Diabetes blog

26/11/05

[mydiabetessecret]

I cry my absolute eyes out almost every night. I’m tired of having type 1. I want to be normal. I want to have fun and not have to worry about taking insulin every time I want a sip of soda. I’m tired of people pointing out my bruises all over my arms legs and stomach. I don’t want a pump. I don’t want a sensor. This isn’t a life I want to live. I don’t mean to sound ungrateful because other people do have it worse, but I’m not happy. I’m depressed. Type one diabetes has given me depression and anxiety. I don’t want to live in a life that makes me feel scared.

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[hypohangover-blog]

Shitty nurses

When your trying to raise awareness in the community about type one by putting on a "fun day" for diabetics and the public to attend and your nurses say oh maybe a poster would be better ? Fuck off that's not better at all bitch 🖕🏻

[diabeticdancer]

Lol when you prick your finger and end up bleeding from not one spot, but like four..

[mydiabetessecret]

Do you ever imagine a life without it? I mean, do you ever picture in your mind the day when we’ll all wake up and read all over the internet and news paper that Type 1 Diabetes is finally curable? Could it ever really happen in our lifetime? There are days when my hopes are so high that I say to myself, “Hold on, maybe you just have to wait another 5 or 6 years, and then you can leave all this nightmare behind, and finally start living a proper life.” But there are also days where I feel so hopeless and miserable, and a cure just seems too good to be true. I feel that I’m not living the things I want to live because of my diabetes, and my only goal is to just get rid of it, instead of trying to accept it right now. I constantly think about an hypothetical future without T1D, a life without the crippling fear that this disease carries with it. I don’t think I will ever get used to it.

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[type1fighter]

[disabilityhealth]

Coming to terms with your disability is a very personal and difficult thing to do. Don’t feel bad if it’s taking you a while. It’s okay to do it at your own pace.

[yoursummerdreamz]

[hypohangover-blog]

Magic !

So I got a new monitor ! It's the lifestyle libre I think it's called anyway it's soooooo cool ! No more BG tests you just wave the hand set over the sensor in your arm and it tells you you BG 😱😱❤️❤️🎉🎉

[mydiabetessecret]

I’ve actually enjoyed having T1 so far. I like to leverage it for privileges other people don’t get, like bringing food into places, or keeping my phone on me, or basically anything else I can stretch it to cover. I don’t think it’s abuse; I think the universe owes me for having to deal with this all the time. Or, at least, that’s my excuse - honestly, dealing with T1 has never really inconvenienced me. It’s like breathing, it’s been so long having it.

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I don't "enjoy" it but yeah there are perks ngl xx

[hypohangover-blog]

How ?

How do you look at a monitor with the reading 20.3 and not wonder 'well what did I do wrong ? I was so good today! I even did sport !'? Everyone says don't beat yourself up about it, it's only a guide ! How can you not because it feels like a personal dig when it doesn't go the way it should! How do you not breakdown at clinic when the chat of all your blood sugars is basically ALL red? How do I be a "GOOD" diabetic ?

[t1dexchange-deactivated20171120]

“Low? Cake. High? Cake with insulin.” 

We love our new Glu postcard! Thank you to everyone who sent us a six-word memoir on life with type 1 diabetes. Who says we can’t be creative in research? :) 

[hypohangover-blog]

When you run out of insulin at school 😱🔫

[my-bg-is-the-bitch-not-me]

aesthetic: early morning set change

[chronicallyinvisible]

You know what utterly sucks about being chronically ill is that you constantly have to do everything exactly right if you want even a small chance of feeling okay. If you want to drink a glass of wine or eat a bit of gluten or go out for a night or clean the house or go for a jog or stay up late you can bet that you’re going to pay for it later, because it’s not like chronic illness grants any sort of leeway. It’s so exhausting having to abide by a set of rules that you’ve had to put in place just so that you can have some quality of life. You don’t get to get away with anything, you just have to stick to the rules and treat yourself when you have the energy or emotional capacity to deal with the fallout.

[thefantasticspastic1995]

A note to non-disabled people: If you ask people to hide symptoms of their disability because it makes you uncomfortable, you should take a step back and take a look at yourself. The problem is with you, not them, and it is you who needs to change.

[hypohangover-blog]

Wtf diabetes

All day hypo wtf is that world come on I tried to be good 🖕🏻😰😡

[hypohangover-blog]

Pointless rant

The hardest thing right know? Hmm probably deal with GCSEs at the same time as a chronic illness. Like yeah GCSEs are hard but also trying to stay on top of your blood sugars and actually giving insulin that's harder, add them together and most people wouldn't be able to cope! But legit how do we as diabetics or as anyone with a chronic illness deal with GCSEs and our illnesses, cause I'm not going to lie I think i do a pretty good job (could be better I know) but I know people cope better with their diabetes but I think every diabetic should be proud that they are still alive and healthy to be honest.