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Out of curiosity--If you're a diabetic with eye damage of any sort/use glasses/have diabetic retinopathy, reblog this!!!
If you're just diabetic (any type), like!!
Comments are open! Reblog chains are welcome <3 let's spread awareness!!!!
Also--while you're here, feel free to join my diabetes awareness community! (clickable)
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!!!!!!!!!
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.
Check out the Diabetic discord community on Discord - hang out with 6 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
Insurance hasn't sent sibling's monthly dexcom equipment and won't return her calls , and she's trying to restart her sensor when it's trying to fall off. Luckily I get refilled next week, so I can bring her my last one for this month and restart my current sensor. I'm totally cool with doing that or else I wouldn't have offered, but I just want to let those who don't already know that not only do diabetics *sometimes* have to rely on other diabetics' compassion to survive, it's a *regular* occurrence. She literally went DKA last month. She's not even 19 yet. Her introduction to this thing was watching our mom drive me to the ICU less than an hour before I would've died, and now she's got it too. She doesn't want to die. We don't want to die. We live on the whims of companies who profit by making sure we're just barely alive until we're not, and then they just move on to the newly diagnosed. The only people who really care about us can't do anything to make this stop otherwise they already would've, and the people who can do something don't give a flying fuck. There are over 30 million of us in the US and we might as well be nothing more than wallets except that many of us are dying and it's slow and painful and we're aware every fucking minute. I just don't want to die like that.
Very not friendly reminder to NOT make jokes about getting diabetes on Halloween. Diabetics are really fucking tired of seeing it thanks
everytime i see a video that gives false information about type one diabetes my immune system kills another beta cell
Type One Diabetes Guide Thing
So I’ve decided that this may be helpful to someone, so I’m going to try and lay out some tips and things on being a type one diabetic (and type two) that could just be helpful to some people.
- Right, so, it sucks. There's really no sugarcoating it, it is not fun in any way, and you’ll constantly hate it. That’s understandable. There really aren’t any benefits that are worth it. I know that looking at it like this isn’t going to help anyone feel better, but sometimes it’s good to know that people understand.
- Try not to check or do needles in front of people. Obviously, if you need to, do it, your health is above the comfort of others, but they’ll probably make it awkward, and if you don’t feel like answering questions, do it in private.
- Don’t be ashamed about it, there are literally millions of people who understand the same things as you. I know that people make assumptions about diabetes in the media and things, but there is no reason to feel bad. If you let yourself be ashamed it will make you hate yourself for a long, long time. It’s not worth it.
- You don’t have to talk about it to anybody. You don’t owe anybody an explanation, don’t give one to them if you don’t want to.
- Carry sugar with you everywhere because sometimes lows are unexpected and you’ll regret it if you don’t.
- You know those weird and annoying bracelets and necklaces that people give you to wear? Like the ones that inform people that you are diabetic and insulin dependent? Yeah, wear one of those, it’s more important than you think.
- Carry insulin and needles everywhere you can too. Even if you wear a pump. It’s useful.
- Diabetes slows down your metabolism. Try to keep your health up as much as possible, that will also help keep your blood sugars in range.
- It is not uncommon to develop certain mental conditions after becoming diabetic or after dealing with it for a certain amount of time. There are multiple studies that show diabetes has a connection to depression. If you have symptoms of depression, you should go to a professional.
- Yeah, so, stress is a thing. And it will increase when your numbers aren’t consistent. It will cause changes in your mood and motivation to take care of yourself. I went through a particularly bad episode that ended me up in the hospital once. You need to take care of yourself, it's not worth the consequences.
- Carry around a glucagon needle. You know, those big needles in the orange or red box things? Yeah, carry one around.
- Pretty sure there are laws that allow you to bring sugary foods and drinks into no food or drink zones, so if that’s a problem, know that you should be allowed.
- If you want to advocate or spread information, I suggest you try to. There isn’t much representation online and I take comfort in seeing others being open about it, it may also help you cope.
**- There is a number on your insulin vial where you can call to get help to pay for your insulin if it’s too expensive. This isn’t well known, but it can save lives.
- There may be groups you can go to in your area specifically for diabetics. I’ve been to some, they’re fun.
- Sugarfree jello is a great dessert, practically zero carbs and is sweet.
- the best way to bring your sugar up is with juice, and never chocolate. Chocolate doesn’t work.
- You should change around the places you put you inset or where you stick yourself with needles, if you use one place too many times it won’t work as well.
diabetics who started drinking diet/zero soda after their diagnosis: does it taste different to how you remember it before diagnosis?
tastes the same
tastes worse
tastes better
not diabetic / results
i'm curious because i had to drink a regular mnt dew to correct a low today and it tastes like... really shitty.
