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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!

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

Dr. Zhao is a really tall Asian. Mom getting her 1st #diabetic #retinopathy injection.

#Diabetes #type2diabetes #EyeHealth #medical
# ophthalmology

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

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

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

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