admitting it is so brave I struggle too with anxiety and depression since been diagnosed but I am getting help which I'm so proud of good luck on your new home looking forward to the next video xx
Congratulations on the new house! We just had our baby 3 weeks ago and even though I’m the dad, my blood sugar has gone nuts. It’s fun. Glad to hear things turned around at 4-5 months for you, that’s when my first daughter started to settle down a bit. Looking forward to more videos!
Bella, congratulazioni!
Congratulations on your new home. So happy that you were able to move closer to your family. You have been a very busy new mom, can't wait to hear more take care.🥰
Thank you Joanne 😊💖
Welcome back. I had bent cannulas as well. Obviously not cause of being pregnant (impossible for me) but because I’m so thin. Tandem recommended I start using the Trusteel. Which I have worked flawlessly.
Ahh a lot of people have told me to try it, but the 2 day site changes are a turn off for me. Do you change your site exactly every 2 days, or can you let them go a bit longer?
Love it all! So happy for you!
Thank you so much!!
First of all, congrats on your newborn. Now, about the sites. For me, since November, half of my sites failed due to bent canulas. Nothing to do with pregnancy, at least for me, 43 year old male here....
I suspect some low quality controlled batch
congratulations on the great changes in your life! :) as for the sites, i switched to metal cannulas a while ago cause i got tired of never knowing for sure whether it's going to bend or not. not related with giving birth tho :)
Thank you! I've been putting off trying the metal cannulas, but I really should give them a chance!
Hi Michelle, looks like you are smoothly adjusting to a new phase in life. It gets easier as she grows and of course you grow too. I recall you mentioning a belt clip for your tandem pump many years ago. Please refresh my memory cause my present clip is over-drawn and driving me absolutely crazy. Keep up the Good Work of encouraging us T1D.
Your lucky I can't get my A1C down past 6.8 ever
Great to see you again, beautiful as always! ! Good work with a move AND a baby! Hugs from Sweden :)
Thank you!! 😊
you are a legend❤️🌹
Congrats on your new baby, I'm a T1D and expecting one, do you know what are the he odds of my baby having T1D? I was told somewhere between 7-12 % probabilities. What are your thoughts?
Thank you, and congrats on the upcoming baby!! The risk of a child developing T1D depends on sex and age of the parent. This article sums it up well. Apparently the lowest odds is if the T1D parent is female and above 25 when giving birth 🤷🏼♀️.
www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-type-1-genetics
Thank-you for the update Michelle!! Congratulations to you, Raffi, and Eden on the big move!!!! Would love to see a day in the life video in terms of your routine and what you eat!!
Thanks Lindsey! I can definitely make a video like that :)
Congratulations on the house!
It'll be one of the best investments you'll ever make.
PS, you look great. Not to mention pretty happy😊💖🤱🏠
Hi Michelle. I saw you were concerned by the thought of using the Tru-steel cannulas because they are supposed to be changed every 2 days. I am not a medical professional, but I change my sites every 3 days with my Tru-steel infusion sets with no problems. To tell you the truth, at first I didn't realize that when I switched from the soft cannulas to the Tru-steel that I was supposed to change every 2 days. I actually switched to Tru-steel about 3 months after I started pumping because I got so many bent cannulas and the resulting high blood sugars were driving me nuts. Since using the Tru-steel, I haven't had any regrets about changing to it. To tell you the truth, I don't think I would have stayed on the pump if Tru-steel weren't available. You may want to think about giving it a try.
Bent cannulas are the WORST, also so annoying that the t-slim doesn’t always alert you! So happy to hear you and the baby are doing well otherwise! Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy 2022! ☺️
I don't have any children yet and I've been getting bent tubing as well. I've noticed they keep changing the plastic and it's not nearly as durable now... My tubing even broke while I was sleeping about a month ago!
My 6 year old was just diagnosed Type 1. Your videos are so helpful and incredibly hopeful and uplifting seeing how happy, healthy, and confident a person can be having diabetes. You show us how life can be so completely normal and diabetes is just one part of who you are. Thank you so much for these videos.
Congrats on the new house! Sounds like a lot of significant changes in the last few months - adjusting to mom life, moving, etc. Really admirable how you manage all of that plus diabetes and simultaneously are willing to share the less 'ideal' parts like anxiety and bad sites! I've commented this before on another video but I've been really afraid of being a mother and having T1D but your journey with it makes it seem really compatible and worth it, despite the hardships and struggles! So thank you so much for that!!
Thank you for having this channel I’m a type 1 diabetic who is ten years old and my bloods have been so wacky and thank you for being you
The move has been good for you. You are looking well and as always so beautiful 😍
“We don’t have time for that!” 😂 so glad to see you happy and doing well! Keep up the great positivity! You are such an inspiration!
You look so much happier in this video! Its so great to see. ❤
Congratulations on your new home 🏡🥰
Love to see you back and happier 😊 ❤
Lately my sites have been bad too
Congratulations on your new home!! How exciting! I bet it was crazy moving with a baby! So good that you're once again closer to family, that's so important!
It's so good to hear you talk about mental health on your channel, I feel like people often don't pay it enough attention. So glad you were able to see it for what it was and take care of it right away!
And how good that Eden is sleeping better!!! I bet that has helped a lot to improve moods, health and overall happiness, hahaha.
Sending you, Raffi and Eden lots of love, and may you have an amazing 2022!
Thank you so much!! The move was a bit crazy, but we are so happy with our decision. I hope you have an amazing 2022 as well ❤️😊
It is good to see a new video Congratulations on the new house! Miss Eden is very lucky to have such great and loving parents. Enjoy every moment it goes by so fast! I would love to know how you keep your blood sugars in range. I have a Dexcom G6 and Omnipod pump. It looks like you are doing a great job with you diabetes. If you have time. K
Awww thank you 💖! I'm going to do a "day in the life" video soon where I show how I manage my diabetes throughout the day, but to give you an idea for now...I eat relatively the same types of meals on a day-to-day basis, so I know how to carb count them. I am also pretty active all day while taking care of Eden, so if anything I struggle with lows rather than highs. The tslim + Dexcom Control IQ software has also really come in handy during this time, as it will tweak my basal depending on my Dexcom readings. My blood sugars are far from perfect, and I still get frustrated with them, but I just do the best I can :)
Congrats on your new home, Michelle. You were so close to where my mom lives, but I hate the city so I'm never down there. :)
Thank you! That's so funny that I lived close to your mom. I don't blame you for hating the city haha, it's a pretty wild place!
@@MichelleLord Grew up there, but now can only tolerate it in very small doses :)
My supplier for my cannula had to replace my auto soft xl? to the autosoft 90 and they are crap. I have been through so many that have been bent.
Oh really? Maybe there is something wrong with the autosoft 90! So annoying!
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You look amazing your BGS must be pretty good
Thanks so much! They are good overall :). I still have bad blood sugar days, of course.
Rent is crazy detached home at least 2.5 mill now
Seriously, Toronto is out of control!
Please tell me your not in Sauga haha
Haha this actually made me laugh out loud! No we are further west than that - the Burlington/Hamilton area :)
i needed to see t his about infusion set site issues. im 2weeks postpartum and ive had two sites in my stomach and both just crap. i was starting to wonder if i was having renewed insuiln resistance. today i was suspecting it was because my stomach is one giant scar tissue now since its covered in stretch marks. glad you and so many other women are able to comment online and talk about this. my endocrinologist has no clue about this part of postpartum. i was starting to go crazy honestly. and wondering if i had to go lowcarb forever.
just changed my site somewhere not my stomach so lets hope that was the issue for me too