Diabeetus.

Does anybody know of a good diabetes app for android?

diabeticonfessions:

This has been a HUGELY repeated concern voiced on DiabetiConfessions. I’ve gotten all kinds of submissions by people who are terrified because they’ve heard awful things about their life expectancy, and I’ve gotten messages from people who say that’s ridiculous. The notions that diabetics do not live long WAS pushed (by doctors, the ADA, and media) for a long time. It was accurate for a very long time and in some aspects, it’s still pushed - but without taking into account scientific/medical/societal changes. So I’m going to go ahead here and try to clear it up, and I’ll site all my sources so y’all can go check it out further. I hope this gives people some hope. =)

The 50 year life-span statistic is sorely outdated: 

• “Advances in diabetes care have nearly eliminated the difference in life expectancy between people with type 1 diabetes and the general population, according to new research…Life expectancy at birth for someone diagnosed with type 1 diabetes between 1965 and 1980 was estimated to be 68.8 years compared to 72.4 years for the general population. But, for someone diagnosed with type 1 diabetes between 1950 and 1964 the estimated life expectancy at birth was just 53.4 years.” Source (2011)
• “However, there is good news - people with type 1 diabetes have been known to live for as long as over 85 years with the condition.” Source
• Diabetic for 75 Years (2006)
• American Lives With Diabetes for 85 Years (2011)
  [I’d like to point out with this one, that he was diagnosed in 1926, not long after insulin was first available commercially - And about 35 years before there was even a glucose meter. The life expectancy then for diabetics was severely low. His brother passed away from it before he was even able to get insulin. Look how far we’ve come.]
• “Those with type 1 diabetes historically faced a shortened life expectancy. But a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study concludes that those diagnosed since 1965 can expect a near normal lifespan…a 15-year increase in life-expectancy.” Source (2012)

So there’s 5 incredibly hopeful reports. The treatment of this disease is changing so fast, it is truly incredible. They haven’t yet done studies on the life-span of people diagnosed in 1980-present, so who knows where we’re at now. Technology is improving rapidly. There’s a lot of media push to say diabetes shortens your life span - they mainly push that for type 2’s, because they’re trying to SCARE people into preventing type 2. That’s a media push. Look at the actual studies, look at the information here. Don’t lose hope.

The first glucose meters were being created in the early 1960’s. That’s 50 years ago. There weren’t even home glucose meters available for the market until around 1981. And in the last 30 years, we’ve gone from that to CGM’s. Small strips that test your bg every 5 minutes, 24 hours a day.

Insulin was first being picked up and released by Eli Lilly and Company in 1921. We now have how many different types of insulin? We have Humalog, Novalog, Lantus, just to name a mere few - short acting/long acting, etc. 

We have simple injections, insulin pens, pumps, sensors, glucose meters of all kinds. You can pick up a meter for as little as $19.99 in a grocery store.

To sum it all up, we have come so far. And we’re still breaking ground daily.

The difference between the life expectancy of a normal human being and a diabetic human being is very small now, almost nonexistent - for type 1 or type 2.

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx

tumblrbetics:

Okay, now that I finally have the free time to change the whole list at once, I’m changing the format! (Dun dun dunnnnnnn)

If you want to be on the list, all you need to do is:

1. Send me an ask, either on here or on my personal. (A bit of shameless self-advertising never hurt anyone, right?!)
2. If you’d like to, you can put your name in that ask, so it’ll be your name with a link to your blog on the list.
3. The rest of this is optional: your year of birth, your full dob (how awesome would it be to get hundreds of birthday messages from fellow diabetics?!), your type, and either your year or full date of diagnosis.

This means that the list will only have to be updated when your url changes. It’s really important that you notify me of this, as otherwise the list’s good for nothing. So, everyone, all the followers, even those already on the list, get your messages in! I’ll try and keep this message posting so everyone gets to see it. I’ll hopefully have time to update the page a hell of a lot more often now, so don’t forget that all questions and submissions are more than welcome!

I’ve already had a huge number of messages from people asking to join the list! I’ll reply to your ask when I’ve added you to the list, but it will all take time, so don’t worry!

Lauren~
xx