#actually type one diabetic

[zurko48]

[walterfartzroy]

i love you diabetics.

i love you type 1s, i love you type 1.5s, i love you type 2s, i love you prediabetics, i love you gestational diabetics, i love you diabetics who don't fit into a single type/have a specific type not mentioned here, i love you recently diagnosed diabetics, i love you diagnosed years ago diabetics, i love you diabetics who use CGMs, i love you diabetics who prick their fingers, i love you diabetics who do MDIs and fight with needles, i love you diabetics who use pods/pumps/infusion sets, i love you diabetics who use insulin inhalers, i love you diabetics who are sick and tired, i love you diabetics who went into DKA, i love you diabetics who have "bad" a1c, i love you diabetics that are struggling to stay motivated to care care of yourselves. i love you diabetics!!!!!!!!!

[underdog1224557]

Low blood sugar is kind of funny to think about sometimes, it’s almost like a curse. You get to ignore your chronic illness for a little bit and eat without worrying about insulin or carbs. But at the same time your body is slowly shutting down, your brain is starving and you are in a confused, sweaty daze. So while you are enjoying a small moment without the stress of diabetes, you are also actively dying.

Kind of a weird way to look at it I guess

[theblackqueen-ofmyheart]

You know what we need @fiery-red-kryptonite? We need a diabetic convention.

A few days long where diabetics of all ages could all get together and just talk, share things. both type 1 and type 2 diabetics. I know where I live there were diabetes camps but like…those were for kids and that’s great but so many people who are older need the support.

Because honestly no one understands a diabetic like another diabetic, doctors don’t get me the way you do. Other friends may try to help (and they do an amazing job when I need them to help) but I can just message you and go “holy shit the low I had today” and you understand and share what helps you. I can say “my lord the dream I had today” and you respond with “how was your blood sugar?”.

Plus I know way too many type 2 diabetics who are sorely uneducated on type 1 diabetes and I feel like they would learn better in an open, friendly environment rather than a doctors office where the doctor might not even fully know.

New diabetics who are scared and worried being able to talk face to face with elder diabetics who’ve been dealing with this Illness for most of their lives and hearing from some who knows first hand how they handle it. Being able to go back to their doctors with informed ideas on how to better manage their diabetes.

Panels set up by diabetics for diabetics (and their families because let’s be honest families need more education than they get too)

Little sales booths where diabetics can sell little trinkets to decorate pump or pen pouches. Little bears to help little kids with diabetes brave the injections (I had one his name was poke, he was my second favourite bear)

Just something for diabetics to get together in person and be able to share. Make connections with each other and finally feel a little bit less alone.

I don’t know this idea struck me while I was changing my sensor and I felt like a post that other diabetics may see and share etc would be nice……at least we can have a diabetic Tumblr group or something 😂

Edit: the post has been reblogged and liked a few times so I went ahead and made a discord so diabetics can connect in some way at the very least. The invite shouldn’t expire but if it does please let me know and I’ll put a new one or invite you personally.

[theotherpl4ce]

I think all cgm apps should have a little 'perfect parry' sign to pop up every time time you have a Special Treat but dose your insulin perfectly & your blood sugar doesn't spike up

[cryptv0id]

diabetes is so lonely.

i grew up being the only diabetic person my age i knew. heck, the only diabetic person anyone else my age knew either. it was always the "oh my grandma has diabetes !" or "oh my uncle has diabetes but he ate way too many sweets so thats why hes diabetic now."

as a young child, my mom put me into all these advertisement and awareness raising situations that i didnt want to do. i became a poster child for JDRF at age 9, and it was the strangest feeling having all these grown adults crying crocodile tears at the "tragedy" that my life was to them. i felt singled out, and every eye in the room was on me.

at age 11, i did a speech about my diabetes in front of the whole school, again against my will. my parents had saved every single one of those little orange needle caps from when i was diagnosed at 2, until i went on my pump at 11. these tiny orange pieces of plastic where what caused my entire school to fall silent and stare at me as i pulled 16 enormous ziploc bags of them out of a backpack that was the same size as i was. i felt odd, almost ostracized in that moment.

i stopped telling people i was diabetic for a while, unless i was in dire need of help. i stopped answering questions when i was asked. i hid a huge part of myself and my life away, because for so long i was forced to talk about it. i didnt have the words at 9, or at 11 to express the fact that i was uncomfortable with this. my story about diabetes was in newspaper articles, a small documentary, a letter sent out to essentially the whole country when JDRF wanted donations, and probably more things i dont remember, because i blocked a lot of it out.

im now 25, and now, whenever i see someone with a sensor or a pump i make a point of telling them i like their device, and then showing them mine. whether theyre young or old, every single person ive started a conversation with has been thrilled, and all have reacted like "oh my god another one !!" because this disease doesnt HAVE to be isolating and lonely. and now, i get to choose to talk about it instead of having my life and my disease being used as a pity card for adults. i get to share lived experience with people like me, and bond with strangers in a world that already is isolating without having a condition where your life is in your hands every day.

[gtzgoblin]

I remembered yesterday that as a kid I was told a lot not to get upset/angry/stressed because it would "make my blood sugars bad"

What the fuck man?

[arionawrites]

hello its ur local diabetic trying not to cry in my dr’s office because my a1c has dropped below 9 for the first time since i was probably 19 or 20, being diabetic fucking SUCKS but i’m trying to be better about taking care of myself and taking my health seriously and it’s SHOWING!!! IT’S ACTUALLY SHOWING!! 8.7 MOTHERFUCKERS!!!

[anonzentimes]

I think if nagito had less extreme luck he would have type one diabetes instead of his chronic illness because I wanna project. That bitch does not take care of himself he wouldn’t last long as one of us

HE WOULD BE SO DOOMED IF HE WAS A DIABETIC. I mean he would have the money to get insulin so I think that'd work out but oh my god this guy would be so bad at it he'd be ignoring it until he's shaking hungry literally dying going "hm. i guess i need to do something about that" 😭😭😭😭 HE'D BE AWFUL AT IT... I think he wouldn't have problem with the needles at the very least though since he's numb to most intense situations. Hajime please go help him eat good food that actually keeps his blood sugars up when he's crashing because he's really bad at this he is not going to last unless he gets it together haha!!

[chronic-harmonic]

My favorite brand of diabetic tumblr is when someone is posting low blood sugar memes while they’re clearly fighting for their life

[genderqueer-frog]

happy disability pride month specifically to diabetics <3 type one, type two, gestational, prediabetic, another kind of diabetic – no matter what, you are gorgeous and sexy and I love you

[zurko48]

extremely selfish of you to be born needing help, maybe try killing yourself instead?

[t1d-culture-is]

T1D culture is...

people asking acquaintances/partner(s)/family about diabetes, instead of asking the person who has it.

[welpimspooky]

I wish there were more diabetic headcannons for characters.

I wish there were more [Character] x Diabetic Reader fanfics of characters I like.

I wish there were more cannon diabetic characters in media with correct representation.

I wish my condition was represented more in the media, I feel so alone.

[raccoon-queer]

shoutout to diabetics <3

type one diabetics, type two diabetics, gestational diabetics, those with pre-diabetes, all of y'all deserve recognition and support and love <3

diabetics who use a meter, diabetics who use a cgm, diabetics who use syringes, diabetics who use a pump, you are all awesome and I'm so proud of you <3

no matter what type of diabetes you have and what treatments you use, you are valid and deserve respect and support <3

[audiovideodisco]

TRANS, DISABLED, ND, CHRONICALLY ILL REQ FOR ASSISTANCE

hey i’m max, i am a multiply disabled queer who is really struggling right now with my worsening condition and mobility, my health, and dysphoria

i’m looking to fundraise towards wheelchair costs (either the chair itself and the all terrain power wheels, or if i’m lucky and the nhs will fund it, just the wheels. i’m not holding out hope because they denied me a disabled permit based on my weight which is irrelevant to WHY i applied, and is also not remediable due to my pain and risk of dislocating, the reason i applied…)

injection ports for my insulin as sensory issues prevent me from injecting and it’s damaging my health

for chest reduction, i don’t want a full double mastectomy as i am enby and genderfluid, but my chest is very large, causes me medical issues also and is causing deep dysphoria, body disconnect, and depression. i have had to refrain from,, **removing** them myself

gender care service to access testosterone, safely alongside my multiple conditions, but also discreetly due to living at home still and not having support in my trans identity

i will need home adaptations when i move out, meaning i can’t rent and so i want to save money to place a deposit on an accessible home and adaptive changes

these are listed in priority, the top two being my main priorities as my health is in danger.

any help is greatly appreciated, reblogs and comments too.

my paypal is below thank you 🫶🫶