Hi Ginger,
You said you went into DKA once because you were outside in the winter and the cold messed up your insulin. How cold does it have to be for that to happen? I snowboard a lot, but I was only diagnosed last March so I’m kinda worried about my pump.
-Dan
Hey Dan,
Great question, because this is really important if you’re a snowboarder! When I was out in the cold that night stringing Christmas lights, my biggest mistake was that the insulin pump was only protected by the thin material in...
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