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Originally Posted by Smurfs Originally Posted by Bigbob_FTW As long as there is exception for medically necessary. as an example? Due schools still have nurses? The phone controls a cgm that is often linked to an omni pod. It also allows parents to monitor glucose levels. I wouldn't trust a school nurse for sh@t.

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rebrascora said: You could also set an alarm for 2 or 3am as a one off to see what your levels are like in the middle of the night. ie. Are they dipping and then rising or staying high all night. Or maybe take up a free trial of a CGM and get a clearer idea of what's going on without having to wake up in the middle of the night.

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TLDR: Have insulin resistance and not sure if I should take d-chiro inositol due to my high testosterone. Endo refused to prescribe metformin unless my Nexplanon is removed and basically implied my PCOS diagnosis and labs are not accurate due to the implant. Also wondering about experiences with CGMs, was recommended to wear one for 3-months by my gynecologist. Hi everyone! I would like to preface this by saying I have looked heavily through the sub and others for information on this, but have seen mixed answers from all the posts I’ve seen. I just got recently diagnosed with PCOS about a month ago. I also asked my endocrinologist about myo-inositol and d-chiro inositol, and she said even though there is research about it, it isn’t FDA cleared and so she only recommends/prescribes metformin instead. I am getting a second opinion for other reasons (basically implied my PCOS labs and diagnosis were heavily skewed by Nexplanon implant, didn’t seem concerned about my high fasting insulin, etc.). I forgot to ask my gynecologist about supplementing when I saw her yesterday, so I will be reaching out to her as well for her opinion. I also have a family history of both T1D and T2D, so I would love to get this under control before it gets to that point. I am aware that T2D is the more likely given that T1D involves low insulin production (and it’s usually genetic/autoimmune), which is not the case for me currently. I am 22F, 171lb, 5’6 (BMI 27.8). I have acne, mild hirsutism, high testosterone (androgens), and irregular periods. I am currently on the Nexplanon implant for ovarian cyst maintenance (had one burst when I was 15, which is why I went on Nexplanon). I should have been diagnosed with PCOS at 15 (obviously by the cyst, I had irregular periods since 13 and my DHEA was 700+), but I didn’t receive it until now. My recent labs are as follows: 12/31/2025 (Fasting) -Hemoglobin A1c: 4.9%, Ref: or =6.5% Consistent with diabetes -Glucose: 92, Ref 65-99 mg/dL 02/09/2026 (Non-fasting) Androgens / Hormones -Total Testosterone (MS): 34, Ref: 2–45 ng/dL -Free Testosterone: 5.4 H, Ref: 0.2–5.0 pg/mL -Bioavailable Testosterone: 11.6 H, Ref: 0.5–8.5 ng/dL -SHBG: 21, Ref: 17–124 nmol/L -DHEA-S: 255, Ref: 44–286 mcg/dL Other Hormones -17-Hydroxyprogesterone: 33, Ref (follicular): 23–102 ng/dL -FSH: 7.1, Ref (follicular): 2.5–10.2 mIU/mL -Prolactin: 5.7, Ref: 3.0–30.0 ng/mL Thyroid -TSH (with reflex FT4): 4.27, Ref: 0.40–4.50 mIU/L Protein -Albumin: 4.7, Ref: 3.6–5.1 g/dL 03/02/2026 (Fasting) Androgens / Hormones -Total Testosterone (MS): 46 H, Ref: 2–45 ng/dL -Free Testosterone: 7.0 H, Ref: 0.1–6.4 pg/mL -Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG): 22, Ref: 17–124 nmol/L -Estradiol: 83, Ref (female): Follicular: 30–144, Mid-cycle: 64–357, Luteal: 56–214 Metabolic / Insulin -Insulin: 22.6 H, Ref: ≤18.4 µIU/mL -C-Peptide: 2.73, Ref: 0.80–3.85 ng/mL As you can see from the results, my testosterone has consistently been elevated, my sex hormone binding globulin is low-normal (which from my understanding is due to high insulin suppressing the production), TSH was almost borderline but my gynecologist said not to worry about it unless I’m trying to get pregnant, in which case they’d want it between 2-2.5 mIU/L, and my fasting insulin was elevated. The c-peptide also seems to align with my fasting insulin, indicating that my body is supposedly producing enough insulin. All of my other hormones (DHEA-S, FSH, prolactin, estradiol, hydroxyprogesterone, etc.) appear to be normal. I also had an ultrasound and do not have cysts apparent at this time, which is more likely than not due to my Nexplanon implant (progesterone-only). My PCP, gynecologist, and the surprisingly the endo have all acknowledged that I am showing symptoms of insulin resistance with PCOS. My endo flat out refused to prescribe me metformin unless I got my implant removed and waited a few months, and again basically told me that the Nexplanon is significantly skewing my lab results (my gynecologist said it’s possible but it’s usually more so with combination birth control, including estrogen and that Nexplanon is known to be less anti-androgenic than other BC methods). Endo also told me I need to lose weight and kept saying “if you’re really concerned about the insulin resistance..”, like yes I’m concerned! My father passed away at 51 from multi-organ failure a week after ventricular fibrillation and cardiac arrest, and also had both types of diabetes. I am very aware of how serious it is if you don’t treat it early! I am also in the process of getting additional testing done, such as an OGTT, calculated HOMA-IR score from fasting glucose and fasting insulin, and a repeat A1c for monitoring once I get my diet and exercise under control. As I said above, I have researched Ovasitol, which from my understanding has a 40:1 ratio of myo-inositol to d-chiro inositol and many women with PCOS (and namely insulin resistance). But I saw many women in this sub had a negative experience with the d-chiro inositol specifically, and that it made their acne skyrocket and hirsutism worse (or started happening once they took and it but went away as soon as it was stopped). Because my testosterone is high, would it be better to take myo-inositol only in this case? I know everyone is different and I am willing to try both myo-inositol and d-chiro inositol, but I am getting mixed signals from answers I’ve seen. I know you can buy the supplements separate, so any advice would be appreciated. I also have been researching OTC CGMs, as my gynecologist recommended I use one for 3 months for insights on how my body is reacting to foods in relation to glycemic responses. I am in the US and my two options appear to be the Dexcom Stelo and Abbott Lingo. My dad used the Dexcom G6 before he passed, and I remember him really liking it, but of course my insurance (California Medicaid/Medi-cal) will not cover using the new G7 since I am not diabetic or pre-diabetic. I will also be getting the Contour Next One finger-stick glucometer and lancing device with strips, as I understand they are closest in accuracy to lab values due to testing blood and not interstitial fluid, which CGMs do. I know testing in the morning after waking is optimal, as well as 1-2 hours after meals. I’m aware as well that some CGMs have calibrating abilities (for OTC, I believe only the Stelo) and that they will not be as accurate and may run high or low. I am mainly interested about the trends and learning my own metabolism to reverse or prevent this insulin resistance from getting worse. I have heard mixed reviews about the Stelo vs Lingo, and am curious what your experiences are. I just realized how long this was lol but any and all information is appreciated. I am obviously someone who does a lot of research and am pretty well-informed for the most part. Thank you for your time everyone! :) submitted by

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So I recently learned I have a 9 A1C and have been type 2 diabetic for the last 5 years from my new doctor, and I was sent home with a couple g7 Dexcom CGM’s. My question is, where should I set my alerts to go off if I have an average of 212. I’m completely new to all things medical related and have been freaking out about my blood sugar to the point I barely even eat anything because even with the (very limited) healthy foods I’ve gotten I can’t eat enough of anything without spiking my glucose. Please help me I don’t know what to do submitted by /u/Rocket-meme to r/diabetes [link] [comments]

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I had had my eye on getting one, and it went on sale. Got it on the 28 Feb. Control gotten better, from about 65% to 75% in range to over 85%. Tech details. CGM is librelink 2+. Phone is Android from 2021. Need to install Librelinkup. When I purchased it, I spent an hour following the instructions that AI told me, and it was a complete waste of time. Finally installed Gluroo on the watch. Already had Gluroo on the phone. Watch is a Samsung Galaxy 7. I recommend doing this. Not on a pump. It does mean a lot of my mental space is on my glucose levels, but only if not focusing on other things. submitted by /u/NZUtopian to r/diabetes_t1 [link] [comments]

I decided to use a CGM for 30 days and as a "healthy" person did learn a lot about my metabolic health and implemented a lot of small changes that have decreased my Hba1c and fasting glucose. My first question as I got readings was, what are ideal glucose levels?. This resulted a pretty deep dive on the research around what glucose levels may be optimal for longevity which I have summarized in the article with all sources for anyone also trying to answer this question. Overall awesome experiment with many lessons and hope this helps others fast track their own metabolic health improvement journeys. submitted by /u/ThisisJakeKaiser to r/ContinuousGlucoseCGM [link] [comments]

My friends, listen to me closely because what I am about to tell you is the single most controllable lever you have to stop the clock of aging. We have been told for years that food is just fuel, like gasoline for a car, but scientifically, this is a lie. Glucose is not just energy; at high levels, it is a signaling toxin. When your blood sugar spikes (that rush you feel after a donut or a bowl of pasta) your body receives a loud, screaming signal that says "GROW!" It activates a pathway called mTOR and shuts down your longevity sensor, AMPK. When you are constantly spiking your sugar, you are forcing your cells to divide and grow instead of repairing themselves. Aging accelerates exactly when growth becomes greater than repair. We want our bodies to be in maintenance mode, cleaning up the mess, not constantly building on top of shaky foundations. A flat glucose line is the signal for your body to heal. Let’s talk about the physical damage, because it is happening right now inside your veins. Every time your glucose spikes, a chemical reaction happens called glycation. Think of it like a piece of bread in a toaster; it turns brown and hard. This is exactly what sugar does to your proteins. It creates these sticky, nasty things called AGEs: Advanced Glycation End Products. They gum up your collagen, which gives you wrinkles; they stiffen your arteries, which gives you heart disease; and they damage your mitochondria. The terrifying truth is that you cannot "antioxidant" your way out of glycation. Once that protein is "toasted," it stays damaged. The only way to stop your tissues from becoming stiff and old is to never let the toaster get that hot in the first place. Lower glucose means less permanent structural damage to the very building blocks of your body. We must also look at the engine of life, your mitochondria. These are the little power plants inside your cells that give you energy. When you flood them with high glucose spikes, it is like pouring too much fuel into a small engine. It chokes and starts producing black smoke. In biology, this "smoke" is free radicals and oxidative stress. This causes the mitochondria to leak and mutate their own DNA. This is why you feel that heavy fatigue after a big carb meal, and it is why old people have no energy. Their engines are burned out from decades of sugar overload. By keeping your glucose flat, you preserve the delicate redox balance and keep your energy efficiency high even when you are 80 years old. You stop the exhaustion before it starts. And it is not just energy; it is inflammation. We talk about "inflammaging" the fire that burns us down as we age. Well, glucose throws gasoline on that fire. Every post-meal spike activates a pathway called NF-κB, which is basically the master switch for inflammation. It tells your body to pump out cytokines like IL-6 and TNF-α. You are literally injuring your blood vessels from the inside every time you eat sugar. This creates a chronic, low-grade war zone in your body that destroys your tissues over time. If you want to be anti-inflammatory, you do not need just turmeric or fancy pills; you need a metabolic profile that is boring and flat. Flat glucose is the most powerful anti-inflammatory drug we have. We also have to talk about the brain, because what good is a young body if the mind is gone? We are now seeing that Alzheimer’s disease is basically "Type 3 Diabetes." The brain is extremely sensitive to these sugar crashes. High glucose disrupts the blood-brain barrier and makes your neurons insulin resistant, meaning they starve to death even in a sea of plenty. It impairs your synaptic plasticity: your ability to learn and remember. But when you keep glucose low and stable, you boost BDNF, the fertilizer for your brain cells. You allow your neurons to clean themselves through autophagy. Neurodegeneration starts with metabolic dysfunction decades before you forget your keys. Fixing your glucose is saving your mind. Now, a very important distinction that most doctors miss: Average blood sugar (HbA1c) is not enough. You can have a normal average but still be aging rapidly. How? Because aging happens in the spikes, not in the averages. Imagine two people: one has steady glucose of 90 all day, the other spikes to 180 and crashes to 60, but their average is the same. The second person is dying faster. The damage (the oxidative stress, the inflammation, the glycation) happens at the peaks. The crashes cause stress hormones to flood your system. We need to stop looking at just the numbers on a lab report and start looking at the dynamic curve of our lives. We want a rolling hill, not a rollercoaster. So, how do we fix this? It is simpler than you think, but you must be disciplined. Tier one is obviously removing the refined poisons: sugar, white bread, processed juices. These are not food; they are biological weapons against your longevity. But the real magic is in the order of eating. If you eat your protein and fiber (vegetables) before your carbohydrates, you build a mesh in your stomach that slows down digestion. This simple trick can reduce your glucose spike by 30 to 50 percent without even changing what you eat. It is a biological hack. Put a big bowl of green salad with vinegar before your pasta, and the impact on your aging is completely different. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which further slows down the sugar rush. Next, you must use your muscles. Muscle is a metabolic organ; it is a sponge for glucose. The more muscle you have, the more places the sugar can go instead of lingering in your blood and rotting your tissues. This is why we must fight sarcopenia (muscle loss) with everything we have. But you don't need to be a bodybuilder. Just walking for 10 to 20 minutes after a meal changes everything. When you contract your muscles, they open up doors for glucose without even needing insulin. It flattens the curve immediately. Do not sit on the couch after dinner; move, and you will force that fuel into the engine instead of letting it become fat and inflammation. For those who want to go further, there are powerful biological levers we can pull. Time-restricted eating (eating all your food in a 8 or 10-hour window) lowers fasting glucose and gives your body a break to activate autophagy. And stop eating late at night! Your body is insulin resistant at night; the same cookie at 10 PM does double the damage of a cookie at 10 AM. Then there are supplements like Berberine, which works very similarly to the gold-standard drug Metformin. It activates AMPK and helps pull sugar out of the blood. Supplements like Magnesium and Alpha-Lipoic acid also support this machinery. These are tools to help you, but they do not replace the lifestyle. Finally, if you really want to change your life, get a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM). Data destroys denial. When you see with your own eyes that your "healthy" oatmeal is spiking you to diabetic levels, you will never eat it the same way again. You will see how stress ruins your sugar, and how a poor night of sleep makes you insulin resistant the next day. This awareness is the first step to immortality. Aging is the cumulative result of repeated metabolic insults. If you stop the insults, you stop the damage. Keep your glucose flat, keep your insulin low, and you will keep your youth. This is not just advice; it is the biology of survival. — Dr. Georgios Ioannou, Anti-Aging Scientist submitted by /u/GarifalliaPapa to r/immortalists [link] [comments]

Hi docs, Over the past year I’ve structured my entire life around neuroscience / optimization protocols (largely from Andrew Huberman’s podcast and related research he cites). I don’t drink, don’t eat processed food, don’t stay up late, don’t deviate from routine, and track basically everything. My daily routine: Wake at 5:32am (consistent light exposure timing) 12 minutes outdoor sunlight before looking at my phone Cold shower to spike dopamine Delay caffeine 90 minutes 45 minutes zone 2 cardio High protein breakfast timed to cortisol curve Work blocks in 90-minute ultradian cycles with NSDR between No overhead lights after 7:30pm, red lights only Blue blockers at sunset Magnesium threonate, apigenin, theanine at night Sleep in a 64°F room, mouth taped, nasal breathing only I track: HRV resting HR sleep stages glucose variability (CGM) light exposure step count hydration in ml exact macro intake I bring my own lightbulbs to travel. My productivity has gone through the roof. I’m taking more classes than ever, working, exercising daily, and feel like a machine. But my doctor told me last week that this level of “optimization” is not healthy and asked if I ever relax. He said I seem tense which is crazy because these steps are supposed to make me healthier/more relaxed... Thoughts? I’m AFAB and healthy BMI submitted by /u/Dangerous_Bunch_4932 to r/AskDocs [link] [comments]

Does anyone know of an app that I could use to remotely connect in real time to my dad’s freestyle libre 2 CGM when I’m not at his house? ➡️➡️‼️he does not use a phone to check his blood so he doesn’t have the app. He uses the old school handheld sensor that he puts in his pocket. In case it matters, we live in Canada The app does not have to be free. I’m happy to pay a yearly membership fee. Thank you so much! submitted by /u/Pleaseselectyesorno to r/diabetes [link] [comments]

Assuming you have normal A1c and are eating a diet of Whole Foods, does consuming balanced meals with semi-stable (of course some spike is normal) blood glucose levels lead to better sleep for you? Thanks! submitted by /u/p1hk4L to r/Biohackers [link] [comments]

Hi all, I’ve been experiencing what I believe to be hypoglycemia every night lately. I wake up after 3 hours of sleep feeling warm, anxious, and heart racing. Then I fall back asleep and wake up every hour after that. My diet is clean and whole food based, A1c is 5.3, I don’t drink ever. 12k steps per day. I am avoiding all grains and legumes at the moment. My main carb is sweet potato and some fruit. I am wondering if there are any other options to try and keep my blood sugar raised a bit more and stable. I don’t know if I need more carbs? Or less? And wonder could this be some kind of insulin issue? It almost “feels” hormonal. All my metabolic panels came back “normal” Thanks for any thoughts submitted by /u/p1hk4L to r/Biohackers [link] [comments]

I using Libre 2 Plus and I was getting very low levels so I decided to go hospital and my sugar level from blood was like 110 when my CGM says 50s. I changed it but it still gives low. I got a finger thing and I started to get levels from it but it was giving like 30 higher than normal. Now the difference between CGM and finger thing increased to more than 60. I need help submitted by /u/Blckpnthr97 to r/Type1Diabetes [link] [comments]

Overnight my phone alarm started going off, showing that my glucose levels were dangerously low. I got up and drank a protein drink and ate a Kind bar, which naturally didn't help (not enough sugar). I finally shut the phone off and went back to sleep. Yeah, not the smartest move in the world, but I felt fine. I did learn about so-called "compression lows" (i.e. the sensor will read artificially low glucose levels if you put too much pressure on it, such as rolling on top of it during the night). But today, the sensor kept showing exceptionally low levels all day long, as in 70 or lower. I started getting more aggressive with carb consumption, finally going so far as to order a half-and-half Pepsi (50% regular Pepsi, 50% Pepsi Zero) at a concert tonight. Barely made a dent. My glucose levels didn't climb above 112 all day long. As I posted a few weeks ago, the doctor took me off of Metformin. I'm Type 2, so I don't do insulin injections. I don't drink. And as I say, I have genuinely felt just fine - no light-headednesa or feeling faint, or other symptoms that I understand to be associated with hypoglycemia. So what is the deal here? Should I be concerned? submitted by /u/piercingeye to r/diabetes_t2 [link] [comments]

I was diagnosed at 28 weeks and am 34 weeks today. I started using a CGM about a month ago (I honestly dont really like it). Ive noticed that in between meals/snacks, my glucose often hits high 70s/low 80s. Is this normal/concerning? My fasting has never been close to high - usually in the 80s somewhere. submitted by /u/Jmmprovidence to r/GestationalDiabetes [link] [comments]

My 8 yo heard my phone beep and knew it meant my sugar was either high or low. Since I was driving, I asked her to check it for me. She looked and said, “It’s low, Mum. You need to eat something.” I told her we’d stop by the bookstore first and then eat, knowing she was already knackered and hungry after soccer training. But she replied, “Why don’t we eat first and then shop?” I realised in that moment that I was testing her understanding of the seriousness of my condition. She told me she was worried I might faint. That’s when it hit me—I’m raising an empathetic little soul. We ended up eating first before getting her book, and honestly, moments like these just make me 😩😭 I'm sorry to those who experienced a difficult childhood with irresponsible parents but.. Can everybody please calm down and not assume I rely on my 8-year-old to manage my condition? My CGM beeped, and she simply said it was low. For context, my CGM shows both the number and an arrow that warns if you’re trending low or high. I was driving, and since every trip here is usually only 5–10 minutes, I wasn’t about to risk looking at my phone. What I didn’t mention earlier is that my daughter has mild ASD. Moments when she shows that level of empathy and understanding are truly worth celebrating for me—it’s not about burdening her, but about being proud of her growth. To those saying I put too much on her: I don’t. She’s active in sports, eats well, and I do everything I can to make sure she has the healthiest start possible. I’m grateful every day she doesn’t share my condition. And yes, I always carry snacks. I admitted I left my fruit at home that day, but I had glucose tabs in my bag. We were three minutes from the parking lot, and I wasn’t about to rummage through my purse while driving. She also knows exactly what to do in an emergency, and I’ve reassured her I won’t just faint when the alarm beeps. That moment was emotional for me because it showed how much she cares—not because I was being irresponsible. I only wanted to celebrate that little reminder of the kind, empathetic child I’m raising. submitted by /u/bourgeoispatty to r/Parenting [link] [comments]

I’m curious about the difference in pain/discomfort levels between finger sticks and using a CGM. I test my fingers between 3-5 times a day, and it’s not so bad most of the time, but it’s getting annoying and I worry about developing a complex about it and beginning to skip testing. By the same token, I’ve seen the little spike that comes on a Freestyle Libre when we had to use one on our cat and I wasn’t surprised at all that she immediately tried hard to remove it because it looked painful. I do have sensory processing issues so I’m also worried I wouldn’t be able to tolerate having something poking into my skin on a constant basis. If anyone has lived experience with both I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts. Thank you. ETA: thanks for all of the responses, everyone. I’ll look into getting a CGM based on comfort, insurance coverage, and price. Sounds like I’ll save myself a lot of discomfort. submitted by /u/foresthobbit13 to r/diabetes [link] [comments]

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I (27F) am leaving my partner of two years (42M). He is a type one diabetic who has had many complications due to the disease. Despite experiencing these complications, his motivation to improve his management is still extremely low. He had a cgm and pump. He chose to stop using them. His excuse was that he switched health insurance providers and that he needed his new doctor to write a script to continue getting his supplies…it’s been a year. I think he’s had plenty of time to find a new endo to rewrite a script for his dexcom and pump. It still hasn’t happened. During our time together, he has been in and out of the hospital with foot infections and DKAs. I’ve rushed out of work and called ambulances countless times. Every single time, he is told that he needs to be more careful. Every single time, we come up with a plan for me to help him improve his management. I’ve offered to send him reminders to check his sugar and insulin, and at one point I kept his pills in a box so I could give them to him at the designated times. Even when we verbally agreed to one of our plans for me to support his management, he would only follow the plan for a few days before getting defensive and secretive about his sugar levels. I also stepped up as the primary bread maker during this time, as he was frequently out of work. In addition to helping him with his medication management, I was also in charge of most household chores that he was physically unable to do. He had a decent stretch for several months where he was working and doing relatively okay with his health. I was very proud of him, but I made it clear that I would not do the hospital merry go round again. There were times when I was calling ambulances multiple times in the span of a week, while still keeping up with work and running our household. I reminded him of this and set my bottom line. He expressed understanding. Well, the merry go round started again. There have been two episodes of DKA in the span of three weeks. Both times, he admitted to going days at a time without checking his blood sugar or taking any insulin. He also admitted to lying to me when he told me his sugar was fine whenever I asked. He knows exactly what is going to happen if he keeps doing this, and at this point, I believe there’s more of a mental health component. He was prescribed antidepressants and referred to therapy last time he was in the hospital. He didn’t take the pills and didn’t go to the therapy appointment. He hasn’t taken any of his pills for blood pressure, cholesterol, and anticoagulants in at least several weeks. He says that he is taking them, but when I look at the pill bottles and they’re still full from when they were picked up from the pharmacy, I know he’s lying. His friends and family probably think that I’m evil. I think they might be right, because I’m kicking a poor man while he’s down, but I’ve tried so hard to get him better and support him. I feel like an evil ableist piece of crap. My guilt is eating me alive. How do I allow myself to accept that I did this to protect myself and him? Tl;dr Partner has been medically noncompliant despite many efforts from myself and his doctors to encourage him. I feel guilty for leaving because he is still ill. *edited for sentence I forgot to finish typing submitted by /u/trashcan0519 to r/relationship_advice [link] [comments]

I wasn't going to post this originally, but when someone asked me why I hadn't posted it already I decided to finally share this story on my former favorite subreddit: It all started with the typical wavy vs curly hair debate. In the sub, your hair is considered curly if it has any texture to it, including the slightest wave. There is a rule, “no curly gatekeeping.” An OP complained that there is curly gatekeeping on Twitter, as if this was news. Seriously, anywhere but in r/curlyhair it is generally accepted that your hair has to have a certain curl to be curly. if your hair doesn't go into spirals, it's not curly. The wavy community NEEDS to come to terms with that. This post was met by a comment detailing how the subreddit is actually unwelcoming to black women because “when it comes to black women speaking on their own personal movement (the natural hair movement) you guys tend to step in where you’re not needed... to people on the outside, when Black women do what the woman in the tweet did, it can seem like gatekeeping, but i urge you guys to realize that Black women have always been kept out of things that seem basic to you guys... it’s even more exhausting to enter a place that claims to be for everyone with curly/textured hair, but still feel like an outsider when you see people try to downplay (and sometimes ignore) discrimination that you know you and everyone who looks like you faces.” Thus the mods decided to recruit new moderators to address the lack of diversity in the sub, specifically why black women don't post to the sub. My name is no longer on the announcement but my proof is all the mod flairs I used in the past. The mods asked me about my thoughts and pretty much ignored them. The misuse of big chop is mentioned in this comment. Everyone on the sub uses their own definition of big chop, whether it is a long hair to shoulder length hair cut or longer than 3 inches. But in the natural hair community, it means going from relaxing curly hair straight to cutting off all the relaxed hair – you're left with a few inches at most and skipped transitioning into your natural hair texture. I was on board for correcting the sub about this term and educating people about the natural hair movement. So the mods made this post about education. I wrote the parts referencing a book. The post talked about how POC suffer through discrimination because of their hair. Originally, this post talked nothing about you needing to be black in order to use these terms, it's been edited since then. One person talked about having their hair called “white girl curly” “I was talking about it to a friend of mine who happens to be a WoC and she seemed almost angry to hear me talk about it and told me my hair was “white person curly” and then that it “wasn’t even curly.” Not going to lie, I was hurt by this because I was happy to feel confident in my hair again and then was wondering if I should even feel happy about it anymore.” which someone replied that: “However, to say your hair is "white girl curly" to invalidate your curls is borderline racism, and that person seems like an asshole for belittling your happiness.”. There's more arguments, like “accept wavy hair for being wavy, instead of mislabeling your hair type”. And someone tells it how it is: “This talk about inclusion and diversity is like tech companies and elite liberal arts colleges who use their diversity as a selling point to raise their status and appeal. I'm here to look at pictures of hair, not talk about cultural appropriation.”. And this one between a mod and a user “I disagree... the words curly, natural, and chopped are common descriptive words in the English language. They don't belong to any one group. Now, I would not use the particular phrase "natural hair journey" or certain hash tags as they do have very specific connotations. However, I draw the line at basic descriptors. I am very sorry if that seems disrespectful. From my perspective it seems disrespectful to others to claim basic descriptive words.” “This is all just incredibly rude and disrespectful of you and that was a weak non-apology. I hope that you will keep up with the coming posts and come to understand that diversity, inclusion, and minimizing microaggressions/cultural appropriation* is important and change your views.” “Please explain to me exactly what I have said that is rude or disrespectful. I have tried very hard to be sympathetic and respectful and if you could clarify for me what is offending i would be very interested... I am ethnically Irish. For my ethnicity and culture natural curly hair is a well known and admired part of it. Why is it ok to disregard my ethnicity and culture in order to respect your's? Or Jewish curlies, or Greek/Mediterranean curlies, or Arabic curlies? There has to be a better option.” “You weren't disrespectful, she's just a sensitive SJW snowflake” And someone who caught on that this open discussion wasn't very open “I will definately withhold any action or judgement to see what you and the rest of the moderators do. I was under the impression that this was an open discussion. If the decision is already made I am not sure what the point of this thread was... I certainly would not have stated my opinion or opened myself up to backlash had I known the decisions were already made. I hope this feeling I am getting is mistaken and everything turns out well for every one.” Black hair is political “non black people that have “struggled” with frizzy hair or whatever have every right to admire the curly girl movement, but the struggle of black people is on a WHOLE other level: it’s economic and political. white people, regardless of how curly their hair is, have never been economically discriminated against because of their hair. Sure they may have been bullied and that’s valid, but they shouldn’t be the face of the movement. They can sympathize and stand in solidarity, but the mods/posts here being majority non-POC is a huge issue and inaccurate representation of the people. no one is gatekeeping curly hair, any race can have it. but the representation of the movement SHOULD be “gate-kept” in a way. you can’t have majority white people being the face of a natural POC hair movement because they don’t know the struggle. I for one am a POC with wavy hair, I don’t claim it to be curly. I don’t take up space talking about the “struggles of acceptance” I faced or whatever the fuck. I take care of my hair using advice from this sub and other ones. I don’t try to pretend I know what it’s likely to have Afro-textured hair. It’s not my place. I stand in solidarity with the movement, but it’s not mine to lead or dominate. I think the mods/others on this sub who say “black people are gatekeeping curly hair!!” need to see that.” There's more drama there if you want to look for it. And the removeddit is here. Not much there wasn't removed quickly but there is this: “I will probably get a lot of backlash for this comment. I am white and have wavy hair. I personally do not feel a white woman with curly hair shouldn’t be able to call her hair curly. Because that’s what it is. Yes, POC often have different hair types and textures than a white woman, and I have extreme empathy and sadness for the struggles and discrimination they have endured and do endure still. No white woman will ever fully be able to understand those struggles I’m sure. I do however believe that curly hair is a hair type that any race can have. Just because someone’s hair is curlier doesn’t make yours less curly. The natural hair movement is all yours, I get that. But curls are for everyone.” The mods began commenting on people's posts that mentioned big chop in the title. This action was noticed. Then came this post which made respecting cultural terms a rule and included an infograph on whether your haircut is a big chop or not, and at the end it asked if you were a POC. I was now confused, none of the mods told me we were going to moderate race. When I mentioned this was not going to be well received they told me we'll cross that bridge when we get there. I didn't think the last question was necessary. And I was not the only one, like the top comment “Doesn't that seem counterproductive though and unfair? I personally am all for educating, but find something like this to just be general gatekeeping.”. And upon further talking with the mods people began to notice this wasn't about POC, “I think it’s very important that any latinx and nonblack POC know that according to this comment, the mod discussion surrounding inclusion was never for us. Our exclusion is not a consideration at this time.”. You see, the mods made the mistake of saying POC as an abbreviation of black people so when it was pointed out by this comment, the mods scrambled to change everything that mentioned POC to black people and changed the infograph's last question to “Do you have black ancestry?” Even I was confused, and I was a mod that read the mod chat on Slack every day. I wouldn't have made that mistake but it was never made clear to me that the whole diversity conversation was only about black people. ​ “If after years of racism and discrimination that lead to issues of with self worth and self love, someone with 4b hair that’s been relaxed to the point of no return decides to cut off all their hair to make the radical statement that your hair is naturally beautiful without confirming to Eurocentric standards, then is that a big chop or is that a haircut? “That is a hair cut. I mean what would you call it if you never heard of big chop” ​ “Yeah, I'd say I am being excluded because I don't even have the option of using them if I want to... But by enforcing--or even suggesting--these word usage rules, you're grouping people into categories and classes and pitting some people against others. I don't see how this is useful, or productive. John F. Kennedy said that a rising tide lifts all boats. That was more of an economic metaphor but it can apply here. If some people feel excluded it seems to me that the rational and appropriate thing to do is to lift people up, and encourage others to do the same.” “I really truly honestly do not understand why people feel like having to avoid a few simple phrases feels like being "pushed down".” A lot of comments are removed before they are able to be saved since mods monitor things like this closely, but I was able to copy and paste one spicy comment removed for violating the new rule and for using the N word while I was a mod and could see it: "It is not a term "created" by black women. Big chop has been used by women all over the planet to mean chopping off a large amount of hair. Anyone, ANYONE telling another person they can't use 'natural hair' nor 'big chop' is an absolute moron. I do not care what anyone's race is but stating those words are "culturally sensitive" is a crock. Calling a Negro the "n" word is wrong, calling a Caucasian the "c" word is wrong and so forth and so on with the other three human races but saying you had a big chop cause you cut off 12 inches of hair is not wrong no matter your race."Hair journey" is one of the more dumb terms I've heard. To journey one must move from one place to another. Not flat ironing your hair is not a journey. Letting your hair stay curly is not a journey. Doing anything to your hair is not a journey." The removeddit is here. Great removed quotes there like: “This is fucking pathetic. People say whatever you want.” ​ “Being a frequent visitor of this sub for curly hair tips and tricks, as well as a “WOC”, I find this post discouraging. I think that as a society, we should appreciate and celebrate all cultures. That includes using phrases that are derived from their culture! I see it as a form of welcoming and acceptance. “Cultural appropriation” has gone too far in my opinion. In generations to follow, we’re all going to start looking like each other, especially in the melting pot of America. We should celebrate being one culture of humans with curly hair! Keeping some words aside to only be spoken be black women/men is just maintaining the divide. Don’t we want to live as one?” ​ “That’s fair, I’m new, but as a Hispanic it does fee like just another curl community telling their non-black members that they’re just unwanted visitors who need to be careful how they speak” The whole discussion seemed weird since they were asking for feedback this whole time but would shut down anyone who disagreed. They spent a lot of time making rebuttals to people and asking one of the new mods for input for each comment. They claimed their implementation was open to change but everyone who said just remove the part about needing to be black was told no. When I talked about discrimination in latinx communities, the mods said they couldn't fix it and would not give the same shout out they gave black people to latinx, instead pushing that latinx has anti-blackness as well. This has already led to some cringe. Like an OP telling the mods they are African and light-skinned when the mods corrected OP about using big chop. And someone told a different OP after the mods corrected OP: “As a black woman, most of us have no problem with you using that term” Censorship is pretty bad in r/curlyhair, your comment can be removed for telling the mods they are full of it or really just for disagreeing tbh. More stuff about the ongoing curly gatekeeping here: “Friendly reminder that being a curly impostor isn't a thing and curly gatekeeping isn't productive. This post is brought to you by those gatekeepy tik toks” And the removedit is here. So why am I not a mod anymore? At the risk of posting drama I'm involved with, I'll try to keep it short and neutral. I decided to finally voice my concerns, that this was getting a bit racist and that we shouldn't moderate race. At first, they didn't seem to understand why I was against it even though I could use the terms as someone with black ancestry. They then told me that racism was about power and that you can't be racist towards white people. When they asked me to define racism, I showed them the dictionary definition of racism, to which I was told, “You know how many racists show me that everyday?” And then one of the main two mods told me to talk only to her since it was too painful to two of the new mods to hear from me (one of them is inactive, I had forgotten they were a mod). After reciting a bunch of pre-made responses, she repeatedly asked me “why is racism so bad?” and shot down every reason I gave as wrong even when I started linking articles about racism. She said this is no different than not allowing people with straight hair to post on r/curlyhair although my stance was as long as it is on topic it should be fine. When I asked about the black people who said they wanted this, the only direct feedback I was given was from one of the new mod's discord. I didn't actually see any PMs from black people wanting this. And when I said not all black people want this, I was told that I was cherry-picking. In the end I was called a sea lion and removed from the mod team suddenly and unexpectedly. TL;DR r/curlyhair argued about wavy vs curly hair again so the mods made it a rule you have to be a certain race to use certain terms submitted by /u/curlyspirals to r/SubredditDrama [link] [comments]

And I don't know where else to share this. It's 11pm on Halloween night. My friends, family, and husband are all fast asleep. I'm laying beside my 7 year old daughter, cradling her as she survives through the chaos that is Type 1 Diabetes. She's snoring, but in between bouts of snores, she whimpers. About an hour ago, she cried out "Why is this me?!" then was right back to sleep. I cry. For the first time since her diagnosis, I really really cry. You know the kind. Snot dripping down your face, big awkward gulps of air. Wailing. Thank goodness she's a heavy sleeper. She was just diagnosed in August. It's been 3 months. Only 3 months? And today, she ate a few extras candies (literally like 3 candies at school). Her blood sugar levels were high. Then we went trick or treating, and they got low. So we treated them with 15g of simple sugars - candy. We sat on the walking trail by our house while she laid down in her Joan of Arc costume. We waited. She came back up. My husband was ancy because our son was getting tired. So we pushed through. We got to our friend's and she could barely stand. I gave her a piggy back ride and she said, "You're the best mom ever. Like really, ever." She struggled the whole way home. I tried to give her a piggy back ride again, but I was tired. She ninja rolled under our neighbour's fence to take the shortcut home. I met her there. And all night, she's had a horrific headache. Her stomach hurts. And she's weepy. Everything is the worst. My amazing, strong, fucking brilliant little mini-me is now wailing in pain because her stupid fucking pancreas has decided to stop making insulin. Fuck you, pancreas. She asks me to read to her. I do. Normally, it's one book, then 10 minutes of cuddles. Today, it's as many books as she wants. She asks me to keep reading as she falls asleep. I read Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, while admiring my own little rebel girl. One who will now die if she doesn't have insulin. Everything changes so quickly. For the first time since her diagnosis, I long for the days when our biggest hurdle was her having temper tantrums and wetting the bed. Now she has a team of people who need to be her pancreas. She snores. She wails. She cries. Then, for the first time since her diagnosis, she throws up. Now, if you know anything about people with t1d, it's that they need carbs, along with insulin, to keep their numbers stable. She just threw up all of her carbs. The carbs that keep her from having seizures, or falling into a coma. Her numbers go lower. I go to the kitchen to grab water, and by the time I'm back, she's fallen back asleep. With as much love as forcefully possible, I manage to get her to eat a single bite of a banana. I have to wake her up to do so. She throws up 20 minutes later. I give her a spoonful of honey. She manages to take it. For now. I call the "pediatric endocrinologist", because my child now has a fucking specialist doctor? And he says to keep the needles and syringes handy in case her numbers go low again. I start bawling as I try to give him my email address so he can send me explicit instructions on now to stick a needle into my kid. And now, I'm awake, checking her every hour. I have work in the morning. This is my life now. This is her life now. I try to practice gratitude, but in this moment, it just sucks ass. She's one of the healthiest kids I've ever met. She eats cherry tomatoes as a snack. She loves avocados. She tries new things. She self reflects. She sleeps well. She is adaptable. She drinks water. We don't even keep juice in the house (at least, not until sugar became her medication, because what the fuck right?) She stands up for her friends at school. She does math for fun. She sings and imagines. She's honest. We're as close as a mom and daughter can be (in a healthy way). So, I'm pretty sure that we're living in the twilight zone. Everything feels upside down. I'm thankful that she has such a strong support network. But at this moment, I feel cripplingly alone. I feel like I need to remember this night, our first really hard night. Maybe it'll knock me out of my positivity and gratitude that seems to weird people out. Maybe it'll make me more cynical or resentful. But then I look at her, and my heart bursts with love. At least we're in this together, her and me. Because if anyone could fucking own this shit, it's her. I'm pretty sure that she's my hero. I don't even really know what the point of sharing this is. To feel a little less alone, maybe. I gotta go now. I gotta check to see if her blood sugars are stable. Thanks for listening. Edit: Holy shit. I posted this around midnight my time, and was thankful if I had gotten a few words of encouragement and support. I did NOT expect to wake up this morning to so much solidarity. Thank you all, so so much. My daughter is an incredible person, and we keep our adaptability and enthusiasm as high as possible on most days. This is the darkest day I've ever had with it so far, I think because I had to have the specialized "In Case of Emergency" Glucagon needle ready. My usual response to people is, "I'm just thankful that we live in the time and place that we're in", and that if anyone is strong enough for this, it's my daughter. She's been relatively on target for the first 2.5 months, but the past couple of weeks have been wildly random, and it's been hard to understand why. We have it comparatively easy because she's incredibly healthy otherwise. She still has Halloween candy from last year! As a mother, I consciously focused on removing the shame and emotional attachment that my family history has to food (and body image, and self-care), and for the most part, my daughter has a great outlook on herself, her relationship with her body, and with how she takes care of it. It's made dealing with the diagnosis so much more manageable. She has an incredible support network, a great school, I have a great job, and we are all rallying around her. We are really fortunate. Thank you for letting me share my darkness with you all so that it didn't come out of me in her presence. We try to see her t1d as "you're not sick, it's just an extra thing you need to do to take care of yourself, like how we take showers and eat nutritious food and get good sleep. You can still do all the things, we just need to do these extra steps." But last night was a "yep, my kid is definitely sick beyond normal sick" kind of night, and it slapped me in the face. Many of you have asked about CGMs and Pumps - our work benefits are finicky, and our doctors advised not to consider these tools for at least six months "so we know how to handle things without them". FWIW, we're in Canada. It's been three months, and I feel like a CGM would allow us to actually establish consistent patterns and make informed choices, so we decided to go ahead and apply for the insurance coverage. We're now just in the limbo of waiting for approval and then getting set up (with a Dexcom G6). It takes time, but we're pushing towards it. As for pumps, we hadn't even really considered one because she had been on target so frequently. But if I can prevent another night like this (while still giving her the space to just BE A KID), then I'm all for it. I will be looking into it today. Again, thank you all for everything. The private messages, the awards (what do I do with these? Thank you for making my daughter's story more visible!), the comments, the practical advice; even the insensitive comments are appreciated - it comes with the territory of putting yourself out there, and it's worth it. Thank you all for sharing your stories of living with t1d, or being a support of someone with t1d. It means so much to me. Our family stands on the shoulders of giants who have found solutions to the problems so that we can adapt easier. I will do my best to get back to everyone that I can, but even if I don't, know that I read every single message and have been crying like a baby. But this time there's a little less weight on my shoulders when I do it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. submitted by /u/alarmingly_alarmed to r/TwoXChromosomes [link] [comments]