Type 1 diabetes can be humbling.
At a country concert with some good friends, my continuous glucose monitor was misbehaving. It kept telling me my blood sugar was LOW. I knew I was not below 40 mg/dL but I also couldn’t tell if my blood sugar was indeed on the lower end.
I reached into my purse and realized I didn’t have anything to treat my low if I indeed started to crash.
This was all happening while I was looking for the friends I was with and I realized I was alone.
It was loud, it was hot, and I felt confused and scared.
I walked up to an employee at the venue as I looked around at all the concessions and it seemed to only be drinks and alcohol.
Food trucks are off in the distance, but buying something as easy as candy wasn’t accessible.
This employee could feel my fear as I yelled:
“I have type one diabetes and I need something for low blood sugar.”
He reached in his pocket and handed me this bag of Sour Patch Kids and said:
“I have type 1 diabetes too, take these.”
I gave him my biggest thanks and turned around with tears in my eyes.
It was a T1D moment that won’t be forgotten.
Shame on me for not having something for my low blood sugar and no doubt, I called Dexcom the next day about the unnatural behavior of the new transmitter I just put on.
If you have. T1D continues to advocate your needs and maybe one day you will bump into me at a venue and I can help you.