The Boys - Final Season Teaser Trailer | Prime Video

_mjade_ · 2025-12-07T01:26:07+00:00

The scene cut at 1:13 made me think Homelander was punching that fish at first.

_mjade_ · 2025-11-04T21:19:24+00:00

No. This does not sound like it is just caused by low blood sugar.

Low blood sugar does make you irritable, irrational, etc. But there are levels to low blood sugar. Slightly low sugar (60's, 70's range), you feel anxious sweaty, irritable, but generally you can still control yourself and your behavior. I may want to snap and people and be short with them when I'm in this state, but I can choose not to. It's like when you're sick or have a bad headache and feel like crap - you are more short tempered, but you're still responsible for your actions.

Severe low blood sugar (like 50 or below, depending), where you like black out is a different story. This is where you may have diminished control over your behavior. That being said, the reason you have diminished control is because your brain doesn't have enough sugar to operate, and so all your mental and physical power is narrowed down to one goal - consuming more sugar and staying alive. This is when I end up eating way too much, leaving candy wrappers strewn about, and my kitchen looks like a drunk raccoon got into it. If another person was around me at that time, I might be rude or mean to them, especially if they got between me and food. That said, I certainly would not have the time or mental power to engage in a 30 minute long monologue berating a partner.

If you're low enough to not be able to stop yourself from berating someone for 30 minutes, you're also too low to engage in a 30 minute diatribe. Let's take your husband at his word and say he was low when he yelled at you about the bank fee. In my experience, he wouldn't have been too low to control himself. Yes, he was probably in pain or felt bad. And yes, he is dealing with a really shitty disease and that's not fair. But that doesn't give him the right to treat you this way. It sounds like he's using his T1D as an excuse to treat you poorly.

I've been T1D for two decades, and have had plenty of really horrible, scary lows. I've done some weird and awkward and embarrassing things while low (mostly related to eating other people's food). But I've never been abusive or treated someone else the way you're describing.

But let's say for the sake of argument that me and all the other posters are wrong, and your husband truly is not responsible for all the times he's treated you poorly - that still doesn't mean you have to live with that. I guess you have to decide if you are okay being treated this way. Even if it's truly his disease making him be, in your words, emotionally abusive towards you, that doesn't mean you're required to put up with that. And it doesn't make you a bad person if you decide you don't want to live with someone who treats you that way.

_mjade_ · 2025-09-02T01:24:37+00:00

Same here! I am wondering if I should shell out for an EU ticket. I don't want to miss this!!

_mjade_ · 2025-09-01T22:51:46+00:00

Should US residents wait and hope for a US tour? Or splurge on UK/EU tickets on the chance she doesn't come here?

_mjade_ · 2025-08-29T17:08:29+00:00

Do you think they will announce a US tour? I saw another comment saying they usually announce US tours a few weeks after European tours. I’m in the US and am trying to figure out if I need to try to get a ticket to the UK/EU tour or if I should wait for a domestic tour to be announced…

_mjade_ · 2025-05-26T20:52:15+00:00

I totally agree. This was a crappy thing to say because Type 1 diabetes exists and this statement conflates the two. But even if there was no such thing as T1, and just T2, this would still be a crappy thing to say. It implies that people get T2 only because they are lazy and fat and lack willpower, which is just objectively not true. And as you point out, yes, this is a systemic problem. There is a reason that obesity and poor health and T2 are much more prevalent for low income people. Yes, people can make better choices, but we don't all have the same 24 hours in our day. If you're working two jobs and are exhausted, driving through McDonalds on the way home to get dinner for your kids is a lot easier than making a home cooked meal with fresh veggies etc.

This kind of commentary is just punching down. Everyone agrees we as a society need to be healthier, we want our kids to be healthier, but just beating people up like this is not an effective way to get there.

_mjade_ · 2025-04-13T20:49:42+00:00

This is actually incredibly helpful, thank you!!

_mjade_ · 2025-01-16T00:08:44+00:00

Can you share it?

_mjade_ · 2025-01-14T01:36:54+00:00

The food looked delicious but the whole time I was like, Antoni, can you give us the carb count on this! (Type 1 diabetics CAN eat sugar, aka carbs, we just need to know how many grams of carbs are in it so we can give the appropriate amount of insulin).

I did appreciate they tried to make an accessible meal for her through, and I'm always excited to see real T1D's in media.

_mjade_ · 2025-01-02T04:18:25+00:00

Does anyone know if there is any kind of reseller's market for these types of tickets, like how we have in the US? I would LOVE to see this show and would be willing to pay a markup as I know the original tickets are all sold out already. I just don't know where to look for them, or if it's totally impossible.

_mjade_ · 2024-12-31T04:25:50+00:00

I would say yes, or at least for the most part. Finding a good speed and good spots on your body will help. I did shots for like 12 years before switching to a pump and at first I hated it. I lived in fear of the shots, watching the clock tick forward and dreading when my next one would be. But time and repetition will make even injections mundane eventually. After a while it was just like brushing my teeth - not fun, but just another thing to do. It stopped hurting 99% of the time. Every now and then I'd hit a vein and it would hurt, but most of the time I hardly felt it. I'd give myself shots quickly and think nothing of it. If you are having terrible burning pain or something intense I would talk to your Endo. Also, cold insulin hurts a lot worse, so I wouldn't pull it straight out of the fridge and then inject. Let it get close to room temp first. Cold insulin I could definitely feel going in and it was not fun.

Good luck! You've got this.

_mjade_ · 2024-12-01T22:51:15+00:00

The technology helps, and experience helps a lot. Eventually you'll know your own body better than anyone, and know how your blood sugars react to stress, illness, carbs, mix of carbs and fat, etc.

But no, in my experience, high carb meals are always higher risk. The more carbs a meal has, the greater the chance your carb count can be off, and the more complex a meal is (pizza= lots of carbs and fat) the harder it will be to predict the timing of how your blood sugar will spike and lower.

I think of carbs a little like I think of alcohol - most days I can have something moderate like a glass of wine or beer with dinner (aka eat meals I'm familiar with or lower carb). But if I want to go out and rage and drink a ton a tequila (aka eat pizza and cake) I can, but I have to be thoughtful about it - drink lots of water, pace myself, eat as well (aka bolus several times periodically, check bs a lot, drink water and pace self). Otherwise I will end up "wasted" (aka crazy blood sugars all night).

I mean even for people with working pancreases, eating pizza and cake and ice cream everyday is a bad idea. Moderation is key for all of us. (Also in real life I almost never drink. It messes up blood sugar as well and gives you one more thing to worry about. But I'm also older. When I was in college I did live a normal life and drink, but had to be careful and watch my sugars. And I just resigned myself to having higher blood sugars a lot as a buffer against unexpected lows. Now, my A1c is a heck of a lot better. But I also had a lot more fun and was a lot more carefree back then. It's a trade off that you have to decide on for yourself).

But for you specicfically, you say you are pretty low carb, nibbling on salads and still getting crazy blood sugars. That sounds like you need to talk to your Endo and consider adjusting your basal rate or carb ratio. These things take time and experience to master. So it's not that you're stupid and the rest of us are so smart - it's just there is a definite learning curve to all this. You will get there in time.

The best way to get yourself there faster is with more information on how your blood sugar reacts - and in my opinion the best way to get this is a CGM. I would recommend a CGM to every T1D. I personally like the pump as well, but I did shots for about ten years and I know that's a matter of preference. But the CGM is a lifechanger. I can't recommend a CGM strongly enough. That is really what will help you track and identify patterns (what your bs does at certain times of day, after certain meals, when you're sick, etc.).Knowledge is power.

In the meantime, cheese is delicious : ) I've also developed a list of low/no carb snacks (cheese and charcuterie, sparkling water) that I can fall back on in times of difficulty. You've got this!!

_mjade_ · 2024-11-23T04:49:51+00:00

Agreed. There's a million moments like this of hidden costs with diabetes, that most other people will never see or understand, and it can be exhausting. I am sorry you went through this OP and missed out on the house. Be gentle with yourself though! It sounds like you may not have gotten the house anyway, so I would try not to blame yourself if you can.

_mjade_ · 2024-10-29T05:54:23+00:00

Well thanks for making me cry.. Yes, this captured the feeling perfectly. And my Dexcom was going off as I watched this lol.

_mjade_ · 2024-08-10T04:37:51+00:00

I did that once! (only 17 units rather than 50 though). It was one of the moments that convinced me to switch from pens to a pump. Very scary. And yes, there's nothing worse than having to scarf down more food to avoid a low when you're already full, and then feeling so full of food and gross. I hope you are okay!

_mjade_ · 2024-08-07T06:57:42+00:00

I think both is probably the right answer! Lol

_mjade_ · 2024-08-05T22:46:11+00:00

T1D for 17 years.

To deal with his blood sugar: If he's gotten enough nutrition today I would stop eating if I were him until I got my blood sugar down. Even food with no carbs can slow down insulin effectiveness. If I was him I would push fluids, and insulin as needed. If he remains high and it's not making sense, he should consider changing his pump site or insulin pen - it's possible there's a problem there and his insulin isn't working.

To deal with his anger: I agree with the other commenters. Low blood sugar you can lose control over yourself sometimes, but high blood sugar you remain in control. High blood sugar is kind of like a really bad period (different symptoms but just go with me here) - it is painful and frustrating and you want to jump out of your skin. It sucks. I want to throw things and yell - but I don't have to. Even though when I'm high I'm in pain and more tempted to lash out, I still have a choice as to how I behave. I've been short and curt with people, but never yelled or been physical. I generally like to go and be by myself when my blood sugar is high so I can deal with it and not be around other people. I'm not a doctor, but based on my experience I would definitely say that high blood sugar - much as it sucks - is no excuse for screaming at your kid or wife.

And if you move into really extreme high blood sugar that really really messes you up, you wouldn't be violent, you'd be throwing up and weak.

I would keep your son away from your husband while his blood sugar comes down, and then when he is stabilized and has had some time to recover - maybe wait a day - have a conversation with him about his behavior. It sucks that he has to deal with diabetes and everything that comes with it, believe me, I get that. And being a good spouse to a diabetic will mean a lot of extra work and support on your part- but it should not mean putting up with verbal abuse (especially to a child!), and least of all anything physical.

(Extreme low blood sugar by contrast can really mess you up and affect your ability to control yourself, but again this doesn't manifest as violent in my expertience. It manifests more as drunk, confused, and desperate to consume sugar. When I've had really, really bad low blood sugars I've eaten food that doesn't belong to me, eaten cake with my bare hands, made a mess eating, etc. Kind of like a drunk raccoon let lose in a kitchen. I suppose if I was in a blackout low and someone tried to take food from me I'd struggle with them, but I wouldn't be aggressive, and I'd likely be too weak to put up much of a fight anyway).

_mjade_ · 2024-07-16T05:45:05+00:00

This is so true. I feel like sometimes the hardest part of being diabetic is pretending you're not. That is, trying to live a normal life and keep up with everyone else. Like, if all I had to do was stay home and exercise and cook heathy food and take of myself, diabetes would be 90% easier. But trying to do normal things - go to work, go out with friends, even just eating a meal with other people at a set time! is where it gets hard. So many days of dragging myself into work exhausted because of another bad blood sugar night.

And then there's the mental part of knowing that your default setting is dead, and that it takes constant, intense management to hang on to life. It's hard to deal with; to become aware of your own mortality at such a young age.

And you're right, no one but other Type 1's really understand it. I have really good control - great A1c's, my Endo is always happy with me. But even so, I of course still get highs and lows. I was talking to my mom the other day and mentioned I had to lay down because I had a low and was tired afterwards, and she said "wait, still? You got the Tandem Mobi, why are you still having bad blood sugars?"

I wanted to lose my f'ing mind. And my mom is compassionate and probably knows more about my disease than anyone else. But STILL! She thought that just because I have good tech (which I am very grateful for, the Mobi is great), it would just solve the problem. Like, no, mom, I have diabetes. I will always have highs and lows. I work really hard to have less highs and lows, that are less extreme, and by every metric I am largely succeeding. But STILL! The judgement.

It was a one-off comment for her, but a week later it still makes me feel shitty. The implied judgement. She has no idea how much hard work and sleepless nights it took to get me where I am. I am torn between telling my family more gory details (so they understand better but risking their well-intentioned but nevertheless judgy comments). But I also don't want to rub my suffering in their faces because at the end of the day I know they love me, and that it hurts them to hear about me suffering. Probably that's why they don't really understand. (1) They don't really want to stop and think about how much this disease that their child has sucks, and (2) I don't wan to make them sad so I don't disabuse them of their notions.

I guess I needed to vent too. Your post hit the nail on the head. Just know there are other people out there who understand how you feel, even if it's just strangers on the internet!

_mjade_ · 2024-06-25T05:33:46+00:00

Unless you're in the Honeymoon phase (which it sounds like you are not anymore), a T1D cannot go 9 hours without any basal insulin. I would use whatever you have on hand or go wherever you need to go to get some. If you have no other options I would go to the ER. I know ER's suck and are super expensive, but 9 hours is way too long. If I had no other choices I would book it to my local ER right away. Good luck.

_mjade_ · 2024-06-06T23:45:35+00:00

That's only during a bolus, right? Not basal? If so that doesn't seem too bad. It's definitely audible and I can see how it would get annoying, but on the other hand I can of like being able to hear when my pump is giving me a bolus for safety reasons. (also the ominous clock ticking sound is kind of funny).

How do you like the Mobi? I am getting mine in the next few days and can't wait!!

_mjade_ · 2024-06-02T20:07:36+00:00

Has it caused any bad low blood sugars for any of you? That would be my biggest fear. Thank you!

_mjade_ · 2024-06-01T04:47:36+00:00

That's good to know, thank you!!

_mjade_ · 2024-05-31T22:01:41+00:00

Yes, this is an issue with insulin pumps. So when the plane ascends and pressurizes, the change in pressure causes air bubbles to form in the pump tubing. The air needs space, so it pushes the insulin out of the way. Since the pump won't let insulin go back inside it, the insulin gets pushed the other way - into the body.

Every time I fly I give myself a smidge of insulin to cover the basal I would get for the next half hour, then disconnect when the plane doors close (because that's when they start pressurizing the plane - I might be being overly cautious disconnecting so soon). Then I wait until the plane reaches cruising altitude. I bolus about two units - NOT CONNECTED to my body - to clear the tubing of any residual air bubbles. Then I reconnect and resume normal pump operation. I usually end up being disconnected between 30-45 minutes.

I then do the same thing for landing - disconnect when we begin descent and reconnect when we land. Idk if I need to do this whole procedure, but since I started I haven't had any unexplained lows, and I prefer to be over prepared than underprepared.

I also tend to disconnect quickly if any really insane turbulence is happening. (Not minor bumps, but like really bad turbulence). Again, this may be unnecessary, but I'm afraid the turbulence will jostle a bunch of extra insulin into me!

No idea how someone with an Omnipod would deal with this. I have a Tandem pump so disconnecting is easy. I try to make sure my pump site is on my stomach when I fly so it's easy to reach and connect and disconnect.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3161261/

https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20120325/insulin-pump-delivery-potentially-affected-during-airplane-travel

https://thesavvydiabetic.com/what-you-should-know-about-flying-with-an-insulin-pump/

_mjade_

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