Today has been a day. Anyone living with diabetes knows that sometimes you can do everything right but your sugars still go all to hell. Its exhausting. Low sugars feel kind of like being drunk. You get hungry and shaky and it’s hard to form a coherent thought or speak. High sugars are like hangovers. Nausea, excessive thirst, headache. This is just part of living with disease. It’s not always pretty. It’s usually not easy. But it is amazing. Diabetics do this every day while juggling all the stuff of normal life. This October will mark my 27th year of living as a diabetic. We are amazing. We are beautiful. And let’s be real, we are hardcore as fuck.
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dr_education2021:
I stopped using the CGM for my 670G because I was constantly battling highes and lows created by the real time data and the CGMs rarely worked for the 7 days promised. I instead have developed my own basil and bolus program that works effectively for me 85%-90% of the time. But when I change routines, I will have to reprogram the pump. I am glad you are getting something that can and will dramatically help you! I have had my A1C at 7.0 for about a year now up from 10.4 when I was diagnosed. I have no family history of diabetes, but I was incredibly sick about 6 months before my diagnosis. Glad to meet others who are fighting hard for their health. @ivoryneedles is another SGH that is a T1 diabetic. Conect with her if you can too. Beauty is not limited to perfect health and you are looking beautiful for what you are battling.
kennarose:
I’ll definitely go check out her page. The lack of family history thing is a bitch. I’ve got a couple type 2s in my family but it’s mostly due to their exercise and eating habits. No type 1s besides me.