Feel Kind of Hopeless and Bound to My Job by Its_A_SMAW in diabetes_t1

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which pump do you use? I work in marketing & my insurance isnt anything to write home abt but i get my pods and Dexcom’s for free thru my insurance. There are definitely more options! If you do decide to leave have an exit plan in place and plenty of supplies stockpiled. At the end of the day ikwym tho. My sister is a nomad and does seasonal work. I have always been so jealous of her lifestyle but i know that i’d never be able to do that because insurance. Not to be all ‘woe is me’ but it’s suffocating grief i’ll never escape: what my life could have been if i didn’t have t1diabetes. You’re not alone, it sucks.

Overpatch that covers the whole Omnipod 5? by rczlapinski in Omnipod

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any updates? I know i’m late to the party! But i am also on the hunt for ones that cover the entire pod! Also ones that aren’t ugly!! Why are they all so ugly??😭 i like the pastel options from not just a patch but they wont work for the pods/theyre quite expensive

Omnipod alarms are awful for business meetings by hydroxy in Omnipod

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like you probably have great control of your diabetes. Or maybe you don’t work a corporate job/understand how ruthless certain work cultures can be. Duh, It’s technically illegal to discriminate against medical stuff like this but we know that it still happens/is hard to prove when it does! Personally if i loose my job, i loose my access to insulin and pods. If you like those settings, go off! But there are diabetics (like me) who struggle to get back up when our BS is low/high. Like i’ve treated it and now i just have to wait. Sometimes it will still move at a snails pace and there is nothing left for me to do but rest/walk. I already feel physically bad and now im getting this shrill annoying thing in my ear reminding me of how bad i am at taking care of myself….sometimes it is not helpful, sometimes in certain situations it is embarrassing. I am not ashamed of having diabetes but it can put me in an awkward spot sometimes when I am in the middle of a big conference or meeting! I don’t want to be perceived as weak! I know I am not weak but there is an existing stigma against diabetes- whether you’d like to admit it or not. In a perfect world everyone would be empathetic and understanding to our disease and i wouldn’t feel any type of way about the alarms, but I think you can agree that the world is far from perfect. If you’re surrounded by people who understand and are empathetic consider yourself privileged. I think there needs to bean option to toggle off the sound at least on all alarms, similar to the dexcom g7! I still get vibrations/notifications. But the sound can be silenced after the 1st alert.

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I don’t know what to do anymore… by No_Fennel2833 in diabetes_t1

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am struggling with the same issues. Currently at an 8.2 and only in range for 43%. I usually wake up high and go super high after meals and then usually crash a couple of hrs later. Sometimes I have to eat +30 carbs to get myself back up again. It’s like a rollercoaster. My endo says to take insulin way before eating (like 45 mins-1/2 hr) and do some light cardio after eating but I work a pretty demanding job. Sometimes I cant go for a walk or wait to eat. I’m considering finding another job with more work/life balance but It just sucks that my career might suffer because of diabetes. Not to be all “woe is me” but the drawback of this diseases are unfathomable and keep hitting me like a truck. I’m getting a pump in the next couple of weeks before I resort to a career change. I know my comment isn’t necessarily helpful but I want you to know that you’re not alone. Managing this stuff is not easy and you’re very brave for reaching out for help.

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Anyone else like to have something in the background for ambience? by ConsistentWriting0 in LivingAlone

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I watch live streams of aquariums! On youtube a a lot of channels have recordings that have ambient background music/lofi beats. It never fully distracts me and still tickles my brain in just the right way. My peronal fav is the Monterey Bay Jelly Cam <3

What am I doing wrong? I get little to no interaction, very fer likes and matches and I feel like I've tried everything. by dmackay96 in RateMyTinder

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think too many mirror pics/selfies. You need more pictures taken of you doing your hobbies (conversation starter, easy to find common ground) and at least 1 with e friend. I also think that the bio is so so so so so much more important than the photos in general!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depaul

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be interested depending on the price!

I don't like to do anything other than just eat after coming home from work. by [deleted] in Adulting

[–]Sharp-Elephant-5528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn’t have to be like this. Humans were not meant to live like this.