So normally the flu makes me anxious. If I know someone is sick I try to stay away. I also know if I get it double my insulin drink non water clear liquids every hour consistently check for ketones. If I can hold down liquids go to ER to get pumped with fluids if I have ketones.

As a diabetic I’ve been taught sick day prep for my entire life because ketones cause DKA and DKA can be deadly. I wouldn’t die from the flu per se I would die from DKA brought on from flu anyways

Dka as I said before can be deadly. When I was diagnosed I was in DKA spent 5 days in ICU and part of that the docs had me hooked to a ventilator. initially they didn’t think I was gonna make it

I know it’s random to bring up the flu now but seeing people saying “it’s just like the flu” isn’t exactly comforting to me bc in general people with the flu being around me gives me enough anxiety. Now I’m dealing with that and then knowing COVID19 is a respiratory disease cause

Me more anxiety bc once again I’m a person with “an underlying condition” I’m one of the ones healthy people are talking about when they say “don’t worry it’s mostly killing people with underlying conditions.”

And I keep thinking what if I get it and it beats my ass to the point I’m in ICU on a ventilator again. I can’t do that to my family. It’s been almost 20 years since that time and it was enough stress for a lifetime.

There has been reports of T1Ds recovering and saying it’s the same sick day routine we’ve been peeped for our whole lives so that’s a little reassuring but damn y’all I don’t wanna get it

Anyways this was 1) to vent my anxieties, I’m tired of crying and having almost panic attacks about grocery shopping and 2) to remind y’all to stay home. Even if you’re healthy and don’t have these normal worries please don’t unknowingly be a carrier and spread it.

My current cause of stress: worrying about my dads blood pressure bc he’s too busy stressing about me and having to be in public around people.

My dad just told me “your two friends really shouldn’t go over bc they’re in contact with other people too” AS THEYRE INVITING LESS THAN 5 PEOPLE OVER IM HOING CRAZY BY Myself

So my grandma goes to the senior citizen center in her town to do arts and craft like once a week or so. She shared her latest painting to Facebook and here’s Wayne’s (my father’s) response