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Today is World Diabetes Day, so what better time for #GBDoc to start a blog. Louise kicks things off by writing about Mental Heath and Peer Support.
#WDD #WDD2023 #WorldDiabetesDay #MentalHealth #Diabetes

https://gbdoc.uk/blog/f/world-diabetes-day-2023-mental-health-and-peer-support

Today is World Diabetes Day, so what better time for #GBDoc to start a blog. Louise kicks things off by writing about Mental Heath and Peer Support.
#WDD #WDD2023 #WorldDiabetesDay #MentalHealth #Diabetes

https://gbdoc.uk/blog/f/world-diabetes-day-2023-mental-health-and-peer-support

Thank you all for joining me, @IanCarpentry, here this evening. I will continue to read for a little while as I can see there are still a few working their way through our questions. Do join us same time, same place, next week for another #GBDoc #TweetChat

Thank you all for joining me, @IanCarpentry, here this evening. I will continue to read for a little while as I can see there are still a few working their way through our questions. Do join us same time, same place, next week for another #GBDoc #TweetChat

Well that time went quickly. It's already time for our traditional ending of #BGBingo. I'm hoping that no one is close to my 10.8 this evening? I blame the pasta bake for tea! #GBDoc

Well that time went quickly. It's already time for our traditional ending of #BGBingo. I'm hoping that no one is close to my 10.8 this evening? I blame the pasta bake for tea! #GBDoc

Q5 The future is brighter, if technology or AI can bring you one thing (that isn't HCL/Looping) to assist when you aren't well what would you like it to be?
Yes, I did take the obvious option off you all there! #GBDoc

Q5 The future is brighter, if technology or AI can bring you one thing (that isn't HCL/Looping) to assist when you aren't well what would you like it to be?
Yes, I did take the obvious option off you all there! #GBDoc

Q4 OK, so by Q4 it's got us. What things do we do when we are sick? Have you got a particular go-to when you don't feel well and your sugars just won't behave? #GBDoc

Q4 OK, so by Q4 it's got us. What things do we do when we are sick? Have you got a particular go-to when you don't feel well and your sugars just won't behave? #GBDoc

A simple one for Q3. Have you had your flu jab, your Covid jab(s), Pneumococcal vaccine, anything else to minimise the effects of getting those nasty bugs? #GBDoc

A simple one for Q3. Have you had your flu jab, your Covid jab(s), Pneumococcal vaccine, anything else to minimise the effects of getting those nasty bugs? #GBDoc

Q2. In South Wales you are either "Baaad in bed" or "Baaad under the doctor" and both require a Cwtch. When you became #diabetic how did your understanding of levels of illness change? #GBDoc

Q2. In South Wales you are either "Baaad in bed" or "Baaad under the doctor" and both require a Cwtch. When you became #diabetic how did your understanding of levels of illness change? #GBDoc

Q1. I'm a swimmer and did my training session last night. I find having an active lifestyle also keeps the bugs away. What do you do to keep yourself healthy in body and mind? #GBDoc

Q1. I'm a swimmer and did my training session last night. I find having an active lifestyle also keeps the bugs away. What do you do to keep yourself healthy in body and mind? #GBDoc

Q0. Time to introduce yourself. Let us know who you are, your relationship to diabetes and as we are talking about being well/healthy/fit tonight: What is your favourite "healthy" food? #GBDoc

Q0. Time to introduce yourself. Let us know who you are, your relationship to diabetes and as we are talking about being well/healthy/fit tonight: What is your favourite "healthy" food? #GBDoc

As usual I've got 5 questions to pose over the course of the next hour. Please answer each including the Question number and our #GBDoc to help everyone see your answers - then like or retweet the answers of your friends in this great community.

As usual I've got 5 questions to pose over the course of the next hour. Please answer each including the Question number and our #GBDoc to help everyone see your answers - then like or retweet the answers of your friends in this great community.

Evening followers, I've volunteered to take the hosting responsibilities this evening as this is a #PeerSupport space to share our wisdom and our woes with each other - just remember we are in a public space so keep it clean! #GBDoc

Evening followers, I've volunteered to take the hosting responsibilities this evening as this is a #PeerSupport space to share our wisdom and our woes with each other - just remember we are in a public space so keep it clean! #GBDoc

Get comfy, have your snacks (and insulin if you need) at the ready as today I (@IanCarpentry) will be hosting our #GBDoc Tweet Chat starting at 9pm BST (that's UK time or GMT+1) on 'keeping me well' and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes.

Get comfy, have your snacks (and insulin if you need) at the ready as today I (@IanCarpentry) will be hosting our #GBDoc Tweet Chat starting at 9pm BST (that's UK time or GMT+1) on 'keeping me well' and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes.

Get comfy, have your snacks (and insulin if you need) at the ready as today I (@IanCarpentry) will be hosting our #GBDoc Tweet Chat starting at 9pm BST (that's UK time or GMT+1) on 'keeping me well' and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes.

Hey #GBDoc this week I, @IanCarpentry, am your Tweet Chat Host. Join me tomorrow (Weds) at 2100 BST to talk about "keeping me well" and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes. That's flu and covid vaccines, living well, healthy habits and of course the Sick Day Rules.

Hey #GBDoc this week I, @IanCarpentry, am your Tweet Chat Host. Join me tomorrow (Weds) at 2100 BST to talk about "keeping me well" and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes. That's flu and covid vaccines, living well, healthy habits and of course the Sick Day Rules.

Hey #GBDoc this week I, @IanCarpentry, am your Tweet Chat Host. Join me tomorrow (Weds) at 2100 BST to talk about "keeping me well" and what that means as a Person with #Diabetes. That's flu and covid vaccines, living well, healthy habits and of course the Sick Day Rules.

Thanks everyone for joining this evening 🥰
Fancy hosting a chat of your choice? DM the account to get booked in!
Let's end on BG Bingo... and the magic number is 10.2. Anyone calling it?

Thanks again everyone 🥰
#GBDoc

Thanks everyone for joining this evening 🥰
Fancy hosting a chat of your choice? DM the account to get booked in!
Let's end on BG Bingo... and the magic number is 10.2. Anyone calling it?

Thanks again everyone 🥰
#GBDoc

Thanks everyone for joining this evening 🥰
Fancy hosting a chat of your choice? DM the account to get booked in!
Let's end on BG Bingo... and the magic number is 10.2. Anyone calling it?

Thanks again everyone 🥰
#GBDoc

Thanks everyone for joining this evening 🥰
Fancy hosting a chat of your choice? DM the account to get booked in!
Let's end on BG Bingo... and the magic number is 10.2. Anyone calling it?

Thanks again everyone 🥰
#GBDoc

Thanks everyone for joining this evening 🥰
Fancy hosting a chat of your choice? DM the account to get booked in!
Let's end on BG Bingo... and the magic number is 10.2. Anyone calling it?

Thanks again everyone 🥰
#GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A5. First, you owe no-one your diagnosis. (Okay, well, some people, but in social situations, no.)
Second, you are more than your diabetes and if the people you're around take more than a few weeks to sort that out, that's a them problem, not a you problem.
Third, if it's a confidence thing, go slow. If you're MDI, start dosing at the table when you're out. If you're doing finger pricks, just do them like you would at home (but pick up and stash your test strip, please. Diabetic confetti is hilarious to us, a biohazard to normies). Work on normalising it the best you can for you.
Fourth, seriously, take your time. If you don't want to tell someone and it doesn't put you (or them) at risk, you don't have to. We're not obligated to crawl up on the altar of vulnerability just because we don't have functional beta cells.
#GBDoc

Q5. No one should feel that they have to hide their #diabetes. What's your advice for people who maybe don't have the confidence to disclose, or find themselves in situations where they feel they can't? #GBDoc

Q5. No one should feel that they have to hide their #diabetes. What's your advice for people who maybe don't have the confidence to disclose, or find themselves in situations where they feel they can't? #GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A4. I have had friends that can't stand the idea that disability can happen to anyone at anytime remove themselves from my life.

I think it's a bit of a shame, but I also don't think it's my place to make people deal with more than they can. I hope they never experience it, but I hope if they do, they are surrounded by better friends than they were to me.

#GBDoc

Q4. Have you had any negative responses to disclosing your diabetes? How did you respond to this? #GBDoc #stopthestigma

@GBDocChatHost

A3. I've only had the one job since my dx and given that I got hired after a dinner out where I injected myself at the table...

I'm not a helpful answerer for this question - my life is weird. 😅 #GBDoc

Q3. Let's talk work. When do you disclose your diabetes? When applying for the job, at the interview or when you start the role if successful? #GBDoc

Q3. Let's talk work. When do you disclose your diabetes? When applying for the job, at the interview or when you start the role if successful? #GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A2. I don't hide my tech, but I also don't put it on display. That requires way too much foresight for my brain. It goes where it fits and if it's on display, so be it. If it's hidden, no big.

I don't mind people asking. I do mind the people who, after asking what the pump at my waist or the sensor on my arm is, become experts in what T1D folks can and can't do and eat. Like, you didn't know what this was, I don't think I'm going to bow to your newfound expertise.

I *love* wild diabetic sightings. The best ones are when we're the Spider-Man pointing meme. Especially when it's across train platforms or something. We're so cute when we get excited. #GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A2. I don't hide my tech, but I also don't put it on display. That requires way too much foresight for my brain. It goes where it fits and if it's on display, so be it. If it's hidden, no big.

I don't mind people asking. I do mind the people who, after asking what the pump at my waist or the sensor on my arm is, become experts in what T1D folks can and can't do and eat. Like, you didn't know what this was, I don't think I'm going to bow to your newfound expertise.

I *love* wild diabetic sightings. The best ones are when we're the Spider-Man pointing meme. Especially when it's across train platforms or something. We're so cute when we get excited. #GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A2. I don't hide my tech, but I also don't put it on display. That requires way too much foresight for my brain. It goes where it fits and if it's on display, so be it. If it's hidden, no big.

I don't mind people asking. I do mind the people who, after asking what the pump at my waist or the sensor on my arm is, become experts in what T1D folks can and can't do and eat. Like, you didn't know what this was, I don't think I'm going to bow to your newfound expertise.

I *love* wild diabetic sightings. The best ones are when we're the Spider-Man pointing meme. Especially when it's across train platforms or something. We're so cute when we get excited. #GBDoc

Q2. With tech being more common, diabetes is now becoming more visible to see. Do you hide your tech? Do you mind people approaching you and asking about it? What about other Diabetics approaching you? #GBDoc

Q2. With tech being more common, diabetes is now becoming more visible to see. Do you hide your tech? Do you mind people approaching you and asking about it? What about other Diabetics approaching you? #GBDoc

Q2. With tech being more common, diabetes is now becoming more visible to see. Do you hide your tech? Do you mind people approaching you and asking about it? What about other Diabetics approaching you? #GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost
A1. Oh, absolutely. I'm big on self-advocacy and the more people I can get to think of it (or any chronic condition that I or anyone else deals with) as normal, the better life gets.

Also, it weeds out the ones that can't handle anyone different.

#GBDoc

@GBDocChatHost

Ryn here. T1d for 8 years now, pump and CGM with CamAPS (new user, been on it about a week).

Man, I love potatoes in all forms, you can't make me choose. It's like choosing between my pets. They all have their place.

However, if you haven't had Syracuse Salt Potatoes (or more known more closely as Papas Arrugadas from the Canaries), then put that on your to-make list. #GBDoc

Let's get going with our weekly #DiabetesChat.
Q1. Are you comfortable with disclosing your #diabetes to people? Is it something that you're happy and okay to talk about in a group setting for example? #GBDoc

Let's get going with our weekly #DiabetesChat.
Q1. Are you comfortable with disclosing your #diabetes to people? Is it something that you're happy and okay to talk about in a group setting for example? #GBDoc

Hello and welcome to this weeks chat. I'm Laura (assisted across to the #Fediverse again by Ian) and I'll be guiding you through the next hour. Please introduce yourself, your relationship to Diabetes and answer the ice breaker - what's the best form of potato (chip, roast, jacket etc)
#GBDoc

Hello and welcome to this weeks chat. I'm Laura (assisted across to the #Fediverse again by Ian) and I'll be guiding you through the next hour. Please introduce yourself, your relationship to Diabetes and answer the ice breaker - what's the best form of potato (chip, roast, jacket etc)
#GBDoc

Q1 Do you use technology to manage your #diabetes if so what are you using? #GBDoc

Q1 Do you use technology to manage your #diabetes if so what are you using? #GBDoc

Hello hello hello welcome to the crazy house tonight you have me @GKahler2 hosting #GBDoc tweet chat (with Ian playing pseudo host here on #Mastodon) & tonight’s discussion technology a hindrance or helpful let’s all introduce ourselves and our connection to diabetes.
Please remember to use #GBDoc on your toots/tweets & #AltText on all images

@GBDocChatHost I forgot it was today! But I'm just in time for bragging rights

#GBDOC

Finally time for BG bingo.
Tonight’s number is......drum roll please🥁
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8.7mmol/L, or 176mg/dl

Who’s near, far or just right?

#GBDoc

Finally time for BG bingo.
Tonight’s number is......drum roll please🥁
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8.7mmol/L, or 176mg/dl

Who’s near, far or just right?

#GBDoc

Q5) What do you think needs to happen to reduce/bust myths and misconceptions?

One of the best movements at present in the #diabetes community is #EndDiabetesStigma (https://enddiabetesstigma.org/)?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Let's shush the stigma🤫

#GBDoc