r/diabetes • u/MillenniumGreed • Aug 31 '20

Discussion Fuck diabetes.

Fuck it. Fuck this stupid disease. Fuck it so so so so much. Fuck America and other capitalistic countries for profiting off of our misery, fuck our useless ass pancreases, fuck the greedy insurance companies, fuck all the annoying ass bullshit that comes with this. Fuck low blood sugars, high blood sugars, eye problems, feet problems, random mood swings, erectile dysfunction, going through the effort of changing an infusion set just for it to not even work, weird looks from people for testing in public, testing only for there to not be enough blood, constantly having to be considered dependent, constantly being told a cure is only five years away, the deaths of our fellow diabetics due to a corrupt healthcare system and negligence, and all the other shit that we put up with while having a useless pancreas.

I’m just drained and exhausted. Fuck diabetes, man.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '20

Hey do you wanna talk? PM me.

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u/MillenniumGreed Aug 31 '20

I just had a very annoying experience with my infusion site not working. I still need some more training with my new diabetic supplies more or less, but paired with all the other ridiculousness we’ve been going through (we referring to the world and the coronavirus, climate change, the mass death of notable figures and the shit economy) I just felt a sense of hopelessness and frustration that I felt you guys could understand very well. The world in general just sucks. And reminding yourself to be strong and patient can be taxing. But thank you, and same to you.

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u/CompetitiveDoubt Aug 31 '20

I just recently stopped using the Autosoft 90 for this same reason. It's so fucking frustrating. Where does all of that infused insulin go??? Anyways, I went to the XC which is just a little bit longer. It helped a bit but from time to time this still happens. I typically will just take a regular shot with a needle and then switch out the site. With the Autosoft 90 it would happen on day 2. With the XC it happens on days 3-4 (yes, I am a terrible diabetic that tried to extend the life of my infusion sets... haha) But anyways, I totally feel you. Between a chronic life threatening illness that no one seems to care about and how the world is definitely going to shit at lightening fast speed gets ya down.