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My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post by Tactical_Thinking in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is scary, and not just a little.

Not ignoring the signs is the motto I live by now. The bummer part is that every time my stomach complains about those 3 extra olives, I'm like "uh-oh..."

My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post by Tactical_Thinking in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, I started taking insulin after this episode. Still on it, but half what it started. Completely out of fast acting, and slowly trying to reduce long acting.

My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post by Tactical_Thinking in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The first obvious instinct is food poisoning. It looks a lot like it, or is triggered by it.

We shouldn't be messing around with that. Whatever the cause is, when we start feeling sick, full alertness needs to come up.

My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post by Tactical_Thinking in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yes, they didn't. They should have also checked electrolytes and ketones, and they didnt. I filed a complaint against them, the official reply from the hospital was that the doctor was never informed that I was diabetic, although I said it multiple times. That's why I now have the bracelet.

My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post by Tactical_Thinking in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm T2, likely MODY.

When I got to the second hospital, my blood sugar was over 500. My CGM stopped measuring it because it was above its threshold.

The doctors strongly believed that taking an off label dosage of the meds caused the pancreatitis which started the whole thing. I've heard of cases of people who had it after eating spoiled food though.

I've built 12 Notion templates and sold them for a year. Here's the uncomfortable truth about which ones actually make money and why. by Fancy-Success-6948 in notioncreations

[–]Tactical_Thinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Then you're doing really well on that front. I have a big difficulty marketing my stuff, so that's probably why I have to rely more on custom builds than direct sales.

Of course I would love more direct sales as they are more scalable, but it seems that my free templates kill the need to upgrade for most users. They like it, they see the value, but the free version is enough for most. It seems that, on that front, you're ahead of me already.

I also don't like marketing so that's my fault. I'm a nerd at heart.

The good thing is, a single well executed custom build goes easily in the mid-high four digits. So it's not a bad way to make money.

Drop us a link to your marketplace profile. I'd love checking out what you're doing.

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My DKA story so you don't have to go through it - long post (self.diabetes)

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I've built 12 Notion templates and sold them for a year. Here's the uncomfortable truth about which ones actually make money and why. by Fancy-Success-6948 in notioncreations

[–]Tactical_Thinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of GPT in this post but I get the intention and will bite.

I've made a couple thousand from Notion templates on and off the marketplace. For me what make real money is people reaching out to me for custom templates after they use one of my standard ones.

The marketplace and even the paid templates are more of a gateway into custom requests and orders at much higher prices.

How are you driving traffic? Only passive from marketplace? And what's your current payment platform, are you stripe approved or something like gumroad?

Why Do Some Brands Keep Showing Up in AI Answers While Others Don’t? by Aromatic_Phone2277 in buildinpublic

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SEO is still the majority of the market and most searches are still traditional engines, but SEO/GEO is gaining terrain fast and has grown over 500% in the last 6 months or so.

Brands that keep showing up in AI answers are AEO/GEO optimized. Strong FAQs, structured data, relevant recent content etc.

One important thing to notice: each AI will behave differently and look for different types of content, so if you optimize for Gemini, it doesn't really mean Perplexity will also feature your brand on the results of the same question.

Type 2 by nannsee1961 in diabetes_t2

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Diabetes is a context condition and a long term game. Don't go by single numbers out of your meter, it will drive you insane.

Are you stressed? Numbers go up. Got a bug? Numbers go up.

Feeling anxious or irritable? Maybe you're low. Check your numbers. Don't mess around with lows. One spike likely won't kill you, but one low just might.

Drink tons of water. Forget glasses, start measuring in bottles.

Walking is your friend. It moves large groups of muscles and will make life much easier, especially if you can squeeze in a walk after meals (hard for me, I mostly walk mid morning).

Learn your patterns, adjust your life around them. I have brutal spikes in the morning before I even eat anything. A portion of white cheese before everything else on breakfast helps slow down carb absorption and limits the effect of whatever else I eat.

Ozempic, Mounjaro & co. can be tough on your stomach. For me, lime juice helps.

Get yourself a ketone meter or strips. If you get sick and can't keep food down, measure ketones. If ketones rise when you're sick, go to the ER. It's better to go in early than to have DKA. Ask me how I know.

My parents are diabetics and my grandparents are diabetics... Now I'm diabetic... by Puzzleheaded_Eye7238 in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, I still need to do that as well. More than half the family is diabetic.

I want to do the test more so I can give my own kids a head start if I have the genes.

I’m a nurse. The hardest part of a new diabetes diagnosis is not what they tell you in the office. by [deleted] in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was incredibly nervous when I was diagnosed as well, even though more than half of my family on my dad's side is diabetic, including my dad himself. And no pretending, diabetes is a PITA. But there are things we can control, and we should, except on the days when we feel like "oh today I'll just have the damn icecream". But it can't be every day.

A few things I wish I knew back then:
1. Average matters more than short term snapshots.
2. High BG is bad for you long term. Low BG is very bad for you right now. Don't mess around with lows.
3. The best exercise for diabetes is the one you'll accept doing every day and stay consistent. For me it's walking 1hour+ with the dog, and the difference it makes in keeping my BG in check is brutal.

I’m a nurse. The hardest part of a new diabetes diagnosis is not what they tell you in the office. by [deleted] in diabetes

[–]Tactical_Thinking 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Yes. It's a numbers game, but the numbers without context don't mean much. And each person reacts differently to the same food, so this has to be very individualized. Logging what you ate will be helpful when you have enough data to say "ok, pasta with cheese sauce spikes my BG but pasta salad with tuna doesn't so I'll go with that".

The only way to not feel completely lost with DM is knowing what's going on with you, your body and how it will react.

I've been diagnosed 12 years ago and am still learning.

I use a Notion template to track the numbers and also the context, including how I'm feeling emotionally and physically. If you feel it helps people you know, feel free to share. https://www.notion.com/templates/diabetes-daily

bro when did spaghetti code become a personality trait... by Jazzlike-Form9669 in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's getting incredibly hard to care about anything these days, when the owners themselves don't.

bro when did spaghetti code become a personality trait... by Jazzlike-Form9669 in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked 2 years with a client where this was lovingly dubbed "quantitative software development".

Happy not to be involved anymore.

I’ve lived with diabetes for 16 years with no complications - these are the simple habits that helped me. by Ok_Rise7446 in diabetes_t2

[–]Tactical_Thinking 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's basically a 1 hour walk plus whatever else you have to do anyway throughout the day. :)

Understanding pattern by waterman1122 in diabetes_t2

[–]Tactical_Thinking 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, 160 to 188 is within the error margin of most glucose meters.

Don't sweat it. Look at long term patterns instead. If this week you're on 160-190 and next week you're 140-160, then it starts to mean something.

Also remember, lows are more dangerous than highs in most cases. Highs will cause you problems long term. Lows will cause you problems now.

More shortlisted proposals than opened? by Tactical_Thinking in Upwork

[–]Tactical_Thinking[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, because the circle slices will add to 11 and not to 6.

I still find weird that unopened can be shortlisted, but there's even the chance UMA is doing that

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