I will say that as someone much older, 68, and living with T1D for 55 years, that I don't care what others think as much as today's younger folks do. Social media has brainwashed us into thinking we have to all be the same. I don't hesitate to mention it and if I need to do something because of being a diabetic, I just do it. Before I started using a pump, I would check my glucose and give myself an insulin shot right at the restaurant table and this was in the 1980s!! I am also gay and I say I am gay but it's not who I am, I am Larry. It is kind of the opposite with diabetes. It is who I am. It is so much a part of me after this long, I don't even think about it.
Great chat guys. Thanks for sharing the psychological side of T1D. I got the news in ‘86, when I was 19, and back then the lack of accurate info on the subject from the medical system itself was troubling. For example I was told I could never have alcohol again - in the prime of my fun years! - and I told I couldn’t have sugar at all - I liked lollies. How wrong the medical system was. Their rule was abstinence as opposed to management. Also the needles back then weren't slim and short like today and that scared me often. As far as feelings go, I was terribly embarrassed about it for many years and went to great lengths to hide taking insulin outside of home. As years went by I rebelled against the imposed prohibition and got very drunk frequently; and boy did I pay for it. As a diabetic I/we just don't recover the same way as non-T1D's and hospital came into play several times. We know a bit more nowadays about how T1D can affect our moods, and how depression is a real side effect; again I wish that had been known and explained to me decades earlier. Anyway, enough waffle, I'm now grateful that modern tech like a sensor allows me to achieve excellent control, sadly I just wish the tech was available years ago before some damage was done, but better late than never ey!
As a fellow Gay T1D, I can say that finding other Gay T1Ds feels almost impossible. When I first ran into Justin’s content about 2 years ago, I felt seen and understood. (He didn’t say he was gay, but my gaydar told me everything I needed lol) I had never met another gay diabetic, so it felt pretty cool knowing that I wasn’t the only one. Thank you for talking about this topic with such dignity and honor. It has always been harder for me to come out as a T1D because it requires 1000 additional explanations, and usually, once people know, things change, and I have this need of always feeling like I haver to look like I’m doing great from their perspective 😓 Thank you for this great episode! 🌈
Huh good conversation and share...Diagnosed in 1974. Learned through the school of hard knocks, T1D camp and some doctors. Did not know anyone my age who had it. Was brought up in an environment where judging others based on literally anything was acceptable. I did not and do not practice judgement of anyone for anything. I choose what I prefer for myself and leave the rest and that includes sexuality (I enjoy any/all), nor did I care what others thought. They are allowed to judge if they choose and their judgement doesn't have to change my sense of self. The weird perspective though, is at my young age, the only judgement I had was as a T1D, I used to consider it...weak? Being an independent, strong personality, my issue was being forced to rely on external "stuff" to keep me alive be that insulin, test strips (or pee strips back in the day), meters, etc. That perspective was the most difficult, for me, to change. Food was and is challenging although not a judgement - just a "gee wish I could enjoy that" kind of perspective (never mind "just take more insulin" - I don't think that way). Thank you for sharing!
Enjoyed this vlog brings back memories in my earlier years drinking passing out quite agree sometimes you can feel restricted unfortunately for me I don't have anyone to share with had plenty of burnouts some people can be not very understanding but on the plus since being on the omnipod and dexcom g6 things are a little better
Justin, your doctors are not worried about it because it's not their feet that might end up in the chopping block! TIR is a disgraceful concept, even worse with just 70% of time being considered "good!" Neuropathy and ED can EASILY develop with that TIR and even better timing within it! Aim for at least the newer TITR or 70-140 and for higher time within that.
I will say that as someone much older, 68, and living with T1D for 55 years, that I don't care what others think as much as today's younger folks do. Social media has brainwashed us into thinking we have to all be the same. I don't hesitate to mention it and if I need to do something because of being a diabetic, I just do it. Before I started using a pump, I would check my glucose and give myself an insulin shot right at the restaurant table and this was in the 1980s!! I am also gay and I say I am gay but it's not who I am, I am Larry. It is kind of the opposite with diabetes. It is who I am. It is so much a part of me after this long, I don't even think about it.
Great chat guys. Thanks for sharing the psychological side of T1D.
I got the news in ‘86, when I was 19, and back then the lack of accurate info on the subject from the medical system itself was troubling. For example I was told I could never have alcohol again - in the prime of my fun years! - and I told I couldn’t have sugar at all - I liked lollies. How wrong the medical system was. Their rule was abstinence as opposed to management.
Also the needles back then weren't slim and short like today and that scared me often.
As far as feelings go, I was terribly embarrassed about it for many years and went to great lengths to hide taking insulin outside of home. As years went by I rebelled against the imposed prohibition and got very drunk frequently; and boy did I pay for it. As a diabetic I/we just don't recover the same way as non-T1D's and hospital came into play several times.
We know a bit more nowadays about how T1D can affect our moods, and how depression is a real side effect; again I wish that had been known and explained to me decades earlier.
Anyway, enough waffle, I'm now grateful that modern tech like a sensor allows me to achieve excellent control, sadly I just wish the tech was available years ago before some damage was done, but better late than never ey!
Canadian? That 'eh?" gives you away.
@@dinkster1729 Australian. We slang with the best of 'em.
As a fellow Gay T1D, I can say that finding other Gay T1Ds feels almost impossible. When I first ran into Justin’s content about 2 years ago, I felt seen and understood. (He didn’t say he was gay, but my gaydar told me everything I needed lol)
I had never met another gay diabetic, so it felt pretty cool knowing that I wasn’t the only one. Thank you for talking about this topic with such dignity and honor.
It has always been harder for me to come out as a T1D because it requires 1000 additional explanations, and usually, once people know, things change, and I have this need of always feeling like I haver to look like I’m doing great from their perspective 😓
Thank you for this great episode! 🌈
As a fellow Gay T1D, I really appreciated all of this, thanks for sharing!
love the content we are more than our diabetes
Huh good conversation and share...Diagnosed in 1974. Learned through the school of hard knocks, T1D camp and some doctors. Did not know anyone my age who had it. Was brought up in an environment where judging others based on literally anything was acceptable. I did not and do not practice judgement of anyone for anything. I choose what I prefer for myself and leave the rest and that includes sexuality (I enjoy any/all), nor did I care what others thought. They are allowed to judge if they choose and their judgement doesn't have to change my sense of self. The weird perspective though, is at my young age, the only judgement I had was as a T1D, I used to consider it...weak? Being an independent, strong personality, my issue was being forced to rely on external "stuff" to keep me alive be that insulin, test strips (or pee strips back in the day), meters, etc. That perspective was the most difficult, for me, to change. Food was and is challenging although not a judgement - just a "gee wish I could enjoy that" kind of perspective (never mind "just take more insulin" - I don't think that way). Thank you for sharing!
Enjoyed this vlog brings back memories in my earlier years drinking passing out quite agree sometimes you can feel restricted unfortunately for me I don't have anyone to share with had plenty of burnouts some people can be not very understanding but on the plus since being on the omnipod and dexcom g6 things are a little better
Justin, your doctors are not worried about it because it's not their feet that might end up in the chopping block! TIR is a disgraceful concept, even worse with just 70% of time being considered "good!" Neuropathy and ED can EASILY develop with that TIR and even better timing within it! Aim for at least the newer TITR or 70-140 and for higher time within that.
I never knew you were gay TBH