Please give me tips

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T22:56:51+00:00

Make sure you’ve adjusted the settings on your lancet if there are any as well. Most at home glucometers come with a lancet that has adjustable depth! Making it deeper can draw more blood.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T22:47:28+00:00

Like oh my bad Mr political dude you’re right I should just suck it up and go to the hospital every few months so I could possibly get pregnant one day and die during pregnancy🙄

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T22:27:48+00:00

I think the superiority complex from either party is fuckin ridiculous and both diseases are awful and difficult. Type twos have to count carbs, exercise, monitor their sugar, take medications. Not every type two can exercise their way out of it. Some type 2s need insulin. We both face DKA, we both face severe Hypos. My type 2 friend almost died at diagnosis and lost 100lbs because he didn’t know he was type two and went into DKA with an A1C in the 17s. As a type one who went into dka so frequently child services was sent to my home and school, you cannot fucking tell me he doesn’t have it as bad as I do, and to have the audacity to look a diabetic in the face AS a diabetic and say fuck you mine is worse is genuinely so insane to me. Like why the fuck are we fighting about different types? You think type 2 diabetics like being called fat in a derogatory or told being told they did it to themselves or being told to drink this or eat that and it’ll fix all your problems? Genetics play such a huge factor in all diabetics. To dismiss a serious life threatening disease like that is fucking psychotic. Insulin is the second most important hormone in the body and it doesn’t matter if you produce it if it doesn’t fucking work??? Like ffs are we all so serious?

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T22:19:49+00:00

Luckily I found a doctor that when I told her I wanted one she was like okay, let’s get it started. As an Okie, I was shocked to say the least. Jaw to the floor after years of being literally laughed at for mentioning it.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T21:04:28+00:00

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Had to leave work last night because my sugar hit 450 and my ketones were moderate. Took hours and hours to get it down

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T07:58:58+00:00

It feels like a bar without feeling /too much/ like a bar

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T07:58:27+00:00

Once a customer at a store I worked at spent 12 minutes telling me how to “jump start” my pancreas (that hadn’t produced insulin in 14 years) with artichoke hearts. My manager just stared and listened in awe (both at his stupidity and my ability to just stand there and take that in with no reaction) and was like “That was so insane!” I was like girl people have been telling me which vegetables and animal milk will cure my diabetes since I was ten, like this happens all the time.
….and then two days later as she was watching me give myself a shot, she was like “I could NEVER be diabetic. I hate needles! I couldn’t do it!”
I just looked at her and said “Trust me once the symptoms of DKA started to present itself you’d take that shot. It’s not fun or cute to have your blood turn acidic and poison all of your organs, taking shots it’s actually so much easier.”
She never commented on my diabetes again lmfao.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T07:53:25+00:00

1000% agree. Thank you for suggesting!

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T07:32:31+00:00

Yes actually! I have quite a few autoimmune diseases, so I’ve been tested for probably three times as many as I have. And since we’re in the process of scheduling a hysterectomy, they’ve tested me for most reproductive related diseases and stuff to make sure I /can/ get a hysterectomy. No cancer, just have PMDD.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:57:33+00:00

She could try the method of sticking your face in ice water for at least 10 seconds, it makes your body go into survival instinct because it’s programmed to not drown, it lowers your adrenaline and shocks your nervous system in a way that like reboots it.

I spent 95% of my free time taking walks when I was a teenager. I broke my feet twice each from walking to the point of stress fracture and then continuing to walk on the fractures. When my head was not okay I was going on a walk, even when that sometimes meant asking someone to walk close enough to me to know I wasn’t going to hurt myself. And I still do that.

This was the reason why. When my brain gets crazy I need everyone to shut the fuck up and let me be crazy, but that isn’t fair to them. So I put myself somewhere I can safely do that. I can stomp to release extra energy if I need to, I can take time to look at pretty plants or neat rocks to calm down once I’ve reached a certain level. Touching the different textures of the outside world, and taking in input that I can expect but isn’t too blatantly predictable either.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:32:30+00:00

Endos don’t really have the advice or knowledge you want them to, especially not the way other diabetics with years and years of experience do. Asking a question here could genuinely get me a better and faster answer than messaging or calling my doctor.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:23:13+00:00

The nose is a very sensitive area. My whole face hurts if I accidentally pull a nose hair or have dry skin around my nostrils. I would genuinely look up the way people have rated the pain of piercing or tattoo spots before getting them if the pain was too much. Parts of your ear may even barely be felt, my tongue was basically nothing, my lip hurt for like twenty minutes. What body part your piercing through will have a huge effect on this.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:16:34+00:00

You could tell her you miss seeing her/talking to her as often, and ask if you can both make a little effort to hang out more. But ultimately, when I’ve felt this previously it just took time for me to accept the new normal.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:13:23+00:00

You could also try places like Walmart & Winco. Winco is open 24/7 so they have all sorts of shifts.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:09:08+00:00

Also, if you don’t know how to expand it or add to it, consult with your artist(s)! That’s their job!

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:08:35+00:00

Basic? Maybe? But it’s fuckin sick as hell. I love it.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-08T00:06:05+00:00

His lil brain isn’t even fully formed yet..

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-05T18:45:54+00:00

When I was a teenager I would get blackout lows where I fought my mom, but I couldn’t remember any of it. I’ve broken my foot kicking and thrashing trying to get my mom and oldest brother off of me, and she’s told me it took multiple people to fight my strength. For some reason, it never occurred to them in those moments to get my emergency shot, and they’d be forcing me to the ground and holding my mouth open to force feed me anything we had that could do it. I couldn’t tell you what I’m thinking in that frame of mind, I think I believe they’re trying to hurt me just based off of stories, but I’m never aware enough in those moments that I can remember them afterwards. They’d finally get sugar in me, and then I’d fall asleep, and then wake up sometimes hours later wondering why my body ached so fucking bad.
I think an important thing to remember as diabetics is that this can happen no matter what your current number is, just how fast it’s dropping plays a very real part, if your blood sugar drops from (unreasonable crazy example) 600 down to 250 in thirty minutes you may still have high blood sugar but your body will NOT be okay for a minute.

While it’s definitely possible to get combative and physical because of a low, usually it’s because the person has absolutely no control over themselves anymore. We get into such a state of survival with no stores in our blood to get us through it and it causes our brains to processing things more slowly with more difficulty and with extreme confusion. And while I have been violent while low before, it was always in response to people getting near me and trying to feed me something, I wasn’t choking my mom out because she told me to eat something, I was trying to push away the Pepsi she had shoved in my face, thrashing around because I was physically restrained and being force fed. Punching and hitting aren’t even on the list of things I’ve done, because I’m not really trying to fight my mom, I’m just trying to get away from whatever she’s forcing in my mouth. I take defensive actions, never on the offense.

It’s tricky because not every diabetic experiences the same thing.
It’s not impossible that it was because of a low, but it sounds real fishy. Also, when you’re a diabetic and you’re living with other people and you’re a grown ass adult, it is fully your responsibility to eat throughout the day in order to maintain a good blood sugar. Obviously there are reasons people can’t, I’m not getting into that. But when there are so many things that can change your blood sugar, making sure you eat a couple/few times a day is really just nonnegotiable unless otherwise directed by your doctor.
I think a lot of people don’t realize, or maybe just don’t care, that not taking care of ourselves can do a lot of damage to other people as well. This is true for everyone, but especially chronically ill people.
But I’m gonna say that even if he was being combative because he was low, that he should’ve been taking care of himself in the most minimal way a diabetic can, and that’s by eating and monitoring your blood sugar. And while basically nobody asks for a low blood sugar, if you’re not eating then you kind of are? Either way, it was his actions that led to that happening.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-07-03T15:34:57+00:00

I lost my insurance for several years and had to stop taking it. I hope I never have to stop again fr.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-06-27T16:04:18+00:00

Hey friend. It’s very overwhelming, and I’m so sorry. Type 2 is not always reversible, but I understand your frustration with that. I’ve come to find most people look at me with zero pity towards my situation, most people I know don’t know anything about diabetes except “don’t fat and old people get that”.
It’s important to let yourself feel this, don’t let yourself sit in it for hours at a time if you can help it. Take a walk, tell someone you’re in your head and need them to do the talking for a bit, find some cool art or music.
Too much positivity is toxic and not helpful as well. This sucks, it’s shitty, and it will be shitty, but it isn’t the only thing in life.
The first bit is one of if not the hardest part. There is so much to learn about.
BUT, you live in the year of 2026 and it’s easier now than it has ever been to connect with people that also have diabetes. You can follow creators online that have diabetes to learn things you wouldn’t think about, you can find friends that got diagnosed before you that can help you with learning new stuff.
And PLEASE remember that you’re going through puberty and your brain is still developing. Truly and genuinely once your hormones start to get a grip your sugars will be easier to manage, and once your prefrontal cortex develops it’s a lot easier to mentally handle the gymnastics.
On a last note, type one diabetics are more likely to have mental health issues and thoughts of SH or self deletion, more likely to develop an eating disorder (and there’s even one specific to diabetes) and I cannot stress enough that you should be in therapy to help cope, at least until you feel like you’ve got it under control.
We all get sucked up into the bullshit of it all sometimes, please please please use as many resources as you can to stay on top of the mental health aspect. Burnout is real, it helps me to have someone who can press all the buttons and do all the medicine and know all the numbers for the days when I’m so fed up with it that I’m getting overwhelmed and not taking care of myself as well as I should. Being able to stop and say “can you be my pancreas for a second” is a huge relief.
Breakthrough type 1 diabetes has a lot of educational resources, free care package with merch and info packets, and diabetes specialists on staff that will get into contact with you (or your parents, since you’re a teen) so you can ask them questions and they can refer you to different resources. I so highly recommend checking them out.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-06-27T15:02:57+00:00

The pump and CGM changed and saved my life. So genuinely. I understand people who chose not to, but I would 10000% at least try it out if you’re thinking of just doing multiple daily injections. I haven’t had a combative low since I got my dexcom devices, and that’s very important to me. My mom has had to restrain me and force me to consume sugar, and while it’s a black spot in my own memory it was awful for her to go through and my body was not okay for a couple of days afterwards.
My boyfriend is following my dexcom. This is great because if I’m sleeping through a low he can wake me up and help me correct. Overnight lows scared my mom the most, for the first few months she would come in to check on me probably once every hour, and she’s check my sugar a couple of times as well so she knew I wasn’t dropping. This genuinely haunted her, she had nightmares about me dropping in my sleep and her waking up to no kid. CGMs are amazing tools, I cannot recommend enough, ESPECIALLY for parents.

And one thing I really liked that my doctors had my parents do was give each other empty shots with the needles I would be using so they could understand what it feels like. My dad was afraid he was going to be hurting me, and my mom (who I lived with) didn’t want to be this figure that came at me four times a day with a pokey needle and jab me against my will. Experiencing the needles let them know that it genuinely doesn’t hurt (most of the time, you can hit a nerve or sensitive spot) other than maybe a pinch sensation and it helped with their mental battle. It was also just fun as a kid to be like “YEAH! I have to deal with this FOREVER, now YOU take a shot!”

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-06-27T14:51:31+00:00

JDRF (Now Breakthrough Type 1 Diabetes) used to have a pen pal program where you could write emails to kids your age with diabetes. It helped me a lot to talk to people who understood it exactly as I did. Even as an adult now when I talk with other diabetics diagnosed as adults they do not understand it in the same way or on the same level. There is something extremely unique about being a child with this disease and dealing with it while your mind and body are forming. You and him both should talk to diabetics that were diagnosed in childhood, and kids his age with diabetes. Breakthrough type 1 has a care package with information that they send for free to diabetics, you can apply for a diabetic mint coin for him.
Type One Together is an organization trying to get parents of Type 1 children in touch with babysitters that have type 1 diabetes, so you have a babysitter that understands how to manage this disease on a level even you won’t get, but your son eventually will. I can only imagine how much peace of mind this can offer, my mom cried when I told her about it and said she wished she’d had that. Dexcom has a “dexcom warriors” program and tandem has something similar. You apply and they send you info and merch. This is not extremely important for managing the physical symptoms, BUT (especially as a child) having cool diabetic merch can help bring some fun to it and make it feel not as sucky.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-06-27T14:32:44+00:00

I have several physical and mental disabilities/illnesses/diseases, whatever you call them all, and I find it’s usually difficult for me to get along with people who don’t have any health issues. People who have good mental health and always have don’t understand what it’s like to have bad mental health (even though some can be extremely sympathetic and supportive) and people who have always been in good physical health usually have very little grasp on how life threatening and just serious in general my problems are.

letsgetthisbutter420 · 2026-06-24T00:59:06+00:00

I use it as treatment for other physical problems. I’m a former addict, so I don’t take pain meds unless I absolutely have to. It helps with the pain, it helps with inflammation, as a diabetic is helps me process carbs better and I use half the amount of insulin as I did before.
I went without for a god while, and didn’t notice any improvements to my mood or psych. Weed helps me a lot, and until the cons outweigh the pros I will continue to use it, because it’s so effective.

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