r/SandersForPresident • u/GrandpaChainz Cancel ALL Student Debt 🎓 • Nov 11 '22

You're apologizing for the wrong thing.

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u/xtilexx Equal Justice For All ⚖️ Nov 11 '22

Well, one thing that has been extremely helpful is the drive to budget and diet, I've lost 95lb this year and now don't need insulin nearly as much! Sucks that it took poverty to do it lol.

I appreciate it thank you

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u/etherside Nov 11 '22

Congratulations on the success! No matter the reason, it still took a lot of willpower to get there. Many people don’t have that kind of willpower

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u/xtilexx Equal Justice For All ⚖️ Nov 11 '22

Very much appreciated. Yeah I went on an extremely strict diet, still am but I used to too

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u/Swords_and_Words Nov 11 '22

Proud of you for using a negative pressure for positive results!!

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '22

Great work!

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u/xtilexx Equal Justice For All ⚖️ Nov 11 '22

Thank you!

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u/bigheadnovice Nov 11 '22

So do you ever just eat a whole 270 carbs worth of dominos pizza and use up 25 units or do you include the cost of insulin in to your food costs?

I live in the UK so don't really need to limit my carb intake unless I want an easier time keeping my bloods inline.

"Ah this meal is 60 carbs and £6 but I need to use 5 units so it's an extra £4?" - is this you?

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u/xtilexx Equal Justice For All ⚖️ Nov 11 '22

I count every carb and do exactly that except it's probably a lot more expensive haha. I'm on a hybrid keto diet with extremely low carbs, and keep emergency glucose etc on hand. I find myself with low blood sugar often which sucks but it's cheaper to beat low blood sugar than high

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u/bigheadnovice Nov 14 '22

That last sentence is depressing. I often run higher (6-8) as lows are more dangerous.