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  1. rosieposie6661

    How do you prevent "site burnout" (injections)

    Sometimes it'll hurt (burning) and bruise when I give my injections. I only do them on my stomach and occasionally my arms, because my thighs bruise easily, how do y'all manage that bit of injection giving?
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    Does coffee affect blood sugars?

    I use powdered non dairy creamer, which I believe has 5 g and I use two servings. I like light coffee
  3. rosieposie6661

    Does coffee affect blood sugars?

    im talking about for the typical person, my blood sugars run high so I wouldn't know the difference unless I stopped drinking coffee altogether (with sweetener and sugar free creamer) and I don't want to do that unless I know it will lower them
  4. rosieposie6661

    Diabetic Craft Club

    Oh. Well do you have any ideas for things I could make? (I'm from Florida so cold weather clothes and scarves would be impractical)
  5. rosieposie6661

    Two projects for type one kids (USA)

    My first project is an art painting project, showing young children what having diabetes is, what it's like, how they can manage it, and that they didn't cause it, and it's not shameful and they aren't alone. It will depict fictional creatures and animals with facts about what diabetes is and...
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    Diabetic Craft Club

    Hey all, I make Kandi bracelets and crochet (I want to learn knitting) and I was thinking of doing a project with crochet for children in the hospital being diagnosed with diabetes. To make their days brighter. And remind them that adults have it too, it's not a shameful thing, they're not...
  7. rosieposie6661

    Any crocheters with skype?

    hey so if you don't already know, I'm autistic. Basically I get intensely I tested in something almost to the point of obsession. The diffence between my special interests and obsession though is that obsession can be unhealthy and mine is a perfectly good way to cope with life and relax while...
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    type 2 and coffee

    my grandfather has type 2 (i have type 1) and we both love coffee, but i'm worried about him because he doesn't really take good care of himself ("i'm old, i'm close to death anyway") and i don't know how coffee (with sugar free sweetener and powdered creamer) affects blood sugar. if this post...
  9. rosieposie6661

    not coping well with diabetes

    i used to meditate, but i kind of fell out of the habit, and i'm going through DBT therapy (focuses a lot on mindfulness) so i already know a bit about mindfulness. enough to know i'm not very good at it! but i will try meditating, i'll start after dinner.
  10. rosieposie6661

    not coping well with diabetes

    okay, so it's been 5, almost 6 years since my diagnosis, and i'm still not coping well. i'm having what i like to call "diabetic burnout" and it's causing me to over eat and engage in other self-destructive behaviors, as well as anger and depression. anybody have any tips (outside of seeing a...
  11. rosieposie6661

    not exactly diabulimia...

    i have some type of EDNOS, where i binge heavily (sometimes up to 3 times a day) and occasionally purge and restrict my intake. while not specifically diabulimia, it still makes my blood sugars high and has landed me in the ER a few times. My therapist isn't "qualified" to talk about it, and my...
  12. rosieposie6661

    confused about t1.5

    ahhhhh thank you, that really helped clear it up for me.
  13. rosieposie6661

    confused about t1.5

    joining this forum today was the first time i'd ever heard of type 1.5, what confuses me is that insulin dependency can be for only 6 months? i'm confused... i mean, my endo told me i have "type one and two" because i have type one with insulin resistance, but from what i read, t1s can't get...