Type 1 Tales

Enjoy my diabuddies!

[stuntgirlpissboy]

Has this been done before?

[diabetiquette]

Diabetic Asks

how old were you when you were diagnosed?

favorite low snack?

what food is worth the inevitable spike?

pump or injections?

do you have a cgm?

any diabuds irl or online?

what was your diagnosis number? were you in dka?

ever go to any diabetic meet-ups?

ever participate in a walk or 5k to support diabetes?

anyone else in the family diabetic? 

did diabetes impact your career goal?

what’s your best diabetes story?

diagnosis story?

name your best trick of the trade.

what’s a low symptom you get thats not the norm?

what’s a high symptom you get thats not the norm?

favorite finger to test on?

favorite injection/pump site?

what’s the dumbest thing you’ve been told when someone finds out you’re diabetic?

name one song that’s you Diabetic Anthem 

[naturallysweetcyborg]

😂

[angelofglory-xo]

Sometimes having diabetes absolutely fucking sucks

[whoneedsapancreasanyway]

Me to my Pancreas....

[chronically-sweet-deactivated20]

when ur a normal person and an animal lays on u and falls asleep: ive been chosen

when a diabetic is in the same situation and their sugars are dropping: i am willing to die here

[naturallysweetcyborg]

Had a guy today telling me that honey is great with helping diabetes.

For the third time I said “I’m type 1 so it would spike my blood sugar.” He goes, “oh no! Use it in some hot tea, and then check your blood, it won’t effect it!”

“No, it would still raise my blood sugar. I don’t produce any of my own insulin. I have to take insulin for everything I eat. If I didn’t take any insulin and didn’t eat at all I would still have high blood sugar just from hormones because I have none of my own insulin.”

It finally started sinking in and he says, “oh, you must have the bad kind.”

🤦🏼

[lowsandhighs-deactivated2024091]

[t1dstudies]

When you’re diabetic and see someone who uses the same tech as you

[insulinfandom]

I’m high right now and I hate how being high feels physically

but my depression is so strong and my urges to lose weight have been really intense that it’s so hard to make myself actually get up and take the insulin

I really don’t care anymore, even though I’ve been relatively good at diabetes management through all of this, and that kinda scares me

[just-shower-thoughts]

Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal…

[liv-abetic]

When you’ve been under 100 for twenty minutes already and your CGM goes off to alert you that your blood sugar is dropping:

[diabeticrants]

PSA

It is 100% ok to not always be in control of your blood sugar, it is completely normal and does not make you a “bad diabetic”.

[dandelionwyn-o]

[thepriceofyourgreed]

when you’re really thirsty so you check your blood sugars but they’re not high

[killerbeetes]

What do you call your lancing device?

I usually call mine a "finger pricker" but lost my words and just called it a "stabby stick"

[chronically-sweet-deactivated20]

Ways to Deal with Diabetes

yeah okay, so you have a chronic illness because your immune system freaked out a little and destroyed some important cells.

it’s rough, but there are some things to do that can help with it:

set alarms on your phone for set injections / change overs. missing injections can make you feel rough later so try to remember them

drinking regularly might mean that you go to the toilet more, but it will help to dilute your blood if your sugars are high

make jokes! not the tasteless ‘i’ll get 5 types of diabetes from this’ but make good jokes like ‘i’m so alpha that my beta cells gave up.’ joking about it can help

find some friends who can relate. if you stick around in the diabetic community for long enough then you should find some diabuddies to talk to