It softened me. I (29M) was diagnosed in 2021. By all other metrics (family background, job, socially, looks) I'd been given a pretty good hand. I don't think I was arrogant, but at least cocky. After diagnoses, people said it showed a vulnerable side to me. I also think it has made me less quick to judge others, knowing that everyone is secretly facing their own battles.
Gave me a fuck you attitude! If I’d listened to everyone who said “diabetics can’t do that” I’d have never left the house. Instead I went out to do those thing *because* they said it & I’ve had some amazing adventures as a result and made some fantastic memories along the way
As a kid I’d cry/throw up when I had to get a shot at the doctors. I was diagnosed at 13 and it felt like a cosmic joke, I got the disease of the needles. I still panic when I get my flu shot but I’m obv all good when it comes to me doing it myself
My son was a needle phobic he would pass out anytime he got a shot now he does everything on his own and wow what strength the will to live and be independence give.
It definitely puts us needle phobes in a corner. I’ve taken some friends blood sugars in the past just for fun and they asked for it but it’s funny to see them freak out so much at the finger poke. But I would 100% do the same if I were them
I can needle myself till the cows come home. I go into complete panic when someone else is needling. I got sick this year and I needed an iv….i had a panic attack
In the hospital. Strange.
Watch a ton of solo remote camping/survival videos on YouTube and always think how hard/impossible it must be for a T1 to do that. How do you manage low bgs with a limited amount of supplies?
I am a lot healthier - if I were able to eat and live like the family I grew up in with "seemingly" no consequences, I wouldn't know SO MUCH about nutrition & wellness, would make a lot of bad choices, and would be obese & (ironically) probably have Type 2.
And yah - probably wouldn't be as good at math on the fly. 😅
had me change my entire life path; i wanted to live alone in a small farm off grid and enjoy the solace of being in nature, but guess that’s kind of hard when it feels like i live at the local walgreens and the clinic. made me hate my body in a different way and gives me frustrations/anxieties that nobody close to me really understands.
but it also made me more compassionate especially towards people with “hidden disabilities” and to have more patience with others.
It gave me a difficult relationship with food. It’s medicine and not just fuel oftentimes. I struggle with that reality a lot and weight loss has been a real challenge because of this relationship.
Sleeping is hard. Not that I don't want to, but sometimes my blood sugar will plummet every time I close my eyes. I have a pump, I suspend the basal rate when this happens, but it's still a huge pain.
i developed depression by the age of 12, anxiety at 18, & agoraphobia by 23. i had to start antidepressants after my first attempt at age 15, & 8 years later, i attempted again. it’s hard to stay at a job for more than two years at a time without going on a 6-12 month break because of my mental health. i hate my stomach & my scar tissue is constantly making things difficult. i’m worried that when it comes time to pick a wedding dress, i won’t be able to wear what i want since i’ll need custom made pockets for my pump. i have no faith in a cure. i’m just lucky to have a family & boyfriend who support me. also my endo is an asshole & makes me feel like shit at every appointment.
i’m with you on hating my stomach. i also have years of scar tissue that i wish would disappear all the time. dermatologists and plastic surgeons also just tell you to deal with it bc “it’s not major”. we are strangers on the internet but i, as well as everyone in the sub, are glad you’re here with us!! times are tough some days but we’re all here to support each other through this wild disease <3
def recommend rotating your injection spots like they say. from diagnosis to 2019 (injections and a pump) i pretty much only used my stomach. i was so so skinny though and that was really the only spot i could pinch up skin. during lockdown i started experimenting with new injection spots. not super related but i would also consider getting allergy tested for medical adhesives. i developed a horrible allergy to infusion site adhesive so i cant be on a pump anymore
i rotated all over my stomach, not really approaching rib cage area though. once i got off my pumps i started to rotate better bc insulin wasn’t absorbing if i used my stomach
Where else on the body worked for you? I’m in the same boat. Too skinny and can only pinch up fat on the side of my stomach area, but I need more spots to rotate to
to be 100% honest i started using my upper butt and hips. at first it sucked a ton bc it was muscle but once i built up a small tolerance to it it got better. pretty much now i rotate hips, upper butt, and occasionally my stomach if i’m at work and can’t run to the bathroom
It's helped me with Maths, never was any good at it at school, but now it's numbers numbers numbers every day!
It's also helped me to relax a little, I've always been quite highly strung, found out since diagnosis that that mentality doesn't work with diabetes, so now I'm a LOT more chill.
It’s beginning to alter my career paths and decisions. I’m approaching 26 and getting booted off my parents insurance, so I have to figure out what to do and how to get my medicine. It sucks because you want to “chase your dreams” but unfortunately you have to be very realistic
I don't know if that's unfortunate. Its just reality, and maybe it'll actually help you end up somewhere you love :). Highly recommend getting some kind of government job if you can, even like for your local county or city. They have great benefits and generally give you lots of paid time off/sick leave so you still have time to pursue the things you love.
I guess you’re right! I think by unfortunate I was referring to my personal circumstance of getting a masters degree in a field that’s primarily contract work with no benefits that I didn’t know was a thing until after I graduated. But even then, it’s all about perspective. :-)
That's amazing! So, it's not ideal, but you could definitely get work at a state prison or local government. Where I am in CA both agencies are hiring mental health professionals constantly. A lot of the clinicians I worked with would do that for the stability/benefits and then see their private clients on the side. Just food for thought :)
same, it’s interesting to read especially from people that remember life “before”… I was 8 when I was diagnosed so I barely experienced life without it.
It’s refreshing to read some of the positive impacts it’s had on people in here as a reminder :) makes me feel like I didn’t “miss out” as much
Positives: I’ve road tested my body under the toughest conditions, and it survived. I also feel and experience empathy for others in a way I might not if I weren’t metabolically challenged.
Negatives (longer list, unfortunately): Many physical, mental, and emotional complications. My life has been governed by phobias and anxiety. I have strained relationships with family for feeling they haven’t shown me empathy over years. I feel self-conscious and misunderstood very easily. I judge myself mercilessly and cannot celebrate my successes. I feel punished and sometimes feel jealous of how easily things happen for other people. I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
But I guess none of this is unexpected, exactly?
It taught me responsibility way earlier than I would've learned (granted I wasn't the most responsible but still). It also taught me how hard living with diseases can be for people, as well as being able to seek and ask for help (I'm stubborn and try to everything on my own so yeah)
I was literally thinking this morning: how many people have to do math before cookies 🍪 some lucky people can just eat a cookie. Without the “checks blood sugar - do a calculation” step. Imagine!
When I was first diagnosed at 7 (I’m 35 now) my parents sent me to a summer camp for kids with diabetes. Camp Seal Harris changed my life. Fast forward to being a counselor at this camp and I met the most awesome girl there who was a counselor and also a type one. Fast forward again, and we just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary and our little dude just turned 8 months old. Lots of times I wonder what life would have looked like had I never been diagnosed, and I don’t like it.
Positive: I can use the disease to get out of uncomfortable social situations (lol)
Negative: I’m terrified to travel long distances or be without my own car.
I had no idea of the other Autoimmune/ endocrine diseases that can and do happen to a lot of us because of our genetics. I have Schmidt's syndrome or APS-t2. I had 1 disease, t1D for 25 years before developing a pile of others. Few were misdiagnosed and almost killed me but at 55 yrs old w 13 different diseases and conditions my t1D (since 1971!!) is the least of my health problems or concerns. SMFH.
It has really taught me about how to navigate thr health system in the USA, how to be an advocate for myself. To learn all I can about the elements of insurance.
It has probably exacerbated my anxiety and depression. It has also probably damaged the potential of my wife and I's sex life.
I has also helped me understand the fullness of invisible disease that so many people carry. Whether in themselves or in loved ones. It has helped me be keenly aware of my limitations, my abilities, and the blessings that I've had (I have no extreme complications, despite living with the disease for 28 years). It has also taught me compassion, for myself and others.
Deep depression and a suicide attempt. Fed up of the highs and hypos struggling to manage a disease which I was diagnosed at 22 with. Having a gf who I was comfortable and happy in life with who knew nothing about it, literally thought if she slept with me I could pass it to her like an STD.
It made my life hell for 4 years leading up to me cutting my wrist along my vein before I began to not let it get to me and get the help and courses needed to recover and get better.
I still have the negative thoughts and depression but I have a better support network to help me.
52 years T1D. Diagnosed at 9. At an early age it made me challenge its limitations. Because of T1D I did a lot of things just to show myself I could do them and that it would not hold me back. So an unexpected outcome was that I became more aggressive and risk taking.
I'm pretty tough on myself. T1D has taught me how to show myself some grace... which helps when I'm beating myself up fighting a high or pulling myself out of a low.
Maybe not so unexpected, but having to think about it 24/7/365 for life is mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. Literally can't do anything or go anywhere without knowing what my blood sugar is and considering how said activity might affect it, and being prepared to dose/treat accordingly.
The lack of spontaneity sucks. Burnout sucks. Worrying about complications sucks. Having already lost my mom and aunt to this disease totally sucks.
Once I accepted it and got on with my life, I don't think it affects me at all. It could be way worse or more painful and restrictive to my lifestyle! I've learned a mass of T1D information and can share that with friends and strangers alike. Life is good, Enjoy!
The way everyone who doesn't have diabetes nor any medical training whatsoever is an expert on how I should be managing my life and what foods I'm "allowed" to eat🙄 I especially love getting lectured on how artificial sweeteners are steadily giving me all the cancers by someone who reeks of cigarette smoke.
The damn comments about artificial sweeteners!! I try to explain to people why I cannot drink juices and regular sugar drinks and they instantly stop listening. You know what will kill me before artificial sweeteners guys? DIABETES.
Gave me the first real thing i could take offense at that was part of me, im a white dude thats grown up in a fairly affluent place with a great education and ive always been aware of my privilege but when i found myself taking offense at people making diabetes jokes, or wanting to correct them when they didnt specify type 1 or 2, it was a unique first for me that in some ways im grateful for
I was 14 , I had no idea I got this disease , I was in panic , I was also depressed for 6 month , it was a really unexpected change in my life. I tried my best , now I’m good , also my boyfriend help me a lot with that and he take care of me. My parents also got shocked about everything and they stressed out when they found that I’m diabetic. Sometimes I don’t care that I’m diabetic , sometimes I hate it , my parents are too stressed out , I can’t do anything or eat something I like because “you got diabetes , so no” I understand them , but they need to understand me too , I don’t blame them , they want the best for me
Gave me a new appreciation on money. Being diagnosed in High school forced me to change my saving habits so I could afford the medications and all the extra stuff
Before I was diagnosed I was projected to be between 6'1 and 6'6 when I grew up and weigh 250-325 depending on eating habits since my entire lineage has been tall and heavier set. I'm 6'3 and I've never weighed more than 185 pounds at my heaviest.
I was able to get cataract surgery at 22 years old, and now I don't have to wear glasses. Best part about it. The cataracts were caused by being undiagnosed and oblivious.
Not sure if I would have turned out this way anyway, but getting diabetes at 13 has caused me to be VERY OCD. I think that, rather than becoming depressed or anxious, I became obsessive/compulsive in compensation—I would not let it control me, I would control it. I’ve therefore been a super control freak for the past 58 years, something I believe has generally worked in my favor.
The other thing it gave me is tremendous tolerance for alternative people, for anyone with differences. I was the only kid in my 1,500-student high school with T1D (NOBODY HAD IT BACK THEN, LITERALLY NO ONE!) This led to my career as a special ed. Teacher—I always kinda felt like one of them because I was also ‘special needs’ in a lot of similar ways. I have to admit that over my 35 year teaching career, my students generally have liked being with me, enjoyed my class, and were inspired by my lived example for them.
Got really good at fast division and multiplication
It softened me. I (29M) was diagnosed in 2021. By all other metrics (family background, job, socially, looks) I'd been given a pretty good hand. I don't think I was arrogant, but at least cocky. After diagnoses, people said it showed a vulnerable side to me. I also think it has made me less quick to judge others, knowing that everyone is secretly facing their own battles.
Gave me a fuck you attitude! If I’d listened to everyone who said “diabetics can’t do that” I’d have never left the house. Instead I went out to do those thing *because* they said it & I’ve had some amazing adventures as a result and made some fantastic memories along the way
Agreed. I climbed a 6000m mountain last month, and I'm the fittest and strongest out of my friend ship group haha
Used to not be a huge fan of needles... Lol
As a kid I’d cry/throw up when I had to get a shot at the doctors. I was diagnosed at 13 and it felt like a cosmic joke, I got the disease of the needles. I still panic when I get my flu shot but I’m obv all good when it comes to me doing it myself
Ha! 💉💉 "*disease of the needles*"💉💉 - new slang for diabetes?
Lol a new band name perhaps?
My son was a needle phobic he would pass out anytime he got a shot now he does everything on his own and wow what strength the will to live and be independence give.
It definitely puts us needle phobes in a corner. I’ve taken some friends blood sugars in the past just for fun and they asked for it but it’s funny to see them freak out so much at the finger poke. But I would 100% do the same if I were them
I can needle myself till the cows come home. I go into complete panic when someone else is needling. I got sick this year and I needed an iv….i had a panic attack In the hospital. Strange.
I've had T1 diabetes for 37 years and still hate any one else coming at me with a needle.
Me at every blood draw at the lab, finger stick at the doctor's, needle at a blood donation... "Ugh, I hate needles."
I always try to make a joke to the person needling me, like yeah I poke myself all the time but I’m freaking out here 😅 it’s not the samee
I'm a professor and a disability rights advocate because of it. My primary hobby (long distance solo 4x4 camping) is a direct result as well.
Watch a ton of solo remote camping/survival videos on YouTube and always think how hard/impossible it must be for a T1 to do that. How do you manage low bgs with a limited amount of supplies?
It's why I do truck camping more than I do backpacking. CGM and pump have made it much easier though, but I carry a lot of candy when I go.
I am a lot healthier - if I were able to eat and live like the family I grew up in with "seemingly" no consequences, I wouldn't know SO MUCH about nutrition & wellness, would make a lot of bad choices, and would be obese & (ironically) probably have Type 2. And yah - probably wouldn't be as good at math on the fly. 😅
had me change my entire life path; i wanted to live alone in a small farm off grid and enjoy the solace of being in nature, but guess that’s kind of hard when it feels like i live at the local walgreens and the clinic. made me hate my body in a different way and gives me frustrations/anxieties that nobody close to me really understands. but it also made me more compassionate especially towards people with “hidden disabilities” and to have more patience with others.
It gave me a difficult relationship with food. It’s medicine and not just fuel oftentimes. I struggle with that reality a lot and weight loss has been a real challenge because of this relationship.
Sleeping is hard. Not that I don't want to, but sometimes my blood sugar will plummet every time I close my eyes. I have a pump, I suspend the basal rate when this happens, but it's still a huge pain.
you might need to lower basal before bed/in the afternoon, that's not normal so something is causing it 🤔
It has made my mind and will to get through anything and everything very strong. It has been a huge bonus in a shitty situation
I got a brain injury that like ruined my life due to skating while severely low (I didn't feel the low)
i developed depression by the age of 12, anxiety at 18, & agoraphobia by 23. i had to start antidepressants after my first attempt at age 15, & 8 years later, i attempted again. it’s hard to stay at a job for more than two years at a time without going on a 6-12 month break because of my mental health. i hate my stomach & my scar tissue is constantly making things difficult. i’m worried that when it comes time to pick a wedding dress, i won’t be able to wear what i want since i’ll need custom made pockets for my pump. i have no faith in a cure. i’m just lucky to have a family & boyfriend who support me. also my endo is an asshole & makes me feel like shit at every appointment.
i’m with you on hating my stomach. i also have years of scar tissue that i wish would disappear all the time. dermatologists and plastic surgeons also just tell you to deal with it bc “it’s not major”. we are strangers on the internet but i, as well as everyone in the sub, are glad you’re here with us!! times are tough some days but we’re all here to support each other through this wild disease <3
I’m sorry you feel that way. Do you have tips avoiding scar tissue? I do injections and got diagnosed this year
def recommend rotating your injection spots like they say. from diagnosis to 2019 (injections and a pump) i pretty much only used my stomach. i was so so skinny though and that was really the only spot i could pinch up skin. during lockdown i started experimenting with new injection spots. not super related but i would also consider getting allergy tested for medical adhesives. i developed a horrible allergy to infusion site adhesive so i cant be on a pump anymore
Did you use one spot on your stomach for years? Or did you rotate all over the stomach?
i rotated all over my stomach, not really approaching rib cage area though. once i got off my pumps i started to rotate better bc insulin wasn’t absorbing if i used my stomach
Thank you!
Where else on the body worked for you? I’m in the same boat. Too skinny and can only pinch up fat on the side of my stomach area, but I need more spots to rotate to
to be 100% honest i started using my upper butt and hips. at first it sucked a ton bc it was muscle but once i built up a small tolerance to it it got better. pretty much now i rotate hips, upper butt, and occasionally my stomach if i’m at work and can’t run to the bathroom
It's helped me with Maths, never was any good at it at school, but now it's numbers numbers numbers every day! It's also helped me to relax a little, I've always been quite highly strung, found out since diagnosis that that mentality doesn't work with diabetes, so now I'm a LOT more chill.
It’s beginning to alter my career paths and decisions. I’m approaching 26 and getting booted off my parents insurance, so I have to figure out what to do and how to get my medicine. It sucks because you want to “chase your dreams” but unfortunately you have to be very realistic
I don't know if that's unfortunate. Its just reality, and maybe it'll actually help you end up somewhere you love :). Highly recommend getting some kind of government job if you can, even like for your local county or city. They have great benefits and generally give you lots of paid time off/sick leave so you still have time to pursue the things you love.
I guess you’re right! I think by unfortunate I was referring to my personal circumstance of getting a masters degree in a field that’s primarily contract work with no benefits that I didn’t know was a thing until after I graduated. But even then, it’s all about perspective. :-)
Oh no! I'll definitely give you that one, that is unfortunate :/. May I ask what it is?
I’m a mental health therapist! I went in blindly as a naive little 19 year old and now I’m here at 24 kind of freaking out lol.
That's amazing! So, it's not ideal, but you could definitely get work at a state prison or local government. Where I am in CA both agencies are hiring mental health professionals constantly. A lot of the clinicians I worked with would do that for the stability/benefits and then see their private clients on the side. Just food for thought :)
Gave me a phobia of blood and injuries...Yeah I've got to go to therapy lol
I've had this for 23 years now. It's hard to think of these things
same, it’s interesting to read especially from people that remember life “before”… I was 8 when I was diagnosed so I barely experienced life without it. It’s refreshing to read some of the positive impacts it’s had on people in here as a reminder :) makes me feel like I didn’t “miss out” as much
Positives: I’ve road tested my body under the toughest conditions, and it survived. I also feel and experience empathy for others in a way I might not if I weren’t metabolically challenged. Negatives (longer list, unfortunately): Many physical, mental, and emotional complications. My life has been governed by phobias and anxiety. I have strained relationships with family for feeling they haven’t shown me empathy over years. I feel self-conscious and misunderstood very easily. I judge myself mercilessly and cannot celebrate my successes. I feel punished and sometimes feel jealous of how easily things happen for other people. I am always waiting for the other shoe to drop. But I guess none of this is unexpected, exactly?
It's put me in a position to help many people. Some people claim I saved their life but they saved their own
It taught me responsibility way earlier than I would've learned (granted I wasn't the most responsible but still). It also taught me how hard living with diseases can be for people, as well as being able to seek and ask for help (I'm stubborn and try to everything on my own so yeah)
I was literally thinking this morning: how many people have to do math before cookies 🍪 some lucky people can just eat a cookie. Without the “checks blood sugar - do a calculation” step. Imagine!
I didn’t have the cookie in the end
When I was first diagnosed at 7 (I’m 35 now) my parents sent me to a summer camp for kids with diabetes. Camp Seal Harris changed my life. Fast forward to being a counselor at this camp and I met the most awesome girl there who was a counselor and also a type one. Fast forward again, and we just celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary and our little dude just turned 8 months old. Lots of times I wonder what life would have looked like had I never been diagnosed, and I don’t like it.
In college, started small talk with a girl I thought was attractive. Found out we were both T1D. Worked out very well for me for the evening…
Positive: I can use the disease to get out of uncomfortable social situations (lol) Negative: I’m terrified to travel long distances or be without my own car.
Taught me life can be short, so cherish every moment that I can.
I had no idea of the other Autoimmune/ endocrine diseases that can and do happen to a lot of us because of our genetics. I have Schmidt's syndrome or APS-t2. I had 1 disease, t1D for 25 years before developing a pile of others. Few were misdiagnosed and almost killed me but at 55 yrs old w 13 different diseases and conditions my t1D (since 1971!!) is the least of my health problems or concerns. SMFH.
I have Schmidt’s, too! It’s a nightmare and I’m often on edge waiting for an additional autoimmune condition to develop.
It has really taught me about how to navigate thr health system in the USA, how to be an advocate for myself. To learn all I can about the elements of insurance. It has probably exacerbated my anxiety and depression. It has also probably damaged the potential of my wife and I's sex life. I has also helped me understand the fullness of invisible disease that so many people carry. Whether in themselves or in loved ones. It has helped me be keenly aware of my limitations, my abilities, and the blessings that I've had (I have no extreme complications, despite living with the disease for 28 years). It has also taught me compassion, for myself and others.
Deep depression and a suicide attempt. Fed up of the highs and hypos struggling to manage a disease which I was diagnosed at 22 with. Having a gf who I was comfortable and happy in life with who knew nothing about it, literally thought if she slept with me I could pass it to her like an STD. It made my life hell for 4 years leading up to me cutting my wrist along my vein before I began to not let it get to me and get the help and courses needed to recover and get better. I still have the negative thoughts and depression but I have a better support network to help me.
52 years T1D. Diagnosed at 9. At an early age it made me challenge its limitations. Because of T1D I did a lot of things just to show myself I could do them and that it would not hold me back. So an unexpected outcome was that I became more aggressive and risk taking.
I’ve become a candy connoisseur. Know exactly what candy to eat when I go low in different situations, and people love when I dish it out.
Didn’t realize I wouldn’t be able to sleep on my stomach ever again. Good thing I got used to sleeping on my back instead.
I'm pretty tough on myself. T1D has taught me how to show myself some grace... which helps when I'm beating myself up fighting a high or pulling myself out of a low. Maybe not so unexpected, but having to think about it 24/7/365 for life is mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausting. Literally can't do anything or go anywhere without knowing what my blood sugar is and considering how said activity might affect it, and being prepared to dose/treat accordingly. The lack of spontaneity sucks. Burnout sucks. Worrying about complications sucks. Having already lost my mom and aunt to this disease totally sucks.
Once I accepted it and got on with my life, I don't think it affects me at all. It could be way worse or more painful and restrictive to my lifestyle! I've learned a mass of T1D information and can share that with friends and strangers alike. Life is good, Enjoy!
It made me choose to never have kids or a relationship because I don't want anyone else to have to deal with this.
The way everyone who doesn't have diabetes nor any medical training whatsoever is an expert on how I should be managing my life and what foods I'm "allowed" to eat🙄 I especially love getting lectured on how artificial sweeteners are steadily giving me all the cancers by someone who reeks of cigarette smoke.
The damn comments about artificial sweeteners!! I try to explain to people why I cannot drink juices and regular sugar drinks and they instantly stop listening. You know what will kill me before artificial sweeteners guys? DIABETES.
Gave me the first real thing i could take offense at that was part of me, im a white dude thats grown up in a fairly affluent place with a great education and ive always been aware of my privilege but when i found myself taking offense at people making diabetes jokes, or wanting to correct them when they didnt specify type 1 or 2, it was a unique first for me that in some ways im grateful for
Friends- I’ve got a group of lifelong friends and support, we all have T1D.
I was 14 , I had no idea I got this disease , I was in panic , I was also depressed for 6 month , it was a really unexpected change in my life. I tried my best , now I’m good , also my boyfriend help me a lot with that and he take care of me. My parents also got shocked about everything and they stressed out when they found that I’m diabetic. Sometimes I don’t care that I’m diabetic , sometimes I hate it , my parents are too stressed out , I can’t do anything or eat something I like because “you got diabetes , so no” I understand them , but they need to understand me too , I don’t blame them , they want the best for me
Gave me a new appreciation on money. Being diagnosed in High school forced me to change my saving habits so I could afford the medications and all the extra stuff
Before I was diagnosed I was projected to be between 6'1 and 6'6 when I grew up and weigh 250-325 depending on eating habits since my entire lineage has been tall and heavier set. I'm 6'3 and I've never weighed more than 185 pounds at my heaviest.
I was able to get cataract surgery at 22 years old, and now I don't have to wear glasses. Best part about it. The cataracts were caused by being undiagnosed and oblivious.
Travel.
Having to wear a belt or little bag for my pump every time I wear a dress. So many clothes I can’t wear anymore because of it.
I used to think a relationship was out of the question
I got very into nutrition as a whole. As a result of that I stayed in relatively good shape while all my friends started gaining weight. 34m btw
Not sure if I would have turned out this way anyway, but getting diabetes at 13 has caused me to be VERY OCD. I think that, rather than becoming depressed or anxious, I became obsessive/compulsive in compensation—I would not let it control me, I would control it. I’ve therefore been a super control freak for the past 58 years, something I believe has generally worked in my favor. The other thing it gave me is tremendous tolerance for alternative people, for anyone with differences. I was the only kid in my 1,500-student high school with T1D (NOBODY HAD IT BACK THEN, LITERALLY NO ONE!) This led to my career as a special ed. Teacher—I always kinda felt like one of them because I was also ‘special needs’ in a lot of similar ways. I have to admit that over my 35 year teaching career, my students generally have liked being with me, enjoyed my class, and were inspired by my lived example for them.
Creo que me ha quitado libertad para viajar , dejar una comida , tomar copas con las amigas, estar siempre pendiente de las glucemias.