#CheckInWithMe: Give and get support here.

You have a choice to post in the comments:

*Evening blood sugar numbers
*Your wins and/or challenges
*Ask questions

Disclaimer:
Managing diabetes will be different for each of us, so keep postings and responses respectful and nonjudgmental. We are not healthcare professionals; therefore, always seek medical clearance before making changes to your treatment.

#Diabetes #DiabetesType1 #DiabetesType2 #lada #mody #ChronicIllness #CheckInWithMe #MightyTogether

The lab results came back bad. My doctor's office portal says every single test is within normal range. Well no, clearly it is not within normal range. And I can't talk to my doctor until next Thursday. Some highlights of the test results:

* elevated white and red blood cells and elevated hemoglobin

* Elevated TSH with normal T4

* a1c back in diabetic range

* Almost no hormones being produced

Yeah. I'm really pissed off. I've got so many questions and no answers.

On top of this bullshit my psych team is playing telephone with each other and miscommunication is rampant. My peer specialist was supposed to take me to Aldi on Tuesday. My bhh peer texted me about getting together on Wednesday but didn't say what for. Yesterday I was told she was gonna help me clean my kitchen. Well I got a text from the peer specialist saying that she was told that the bhh peer specialist is taking me shopping on Wednesday. So I texted the bhh peer specialist asking for clarification. She hasn't responded yet. So I texted her boss. She hasn't responded yet either. So I'm confused and kinda stressed about needing help cleaning my kitchen and needing groceries. I hope someone figures this shit out soon. I'm exhausted.

One good thing, I had a really good therapy session today. We talked about my plans for con this year. He's really happy and excited for me.

Update after getting a text from bhh peer specialist: they are never helping me clean my apartment again.

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Here’s what Mighty staffer @xokat had to say:

”I became disabled when I was 15. It was a surreal time in my life, raging hormones and awkward peer dynamics aside. I went from being a competitive long-distance runner and soccer player, extremely active in all the ways, to needing 20 minutes to crawl up a single flight of stairs; from having a rock-solid vestibular system to none at all, and it completely upended my world. (Fun fact: I still can’t cut bagels!)

That entire year feels like a distant blur in another lifetime, but I still have so many visceral memories — like the 24/7 taste of saline — about what it felt like to be young and go through a trauma like that. I was plenty old enough to know what was going on even if I didn’t quite grasp the jargon, but not old enough to make all of my own health care decisions (nor did I necessarily want to). Hindsight is a fickle friend: Should I have spoken up more? Was it ever OK to say “no”? It’s a topic I’ve become extremely passionate about over the past couple of decades, because I’ve had so much time to process what I wish would’ve gone differently, in addition to all of the stuff my parents knocked out of the park.

There’s a fine line between a teen’s self-advocacy and the role of being a parent, caregiver, or guardian. No one gets it right 100% of the time, but take it from 15-year-old me: Chronically ill and disabled teens become chronically ill and disabled adults — and those nuances, experiences, and conversations stay with you forever.”

#CheckInWithMe #ChronicIllness #Disability #MentalHealth #ChronicPain #RareDisease #Parenting

You have a choice to post in the comments:

*Morning blood sugar numbers
*Your wins and/or challenges
*Ask questions

Disclaimer:
Managing diabetes will be different for each of us, so keep postings and responses respectful and nonjudgmental. We are not healthcare professionals; therefore, always seek medical clearance before making changes to your treatment.

#Diabetes #DiabetesType1 #DiabetesType2 #lada #mody #ChronicIllness #CheckInWithMe #MightyTogether

Let’s practice reframing a thought today, Mighty friends!

When you reframe or shift a thought, you’re simply changing your perspective in order to understand something in a new and different way.

Let’s try it out using these two steps:

1️⃣ Write down one thing your anxiety tells you.

2️⃣ Now, write down the opposite.

Mighty staffer @xokat reframed this thought:

1️⃣ I feel like I have no purpose.

2️⃣ It’s OK to take a breath and readjust your sails.

Reframe your own thought in the comments below! 👇

#MentalHealth #CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #Anxiety #Depression #52SmallThings #ChronicPain #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness #RareDisease #Disability #Grief #Caregiving #Autism

This graphic shows a handful of ways our Mighty community’s anxiety manifests. How have you been feeling lately? (Sending a consensual hug to all who need it. 🤗)

📊 P.S. Don’t see your experience represented? There are still a few days left to comment and vote on the original poll: Let's Talk Anxiety

#Anxiety #CheckInWithMe #MentalHealth #PTSD #Depression #ChronicPain #ChronicIllness