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Let me introduce you guys to my fav diabetes org, @t1international 💙 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ They fight for affordability and accessibility for diabetes supplies. I respect them above all other non-profits because I believe that they fight for what matters. We can have all the advocacy and fancy get togethers that we want, but at the end of the day, we need to be able to receive the supplies that we need. Additionally, they do not accept sponsorship/money from any insulin manufacturers. This is HUGE, as most diabetes non-profits do, and that’s a conflict of interest. 🚫 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So today, I would encourage you to support @t1international in any way that you can, by sharing their posts (non-monetary) or by donating money to support their fight for affordability and accessibility, they also have merchandise that helps to spread the word and helps fund their cause too! 💙 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ————————— ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Repost @t1international with @get_repost ・・・ Thanks to @the.insulin.type for asking us to be part of #thehappydiabeticchallenge . We're grateful she wants to support our cause of giving people the tools to fight for affordable insulin and supplies in their country. We also collect essential data to be able to show the scope of the problem. Our surveys show that people worldwide spend huge portions of their income on their type 1 diabetes. This is unacceptable and we fight every day to change the situation in sustainable ways. #insulin4all #diabetesadvocacy #type1diabetes #t1international

Has your diabetes doctor ever discussed mental health with you? Do you think it's important and wish they would? 👀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #happydiabeticchallenge day 13, Diabetes & Mental Health. ☝️⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ A while back, I did a poll and the results were mind-blowing. Nearly 70% of you said your doctor has never discussed #mentalhealth with you, but 87% felt it is important. There is a huge disconnect, and I would encourage all of you to bring it up at your next appointment! 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I also wrote a blog post on the poll results and some more mental health research. The conclusion, good blood sugar control should reduce the risk for mental illness. It is a cyclical issue. Poor blood sugar control usually means mental health issues.⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The mental clarity that comes with good blood sugar control is powerful. I never believed it until I experienced it myself. Eating #lowcarb has TRANSFORMED my life. I think of diabetes less, and because I eat minimal carbs, I need less insulin, and in return, I have stable blood sugars. 💓⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It is easier said than done, and I realize that not everyone wants to eat low carb, but asking yourself, "what can I do right now to make this burden easier", could help.🤔⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Link in BIO for blog post on mental health and diabetes. It’s a great, thought-provoking read. 🎉

Honesty policy: how often do you change your lancet? 😂 I don’t change mine as often as I should, but I prob do every few days. 🙈 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ And here’s a HUGE thank you to the “Lancet Change Monday” creator, Jillian @t1dchick for hosting today’s #happydiabeticchallenge prompt 💓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Repost @t1dchick with @get_repost ・・・ Lancet Change Monday! 💉 . Day 12 of the #happydiabeticchallenge . Pricking our fingers everyday becomes so second nature, we often forget (or ignore) changing our lancets. Some of us will go months or years! (Yes, people have told me! 🤯) . When was the last time you changed your lancet? . It’s important to change our lancets though. Just think a dull needle constantly going in and out of our bodies daily. We have to push harder, squeeze harder and even have to poke our fingers 3 or more times just to get a drop of blood. But what about nerve damage or infections? If we poke the same spot with the same needle, do you think we’re benefiting our bodies? Probably not. So change your lancets! Even if it’s not after each poke or even daily, you should at least change it weekly! . So change em’. 😎#lancetchangemonday

REPOST ↩️ from @tattoostravelstypeone 💓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sooo today’s topic for the #happydiabeticchallenge by @the.insulin.type is „tattoos and diabetes“ and I have quite a bit to say about that 😂 First of all: YES you can get tattooed as a diabetic! To be honest, I never thought about it not being possible - but back when I got most of my ink, I wasn’t in good control of my diabetes and didn’t care anyways. I never had any healing issues but would NOT recommend getting a tattoo if your A1C is all over the place because of slower healing! Apart from that - just make sure to check your sugars regularly during a tattoo session, see what they do and bring enough snacks. Your sugars could either rise because of the adrenaline or go down because it’s fucking exhausting for the body. Also, I got a Diabetes tattoo when I was around 21, I think. I would do the design a bit different today, but I still like the blue diabetes awareness ribbon with the blood drop in addition to the standard diabetes lettering 😁 Do you have any diabetes related tattoos? Today is the day to show us my tagging me @tattoostravelstypeone and @the.insulin.type in your post! 💛

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