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#insulin4all T1D 🍓🫐🥝 burnt out graduate, fighting for my life girlie, google calendar enthusiast, lego master

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@cadykatiekaty
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5 months
being conscious is AGONIZING
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2 years
why do i need to renew my insulin prescription? my cells are not magically regenerating every 6-12 months
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@cadykatiekaty
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1 year
being on an insulin pump is like taking care of a tamagotchi pet
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1 year
diabetic math is assuming all foods have multiples of 15g carbs
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
insulin pump getting swabbed for explosives 😍😍😍
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
following everyone with t1d in their bio bc ur all hot and amazing
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
do any of u guys get really bad anxiety during lows? it's like panic on top of panic.
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
diabetic nightstand core😍😍
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2 years
interrogation... I MEAN DIABETES APPT tomorrow
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
low blood sugar really feel like death for a good 10 mins and then im supposed to go on with my day huh
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
ok so like I get that diabetics are prone to different health issues but if I’m coming into urgent care with a sore throat why is everyone and their dog asking me how my sugars are
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
*eats the same thing as yesterday. gives the identical amount of insulin.* TWO WILDLY DIFFERENT BLOOD SUGAR RESPONSES this is stupid
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
i didn’t get a new pancreas under the tree smh
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
how do I tell my doc that diabetes makes me wickedly depressed because there is never any break and idk what to do about it
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
type 1 diabetes has its own build in ed LOL
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
making a thread of all of the things i miss pre t1 diabetes 🧵🪡 (please add :)) part 1: putting on clothes without thinking about ripping things out of your skin
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
my diabetes is two years old!
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
insulin lights! also 12 months on vial insulin!
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
"how do you react when you have a high bg?" oh you know i wait it out to see if it will come down on its own and by come down on its own i mean rage bolus till i plummet into the depths of hell
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@cadykatiekaty
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1 year
diabetic math is simply guessing
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1 year
should I send this to my endocrinology prof yes or no
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
u know what im tired of? anxiety blood sugar spikes.
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
@ all of us
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
omfg oH MY GOD I LOVE
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@cadykatiekaty
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11 months
i am bitter on this world diabetes day and am constantly reminded of how inconvenient and stupid this disease is. it’s almost 3 years of this bs and I’m dreading every moment of it 😍😍 (do not and I mean do fucking not respond to this post with toxic positivity)
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
me ignoring my low alarms and then being shocked when I feel like falling over
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3 years
type 1 diabetes to ed tendencies pipeline
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2 years
trying to distinguish hungry shaky vs low bg shaky vs anxiety shaky is a fun experience
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
SLAYYYY
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2 years
“whyd u give a 30g bolus at 3am? werent u asleep?” nope besties I was eating an oreo
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
things that would put non diabetics into a coma: walking at a moderate pace with iob
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
do u know what is so fucking annoying? protein and fat spikes in blood sugar… like ur 3 hours post dinner and everything look great and then boom 156 ↗️
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
look at the drawer!!!
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@cadykatiekaty
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1 year
diabetic math is eating 483948g carbs when your bg is <50
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
yoooooo
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
im bitter abt having type 1 diabetes
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
it’s rare disease day and while we aren’t super rare, we aren’t super common either 🤠 show off your devices all u hot people🫀
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@cadykatiekaty
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11 months
so excited to go to my endo appointment and become the biggest liar I know
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
trying to fumble a packet of fruit snacks open while your blood sugar is low is a humbling experience
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
won the diabetes team lottery (they overwrite my rx lol)
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
just because “some have it worse” or “tech is better now” does not take away that we live with a disability in a world of capitalism that profits off our illness and does not give 2 f***s whether we have a quality of life. you can live a full life and still resent this disease…
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
live laugh love dexcom
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
i live down the road from d*xc*m hq who wants to come yell at them with me for their technical issues??
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
insulin pump SLAY
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@cadykatiekaty
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10 months
my diabetes turned 3 today 🥹🥹
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3 years
new fear unlocked: dex site hurts where I took out sensor and I can’t find the filament wire 🤠
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@cadykatiekaty
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7 months
the “everyday I’m glad I don’t have diabetes” comment to me from a friend was really my final straw :)
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
tsa: “can you take it off?” (in regards to pump and dexcom) me:“no…” tsa:“are you sure?” me:“yes… I am positively sure that i need this insulin going inside of me”
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
bro do i tell my students that my pancreas may beep at random times
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
i like a much better audience for this now than at the original time BUT LOOK AT THIS CAKE MY ROOMMATE MADE FOR MY 1ST DIAVERSARY
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
THIS IS SUCH A WIN. IM SO PROUD OF MYSELF I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO GO UP
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11 months
celebrate world diabetes day by giving diabetics (me) money
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2 years
why did god give me type 1 diabetes and am adhesive allergy??? these sites are melting my skin 😔
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
GUYS I GOT ACCEPTED TO THE INTERNSHIP THAT I INTERVIEWED FOR LAST WEEK
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always mildly concerning when i can smell insulin
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3. not having to pick a side to sleep on for 10 days because of devices
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2 years
i love twitter but specifically i love the diabetic community
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
pizza bolus worked well last night, rising a bit this morning but HAPPY DIAVERSARY TO ME😌
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
THIS BITCH JUST GOT AN A- IN GEN CHEM LAB AFTER HAVING TO DROP WITH A W LAST QUARTER BC DIABETES WASNT COOPERATING PLS GIVE ME VIRTUAL HIGH-FIVES
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@cadykatiekaty
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1 year
dexcom: we are limiting the # of replacements you can get bc it’s too expensive😤😤 also dexcom: product does not stick even with the stupid overpatches
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
1 hour following my t1d diagnosis, I cried to my mom and apologized to the fact that I would now be a financial burden… happy world diabetes day
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1 year
pov: diabetic in the apartment I refuse to have one low snack all the time.
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
i feel like we minimize how much finger pricks can hurt so damn bad
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1 year
morning bc it would be a good morning if i didn’t have t1d
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
site has been on for 24 hours and has honestly been amazing… super accurate readings, not too much itch (yay) and no pain!! so far would 11/10 recommend
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
normalize being grateful for medical devices and still getting frustrated with difficulties, hating it every now and then, a screaming about the absurd costs LMFAO
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so what if I got this tattooed on my arm … (minus the at, but have to keep my mamas credit for social media)
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@cadykatiekaty
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10 months
today marks 3 years of my pancreas deciding it was too tired to churn out beta cells 😪
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1 year
barbie said insulin 4 all
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3 years
2. sleeping. that’s it
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2 years
y’all I just bolused with my phone @TandemDiabetes
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1 year
the grocery store trip is the cure to diabetes
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😤😤
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@cadykatiekaty
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9 months
the horrors your phone battery has to go through because you have to keep background apps on for your silly little half functional pancreas😪
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2 years
so I do this thing where I throw low snacks into my backpack before I leave without checking what’s in there… quite amazed with my stash I just pulled iut
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
how does one use this many alcohol swabs? ITS BC THE STICKY RESIDUE NEVER GOES AWAY. also my pump sites have been coming out bloody and bruised :,)
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
VDAY DEX HEHEHE 💗💗
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
i am taking advantage of 0$ copay while I can… I prick my finger maybe once every two days, but u never know🤡
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@cadykatiekaty
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1 year
dexcom simply did not stand a chance to ca heat and some fucking exercise THIS IS A TWO DAY OLD SENSOR
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2 years
diabetic core😍
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2 years
kickin it old skool (i have alarm fatigue lol)
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3 years
drip😩🥶🥵💧
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2 years
these dexcom critical alerts do not fly with me… there are times where i truly do not want to be alarmed via sound for my 180 bg. the sheer embarrassment being in a lecture and that happening is just not it… it’s just going to make me turn off all alarms…
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3 years
we aren’t going to talk about how poor my diabetes management has been today… social life and type 1 is very hard man
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@cadykatiekaty
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2 years
someone runs into you and u have ur pump site on your arm and then ur just like “ow my pancreas”
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1 year
the world finally gets to see the tattoo and my destroyed legs due to dexcom adhesive and scar tissue :,)
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dex-y for xmas ☃️☃️
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2 years
who will win: a simple hot shower or the diabetic? (hint it’s not the diabetic)
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1 year
long story short I’m volunteering at children’s hospital and had to do employee health stuff. I have never had an institution respect my type 1 diabetes like that. I mentioned it as a 2nd thought and they went out to their way to talk to me about accommodations. THEY INITIATED
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2 years
i need someone to 3d print me one of those insulin holders for the fridge... my butter compartment cant take much more
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2 years
the view, the blood sugar
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type 1 diabetics with type 1 diabetes tattoos PLS drop your ideas <3 #doc
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3 years
this site hurts SO BAD. INSULIN FEELS LIKE LIQUID FIRE why did that occlusion HAVE TO HAPPEN
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1 year
am i low or am i anxious or am i anxious because im low
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2 years
the DEX STICKER the CUPCAKE I HAVE ESCAPED TEEN PREGNANCY
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2 years
i LOVE when my blood sugar is 90 but i feel like 40
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2 years
when i tell you I can feel every drop of insulin go into my body with this pump site, I mean every drop… holy liquid fire
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2 years
oh you know, just having to pack for a month
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2 years
she’s cute!!!! did a shallow insertion, not a bleeder, not too much pain, no nervy pain yet!! :0
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@cadykatiekaty
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3 years
in all realness, happy international women’s day to all you diabetic hotties. u are so amazing and so important to this world. keep killing it <3 #InternationalWomensDay
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2 years
being alive
@faiththegemini
faith
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what makes y’all feel like this?
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