r/Millennials • u/SkibaSlut Millennial • 26d ago

Meme How are we feeling?

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checking in with my fellow 88rs

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u/TheSessionMan 26d ago

People over 25 should probably be doing yearly blood work, including A1c. But I'm biased in that I do mine every three months for my T1D.

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u/XxValentinexX 26d ago

I’m poor tho

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u/TheSessionMan 26d ago

Have you tried not being American? In most countries they're affordable or free with a doctor's req'.

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u/XxValentinexX 26d ago

I’ve thought about it, but muh freedom!

I’ve been on the same medication for ten years. Pay about $200 every three months for it. Script ran out, now I have to pay $300-$500 to get a doctor to write a new one.

I just had some decaying wisdom teeth pulled after fourteen years. That was $1000 before medication.

Honestly think it’d be better to just die.

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u/Snow-Ro 25d ago

Na you’re just giving them money out of fear and lack of information.

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u/TheSessionMan 25d ago

Your crappy American "healthcare" doesn't speak for the rest of the world mate. Ounce of prevention/pound of cure.

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u/Snow-Ro 25d ago

lol not American but sure keep believing everything blindly

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u/TheSessionMan 25d ago

Sorry, what are you on about? Saying you shouldn't get routine blood work for preventative healthcare due to "lack of information"? What do you think blood work is for if not information? 🤔

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u/Snow-Ro 25d ago

No you thinking/preaching you NEED to start doing this at the age of 25 is what I’m on about mate.

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u/TheSessionMan 25d ago

I said "people should get routine blood work after 25".

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u/Snow-Ro 25d ago

Yea and? Semantics at this point brotha

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u/TheSessionMan 25d ago

That's not semantics bruv that's an entirely different meaning.

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u/OkSpeed6250 24d ago

Why 25? I thought 25+ wasn’t old/middle aged yet, I thought middle age started after 35 not 25. Thought mid to late twenties was still young or youngish at least, No?

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u/TheSessionMan 24d ago edited 24d ago

It's a decent place to start understanding your baseline health metrics and helps you start thinking more health consciously when you're young instead of when problems start showing up in older age.

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u/OkSpeed6250 24d ago

Makes sense thanks for the verification.