Life as a T1D
The main hormone involved in T1D
Insulin
A diet consisting of little to no carbohydrates.
Keto
My nemesis food
Pizza
The organ that ain't working
Pancreas
Name of the diabetes podcast that my mother listens to.
Juice box
The amount of insulin delivered over the course of the hour ("background insulin") is known as your ___ rate
Basal
Black coffee (no milk or sugar) will _ blood sugars.
increase
The site where I wear my dexcom.
Stomach
The hormone that has the opposite function of insulin.
Glucagon.
Type -1 used to be known as _ diabetes
Juvenile
This celebrity is the face of type-1 diabetes.
Nick Jonas
When counting carbs, subtract _ from the total amount of carbs.
Fiber
In a pinch, I do this to help get my blood sugar down
Push-ups
What glucose is called when it is stored in the body.
Glycogen
The phase where a T1D is still making small amounts of insulin.
Honeymoon phase
The suggested amount of sugar required to treat a low blood sugar.
15 g
These veggies are often used as a carb substitutes to lower the amount of carbs (2 possible answers)
Cauliflower
Zucchini
This sound means what.
Play high blood sugar alarm
What part of you body uses/consumes the most glucose.
The term for having a blood sugar of 100 with a straight error.
Unicorn
The risk for ketoacidosis significantly increases when sustained BGs are above _.
250
Which macronutrient other than carbohydrates contributes to rising blood sugars.
Protein
My lowest known blood sugar.
31
Type 1 and Type 2 both result in high blood sugars. Type 1 diabetics have __ insulin, type 2 diabetics have ___ insulin. (Think amount; such as high, none, average)
T1D has no insulin
T2D have high insulin
T1D: Diabetes Mellitus was named because how it was originally diagnosed. In latin, "Diabetes" meaning "to pass through" referring to the excessive peeing and "mellitus" meaning "___".
Sweet
Like honey