Never let yesterday use up too much of today

・Wife・Mom・T1D Cyborg・ Explorer in the further regions of experience

[dandelionwyn-o]

Found this over on Reddit; thought I’d bring it home. Shout out to @liv-abetic one of the first people I followed here.

[coooogar]

Listen. Listen. I am all here for a positive attitude when facing diabetes. I think it’s great if you can stare at a defective part of your body and be like, yeah. I got this. That’s amazing. I’m proud of you.

But I’m also here for people dealing with burnout.

I’m here for the people who don’t want to bleed for meals, who don’t want to be a ‘cyborg’ because of a pump or a 'dia-badass’. I’m here for the people who are scared of going to the doctors because they don’t want to face their numbers.

I’m here for the people who are just so, so tired of dealing with themselves, but just keep going because they have too. I am so fucking proud of you. I am so, incredibly proud of you.

It’s okay to not be okay with how your body works. I promise it really is okay. This isn’t fun, it’s draining as all hell and it’s okay to admit that.

It sucks sometimes to have positivity shoved down your throat and going through the diabetes tags on tumblr can be a lot like that.

I just wanted to remind people that there is a lot of ugly in being diabetic and sometimes it doesn’t seem like it. No matter what type of you are, I am so proud of you for surviving.

[doomtribble73]

[ink-the-fxck-up-deactivated2024]

I get these bouts of sadness. Just sitting curled on a couch thinking about how diabetes isolates people so much. Not just diabetes but chronic ilnesses as a whole…

Despite being parts of groups and communities and friends with people who are fighting similar and very different battles, I still sit thinking.

I think about how much easier it was before.

Before all the injections every day. Before the constant bruisings and needle scars. Before the black marks on my fingertips appeared from constant pricking. Before realising that almost everything I ate came at a cost of a needle and medication I could only be advised at how much to take in a way. Before it became so easy to one minute be at peace and in a half hour I am sat on the floor in sweats, shaking and heart thudding painfully for glucose. Or to be suddenly gasping for water, while also having a desperate need to go pee.

Basically before I had to act as one of my own body’s most vital organs.

I want us all to be free from the worries and torments of chronic illness. I hope we all still stay a community when we can finally say “ I used to be chronically ill.”

[disabilityuserboxes]

this user has type 1 diabetes 

[diabeticallyhere]

Realizing you have high blood sugar is weird because suddenly, all your weird food cravings, thirst, headaches, mood swings, irritability, anger, and exhaustion from the last 3 hours make so much more sense

and it’s surprising every single time

[gennawithag]

met a non-diabetic today who knew the difference between type 1 and type 2

[higher-than-high-lower-than-deep]

It’s always such a pleasant surprise when this happens 💞

[iamt1diabetic]

[whoneedsapancreasanyway]

“Nobody make any sudden movements, My blood sugar levels are currently really reasonable and I don’t want to fuck it up by pissing my diabetes off.”

[liv-abetic]

My personal take on this meme

[amylivinglife]

As a fellow T1D, I couldn’t pass on posting this. The phrase “diabetes in a cup” REALLY grinds my gears.

[depressed-diabetic]

Me with tears in my eyes: at least it can't get any worst

Blood sugar: *does a backflip on a skateboard* Yo bitch

Me: *crying*

[toasttedbaguels]

the six (6) hyperglycaemia moods

-haha!

-dissociation

-sleep time

-⭐️ s e n s o r y o v e r l o a d ⭐️

-Anger™

-“???????????”

[brownheadedcowbird]

me: i have an autoimmune disease that destroyed the beta cells in my pancreas, so my body doesn't make insulin anymore and i have to inject it 24/7 to stay alive

people: aw that sounds awful! :(

me: yeah its called diabetes

people: haha so did you used to be fat or something? my grandma has that. what did you do to deserve it? try cinnamon tea!

[a1cguide]

[diabeticallyhere]

Hey diabetics? I’m so, so proud of you. I’m so happy that you’re still alive, even if it feels like you don’t have the energy to keep yourself alive. I know how it feels: those nights when you don’t understand why you’re so frustrated. Those days when you’re only high. Those afternoons when nobody but you notices you’re low. It’s so, so hard, and people don’t give you enough credit for continuing to live. With diabetes, at least for me, it feels so hard to keep taking care of myself, let alone making goals for the future. Why would I plan ahead when I could die any minute? But still, that’s okay if you feel that way. I’m here to listen. I’m sorry that it’s so hard; it’ll be easier someday. Sometimes diabetes looks a lot like survival, and that’s okay. I know you’ll find a way to live someday.

[liv-abetic]

I have two low blood sugar moods: “I can do it myself, don’t help me” and “Please do everything for me”.