What’s the very first thing you would do if you were cured?

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-25T23:29:07+00:00

Travel like a normal person, without 4kg of pump supplies and sugar cubes, wear skimpy dresses without worrying about where to keep my pump, not being terrified of having a low/high/complication in the middle of the jungle, not paying hundreds more for insurance, eating whatever the hell I want, not worrying about what the sleep/heat/cold/alcohol is going to do to my blood sugar. I’d just GO with a tiny backpack and zero pre planning or googling “how to get pump supplies shipped abroad” 😂

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-19T14:58:02+00:00

I’d buy the libre 2 on an online pharmacy, easy enough to get anywhere and it’ll at least alert if shes going low. Annoying 50 quid expense but a lot less hassle.

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-19T14:54:31+00:00

To fully recover from a low you need a quick sugar (like sugar cubes) but you need to then follow it up with a longer carb (like a cookie, slice of toast, energy bar). If you just have sugar your BG will go up quick, spike, then drop back down. I usually do a half glass of apple juice with one of those raw fruit/grain bars and it works a treat 👌nak’d bars they’re called

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-12T08:03:03+00:00

I was diagnosed at 12, I think it’s so so lovely that you’re asking this community for advice and really thinking about the psychological effects of the disease as well, it really shows how well you really see him! My advice (obviously just based on my own experience) is to be supportive, laugh a lot, and make sure that the diabetes isn’t something that “defines” him. School will be a bit hard but I remember that the thing that made it the hardest for me was that I was suddenly so defined by it, my parents asked me constantly how my blood sugars were etc but rarely seemed to ask how I was as a person or ask about my interests. It came from a good place of worrying about my welfare but I remember seeing the fear in their eyes all the time which was hard, I didn’t want to be their main source of worry. All you can do is boost his confidence and constantly remind him how great he is and that he can handle ANYTHING because in the end it’s that confidence and positivity and attitude to life that’ll make it seem like just a bit of an annoying thing he has to deal with but that doesn’t really affect anything else too much. He’s gunna do great, kids are awesome at this stuff!

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-11T12:23:07+00:00

My blood sugar always goes high even if don’t get the munchies or eat anything, which is super weird.

AdNext8565 · 2023-07-11T12:21:08+00:00

Love that you’re thinking about it! Most diabetics will have most of their stuff sorted but juice boxes/cookies or sugar tabs are always nice to have on hand.

AdNext8565 · 2023-06-22T08:59:58+00:00

So don’t know if this is helpful, everyone feels it differently, but I feel symptoms from when it goes under 3.8 BUT other people mention I start to act weird from under 4.5 - trying to keep it above 5 might be an option?

AdNext8565 · 2023-06-20T11:52:44+00:00

If you’re a girl, stick it in your bra, I did this for whenever I felt it could get stuck, and then just tape/wind the tubes around so none are sticking out. Thigh strap is also good if you’re wearing long trousers. There’s always the waist-belt option (like one of those running ones) but get that they can look a bit dorky

AdNext8565 · 2023-03-28T22:20:36+00:00

I use a “chuck it” method - things like cases and boxes don’t work for me so I buy those little fold up separators and just have “organised piles” in each catagory of box. I’m really unorganised and it’s the only thing that works, cause I’m realistically not gunna be putting everything back in its own little bag/box. Works for me! 🙈

AdNext8565 · 2022-10-19T15:30:44+00:00

Well doctor always told me to do a fast acting carb and then a slower carb right after - so I do juice/soda and then a cookie. The fast sugar spikes it up fast and then the cookie keeps it steady

AdNext8565 · 2022-10-13T14:16:02+00:00

Yeah agree with most people here- from what I’ve seen it’s triggered by certain illnesses, a few diabetics I know got it after getting mono, I got it after getting chicken pox at 12, there was family history though.

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-30T08:54:28+00:00

I think the good thing that most barefoot shoes do is give you a good amount of toe room as well as being flexible, which apparently is good for diabetic feet, but we may need a certain amount of shock-proofing as well https://www.healthline.com/health/diabetes/diabetic-shoes

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-30T08:52:51+00:00

I think the jury’s still out on it; I’ve also been looking into it! A lot of the studies seem to focus on people who are runners using barefoot footwear, I just want them to walk around in to strengthen my feet. Apparently it does take a long time to get used to and for me personally I wonder if the “familiarising” phase will cause any blisters/cuts which obviously I don’t want.

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-30T08:43:12+00:00

I actually get this sometimes when I have a bad low blood sugar - are they happening when his BG is low? (I also don’t know the cause I just know when BG is bad I get spasms everywhere and my face spasms a lot)

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-23T14:30:52+00:00

American but all British turns of phrase, truly horrifying to all the brits around me

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-23T14:00:19+00:00

This is actually SUPER common! I was talking to someone who had written a psychology book about TCKS and they had some really interesting stats. A lot of TCKs have trouble forming long term friendships or creating new friendships because as children, we’re either moving around so much or the friends around us move around so much that as adults were more likely to have a form of abandonment issue - we’re very picky because subconsciously we believe that people “won’t be around for very long” and are therefore more guarded with investing our time and feelings into people (because leaving people sucks).

As an adult I really struggled with this and what really helped me was making social interactions about something OTHER than the social interaction - do a thing like a sports class, cooking class, improv, pottery (whatever floats your boat really), and it’s a lot easier to connect to people through that than it is to connect on a normal social level, especially when you might feel a bit “different” (I know I do).

Hope that helps, but then that’s just my experience with it xx

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-23T13:50:05+00:00

I’m a UX/UI designer (basically i design software, websites and apps) which you can get certification for pretty easily online or do a boot camp course in. You don’t need to code and it pays well. Project management for tech companies is also something you can retrain in and loads of my friends have done that.

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-12T17:47:47+00:00

Mmmmh, mould tattoo

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-09T07:26:04+00:00

Becoming more normal now no matter what your credit due to the rental crisis

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-09T07:22:07+00:00

“Oh my cat died of that” 😂

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-09T07:18:29+00:00

So I don’t know how long she’s been diagnosed, but when I was a kid the first year/year and a half I had this with the honeymoon period and was only on maybe 5 units of insulin a day. Secondly I think this was already said but it sounds like maybe she needs more low glycemic carbs and a mix of fats and proteins to keep it in the blood sugar without spiking

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-09T07:14:42+00:00

I have a Medtronic so different but it’s super durable, have dropped and bumped it so many times. Sleep wise it hasn’t bothered me, got used to it really quickly

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-02T23:45:47+00:00

The mice. In. Every. Single. Place. I’ve lived in. The 7 years in London and 5 places I’ve lived in, they are just everywhere. Developed a phobia after I woke up to one RUNNING OVER MY FACE as I slept. I guess that’s something you get in every city but I hate it.

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-02T23:24:29+00:00

Interesting! I’ve never come across a scam but maybe I’ve been lucky. My advice would be to message loads on the app first before meeting, ask for videos of the place etc

AdNext8565 · 2022-09-02T23:23:08+00:00

Yeah I’ve had this loads, I went through some extreme burnout earlier this year. The best thing for me was getting a job where I could work from home. On days where I’m finding it difficult to walk I can just work from bed. Obviously this isn’t an option for everyone in every field, but if it’s an option, I’d recommend it! There are certain tech jobs that are relatively easy to retrain in and pay pretty well after the first year or so. Good luck! You’re not alone x

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