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  1. More eye examinations today. Left eye injection now tomorrow for the #diabetic #retinopathy with private laser on the cataracts next week followed by NHS laser 3 months later for the macular swelling. Progress at last. After next week I may have more than 50% of my vision back in my left eye!

  2. Here’s why it’s important that #autism is considered a disability. When I applied for both #PWD and the #DTC when I became an adult, only PWD approved me and the DTC rejected me, as they said being autistic is not a disability despite the fact it very much is a disability to me, as it can make communicating challenging for me. Fast forward 8 years later, and I was diagnosed as a type 1 #diabetic, which the DTC considers as automatic approval criteria, so I applied again and this time, I got approved. The thing is, while #diabetes can be a disability for many especially with difficult to control #glucose as well as the financial cost with all the supplies and #insulin needed to manage it, I’ve not found it anywhere near as disabling to me yet compared to being autistic. So if #type1diabetes automatically gets you on the DTC, why is being #autistic not considered a disability despite the fact it’s prevented me from getting a job to financially support myself? This is very much why I am against it when advocates claim autism isn’t a disability, or when people try to replace the term with something like “#diverseabilities”. Because a #disability is after all something that prevents you from doing something, and the term reflects that accurately. #disabled

  3. CW: Diabetes Request to share experiences with semaglutide

    My #endocrinologist still can't make up their mind whether I have #diabetes type 1 or type 2 because #COVID19 gave me diabetes. They switched me from #insulin to #metformin and it's working pretty well. They plan to add some #glp1 agonist at some point down the road. Not sure about that though. I know that both insulin and #Semaglutid are hormons that are native to the body. But I just feel (maybe irrational) apprehension towards drugs like #ozempic. Any fellow #diabetic got some experiences to share?

  4. My stupid OmniPod failed at 4 am this morning, it scared the shit out of me! I’m glad it didn’t wake my wife up. I’m not sure how it didn’t though. #ScreamingPod #InsulinPump #Diabetic #T1D

  5. My body has been failing me for a while now, but it feels like it hasn’t taken a day off for ages.

    I now have a swollen little toe, big toe on same foot hurts, and general feet cramping. My thumb is still slightly swollen, my knees are worse. But it’s probably just a #FibroFlare

    I’ve got pain relief and compresses, and resting them as much as possible.

    I think I need a new doctor.

    #Fibromyalgia #Flare #CFSME #ChronicPain #Diabetic #AuDHD #Autistic #ADHD #Diabetic #MentalHealth #IBS #OAB

  6. CW: Mental health, struggling, renting

    1) I’ve been struggling these last few months, hence not really being on here so much. I’m not sure what would happen if I didn’t have the kids. It’s so hard to see the point in anything.

    Cont…

    #Depression #Anxiety #ADHD #AuDHD #Autistic #UKRenting #Damp #Landlords #LettingAgents #Fibromyalgia #CFS #CFSME #ChronicFatigue #Diabetic #OAB #IBS #NoSupport #Lonely #SingleParent #Overwhelmed

  7. But #physicalActivity is a good #moodEnhancer, especially if #diabetic. The big yellow dot at 1pm is after 40 minutes of breaking down a shipping pallet with bushcraft tools for its wood for recycling as projects. The smaller yellow dot about 50 minutes beforehand was my BGL going skyward like a SpaceX launch with one of Muck's old cars as a payload. #litterbug #mongrelBastard

  8. Combination of bright sun, followed by darkened room meant that I didn't need the pupil dilation drops for my annual #Diabetic #Retinopathy screening.
    Side effect was that everything seemed dim, for a while, after the bright flashes when the pictures were taken.
    #T1d