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I'm just some random mid-40s guy that lives in Canada. I have a couple of younger kids, happily married. Live in the suburbs. While I'm a boring professional during the week, I'm also a guy's guy, I like watching hockey, mountain biking, dirtbiking etc. Type 1 diabetic.

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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How do you deal with your diabetics?

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Fairly well I think. I'm responsible and try to stay on top of my health. I'm lucky enough to have very robust benefits coverage, so I've always been able to have the cutting edge equipment and treatment at my disposal. I've had excellent doctors and specialists over the years too, lots of kind and intelligent people who have made a difference in my life. Different individuals seem to have varying levels of complications with this disease too, and my case doesn't seem to be as complex as some others that I've run into during my journey, so I'm super thankful for that as well.

Mental health can be the harder thing sometimes. It does hold me back in certain ways, and the disease is progressing as I'm getting older. It's a bit of a mind blower, knowing that something could screw up with my pump while I'm sleeping, and I could just die without ever knowing. The insulin pump in combination with cgm remains the most risky medical device in existence (it's also super awesome though). I also had a pretty scary hospitalization last year, just the perfect storm of events really, but things got a bit scary for a bit. And that's from someone's who's like on top of it, I have a really good A1c level, I work out, I have the best of the best. It's still something that could wipe you out, like that clicks fingers.

But I suppose the same goes for the hurtling train coming at you, or falling out of bed the wrong way, right? It's all about trying to keep everything in perspective: I have a beautiful family, a pretty wonderful life, things are good and we are generally all in good health and happy. I try my best not to let this minor buzzkill define me.

[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll give your family 10 million dollars if you leave and never come back. Do you take the deal? Why?

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

I'd have to say no to this one. We enjoy each other too much. Money ain't everything!

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What are your favorite shoes?

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

My answer depends largely on what I'm doing.

Ugg Nuemels are my casual favourite, much to the chagrin of my wife. Cole Haan Classic Oxfords if I have to dress up.

Activities wise, it has to be Five Tens on my MTB, I prefer Shimano shoes on my road bike, and Alpinestar Tech 7s on my dirtbike.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you spend time in a La-z-boy recliner?

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Not anymore. We do have one in the nursery for when the kids were babies, but it's mostly just decoration now and barely ever gets used.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you exercise? Is dad bod catching up over time?

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

I'm fairly active, at least as much as I can be with young kids on the loose and a demanding occupation. I get out to the mountains usually once a week or so in the summer on my mountain bike or dirtbike. Road bike once or twice a week too, it's on a trainer synced up with Zwift or Rouvy in the winter months. I'm not super hardcore with it on the trainer, but it helps to stretch the legs once or twice a week in the colder months. I work from home mostly, so because I don't get that commute or office walking in anymore, I find I'm often feeling pretty stiff.

I used to be a big skier in the winter months, but not as much anymore. I find skiing has become so thoroughly enshittified and overcrowded now, and I've always been uncomfortable with the very real risks of back country skiing. So other than a rare time or for work ("business meetings"), I don't ski that much anymore.

I'm also pretty thin to begin with, so I haven't really had to deal too much with the dad bod as of yet.