T1D in History
the person known for discovering insulin
who is frederick banting
TIR
time in range
the date a T1D celebrates their diagnosis
what is a diaversary
the spice internet trolls say cures T1D
what is cinnamon
where the BT1D Advocacy office is located
what is Washington, DC
the animals from which the first forms of insulin were derived from
what are cows and pigs
SDP
special diabetes program
a T1D you see randomly in public
what is a diabetic in the wild
the blood sugar spike caused by simply starting to wake up in the morning
what is the dawn phenomenon
name one of Advocacy's top priorities right now
what is renewing the SDP, insulin affordability, accelerating cell therapies, increasing federal funding for T1D research, screening and early detection, device access, access to basic care in LMICs, or growing our advocate base
the treatment for T1D before insulin was discovered
what is the starvation diet
what is thinner, thirst, toilet, tired
the moment a T1D decides to give 4,973,409,876 units of insulin because they are stuck at 300mg/dl+ for 3 hours
what is rage bolus
this is an example of someone's what: 1:10
insulin to carb ratio
the amount that the special diabetes program is currently funded at
what is $200 million
the civilization that first recorded evidence of T1D
who are the ancient egyptians
EDKA
what is euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis
the blood sugar number called a unicorn
what is 100
the latex-free liquid adhesive made to keep CGMs and pods on during a category 5 hurricane
what is skin-tac
name one of our youth-focused Advocacy programs
the YAAC (Young Adult Advocacy Council), the YAL (Youth Advocacy Leaders), or Children's Congress
the method ancient civilizations tested to see if someone might have T1D
what is tasting to see if urine was sweet or seeing if ants were attracted to sugar in urine
IOB
what is insulin on board
the self-cleansing activity without wearing any devices
what is a naked shower
you wake up to your CGM screaming at 50mg/dL double arrow down. oh wait, you're just sleeping on your dexcom
what is a compression low
the 5 different teams of the BT1D Advocacy department
what is Government Relations, Grassroots Advocacy, Regulatory Affairs, Health Policy, Global Responsibility