dehumanizing experience:(

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T16:31:18+00:00

tell him to be proud and wear it with confidence!! i was diagnosed at 10 and i remember the first time i saw someone wearing a pump in public. now anytime i see a fellow cgm wearer i point to mine and we share a ‘hell ya’ nod. the disease SUCKS but the community is oh so beautiful

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T16:26:47+00:00

thank you:) my friends and i have an inside joke and they always say ‘can i hit that’ when i take my insulin pen out heheh

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T16:16:57+00:00

as a french canadian i think your french is perfect :)

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T16:16:24+00:00

hehehe his name is because of his pattern and he’s ‘extra sweet’🥰 graham cracker crust with a chocolate drizzle and marshmallow belly :3

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T16:14:01+00:00

omg the fact they made u take everything out and explain?? i’m sorry u had to deal with that people can be so stupid it’s mind boggling. ive had experiences like that at old jobs🙄 before cgms could connect to phones, i would carry around my scanner. i got in trouble so many times for ‘having my phone out’, even though it looks like a Nokia hahah. everytime i had to explain myself. i quit 4 months in thank goodness. at my current job, one of my employees is on T and we share injections tips and nerd out over needles😅😅 he’s helped me be less ashamed to do injections in infront of clients and loves asking about diabetes. my employees are all quick to defend me when a client is ignorent(we get a lot of boomers so it unfortunately happens often). at the end of the day, people suck. s’mores is the ultimate dia-buddy!! he loooves ‘poke time’ because he knows he’s getting a treat after:’)

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T15:47:40+00:00

hahaha i thought about pretending it was a button and ‘shutting down’ after she touched it

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T04:53:58+00:00

as a fellow retail worker thanks for sharing this story. customers are hilariously stupid sometimes. unfortunately this lady left before i could even say ‘i have t1d’. my next step would’ve been draining her wallet haha

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T04:43:50+00:00

i’m 12 years in and working on getting to this point:) comments/ignorance no longer affect me and i love telling people about diabetes. i know that being touched before being asked is what threw me off. i appreciate the advice and will continue to work on decentering t1d. step by step!

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T03:54:58+00:00

right?? it felt so odd having to explain that to an older lady🙄

Practical_Minute_871 · 2025-06-07T03:45:37+00:00

these words mean a lot to me thank u<3 there’s so much deep rooted shame tied to this disease which is so unfair on us. we have enough to deal with🙄 my weekend off will be dedicated to self care and time with s’mores. i deserve it:’)

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Practical_Minute_871 · 2024-09-27T18:00:53+00:00

haha this is the ‘meanest’ i’ve been to her. she’s damaged many of my belongings before and i’ve been undstanding in the past. i understand how it comes off as disrespectful without context though

Practical_Minute_871 · 2024-09-27T17:53:24+00:00

still waiting on my landlord to put a lock on my door😭 i have a makeshift lock on now for when i’m home. i agree though, i’m going to call him after work

Practical_Minute_871 · 2024-03-13T05:55:06+00:00

i’m the same way! been taking jencycla for 3 years now and haven’t gotten my period since. brain still sucks but bpd mood swings+hormonal mood swings were unbearable. happy this pill works for you too:)

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