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Hi! I'm still having high blood pressure and fever. Being diabetic is awful .Help me get what I need so when I leave I can stay healed and get better today. #Type1Diabetes 😭. I'm a disabled mom so can't work after I had an accident. I've a spinal cord problem ..my blood sugar is high and I'm last to my pen, i need insulin to save my life and medical care for the past 2 months.

This is a life-threatening situation.share widely & donate 🙏

hope you get better lov <3

Hi! I'm still having high blood pressure and fever. Being diabetic is awful .Help me get what I need so when I leave I can stay healed and get better today. #Type1Diabetes 😭. I'm a disabled mom so can't work after I had an accident. I've a spinal cord problem ..my blood sugar is high and I'm last to my pen, i need insulin to save my life and medical care for the past 2 months.

This is a life-threatening situation.share widely & donate 🙏

If anyone could donate, please do! Her situation is life-threatening. Even reblogging can help

Yeah, I am diseased and disabled but like in a casual way.

sometimes that sad feeling is due to low blood sugar, and sometimes it's from decades of history. not that complex

Hello this a long shot call, am a citizen of Palestine. I am here to request for your support to help get my insulin, I was diagnosised with type 1 diabetes and due to current situation in Gaza I'm unable to get my insulin injection as a result I'm here begging for little financial support to help me purchase insulin for this week. My donation link is available in my pinned post.

Insha’Allah may you get the support you need soon.

Hi! I'm still having high blood pressure and fever. Being diabetic is awful .Help me get what I need so when I leave I can stay healed and get better today. #Type1Diabetes 😭. I'm a disabled mom so can't work after I had an accident. I've a spinal cord problem ..my blood sugar is high and I'm last to my pen, i need insulin to save my life and medical care for the past 2 months.

This is a life-threatening situation.share widely & donate 🙏

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I like Dazzle’s because that is adorable! People would help her.✨Fluff✨

but also Ruin’s- HERE ME OUT! It could be when his Sun and Moon merged, one *coughsuncough* ended up having it and then being merged, is just one of the things that got merged. Or other options the ruin virus somehow gave it to him. No one would help him, maybe try to make it worse. ✨Angst✨

:3

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

did he not have the ruin virus to begin with? (I’m like at the end of the Bloodmoon and Ruin show so I’m kinda far in the show 😅)

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

we could do it (if we do ruin) that he already had the diabetes (thanks to his sun probably) but didn’t know till the ruin virus got put in him, making his diabetes go crazy

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

YAS!!!

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

should we start with Ruin’s new body being made or?

I started to make the first chapter you can edit it or change anything. Let me know if you can’t edit anything.

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

@type1dragonwolf

Ruin design we can maybe use :3

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

for all my AUs I usually make a playlist for them… so I started a playlist for this au :3

@type1dragonwolf

I had a fanfic idea for both of us (you don’t have to do it)

We make one of TSAMS/TLAES have diabetes (example Bloodmoon), and basically it’s the lore (we can change the lore to be something else), but also with their struggle to deal with diabetes. Idk just a random idea in my head if you wanna do it.

hi!  I am desperately in need for help. I need my insulin to bring my blood sugar back down. It’s $300 That’s all I need. I’m not asking for a windfall, just a little help, please.

Be blessed 💓🙏🙏💓

            DONATE AND SHARE.

Hi, Darling! I can’t donate, because I have no money, but I’ll share it! 🤍🤍🪷

Ticked off rn.

Had to change that email on my Dexcom to match an email they had on file. Dexcom app wouldn’t let me.

Had to delete said app.

Got the email changed! Now can’t get on the app because I need a sensor, which was what I needed to change the email for-- because they wouldn’t approve my sensors OR my new transmitter without that email being the same (for insurance reasons, I guess??).

Have to call them for a fourth time tomorrow to sort this shit out, because they close at 5.

I want to cry. Or eat a whole cake in defiance.

Things I'd like to see/tired of seeing as a T1D (Type 1 Diabetic)

Don't make low bloodsugar a rare thing that requires emergency attention.

I get low bloodsugars often but nothing too bad that causes me to be on the verge of unconsciousness (like I see in shows or movies). The lowest of lows that I get are maybe around 60s or 50s but usually I eat 4 or 5 gummies and it's fine. I've been in the 30s before but that still didn't require a trip to the hospital or glucagon (or as I like to call it, big red).

Talk more about high bloodsugars.

Usually when I'm experiencing a high bloodsugar I feel thirsty and tired. It can make me moody sometimes. It usually takes maybe a couple of hours to come down to a good number. I give myself a dose of insulin to help. Or I'll set a temporary basal on my pump to help even more. It increases my insulin intake and I usually set it 50% or 70% for 1 or 2 hours.

Bloodstains.

Happens a lot, usually from checking my bloodsugar I wipe my finger afterwards but sometimes it still bleeds a little and I don't notice it so I usually get small bloodstains on my hands, clothes, my bed sheets, my plushies unfortunately. It's annoying but it happens sometimes.

Decorations!

There are companys that make decorations for your insulin pumps, your meters (the device that I use to check my bloodsugar), even these circle patch things that go around pump sites (sites are the port thing that goes on my body and connects to my insulin pump with a tube and that's how I get my insulin). I currently have a decal on my pump that has a cool pattern on it. There's also cases. So many options!

Noises.

My pump makes alert noises often for different reasons. (Low insulin cartridge, low battery, time to change your site, etc). But I also hear when my pump gives me insulin. It's not awfully loud but I notice it. I don't know exactly how to describe it but it's sort of like a "drrrrr" sound.

Different pump brands.

There's more than one pump brand. I currently have a T Slim pump. I used to use an Animas pump before they went out of business. Another pump brand is Medtronic. Also the Pod (a tubeless pump that's similar to a site) So keep that in mind!

Site changes and refilling insulin.

I have to change my pump sites usually every 4 days or so? (You're supposed to change it every 3 days but sometimes I go longer to save sites). It's kind of like changing a bandaid. You shouldn't keep the same bandaid on for a month! Also when you do change it you have to move it to a different spot to prevent scarring. I switch between my backside, hips, sometimes thighs. But you can have it other places like your arms or stomach. Anywhere with a lot of body fat to help with pain. Sometimes it accidentally hits a nerve and hurts like hell so I try to avoid that. As for insulin changing, I usually refill it after a week? It fills up to 240+ units of insulin and I usually get a warning when it's down to 40 units to refill it.

CGMS and insulin pumps

they are NOT the same thing. CGM stands for Continuous Glucose Monitoring system. It tracks your bloodsugar so you don't have to have as many finger pricks. I personally don't have a CGM. There isn't a device yet that combines the two that has one site. A lot of people have both and some pumps can communicate with the CGM. Since I'm not too experienced with CGMs I'm going to move on.

Not everyone uses a pump

Some people use shots instead. When I was first diagnosed I was on shots until I got my first insulin pump. There's pros and cons to both. I personally prefer pumps.

That we don't take care of ourselves good enough

I see this trope a lot in fiction and while some people are going to be better at managing their T1D than others, most of the time we stay on it. We're not all on the verge of kidney failure or having to lose a foot.

That we're ashamed or embarrassed so we always hide our sites or pumps

Occasionally there's times where I do decide to keep it more of a secret but I don't usually feel embarrassed or ashamed. Sometimes I think it's cool to show off my site or pump. This is one of those things that's going to be different for each person but personally I'd like to see more characters embracing it.

And lastly. One of the biggest things I see in media that's a MAJOR problem. GIVING SOMEONE INSULIN WHEN THEY HAVE A LOW BLOODSUGAR!

This is very dangerous! You give someone more insulin if they have a HIGH bloodsugar not low! Insulin causes your bloodsugar to go down so you obviously wouldn't give someone with a low bloodsugar more insulin.

This could cause death! This seriously needs to be stopped in media.

(Now obviously there's probably more that I could've talked about but these were the main things off the top of my head. Just remember to do research when writing a T1D character. And if you have a question literally just ask someone who actually is T1D. Thanks for reading! I hoped this could help someone!)

Non T1D can reblog this post but don't add to it.

As much as I appreciate juiceboxed advertised to kids working to lower their sugar, I still need some juice to have sugar so when I wake up at 2 in the morning with a sudden crash in sugar (sudden as in it went down too fast for even the most accurate sensor on the market [Dexcom G7] to detect), I can drink a juice box to raise my blood sugar and not need four more. Seriously, I have to drink like 5 capri suns in order to not die. And no I don't want to buy "glucose shots" they're considered a health product, which makes them 150% more expensive per unit, and that may be a low estimate. Hi-C still has some sugary varieties sold in retail, so god bless. This isn't a rant against companies trying to be healthier, this is specifically a Me Problem (and I guess other type 1 diabetics) and a very niche complaint

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URGENT INSULIN (HUMALOG) INJECTION IS NEEDED TO SAVE LIFE IN PALESTINE PLEASE DONATE !!

I am Florence, I had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at a tender age, a condition that demanded a delicate balance of insulin, a commodity scarce in Gaza war-ravaged homeland.

As conflict raged around me, have struggled to find the insulin I desperately needed to survive. With medical supplies scarce and hospitals overwhelmed, obtaining medication became a daily battle fraught with danger.

One day, as the bombs fell closer to my house, my insulin supply ran out completely. With no pharmacies open and no aid reaching my area, I faced a life-threatening dilemma. Without insulin, my blood sugar levels soared, threatening to send me into a coma. I I'm here begging for your support to help me get insulin

My goal is $218/$367

Donate and Share using this link to help me get my insulin injection HUMALOG

Hello dears ! I am asking you to support my campaign to help me to reach my goal. I am now in bad need to your support to help me stay alive and safe. Gaza is a very dangerous place either on the level of livelihood or on the level of souls. I need your monetary support to ensble me to get the basic needs for my family till Rafah crossing point reopens to move my family to safety and peace.Pleasd help a family be alive through your small donations or througn your shares to others.Thank you so much for your stand beside people in need .

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Donate to Help my family to get out of Gaza, organized by Fadi Zakkout

Hi everyone, This Palestinian family from Gaza that I met in Egypt really … Fadi Zakkout needs your support for Help my family

Currently at $8,622/$50,000 (28th July)

Written by Sahar📝. I am writing my story with my children. I traveled to Egypt for treatment with my husband before October 7th and I was not able to return and I was not able to take my children out.. Now a whole year I have not seen my children. My daughter Walaa suffers from diabetes and needs insulin and I strongly appeal to you to help me get them out of Gaza to Egypt so I can meet them after an absence of a whole year.. Thank you for your support and generosity and for your prayers and supplications for us....🇵🇸💔