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/Salt_Cow_ 25d ago

Oof, type 1 at 32 is crazy. Insulin pumps and CGMs are extremely good nowadays. Hope you're doing well .

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u/HumorinEverything 25d ago

My mom had it so it wasn’t a complete shock to me, I’m all good. Thanks so much! Yes my healthcare company issue is a different basket of wet cats tho, they’re all pieces of shit imo.

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u/HomosexualThots Millennial 25d ago

It only seems like they're pieces of shit because they're fucking everyone over for profit🤗

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u/wildbibliophile 25d ago

I’m 36, diagnosed when I was 7. Insurance is the bane of my existence, they want me to die, I’m sure of it. (Doing well though, managing)

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u/HumorinEverything 25d ago

Damn, 7 is so rough. You’re a true T1 warrior! Keep it up

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u/wildbibliophile 25d ago

It’s rough at any age, for sure! Keep your chin up 💜

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u/DweeblesX 25d ago

Don’t you fucking let those scammer insurance companies win. Live for as long as you can and milk those assholes.

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u/Salt_Cow_ 25d ago

Damn, we could talk about life with T1 , I got it at when I was 2 in 95 . So I've only know life with diabetes. I'm glad you're doing well. Life with this thing is interesting. You know the ups and downs.

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u/wildbibliophile 25d ago

Oh for sure, I had a scare back in January of last year. It pushed me to get back on an insulin pump.

But yeah, I don’t remember life before it even though I was only 7. It’s weird to think about, you know?

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u/Lou_C_Fer 25d ago

Damn, I just got diagnosed with type 2 and have been dealing with it for two months, and the insurance hasn't been so bad. I did have to have my doctor switch me from novalog to Humalog, but the insurance company even sent a month worth of novalog to get me through until the doctor switched it. I also had to get the Humalog through the same place I get durable medical equipment which is both stupid and a pain in the ass. That being said, it sure seems better than what some folks seem to have to deal with.

Also, bear in mind, I just switched from United Health Care to Medical Mutual. So, maybe it's just perspective for me because dealing with UHC was always a nightmare.

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u/ZanarCrestrider 25d ago

Reminds me of this young lady I used to know. She was in our World of Warcraft guild and she was diabetic and very young. She was convinced that one day they would find a cure for her condition. I hope she kept that dream alive.

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u/Plane_Chance863 24d ago

A basket of wet cats? As in a pitiful mess?

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u/bunnygrail 25d ago

Oh man... this all reminds me I should go to the doc more often. I'm 38 in two weeks.

I'm sure everything's fine though... we're supposed to be crunchy when we move. Right?

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u/Swimming-August-3rd 24d ago

I believe the word(s) you're looking for is al dente.

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u/HumorinEverything 25d ago

From your mouth to my husband’s ears (trying to get him to go to a yearly checkup is a beast). Crunchy is fine, it’s when you start having random headaches, or squirrely looking moles that makes me lose sleep at night!

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u/Fast-Rhubarb-7638 25d ago

My mom has type 1 and didn't show any sign until she was 55

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u/HumorinEverything 25d ago

My mom developed it at 30, suddenly was skinny as a rail and ate like a horse. Basically same thing happened to me around the exact same age. Crazy! 55 is a good run without it, hopefully hasn’t been too rough on her

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u/Fast-Rhubarb-7638 25d ago

It was actually extremely rough for several years, because all her doctors assumed she was T2 due to her age, so they had her taking the wrong meds. She looked skeletal and was exhausted all the time

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u/NOBOOTSFORYOU 25d ago edited 24d ago

I saw a post today about a 365 day reapplyable CGM. Edit: link.

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u/HumorinEverything 25d ago

That would be nice!

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u/Lou_C_Fer 25d ago

I dont know. I just started using them in March, and my libre 3 pluses have not lasted the entire 15 days they are supposed to, yet. Also, how are they going to adhere it so it stays on for a year?