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Survey for Diabetics
1. What type of diabetes do you have? Type I they say, don't know what Type 1.5 is and no one ever mentioned it.
2. At what age were you diagnosed? 48
3. What type of treatment are you using? Insulin Pump (Animas)
4. Do you control it yourself (testing, insulin)? If not, who does? Try to, but not very successfully
5. How many times a day do you test yourself? 4-8
6. Does it affect your confidence level at all? A little I guess
7. Are you more careful with your diabetes when you are out with your peers? No
8. How many times a week do you exercise? Try to do 3, probably much less--really off right now
9. How many times a week does your blood glucose go low? seldom anymore, maybe once or twice once in a while--usually due to an over bolus on my part--poor carb counting
10. How many times a week does it go high? almost all the time
11. Have you ever been to some time of camp or a support group for diabetes? once to a support group, fell through |