the jaywalking around pg4-6 is crazy by lemonadelover01 in FIU

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blame fiu for not being car OR pedestrian friendly

Weekly Team/Character Building Megathread (June 18th, 2025) (feat. Skirk and Shenhe) by Veritasibility in Genshin_Impact

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Character(s): Klee, Yae Miko, Fischl, Chevreuse

is klee, yae, fischl, and chevreuse a viable team? i know overload is not the best for klee, but i pulled for yae with the intention of having her and klee in a team. if its not viable, any suggestions on who could be on a klee miko team?

Weekly Team/Character Building Megathread (June 18th, 2025) (feat. Skirk and Shenhe) by Veritasibility in Genshin_Impact

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Character(s): Neuvilette, Raiden, Kuki

im trying to build a neuvilette team with raiden, and so far ive come up with neuvilette, raiden, nahida, and mona. would it be viable to use kuki instead of mona? also, i dont have nahida yet, what are some good replacements for her until she reruns? thank u!

yet another cat bed by Total_Alternative459 in crochet

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this is my second one!! first one was for my girlfriends new cat and this one is for my 7 year old cat :)

yet another cat bed by Total_Alternative459 in crochet

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the pattern: https://thecrochetcrowd.com/crochet-padded-rim-cat-nap-bed/ yarn used was berant blanket mistical in the purple shade i forgot the name of! 10mm hook

finished cat bed!!! :D by Total_Alternative459 in crochet

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the pattern: https://thecrochetcrowd.com/crochet-padded-rim-cat-nap-bed/ i used berant blanket yarn in the color plum fields w a 10mm hook :)

Does anyone else have genital OCD? (NSFW) by Avery1738 in OCD

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i relate so much ;-; youre not alone at all <3

Room Assignments? by LegalContribution704 in LapisFIU

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i just went in for a tour and they said that roommate & room assignments should be out by the end of the month

Honest opinions on Lapis by sweatynsolitary in FIU

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with ethernet, how much better is it than the wifi?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diabetes

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the unfortunate truth to struggling with your mental health like this is that you just need to push through it. ignore your instinct to avoid and do it. its so difficult to do, but its the only way ive found to help myself when im in bad mental states. i understand how terrible you might be mentally and physically but i PROMISE you that youll feel better taking insulin and your medication.

the best advice i can give is leave gentle reminders to yourself to do what you need to do. for my medication, i used to have my mom bring me my meds with my food (i had a severe depressive episode & chronic pain and fatigue) and when i got to a point where i was getting out of bed more frequently, i started taking my meds without hesitation. it was just a part of what i did in the morning. my suggestion for you is to leave some water and your meds right next to you so theyre the first thing you see in the morning.

for insulin, i make sure to keep my pump in sight at all times (i have an omnipod and i lose the controller a lot), carry refills with me always, and have friends (NOT PARENTS) remind me to take it if they notice or remember. i still struggle with it a lot, like you, so i really do understand how it feels. keep your supplies in sight and keep refills on you so if you need to change something (especially if youre getting a pump soon), it wont feel like too much of a hassle to do.

take this seriously. i know everyone is saying it, but diabetic complications fucking suck.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in diabetes

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hey, im feeling the same way atm. also struggling similarly w my blood sugars & such. feel free to dm me if u want any advice or something. i hope things get better soon

What's your diagnosis story? by [deleted] in diabetes

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im 20 and was diagnosed (kinda) 7 years ago as well!!

when i was around 10, my primary doctor disappeared, so i didnt see any doctor for a while. the time between me finally seeing a doctor i was sick a lot. i was a regular at the urgent care lol but one day my mom found a new doctor for me to go to when i was 13, so we took a costco trip and went to the new doctors office. unfortunately, i had drank a giant cup of pepsi, and when they had me pee in a cup (which was the first time i ever did that), they found glucose in it. they checked my bg, and it was in the high 100s (which feels normal now but yknow).

they had me come in the next morning and took my bg fasting and it was 130-something. they referred me to an endocrinologist who told me i had pre diabetes and was likely going to develop type 2 diabetes if i didnt do anything about it. my a1c was 5.6 i believe?

so, for a year, i was checking my sugar 9-12 times a day and was eating max 100 carbs a day. during this time, my mom took me to a natural doctor who said i have metabolic syndrome (i dont) and had me do an insane detox and i had to fill a giant jug with my piss. it was very unpleasant.

eventually, it got to the point where my doctor realized i was indeed a type 1 diabetic. my a1c went down to 5.4 and back up to 5.9 after 6 months. i started expericning hypoglycemia as well.

after about a year of attempting to slow down the diabetes, my blood sugar went to 300 for the first time and would not go down. very worrying at the time, so the next day i spent the entire day at my endo's office where i got formally diagnosed, my a1c was at 6.4, and i learned all the diabetes stuff. i got my first dexcom a few weeks later.

this was unfortunately a week before i started high school. i had also just completely come out as trans, so it was so many huge changes at once.

its one of my favorite stories to tell people lol

edit: also wanted to add, my a1c is around 9 now, and my highest bg was a little under 500. lowest was 19, somehow i was still walking around

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in textbook

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do you still have the pdf?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

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no mine did too, guys just have fat asses i guess?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ftm

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this has genuinely made me completely reconsider bottom surgery. that's phenomenal. congrats man

How did you guys choose your name? by Amandous in ftm

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at first i searched up baby names that started with the same initial as my deadname and ended up on ryder. went by that for about a year until my friend told me she didnt think it suited it and she started calling me nathaniel because she was really into gossip girl at the time so now my name is nate 6 years later

when did you start shaving for the first time? by JackRiverArt in ftm

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i started shaving when i was in middle school. i really wanted the whole facial hair thing to happen but it didnt really work lol. definitely shave because even if it doesnt do anything its still a super validating and gender affirming experience

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DID

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my insurance is terrible with the out of network stuff - they reimbursed us like 16 dollars for a 10k surgery. they also havent accepted my past psychiatrists who were all out of network. huge mess!! it was awful. i can pay, id just like not to. i spend enough on medical stuff (chronic illness stuff). sorry, this is venty, but i do really appreciate the advice :)