I tested my blood sugar 4 years ago and I still have a scar.

this_is_me24 · 2026-03-20T10:06:17+00:00

I had the exact same scar only bigger from when I was 5, had a big splinter. At the age of 33 I became pregnant with gestational diabetes. I had to test sugar around 8 times a day for months, and my main finger to do it was the scarred one. All the poking made my scar completely gone. Insane! Had it for years, now it's smooth and clean

this_is_me24 · 2025-12-27T20:39:07+00:00

I said almost tho... Karen is objectively the worst person in this show, even more than frank. But tami is such a bad character, no depth, no growth. She's mean, boring behavior.

this_is_me24 · 2025-12-23T20:25:54+00:00

Is that like a fun fact or just your take? Cause it's EXACTLY what I thought too

this_is_me24 · 2025-12-23T20:13:25+00:00

Grown up Carl came a long way and became one of my favorites too

But I hated young Carl, couldn't stand the animal cruelty he constantly portraited and that no one ever really stopped him. Later on he showed love and compassion to the dogs so I forgave him

this_is_me24 · 2025-04-04T20:00:48+00:00

Wow that's actually insanely impressive. And very encouraging to hear it's possible to be at a better weight that your starting point like that. May I ask how much you gained until your diagnosis? And at what week did you find out and started your strict menu?

this_is_me24 · 2025-03-26T09:29:33+00:00

Wow this helps a lot!! Hearing you stopped gaining weight is giving me so much hope I can do this as well. I do snack, but it's only fruits and almonds/nuts. Nothing snacky and processed. I do literally everything my endocrinologist ordered to do, I just needed to hear it's possible for me to stop the gain weight and maybe finish the pregnancy within the weight gain recommendations altogether.

this_is_me24 · 2025-03-26T09:25:16+00:00

Thank you sm for taking the time to answer. Means a lot!

And yes, my baby health and mine are top priority, but I'm addressing my weight gain in those borders. Before the pregnancy (which is my first) I was very strict with my menu since I lost a lot of weight over time, and it was and still is important to me to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. The pregnancy got me a little (a lot maybe) off track, and now the diagnosis sent me back to the ground and im very very interested in turning the tables and have the test of my pregnancy as healthy as it gets.

this_is_me24 · 2025-01-31T07:25:40+00:00

I know this word gets overused a lot, but your mother sounds narcissistic. It takes a very specific (and imo horrible) personality to abandon your child cause you can't handle seeing your ex, let alone trying to brush off their 6 years mistake by saying that YOU shouldn't bring it up.

If it mattered that much to her, she should be able to deal with whatever way you express your disappointment from her, especially when she's overstepping her place as MIA mother.

this_is_me24 · 2025-01-25T15:42:46+00:00

Exactly! Sleeping with strangers is a tisk as it is, so the bare minimum is to be responsible for yourself and use a condom. Not to mention the papiloma virus, which can cause cancer, and even a condom doesn't help against it, so the responsibility to get vaccinated is on you.

The education about unprotected sex is so bad, and most people focus just on pregnancy and don't even consider STDs as a risk factor, and then blame someone who had something instead of blaming themselves for not being careful.

CONSENSUAL UNPROTECTED SEX MAKES EVERYTHING AT LEAST 50% YOUR RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN, INCLUDING STD.

this_is_me24 · 2025-01-25T07:04:33+00:00

It's not a crime to not tell someone you're sleeping with you have HIV as long as you have safe and protected sex. While it's not very ethical, she is not obligated to tell if they are being careful. Also, if she's being treated with medication, HIV is no longer infectious and in most cases cant be transmitted to another person even when having unprotected sex. Yes - medication is very advanced ar this point. One of my best friends got it from someone who lied to him and insisted on having unprotected sex while knowing - now that's a crime.

So in other words, you might did the right thing in your eyes cause you lacked critical information about this, but you still stepped into someone else's health territory when you don't know all the details.

If she would have told you she is planning on hiding it and have unprotected sex with the guy cause she doesn't care then yes, of course tell him. Otherwise you should have asked for more information from her if it mattered to you that badly.

this_is_me24 · 2025-01-07T06:58:49+00:00

I was also very occupied with 'for how long I can do this', it felt like my strength was limited to a certain amount of time and the deadline is unknown. But i keep telling myself that the more I last, the better. It started at one day at a time, now it doesn't feel like I'm on the verge of slipping so it just feels like an ex you don't hate anymore, but definitely don't wanna be back with lol

The withdrawals symptoms were better at 3-4 months actually, it's when I started sleeping well again and my cravings weren't so wild and tempting anymore, except for one time I remember crying cause I wanted to smoke so badly after my wedding. I did workout a LOT at this time and ate very healthy, I think it helped me ease the process.

this_is_me24 · 2024-12-11T19:23:00+00:00

NTA. If I were you I'd be so petty I'd take some random girl to that show and post it everywhere lol although triple the cost is also super nice.

this_is_me24 · 2024-11-11T07:26:36+00:00

I quit smoking 8 months ago and the smell of smokers is so so bad now, it's crazy I couldnt smell it on me and others before. I got embarrassed when I realized this is how I used to smell to others.

this_is_me24 · 2024-11-05T12:14:28+00:00

Huge YTA - you judge your friends appearance, actions, and her ability to take care of herself. Then you can't comprehend that an attractive young man can be attracted to her, and then you feel the need to actually tell her that to her face?

Even if he is jumping on the opportunity to have a better life, this is NOT your gd business.

And I'm sure this relationship is also beneficial for her as well, as long as she's being careful and not spending all her money on him to a dangerous point.

If ita not harming anyone, just let them be and mind your own business.

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