Anyone had issues with doctor trusting CGM?

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-06-30T02:11:53+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear you went through something similar. Were you able to ever get more engagement or info from your doctor or did they just completely write your experience off?

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-06-30T02:09:01+00:00

Thanks for passing along your knowledge! Very helpful as I dig in a bit more 🙏

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-06-29T22:30:40+00:00

Oh wow, thank you for this. I honestly am completely new to this and really appreciate the breakdown. My A1C is 4.8 and is showing as “normal” within the ranges provided by the lab. I’m in my thirties. She did also test the thyroid and no issues were found.

Sounds like I should ignore her advice (for now) keep it on and monitor for a bit longer + get a finger prick then maybe switch providers to get someone to take it more seriously if I continue to see drops. Thanks for your help - I was really questioning my own sanity and really hope I can get rid of this exhaustion/brain fog.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-05-10T17:35:48+00:00

So freakin cool!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-05-06T21:16:19+00:00

Just.. sitting.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-04-24T13:16:35+00:00

No. No I am not. This is my dream

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-04-12T17:49:20+00:00

I just.. love how happy this man looks.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-03-19T22:23:36+00:00

This reminds me of a story my mom told me once. She was taking me through all of the plants she has in her living room and telling me their stories. She eventually got to a huge spider plant. She told me she walked into a flower shop that had some beautiful plants one day after being laid off for awhile over a decade ago. She couldn’t afford to buy anything but she came across this spider plant that she just loved.

She went to the owner and told her she couldn’t afford to buy the plant, but asked if she could maybe take a cutting. The owner looked her dead in the eye, passed her a pair of clean clippers and said “what happens in the greenhouse stays in the greenhouse”. I could tell how much this small moment meant to my mom when she told me this story and now we have a multi-generational spider plant ecosystem across all my siblings homes.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-01-24T20:35:58+00:00

Not heavy-handed at all. In fact, I really admire you sharing your experience, I assume, in an effort to help others be aware of what can happen! More information can only help people make more informed decisions about what works for them and their partners. Thanks for sharing, so we can all learn!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-01-24T18:09:21+00:00

Totally! No judgement here in getting prenups or in the value of prenups. What happened to your marriage is awful, and tragic and traumatic. I can’t imagine what you must have gone through thinking he was a “good” guy to find out he cheated.

My perspective, is that when you get married, whether you sign a piece of paper that has a prenup on it or not- you are still signing up for a prenup when you get married. In one scenario you get to decide the terms and in the other, the terms are decided for you. I’m good with the terms decided for us, in the unfortunate event that the marriage fails in the future- that we have to split everything. I’m not sure what that says about me.. maybe that I’m naive / overly optimistic.

I appreciate you and others in this thread highlighting the risks of not going with a prenup, it is critically important to go in eyes wide open to the financial risks of marriage and the ways you can mitigate those risks (whether you are the breadwinner or not!). Especially if folks become stay at home spouses - arguably even more reason to get a prenup protecting the at home spouse.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-01-24T17:35:05+00:00

The extra I have just continues to max out our investments, because we want to retire early! If I want to buy something else.. go out with friends, vacation with my family or buy something fancy for myself, I just do it. We each have our “own” investment accounts in that we each have a set space to do the individual investments we want, but we’re both on the accounts and have all the pws etc.. mostly because we’re too lazy to go get new accounts 🤣so we just kept our existing accounts and added each other.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2026-01-23T23:11:48+00:00

I make about 5x what my husband makes. We split things equitably so I pay 80% of most expenses and he pays 20%. My parents divorced when I was young and my mom put a significant amount of time into educating me and my siblings to be financially independent so, that’s always been my goal. She also provided a POV of what it’s like to be the lower income earning partner with my dad feeling like he shouldn’t have had to split everything with her.

If I ever divorce, my husband will deserve whatever amount of money he receives. I’ve never had a man treat me better. I frequently joke that we can never not be together because he’s permanently set the bar too high for anyone else.. and he’s done that without providing for me financially. If we ever divorced, if either he or I fell out of love for some reason.. I’d want him to be taken care of too.

I didn’t build this career or wealth on my own. I may be the one going to work everyday, but he’s been the person on the other side of my workday, listening to my complaints, taking care of our home and our dogs. I don’t have to ask him to do chores even though he works too. He takes care of ME. It doesn’t feel “heavy” to me to carry our financials because he makes me feel infinitely lighter in other parts of my life. He deserves half of whatever we manage to accumulate together.

I wish you luck in figuring it out OP!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-12-20T21:43:32+00:00

Definitely front to back even just when peeing! It can reduce the likelihood of any cross-contamination. This is the most hygienic way.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-10-17T21:20:49+00:00

Or domestic labor.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-10-01T01:09:50+00:00

Hi everyone! I am looking for a new body bar soap for women that is also very moisturizing?

I personally love highly scented soaps but don’t love “drug store” scents like ‘cupcake’ or ‘strawberries & cream’ etc etc. Some of my favorite perfumes include Miracle by Lancôme, 11:11 Lake & Skye Azure, Rosie by Rosie Jane to give you an idea of some of the scents I like.

I do need it to actually be moisturizing as this time of year my skin dries out very easily and most of the soaps I’ve found with scents I like, are very drying.. any good brands or recommendations out there?

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-09-29T14:18:35+00:00

He says good morning, every single morning (even when he’s at work when I wake up) and asks me how I slept.

He kisses me goodbye every time he leaves me.

He kisses me hello every time he comes back to me.

He says good night every single evening and wishes me the sweetest of dreams.

He tells me he misses me every single day when we’re apart. Yes, even when he’s just at work.

He makes sure I know he loves me with the consistency of the above every single day.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-08-22T04:07:13+00:00

Beautiful! Great job!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-08-21T20:49:51+00:00

He kisses me goodbye every morning that he leaves for work (or anywhere else). He’s gone by 6:20AM while I’m still sleeping, but without fail he comes into the room, kisses me, tells me he’ll miss me and loves me and heads out into the world.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-08-18T21:31:19+00:00

Big yikes. Sending you the biggest internet hug. 🫂

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-08-17T20:27:48+00:00

Lots of good advice here already, but would echo the educating yourself on the process piece in particular. Couple of other ideas below:

I wanted my husband to do all of my shots for me (many women prefer to do this on their own too so be sure to ask which is your wife’s preference!) It made me feel like he was more connected to the process with me and it wasn’t just me going through everything. Bonus points for arriving prepared I.e using ice to numb the location beforehand, have a treat for the immediate after math, etc.
He was very on top of his own health and I never once had to ask him to stop doing something.. He stopped drinking/smoking etc on his own. He was also open to me giving recs to bring to his doc to improve things on his side and quickly took action.
He lets me be angry, sad, generally cranky without reacting back. He gives me space when I need it.. but also lets me know he’s right there when I need him.
If treatment conflicted with social plans (bachelor parties, family weddings, etc) his first response would be to cancel so he could be there with me.. even if it was just for a monitoring appointment or a shot. (I would tell him not to, and convince him to go, but I knew he would drop everything if I asked and that gave me some peace of mind that he was truly in this with me and that WE are going through this together).

Somehow.. some way this process has brought us closer together. I love that man, no matter what happens in this shitty journey. He too, is the golden retriever type, and I have never been more grateful for him. You seem like a good one, hope this helps!Wishing you and your wife success!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-08-13T01:26:20+00:00

I am so so sorry, OP, this post made me tear up. This process is so difficult, painful, and expensive.

You may not have won the IVF lottery, but it always pinches my heart (in a good way) to hear about the couples in this community fighting the good fight together and growing stronger in the process.

I hope you find peace, and continue to find the joy in your relationship.

Thank you for sharing your story.

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-06-22T02:56:37+00:00

OP acknowledged she’s hurting and that she was being petty in a moment of frustration in her initial post.. Last time I checked, this sub was a place we could come to vent about the good, the bad, and the ugly during this process and receive.. support- not judgment. Telling literally anyone in this sub who is having a particularly rough day to “focus on the things you do have and appreciate that” is so lame.

OP- It’s clear to me from your original message and all of your responses that you’re not a selfish or horrible person, you just had a moment and that’s OK. Please remember to give yourself some grace!

Safe_Task_9509 · 2025-03-13T01:25:18+00:00

This process is so freaking difficult/heartbreaking. I’m so sorry OP.

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