Sweet & Low

Hello, type one diabetic with a heart condition here who still wears a mask when running a regular 5k...WEAR A MASK MY DUDES

PS-stay tuned for a review of my new pump, the Medtronic 670g! Sorry for the lack of updates, both me and the fiance are running for office.

BOY FORGOT THAT NOT ALL LADIES HAVE TO WEAR INSULIN PUMPS 😂😂😂

I mean come on, I want a snazzy Netflix special 

old sketch of my meter blazin’ a test strip...because whenever I talk about being high, people always think I’m talking about something other than blood glucose!

Throwback sketch I did of a happy little lancet!

Seriously though, still need my insulin and test strips. 

Copyright me, your internet diabetic dictionary :P 

Sorry I haven't posted in so long, guys. I've been focusing my efforts on political action and haven't had a lot of time to write! Anyway, I wanted to share this comment I wrote, which was picked as a top choice by the New York Times in response to the AHCA vote today: I pay federal income taxes just like you. However, I am also sick. As a child I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, an autoimmune condition which renders me unable to produce the hormone insulin. Thus, I rely on injections and daily blood testing to keep myself alive. Without insurance, I need to pay over $20,000 per year to survive. I have no other choice. Without insulin, I die. That's an unreasonable economic burden for a 24-year-old--frankly, for anyone. The fact is, there is nothing I could have done to stop myself getting sick, just like those with cancer or many other illnesses. I was simply healthy, then I wasn't. The healthcare market is not a free market because we, the sick, are held captive to our bodies and the medical costs that price us out of living. A more economic example: I cover my home in case of fire, and I hope I never have to call up the insurance company. Yet, I still pay in to the system to protect my property. Hopefully, I will never have to use that money, and it will be used to pay off some other person’s insured and destroyed home instead. With healthcare, why is it any different? We pay in, hoping never to have to use the benefits, while the money goes to another. You, like me, could wake up one day and find yourself stuck with a pre-existing condition. This is why we have insurance and need the protections of the ACA. Guys, I am sick and tired of being sick and tired. Fight back.

I illustrated it! I’m a designer by trade :) 

I eat them after I correct with either juice or tabs since I still feel super hungry and don't want to go overboard with even more carbs! :)

Our health should not be part of a free market exchange. Saving money is not equivalent to saving lives. While you can decide to keep your house a bit cooler to lower your electric bill, you can't have a little less chemo to save a few thousand dollars. There's no "hey, maybe just forget the insulin so you can save for a few months of retirement money, skimp on the blood thinners or dialysis and get some pocket change for the movies." Healthcare is a non-negotiable part of life. So why do we rely on a system which ebbs and flows based on the number of healthy people who choose to sign up and create a market based on humans as commodities; the federal laws (looking at you, abortion ban HR-7) that cause insurance companies to choose their own financial safety over the people who need medical safety? Don't let this government turn us and those less fortunate than those I know reading my inordinately long post into market objects for financial gain. Call, dissent. As always, continue to support the ACA by calling your reps or Sen. Paul Ryan--(202) 225-3031 Oppose HR7 (which bans all federal funding for abortion services, targeting the underprivileged on Medicaid as well as effectively eliminating ability to get coverage for abortion even if paying your own funds through any ACA/gov program) by calling your reps.