#type 1 problems

[itsraining-honey]

hot opinions straight off the stove! 🥘🔥

[divercitizen]

Me: My blood sugar’s not THAT high!

Also me:

[evp3playr]

does anyone else have the urge to leave your phone at home or shut it down for the day only to remember you need your cgm app to like,,, live?

[bignickrgxa2]

Suddenly having type 1 diabetes after 32 years of non-diabetic life is so fucking weird man.

So you're saying my body just broke, and instead of being able to actually fix it, I have to maintain it like I'm walking a tightrope? And if I eat too much OR NOT ENOUGH sugar, depending on the situation, I could actually fucking die?

Cool love it thanks.

[gtzgoblin]

The most annoying thing anyone ever says to me is "I couldn't inject myself every day" coz not only is it unintentionally (most times) stating death is better than the way I live my life but it's also minimising the 5+ times per day you have to inject yourself if you don't have a pump, and the needle that's 24/7 stuck in you if you do.

And that's not even getting into the effort that goes along with the "needle" to stop the medicine killing you every single time you do it.

Ugh.

[tangelo-jay]

Ok, fellow diabetics who have insulin pumps and CGMs but also very much dislike having to be attached to things all the time: How do y'all feel about the freestyle libre doohickey?

I had a medtronic cgm years ago and HATED it. Huge ass needle. Hurt like hell. Bled through my shirt. Bulky as a motherfucker. And I still had to test my blood sugar 4 times a day to calibrate the fucking thing. At the time it really felt like "Dude, what's the point? It hurts more than it helps." Now it's looking like I NEED a cgm for real so I don't start having eye problems. Sent a message to my endo asking about the freestyle because from what I've seen it's the smallest one. But I want to hear from ACTUAL diabetics. All the book learning in the world doesn't give you real life experience of what it's like to be diabetic. I'd like a users POV, please.

If y'all could please reblog and tell me about your experiences that'd be great. Feeling kinda "out at sea" by myself here and I need data. Thanks 🤍

[emrysthegoodwitch]

I fucking can't stand living in the USA.

I'm disabled, I am a type one diabetic. I ca not work full-time. Last time I tried I ended up in the hospital multiple times.

But of course the government has decided that having an entire organ not fucking working is "not a disability."

So now I have to go through an entire appeals process, possibly not getting my Medicaid while I'm going through it. Meaning I'm on my last fucking box of teststrips, the things I need to know what my blood sugar actually fucking is.

Did I also mention I CANT FUCKING PAY MY RENT WITHOUT MY DISABILITY BENEFITS!

And all of this is happening right as my Spring semester is starting.

I fucking hate this country, now I'm having a breakdown over being able to get my insulin (WHICH I WILL DIE WITHOUT IN A MANNER OF DAYS!!!!)

I wish I lived somewhere where getting my medications did not rely on my income. Like, everyone else can just live life normally. WHY THE ACTUAL FUCK DO I HAVE TO PAY LITERAL MONEY TO DO LIVE!!!!!

Because greedy capitalist fucks who make money off of people who suffer.

[penelopepitstopp]

"You can feel like you've failed at the end of a day."

[themooncreature]

I swear guys all I did was eat a normal amount of animal crackers and be stressed out. This shit is ridiculous.

[forever-eternal]

I finally have a new endocrinologist appointment!

Hopefully this guy can actually help instead of just telling me that I need to try harder 😒😒

[divercitizen]

Thinking about how after I was diagnosed with type one diabetes at six years old I was in a homeschool co-op taught by my mom and when I needed insulin she’d invite all my classmates TO WATCH ME GET MY INJECTIONS. And they’d all just gather around me and watch and talk about how scary and gross it was.

And I always hated it and felt so uncomfortable but only now am I realizing how weird and messed up that is?? Especially since I was a literal child??

No wonder I felt like such a freak growing up, my own mother put me on display in front of my peers so they could watch me get my life-saving medical treatment for entertainment.

[qole]

Health Insurance 🐂 💩

In order for a type one diabetic to get insurance coverage for a CGM (continuous glucose monitor) that helps them live a relatively normal life, the doctor has to check a bunch of boxes, including things that are most likely lies, basically saying that the patient is can't deal with their disease without the CGM. It's not enough that their quality of life is improved, no, they have to be unable to function without it. 😡

[evp3playr]

i’ve stabbed myself five times today and my numbers are still too high to eat :|

[imaginingmoonlight]

Sooo for those of you that don't know I have type 1 diabetes and I wear a dexcom (a lil thing with a filament that sits under my skin to measure my blood sugars). I just ran up the stairs and whacked it on a picture frame and it really hurt so I checked it and like- I ripped the whole thing out my arm?!?! Just had to put a new one on but I'm dreading tonight cos dex change nights always go really badly and I get no sleep AND I HAVE A GCSE PAPER TOMORROW. So that's super fun 😻

[gtzgoblin]

Should be illegal to have to change your Dexcom on a Friday night

[epistemebabu]

The joys of diabetes; I recently changed the site on my continuous glucose monitor, and it is still in the period of inaccuracy. I'm fairly hyperglycemic for mysterious reasons, and must now stay awake until the blood glucose stabilises.