#TYPE 1 DIABETIC

[crippledpunks]

i love you so much if you are diabetic, or pre-diabetic. our society treats diabetes so poorly. it's such a readily mocked condition, people often times resort to blaming the individual for having it, even going so far as to pass judgment on the diabetic's character, regardless of what type of diabetes they have.

diabetics are wonderful and deserve to love themselves regardless of whether or not they 'gave' themselves their diabetes. whether or not the person is "unhealthy" whether or not the person eats "right" or knows how to eat in ways that are safer for their body doesn't matter, they still deserve love, respect, and compassion.

diabetes is not a fucking judge of character. diabetics deserve better. diabetics deserve respect. diabetics deserve to be recognized as disabled. diabetics deserve kindness, love, care, compassion, and support. no matter what.

[gayaest]

‼️New OC Alert 💯

[itsraining-honey]

hot opinions straight off the stove! 🥘🔥

[kouhaiofcolor]

I created a GFM for a dental emergency. 🦷🚨

I have a bit of a predicament, guys. Spanning the past two years — and I cannot take it anymore.

I never ask for help like this, but this is getting more serious than I can handle anymore on my own. If you have the time to check this out, **even if all you can do is share this post to get it around on Tumblr, I'd appreciate that. Please and thank you!

[country-fried-fritata]

babe the world isn't ending your blood sugar is just low

[walterfartzroy]

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!!!!!!!!!

[needlepokes]

diabetic nutrition is: avoid carbs :)) but also dont :) use healthy fat :))) but also don't because it makes your BG unpredictable :) eat protein :) but have some carbs otherwise it raises your BG :))) watch out for spikes after breakfast :)) but also you need to eat breakfast with carbs or your liver gets angy :) and floods you with sugar :))))))

[andiebomb]

Hey genuine question, do people without type 1 diabetes also die if their blood sugar is low?

Cuz sometimes I read fics and it’s like “oh she has low blood sugar she should eat something” very nonchalantly and I go

“Oh shit! Bro needs apple juice and some bread STAT!”

Cuz it’s like…life threatening for me sooooooo

[underdog1224557]

Low blood sugar is kind of funny to think about sometimes, it’s almost like a curse. You get to ignore your chronic illness for a little bit and eat without worrying about insulin or carbs. But at the same time your body is slowly shutting down, your brain is starving and you are in a confused, sweaty daze. So while you are enjoying a small moment without the stress of diabetes, you are also actively dying.

Kind of a weird way to look at it I guess

[theblackqueen-ofmyheart]

Chronic illness culture is doing something that really doesn’t help but you placebo effect yourself Into thinking it does just so you can have a few seconds of peace from your illness…..

[can-of-pringles]

Me, an insulin pump haver, when I see a character who has medical tech parts:

[savingmyvaginity]

Can I talk about how EXHAUSTING it is to be diabetic? The constant blood sugar changes the insulin injections, the supplies costs, the anxiety, the anger, the gas, the constipation, the late nights, the shakes, the aches, the, the dehydration, depression, the isolation, the EVERYTHING. It's been five years of this and I'm so over it.

[jamicha]

as a t1 diabetic, every time i eat something i dont particularly like to prevent my blood sugar from dropping, i feel like im in mother nature foraging for whatever foods are available to survive

[sprinkleofquirk]

I’m so tired of being honest about my pain level and having no one believe me because I don’t show pain the way they expect

[smilesrobotlover]

I cant believe I always forget this but November is national diabetes awareness month! 6 years has been crazy and it’s been hard, cuz you feel like you’re alone, but you’re not! I’ve met some amazing people at diabetes camp and I’ve even decided to work towards a career in diabetes education! Just know if any of y’all are dealing with this disease, you’re not alone! And even tho type 1 is permanent, you can still live a perfectly normal life if you keep a good eye on it! It’s not easy, but people are there to help you through it!

May we all conquer this together!

[satellites-halo]

If you're diabetic and freaking out about the news of Trump being elected, you have to stay alive. I love you, there's a place for you here, our community will protect each other and we will come out of this stronger.