Ketoacidosis? Oh No, You Better Don’t, Sis

|Amber Here!| |She/Her| |Type 1 Diabetic since 2008| |t:slim X2 pump wearer| |Self taught artist| |Studying English and Publishing| |This is my diabetes side blog| |I’ve also made a lot of diabetes memes| |Together we can fight ableism| |You can talk to me about your diabetes anytime| |Main Blog: amber-quotes| |Blog title line from Dan Haddin’s A1C King|

[satellites-halo]

eating sugar is not a primary cause of diabetes. eating junk food is not a primary cause of diabetes. when you make jokes about "getting diabetes" over sugary, junk filled food, you are enforcing stereotypes that end with diabetics developing deadly eating disorders or experiencing medical abuse and neglect. Yes, it is that deep. Stop making diabetes jokes, you look like an uneducated bigot

[lessonstobelearned]

There needs to be more allowance for disabled people to be angry. People want us to be somber and quiet. Sad at our condition and how hard life is. And yeah that’s allowed. But we’re also allowed to be fucking pissed off. People don’t help, people infantilise, governments don’t supply enough support, places aren’t accessible. This isn’t momentary. This is forever. There are so many things we can’t do and so many things we can’t be. Life isn’t fair. It likely won’t get fair enough for most to be comfortable. Yeah, I’m grieving, I’m sad, but I’m also FUCKING ANGRY.

[fallenrain40]

being diabetic + neurodivergent is such a combo because its like "oh? you want to eat food? heres a list of steps u have to do before u can eat. and then u have to make the food. actually u should have made it earlier cause now u gotta eat something else or ur gonna die. and also if u want to eat more than u planned for well uhm too bad loser" like HHhHVHGFCVJH WHY CANT IT JUST BE SIMPLE. I DONT WANT TO DO ALL THESE THINGS JUST SO I CAN EAT

[byjove]

Not telling your kid they have a learning disability, chronic illness, mental illness etc. so they can “feel normal” actually does the opposite. They will not feel normal if they do not have the context to understand that their normal will be different from that of their peers.

[theamphibianmen]

"low support needs disabled people are often not believed to have a disability at all and therefore struggle to get accommodations."

"high support needs disabled people's accommodations are often seen as 'too much' and therefore are not met."

"neurodivergent people's needs are often dismissed because nothing is physically wrong with them."

"physically disabled people people often cannot physically access buildings and people refuse to do anything about it."

"invisibly disabled people are seen as lazy by society."

"visibly disabled people are ostracized from society."

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE DISABILITY

[viathatoneartist]

a bit of a more personal piece. I deal with Type 1 Diabetes. The Lord God almighty has seen me through so much over 23 years of maintaining it. It's been rough but God is ever faithful.

I sometimes see other T1D people where they embrace it to the point thats all they are- someone with T1D. I can't help but feel sad about that. I have joy in my identity with the Lord and not my condition and I hope other find their identities in Him as well.

But for those who arent, Who are you besides the needles,pumps,finger sticks,and highs and lows? There's more to life than just your numbers and corrections. Take care of yourself, but please remember: You are not your T1D. You are stronger than your T1D.

[fibro-memes]

[chronicillnesshumor-deactivated]

[grinningkillrr-deactivated20241]

Hey abled people maybe don’t tell disabled people what is and is not accessible to them? Like crazy idea but just don’t. Don’t do that.

[papayajuan2019]

sometimes that sad feeling is due to low blood sugar, and sometimes it's from decades of history. not that complex

[nullroid]

💉💉💉

If you´re a fellow diabetic and you wear your equipment out I love you and it makes my day

[genderqueer-frog-deactivated202]

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

[jemineye]

i cant stress this enough, disabled people know their own limits. i fucking promise you. we are not being lazy or jerks because we won't do something YOU want us to do or something YOU THINK will make us feel better. it wont. stop.

[diabetic-bean]

Underrated annoyances of diabetes: being unable to itch the itchy spot underneath the GCM/ Insulin pump…

[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?

[can-of-pringles]

Non t1ds really don't understand why you can't lay on your site... like they'll never understand that kind of pain

[can-of-pringles]