PollQuestion

Did you or your child have a virus before being diagnosed with T1D?

October 5, 2022–October 12, 2022

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When you do an extended bolus/dual wave bolus, what's the ratio you most often use?
50% up front, 50% extended
36%
60-40 split
21%
70 - 30 split
0%
I use different ratios depending on the meals.
36%
I didn't know you could change it.
7%
Although we do not know the cause of type 1 diabetes, scientists believe that there is an environmental trigger that kick-starts the autoimmune process. When the body has the added stress of something like a virus, for example, it may cause the body to start attacking itself. For type 1 diabetes, the islet cells are the target of the body’s autoimmune attack. Read more in this article by CWD's Clinical Director.
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