Diabetes Type 1

Do you ever feel like you're just too odd to fit anywhere? I'm single. I'm childless. I'm almost homebound. I am neurodivergent. I feel like there isn't a spot for me. I'm always trying to fit in to other's mold because there's not one for me.
It's a hard day of wishing I fit better. Wishing one of my labels was more common so I can have a safe place to be myself without having to fight for it.
I'm getting too tired to mask things. But others don't handle unfiltered me well.

Am I alone in this? What do you all do when it just feels like you're too much and not enough all at once?

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I am on medications for my mental health and it makes me feel hungry plus I have really bad acne scars on my face because my dad took me to a dietitian a few years ago and the pill they gave me caused me to have marks all over my face. The pill was called Adipex. I did lose the weight but a few years later I ended up gaining back all the weight and even more weight than I was before
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Hello everybody, I hope everyone is doing well this December though it is very cold and I have resorted to using a heated blanket.
I’m feeling a little stuck at the moment. Around 5 years ago my A1C was 9.3% and my average glucose was 220. I was told by a family member I wasn’t diagnosed with diabetes or anything.
But I feel like whatever it is creeping back up in my life again.
-Blurred vision
-Extreme hunger
-Slow healing sores
-Tingling/Numbness
-Fatifue
-Increased bathroom trips
-Lightheadedness/Dizzy
-My hands shake
-Irritability
I’m not sure how I would ask a doctor about this but I’m getting a little concerned because diabetes’s does run in my family.
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Hi, my name is JMCrouseauthor. I'm here because I am the mother of a daughter who was diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome then later with Alzheimer’s. She has Type 1 diabetes and is on an insulin pump. I an also a foster parent for adults with developmental disabilities and caring for my 87 year old mother.

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Hi, my name is Type1diabeticfor50yr. I'm here because I have not had a day without major pain since I was in my 20s. Looking for advice/support on how to manage pain and how to communicate with doctors and others who don't understand. Coworkers my age think I must be lying/exaggerating because they have no pain. Even after many surgeries for carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, tennis elbow, trigger fingers, frozen shoulders, and frequent cortisone injections I am not taken seriously. I like to work and keep complaints to a minimum, even though I hurt every day. Some days, I am in so much pain I cannot do my job. I also have arthritis and bone spurs in my hands and throughout my body. I have one finger joint that has fused, and others that are getting there. Having Type 1 diabetes for 50 years has certainly contributed, since it is an autoimmune disease and causes inflammation. I keep it well controlled and have no outward signs of the disease. I follow an anti-inflammatory diet. People think since I look healthy, I couldn't possibly be in pain. I joke and laugh a lot, so I'm perceived as happy and healthy. Humor is how I've always dealt with pain. Anyone else?

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Hi, my name is Sherlock32. I'm here because I need support with my depression, neurologic disorder that prevents me from working as a nurse, and loneliness since nursing was my identity. I can't find a new dream, new hopes or desires, or a reason to live.

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