Hey everyone!
I’m looking for some insight. I have been a type 1 Diabetic since the age of 11 and am 34 now. Throughout this journey I have only controlled with daily injections. I currently take novorapid for bolus and tribesa once daily for long acting, I monitor my sugars with a Libre.
I was recently talking to some fellow diabetics and the thought of going on an omnipod with dexcom cgm and implementing a automatic loop system seems like it would be the answer to a lot of the daily frustration I face: dawn phenomenon, night time lows and short spikes and over corrections. The one hurdle that is causing hesitation is I do Brazilian jiu jitsu multiple times per week.. so far it has not been a problem with my Libre as I place it on my glute and use an additional sticker tape on it to keep it secure.
My questions for the group:
Does the looping set up make as much a change as I am anticipating it will for the roller coasters, dawn phenomenon and night time lows as I am anticipating it will?
I currently have an A1C around 5.2-5.5, which is great. This takes a tremendous amount of work and am getting more lows to get this average down than I would like to be. Will the looping system inevitably raise my A1C but keep my time in range tighter? It seems the general consensus is that keeping a controlled line at 5.0-6.0 can be difficult as the pump looping system tends to run it a bit higher.
Any recommendation for placement to avoid it getting ripped off in grappling martial arts?
Thanks in advance. This will be a huge step for me but I am motivated to figure it out.