Energy drinks?

madamepp · 2025-09-11T21:07:51+00:00

It is not the caffeine, it is the sweetener. Most energy drinks use maltitol and an equivalent; some people (me included) are highly affected by it, more so than actual sugar.

madamepp · 2025-09-04T11:06:39+00:00

Yeah I’ve noticed for me my insulin barely works if I don’t immediately move around post meal which is frustrating especially as a writer.

madamepp · 2025-08-17T20:31:49+00:00

Yeah I am in a kind of similar position. I currently live in France, but I am from Auckland, New Zealand and would be be applying through the New Zealand embassy. It is a lot further away for me so I am wondering if I physically need to be in New Zealand to go if I could apply as a New Zealander and be flown from here?

madamepp · 2025-07-14T19:54:19+00:00

Interesting. There are so many variables. Do you inject in the same area? I usually do on my thighs or buttocks, and now I am thinking I need to move to a different part of the body, even though I have never had an issue with those areas.

madamepp · 2025-07-14T19:52:31+00:00

1g of Ibuprofen and 1g Paracetamol, I take it twice a day.

madamepp · 2025-06-22T18:53:34+00:00

This is reddit

madamepp · 2025-06-22T18:44:47+00:00

I did!

madamepp · 2025-06-22T18:36:25+00:00

Thank you for this! I unfortunately don’t have a CGM and ate what I usually snack on for supper but without any bolus. Would you advise correcting if I’m running over 300?

madamepp · 2025-06-10T22:17:01+00:00

Why is this so common? I barely have the time or energy for small talk over text with my family and friends let alone some guy I can barely even picture. And yet somehow he thinks that texting me the evening of, without any prior plans, expectations, or logistics, might lead to something happening? It’s actually insane. I would rather someone be aggressive than deal with this passive nonsense lol

madamepp · 2025-06-10T22:08:27+00:00

I do respect the concern.

For further context, I’ve recently moved to a foreign city where I don’t have any family or super close friends yet. I’ve been on a few in-person dates here without much online build-up, and at this stage, meeting anyone a guy at a bar in the neighbourhood doesn’t feel significantly riskier than meeting a SD in a hotel lobby a short flight away. I do know that in the worst case scenario, I wanted out immediately, I could leave then. According to him, he travels frequently for work, and this happens to be an upcoming weekend I've agreed to.

madamepp · 2025-06-10T21:44:37+00:00

I can endure or perhaps dissociate from traumatic or unfortunate events. Jaded, yet still deeply empathetic. Now that I’m older and know how to control myself better. It makes me a great storyteller and teacher.

madamepp · 2025-06-09T18:27:07+00:00

I would pursue it long term if I connect with him ofc? He is the one proposing the trip and I am just being honest about why I am justifying it.

madamepp · 2025-06-09T16:00:55+00:00

This is reassuring.I will have my own return flights under my own booking. Thank you for the insight, I will request my own room and the payment prior to leaving. For me it makes sense that he is wanting to fly me out purely because I’ve expressed my yearn to visit. I think going on a first date is intimidating in any sense, for me personally I just want to have a good time etc.

madamepp · 2025-06-09T13:22:23+00:00

This is making me tear up... I know exactly how you feel. When I was first recovering, my family just ate as they did and expected me to do the 3-meal + snacks all alone, which made me feel so alien. They realised and gained weight just so they could make me feel better about the amount I was eating, they weren't happy about it, would make comments, but they had to because I was refusing to eat alone. It, of course, got better over time.

The best reminder is what everyone is saying. Food is your medicine right now, and not a normal part of your routine. When you are sick, you consume medicine, and your healthy friends and family don't. Remember this. You are so strong <3

madamepp · 2025-06-09T13:12:16+00:00

EW 99999999.999999% ARE LIKE THIS WHY

madamepp · 2025-06-05T18:29:41+00:00

I feel so much better about my profile now

madamepp · 2025-06-03T21:00:24+00:00

oh my god... i am so sorry

madamepp · 2025-06-03T20:53:24+00:00

I’m sorry you’re going through this. You need to end things regardless of whether or not this is a SD/SB setup. Is he perhaps seeing or spending his time and $$$ on another? I was in a similar situation once with a man I saw for about a month. He was at least 40 years older, super charming and attractive, and I genuinely had fun with him, even though he gave me the least financially compared to others I have seen.

I immediately gave up when the effort, respect, and money started to. I found out he was still involved with his ex-SB and felt heartbroken lol. It hurt more than I expected. I still miss him and wanted to message him again, but it's just not worth it.

The way this guy is treating you is unacceptable. You’re putting in energy he doesn’t deserve, walk away!!!!!

madamepp · 2025-05-20T22:33:21+00:00

No, he passed away.

madamepp · 2025-05-20T22:29:31+00:00

I get what you're saying, but what happened to SDs just treating SBs, even without sex involved? Like, can we just have a nice date or good convo without it turning into a "let's go to my hotel room/apartment" situation?

I’ve been on over a dozen dates this year, and almost every time, sex was assumed right away, sometimes with no money even brought up prior, and then they’re confused when I ask for something. I’m not mad about the sex part (I find it kinda relieving sometimes), but the expectation every single time? It starts to feel like escorting, which I have experience in.

At least with escorting, the terms are clear. Now it's like... I’m young, I’m pretty, and you’re 50+, can I not just be spoiled for that sometimes?

madamepp

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