Type 1 Diabetes 101
This medication is used to treat people with Type 1 diabetes.
What is Insulin?
The amount of carbs used to treat a blood sugar below 70.
What is 15 g of carbs?
You monitor these on your glucometer or sensor to identify patterns.
What are blood sugars?
Items that knock off your pump site or continuous glucose monitor.
What is
-Clothing
-Furniture
-Sports
-Doorways
-Drawer/Doorknob handles
-Pets
-Friends/Family
?
Often a non diabetic thinks that people who have diabetes can’t have this food.
What is sugar?
Type 1 diabetes occurs when this organ in the body does not make enough insulin.
What is the pancreas?
This ratio tells you exactly how much insulin you will need to cover a specific number of carbs.
What is insulin to carb ratio?
Giving too much insulin, physical activity, or skipping meals can cause this pattern in your blood sugars.
What is pattern of low blood sugars?
This doll can be found with an insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor to manage her diabetes.
What is Barbie?
Type 1 Diabetes is known as this kind of disease.
What is autoimmune disease?
You use these fast acting snacks to treat low blood sugars.
What is juice box?
What is fruit snack?
What is glucose tabs?
What is glucose gel?
What are smarties?
What are skittles?
These foods often look harmless, but send your blood sugar to the moon.
What is cereal?
What are waffles?
What are pancakes?
What is pizza?
What is pasta?
The percentage of time your blood sugars stay within target range.
What is time in range?
This DWTS professional can be spotted on the dance floor with a dexcom sensor.
What is Rylee Arnold?
The goal percentage of time your blood sugars should be within target range.
What is 70 percent?
People with Type 1 Diabetes should check for ketones if either of these 2 things happen.
What is blood sugar over 250 for more than 2 hours/2 checks in a row?
What is illness?
These carbs are sneaky and often hide in plain sight.
What are hidden carbs?
If you notice a pattern of low or high blood sugars, you should contact this person to make safe adjustments.
What is your provider?
This U.S. Olympic gymnast and trampoline champion was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes just before the Tokyo Olympic Trials.
What is Charlotte Drury?
Type 1 diabetes can feel like a lot some days. You know that you can do these things when you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed.
What is write in a journal?
What is talk to a friend, family member, or provider?
What is join a support group?
Oh no! You notice your pump site is leaking. You check your sensor and your blood sugar has been in the 300s for the last 2 hours. You check for ketones and they are moderate. You know that you should do these things next.
What is change pump site out?
What is place pump into manual mode?
What is give correction every 2 hours with manual injections?
What is recheck blood sugar and ketones in 2 hours?When you are counting carbs, you need to look for these 2 things on the food label.
What is serving size and total carbs?
These situations can cause a pattern of high blood sugars.
What is forgetting to give to insulin?
What is being sick?
What is growth spurts?
What is low physical activity?
What is stress?
The Super Bowl LX (2026) made history, when for the first time, these two players with type 1 diabetes competed against each other.
What is Chad Muma (New England Patriots) and Logan Brown (Seattle Seahawks)?
Your blood sugar is 65 going down on your sensor. You know that you need to confirm your low blood sugar with this.
What is a finger stick?