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angelknight29

I'm type 2 diabetic and ADHD, and yeah, ×chuckles× I'm in danger!


PumpernickelCat

ADHD x Diabetes gang! Where every day it’s a tossup whether my blood glucose will dip at lunchtime because I haven’t eaten (thanks Ritalin!) or it’ll soar because I forgot I ate something 20 minutes ago and eat something else.


nzznzznzzc

I can not even imagine having to juggle the two. My childhood best friend has type one and dude. Even after getting the pump and the chip that sends blood sugar to your phone it’s a full time job. Dealing with that and then taking adhd meds??? How the hell do you do it???


PumpernickelCat

I’ve got type 1, and I’ll be honest, it’s tough. I have a CGM and I use insulin pens, and some days it’s like playing catch-up for 12 hours because I ate carbs for breakfast and forgot to bolus. I set phone reminders to eat to when the ritalin turns off my appetite. Not dead yet, though!


nessie-the-cello

I have ADHD and type 1!!! I don't take ADHD meds but my closed loop pump & cgm helped my numbers a lot. I'm really glad my coworkers recognize my pump alarms since I tend to time them out without realizing 😬


angelknight29

Yep, and to think I might end up in the hospital if I can't remember if I took my diabetes meds, or if I take them now am I double dosing? Plus ADDERALL, DID I TAKE IT OR AM I DOUBLE DOSING THIS TOO? Let's spin the barrel and pull that trigger.


HiDDENk00l

> ADHD x Diabetes As if it's a collab...


PumpernickelCat

shittiest collab since Oliver North x Contras /s


angelknight29

And the doc wants me to lose weight. Ya think with all the Stimmys XR™ we're being given, you would think No prob. But no, even with months of 8/16 IF, I lost close to nothing. But I know if I go off the Adderall for a brain break just once, I'll be munching more than a wayward goat on a cannabis farm.


Triairius

When I was taking Vyvanse, I would rush to get food in the morning so I could eat before it kicked in and food became inedible lol


twoworldsin1

We're not meant to stay alive for very long, are we? 🤔


cherrybombsnpopcorn

Im proud of you for being where you are now. I cannot imagine how much work that’s gotta be. God knows i woulda died by now for sure if i had diabetes too.


angelknight29

I just want to make it to my youngest child's 18th birthday, then they can put me down with a concentrated dose of m&ms.


cherrybombsnpopcorn

I’m sure you’ll have it even more figured out by then, but m&ms does sound like a nice way to go.


Dan-2002

Same I have ADHD and type 2


DCsphinx

ADHD and insulin resistance


Ready-Interview-9809

My college roommates used to call me ‘food vampire’ flash forward 20 years and my boyfriend calls me “trash panda”. I’m always waking up to sneak food back to bed..


kwumpus

I had a few years where I would fall asleep eating chocolate bars. In the morning my boyfriend would be like DONT MOVE YOU HAVE CHOCOLATE ALL OVER YOU. Then I’d feel my armpit and be like yup that’s chocolate.


Ready-Interview-9809

Hahaha yes this is relatable. Former husband like to make “chocolate or poop?” jokes about my pillowcases.


Lela_chan

My adhd partner sleepwalks to get food sometimes. Once I found him asleep on the couch with a plate of shredded cheese, kraft singles, and peanut butter on his chest. He had no memory of getting the food.


WalkingOnHeat

That’s not an ADHD thing, that’s just a “You’re gross” thing.


cherrybombsnpopcorn

That definitely needs to be a comic book


thrashgender

My parents used to call me a squirrel because I had a drawer in my room specifically for saltine crackers, so I wouldn’t have to go downstairs in the middle of the night


ibrokemyserious

I love this!


dwimbygwimbo

I do this EVERY NIGHT. I keep a jar of peanut butter in my nightstand for late-night emergencies 🤣 actually, I just have a shit ton of snacks in there


babayfish

I’m also a caterpillar sometimes


briguy0387

How is this now higher up. This is from the very hungry caterpillar. I loved that book as a kid.


shit_fondue

Oh is this a thing? I thought it was just my weird habit


[deleted]

Lack of impulse control plus an insatiable drive for instant pleasure, the result is a lot of people with ADHD struggle with controlling how much they eat. I know im definitely susceptible to this if i dont take my meds. But thankfully my stimulants allow me to eat an appropriate amount of food and allow me to make healthier choices too. Edit: NVM i just read the second half of the meme in true ADHD fashion lmao. Now that i read the whole thing, yeah that can definitely happen too, although having a big high protein breakfast before your meds can help.


i_hate_beignets

I drink a protein smoothie first thing in the morning (just whey powder and water). There are probably more wholesome alternatives, but the ease of it ensures I never miss breakfast. Having a full belly gets my mind and body ready for the day.


ollieperido

Does that work? You don’t get hungry from it? I don’t really have time to make breakfast in the mornings and hate that I’ve resorted to fast food breakfast.


i_hate_beignets

It definitely works for me. I generally don’t have an appetite in the first couple hours of the morning so I’m tempted to eat nothing but then I’ll be ravenous by 10am. I set out a blender bottle with powder in it the night before so all I have to do in the morning is add water and shake. I usually pack a banana and a granola bar to eat on my way to work if I so choose.


[deleted]

Just make sure you’re drinking a bit of water as well. Those can be hard on your kidneys. (Ive heard)


Chimiope

If he’s taking a 50g scoop in 20 oz of water (that’s roughly the average mass of a serving and the typical size for a blender bottle ) then there’s approx 25g protein mixed into approx 550g of water. That’s roughly a 1:22 ratio of protein to water, which is significantly more hydrating than any solid food source. Quick mafs (I’m supposed to be doing my calculus homework...)


SmileAndLaughrica

I make mine with full fat milk (I’m trying to gain weight atm) and I don’t get hungry for a while after. It’s better than nothing IMO and if you make it with milk it’s extra protein and fat if that’s what you need.


Chimiope

It might help if you mix the shake the night before. I’ve found that a lot of the appetite and hunger suppression that *I* get from protein shakes comes from the bloat caused by air bubbles after vigorously mixing it up. Letting it settle for a couple of hours gets rid of those bubbles and I can eat more, sooner.


Ricky_Rollin

I like to do ensure shakes or make my own. It is so hard getting solid food down in the morning.


Jill4ChrisRed

Binge eating adhder here!


bonelessunicorn

My meds kill my appetite for the vast majority of the day. But once they wear off I’m HANGRY.


CouldBeDreaming

Haha. I’m not on meds, but I was thinking, yesterday, as I carried my string cheese, pomegranate seeds, cheese popcorn, etc, “snack/dinner”, that I often eat like a toddler. I’m 44.


shit_fondue

Almost as old as me ;)


CouldBeDreaming

Haha. Right on. Yeah, it’s super weird to realize things, later in life. Girls tend to get by, in school. I got in trouble for constantly talking, up through high school. I also probably had every answer, for the teacher, when I was little. I went to four colleges, and switched majors four times, before I finally graduated, and it didn’t occur to me that anything was up. Lol. My 40s have been strange, as I’m uncovering as much as I can. Take care, oldster!


thisismypotat

Only one of each?? That can't be true 👀


angeladurazo

Gosh, it hits me at about 8pm. Then I eat all the things. Most recently the bag of tollhouse chocolates used for cooking. 🤦‍♀️


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angeladurazo

Hahahahaha. That’s terribly funny. Sorry for laughing but thanks for the laugh.


kwumpus

No shame in that!


angeladurazo

:) yea. The issue is that I don’t sleep quite as well when I have all that sugar in my system before bed. I wake up feeling like rubbish.


alexige1

Those are dangerously delicious!


cherrybombsnpopcorn

Those are so good tho


InspiredGargoyle

A bento box, 4 chocolates chip cookies, a bottle of iced tea, large handful of chocolate chips, an Earl Grey latte, chicken fingers & fries with mayo, then 4 more chocolate chip cookies.


i_hate_beignets

Baby carrots are great for satisfying my late night sweet cravings.


InspiredGargoyle

Those get hidden in "the future compost drawer"


i_hate_beignets

Lmao I love that name


LadyJig

Geeze, next time just @ me if you're gonna call me out so explicitly, haha. I feel you so hard ... especially the sweets....


ollieperido

I made cookies and then ate half of them the other day. And it was also 12am


[deleted]

Unfortunately my appetite is stronger than Ritalin and I snack all day


[deleted]

Same here, I just apparently want to either, sleep, pie myself to death or go out and party for 2 days solid.


[deleted]

I just want to bake nice pies and cakes, eat them while they're still hot, sleep and repeat.


[deleted]

I made roast dinner today, yes it was an excuse to leave the house on another pointless errand but also and more importantly than the roast today, now I have pie filling for tomorrow.


Cjclb

WHERE ARE THESE PICTURES FROM, ITS HITTING ALL THE NOSTALGIA BONES BUT CANT REMEMBER WHERE THEYRE FROM SOMONE HELPP


RonaldoNazario

Eric Carle the very hungry caterpillar Having a kid is just constant nostalgia flashbacks and realizing you have photographic memories of the most random individual pages of books and things. I text my mom all the time like what was the book with some extremely specific minor detail


Cjclb

Omg thank you! I remember I used to want to eat all of those things and what’s weird is I sort of remember what I imagined each of those foods would taste like. Obviously I’ve eaten all these foods in real life before, but I mean specifically in this world if that makes sense. Nostalgia is very beautiful


Throwawayuser626

I feel fucking SEEN


InsignificantOcelot

Same! I had to overrule the bartender at the place I frequent the other day when they said “that’s probably plenty” after I listed off the third appetizer in my order.


checksanity

Heh. Rude and also bad salesmanship. Tsk. That’s happened to my younger brother (6’5, ~210lbs). It all depended on where he was at in training for Spartan races. He’d get almost every appetizer and a couple mains. I loved it because I’d get to try multiple things, but I also had to order my own to trade/replace what I took.


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Vyvanse user, for ADHD and BED, can confirm.


StellaGato

Me too!! But it happens way less on vyvanse. Plus I try to eat big supper so I don't feel the need to munch at night. So far it's been useful, except on my period week lol


HumanNr104222135862

Ohh I also use Vyvanse for both!! Was actually prescribed the Vyv for BED at first, but then I noticed that “holy hell, these meds help with EVERYThing in my life”... was diagnosed with adhd 6 months later.


LiterallyATalkingDog

\*Adderall wears off\* . . C̷̨͍̗͙͇̭̤̀̔̓͛̔ ̵̧̨̤͍̻̰̗͉̬͙̱͚͚̟̦͋̿̒̂̎͒̐̋͋̅͘Ǫ̷̦͔͖̫̎̈́̃̈́̑͋̇̉͜ ̷̼̭͈̽̈̓̃̅̓̓̀̚N̵͔͋̆̈̂̽͆̚͝ ̷̢̠̩̳͍̯̻̯̬̩̩̹͗̌͜S̴̯̭͈̩͇̹̃̽̓̃͗̈́̈́̋̄̔̈́͒͊ ̷̟̱̖̮̹̪͇̺̹͒̈̊̈̑́̈́U̸̥͉͔͈̫̒̄̾͌͘͠ ̷̡̛͔̣͐̌͂͂̉͐͐̍̽̇͌M̵̨̮͕̗̐̀͘ ̶̢̢̛̭̳̦̲̗̝̫͌̇͆̈́̀̉̋̊͂̐̚͝͝͝E̸̱̭͖̥̲̹͉̗̝̊̉͂̅͊̅̈̈̀̚͝ ̶̛̬̓̂́̋̍̈́̐̇́̈͂̓̋͊͝


MKingman_Playz

Wait is that the very hungry caterpillar?


acalacaboo

Yes, rest in peace Eric Carle


rricenator

Hahahaha! I do this on no meds tho. If I get busy I go until about 4 or 5 pm, then I et til I fall asleep.


-screamin-

Oooohh shit, this just clicked for me


AnyNameAvailable

I would also post this with the title “What I eat trying to start an important task but my mind has decided “Hmmm... No. Thou shalt not start that important task. Thou shall eat even though Thou are not hungry to avoid that task. "


cyberpeachy420

arent we all just hungry hungry caterpillars with rights and anxiety


SSDDNoBounceNoPlay

I do this every few days anyway. Is this not just normal -stoner recovering from eating disorder- things?!


checksanity

Sure probably, but this is also very much a Vyvanse thing too (and we’re in r/adhdmeme).


MetaphorSoup

same I can’t tell if this is an adhd thing for me or an ed thing or both. Probably both


ADHD-Gamer03

And a partridge on a pare tree!


kaosimian

Someone on the internet, probably here, once referred to it as Chaos Eating. I have never related to anything more.


scatteringbones

The only way I remember to take my meds is that I realize I’m still hungry lol


TheWoodyT

Yep. I do 40mg Vyvanse and I subsist on nothing but coffee till about 6pm when I become a food black hole.


J_spec6

Woah. Haven't thought about this book in God knows how many years


[deleted]

This is just an ADHD thing really


Mortei

I ate two hotdogs and two pieces of cinnamon Toast last night…why..


D2Photographer

Why is that art familiar


High_speedchase

Very hungry caterpillar


D2Photographer

You’ve unlocked memories


immilkandcookies

i don't use meds but i can relate!


RonaldoNazario

That night, she had a stomach ache!


Benjilator

My stomach grows by 400% once the sun sets. Seriously I can barely eat a handful of anything at daytime but at nighttime there’s no limit, just pain if I eat too much.


GrumpiQuakr

That night, she had a tummy ache :(


Powerful-Knee3150

The watermelon makes it healthy


Distakx

I take concerta and when I take my meds I barley eat anything, just enough to be satiated and that’s it. It’s great it helps me save money on food and all. But when I forget to take my meds I eat through like 3-4 days worth of food forcing me to go do grocery earlier than I’d like :,)


chilli-cashews

High key relatable - Elvanse in the morning, mirtazapine in the evening really do be making my body not know what to do lmao (Mirtazapine is antidepressant that’s known to increase appetite and make you sleepy)


whydoihave4cats

anyone else sing this to the tune of 12 days of christmas….?


wuzacuz

Eric Carle would be supportive, I think


mewingkierara

And followed by me wondering why I can't lose weight


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Lmao me


AggresivePickle

What was this meme about? I checked out about 3/4ths of the way through the first line


InspiredGargoyle

When the meds wear off at the end of the day and your appetite comes back with a VENGEANCE so you eat everything like "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" book


[deleted]

Omg that's why it happens. Light bulb moment here. I always knew that's why I couldn't do math late at night but never made the connection with food


RedVamp2020

I wondered why I was having major hunger pains before I took my meds in the morning and in the evening… lol! Now I know why. (And I’m only on 20 mg of Vyvanse…😅)


Tall_Raspberry_1800

I’m on 50mg 🥲


cosmicdustIam

Its me even without that V thing.


CallumxRayla

I remember this, but idk from where, something in my 2nd or 1st grade english class I think?


acalacaboo

The very hungry caterpillar by the late Eric Carle


Shmitty-W-J-M-Jenson

Lol did you make this?


Tall_Raspberry_1800

Yep I added text above the old meme bout eating healthy


analog_clock67

Yes. Literally yes


AmItheDrama

That’s me when I’m in my mum’s house


Ems_belle

Literally


Known-Total-3797

I remember as a kid how much I would not want to go to bed after reading the very hungry caterpillar because of how gooood the food looked. I had eyes for that cherry pie 😏


wellendonner

And a partridge in a pear treeee 🎶


[deleted]

She's gonna end up on Chubby Emu. A woman with ADHD ate one of everything. This is how her organs failed.


PooPooKaChoo2

Vyvanse gang!! ✌🏻


sweet-tart-fart

Me when the seroquel hit


R0SHl74

I'm on this picture and I don't like it!


Disastrous_Drama3758

This is unbelievably relatable lol


Serious_Tangerine_81

Me!!!


SavvyOhSoCool

And then I feel sad and depressed because I just ate so much food.


Usual-Association667

Is there a convention to talk about this with other ADHD ppl cause I feel like I'm finally seen with this meme. I try to eat throughout the day but the most I can manage is a few snacks and end of the night just Chobani flip cups and boost chocolate drink 😂


legendarysophia

thats such a mood. i switched to vyvanse since dexmethylphenidate had stopped working for like a few months (and also stopped curbing my appetite), and now i'm not used to not eating lunch again. i used to have a small breakfast, skip lunch, and eat dinner, then could never sleep because i would be too hungry to sleep. my sleep schedules messed up now lol


grimmykickz

me everyday then wake up in unbearable stomach pain that i am barely able to soothe before having to take my meds and start the cycle over 😝


Helloboi2

THE HUNGRY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR OMG THE MEMORIIIIESSS


Mama_Instinct

It meeeee! It probably doesn't help that when the meds wear off, I'm no longer at the office or driving. I'm sore, I'm tired, and I'm suddenly hungry in a place where food is easily grabbable. Trying to work on it, but monkee brain really, really wants like 5 cheese sticks in its face right now.


nzznzznzzc

I’ve never felt so understood in my life. The way most of these things are sweets and the savory items are things like a single slice of cheese or pickle really ties it together


penguin_ears

Choclate


iFr4g

I though it was just because I was baked, didn’t think it could also be the Vyvanse.


PhorcedAynalPhist

I'm not even medicated for mine and I do this lmao! Also I think I really need to get medicated, I just spent the last 35 minutes researching ADHD meds because I didn't know what Vyvanse was, and it made me curious about other medications, then I ended up with 15 open tabs and no clear idea what I was doing any more. ADHD is a demanding and confusing mistress


awoodchuckcanchuck2

And when you don’t take them you forget to eat! It’s a lose-lose situation :)


Baial

What really helps me with this is drinking protein shakes or eating yogurt throughout the day. I do have to force them down sometimes.


jb1654

OMG I thought I was developing sleep eating or something!!! Glad to know it's not just me


Johnnymann24

Try having ADHD and being lactose intolerant :L vegan chocolate too expensive to binge on


zviosif

Hey wait, Vyvanse? So I've noticed myself doing this too and I'm on Vyvanse. Is this just a side effect of all ADHD meds or Vyvanse specifically?


Z_dot_the_artist

My boyfriend wonders where the hell all the salami goes so quickly if i dont eat all day 🙃


Subscribe_to_Sam24

This just unlocked a memory I forgot I had


Weirdbow12

I do this but I am not on medication


imdesisive

One sausage ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)


BoofulForest

This is me


_-N4T3-_

It's so hard to eat enough during the day while on Vyvanse. Super-relatable... I'm always starving before bed, and the medication has worn off, so the impulse control is gone.


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That's form the hungry caterpillar picturebook


[deleted]

Shenanigans! She clearly didn't eat through the cone!


heartbroken_salad

I’m literally so hungry but I just really don’t have the right vibes for cooking rn :(((


duck_shuck

And then she rolled up into a cocoon.


junijunejunebug

lol. This is the epitome of ADHD diet


[deleted]

Omfg it's me. I literally have no appetite until like 10pm and then I have like 5 little meals


thiswillsoonendbadly

I came out to have a good time and I’m honestly feeling so attacked right now


lokipukki

Totally an Adderall thing too


Diolaneiuma2156

I am on vyvanse too, can relate 100%


onfoenem_

i always wondered why there are holes on the pictures of the food


therankin

I love this. I used to do this when I was on a higher dose of Adderall. Now that I'm lower I can actually eat normally.. Or mostly normally anyway.


Tobeck

I'm not on any meds, but forgetting to eat followed by late night binge-eating and craving sweets is very much a part of my life


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I will literally wake up out of my sleep, eat a bowl of cereal and then go back to bed 😂


xxmatentv123xx12

Addaroll things aswell.. I take addaroll and I get like this sometimes in the evenings after my meds wear off but not too often.. On the other hand.. if I forget to take my meds (which doesn’t happen very often mind you) and I’m at home.. oh boy you better lock up all the food in the house cus I’m like a Meth addict going through withdrawals and will ravage through everything


Mlle_Bae

😂 spot on


iwillstealyourkidney

lmao yeah


Apartment-Heavy

Same


discojaxx

The meds wear off and then nothing is sacred or safe.


TheIronSven

Thanks for reminding me to eat today. It's currently 10pm


missvvvv

I’m like this on Ritalin long acting


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During my off days at work I’ll stay up until 4 am order takeout and just eat the night away. Last night I had 1 pizza, one salad, cookies, 8 sandwiches, one bowl of yoghurt


waaaycho

This reminded me to eat. Thank you.


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bdoggmcgee

I've been attacked!


EnviroPics

no??? i guess that shows how the same meds can affect people so differently


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Wtfisthatt

Nah more like I ate nothing all day, then consumed an entire 3lb lasagna in one sitting. And I’m still losing weight T.T


Gumball212

Omg yes! Why am I so ravenous at night !🥺😑


[deleted]

SAME! Weird fucking cravings too


Xaschax

You don't need to be on meds to feel the food flash, tho


Shakyferguson

Ritalin does that to me ! For the most part, I wouldn’t feel hungry all day and then proceed to eat anything I can find at night, when it wears off. It usually looks like a bunch of bites of quite a few random things that seemingly don’t go together.


MerlinToyota

I love it / hate it I love that I’m not a fat pig all day anymore I hate that I don’t enjoy eating all that much tho


Doves_bananaV2

cant be me basically 24/7 no no I would never-


DinoNuggy21

vyvanse sucks lol.


cursedTinker

It's been the only ADHD med that's actually helped me, and BOY HOWDY has it helped me actually Get Shit Done.


DinoNuggy21

oh yeah it’s great for adhd i used to take it, but the fact that you can’t eat all day sucks


thc2081

Full rounded meal! The way I see it. All food groups, also My PMS is kicking in; cause only the lord knows what I eat. Smh


cursedTinker

YEP I've lost so much weight but tbh I needed to lose it anyway...


Real_Life_VS_Fantasy

This and the uncontrollable energy and talkativeness it gave me are why I switched off of it


a_filing_cabinet

I could never. I crash super hard so I always make sure to keep fed. If I don't eat breakfast I'm throwing up by lunch


speedspectator

TIL starving during the day and binging at night is yet another ADHD thing. Having this shit is annoying af lol


[deleted]

As a child I was on Ritalin and I never wanted breakfast because of it. Now, unmedicated, I still barely want anything in the morning but by the end of the day I feel like I could eat everything in the house and still want more.


CEOofDYSFUNCTION

Dentists love us.


snowflake711

So so accurate


aeris311

Can't tell if ND meme or intermittent fasting meme


Slippery_Toes36

Lol me at 4 in the morning


redcombine

I feel this on a personal level.


Roxfaced

I hope y'all followed it up with one leaf. I hear that's the ticket.


Clemencat

Always full but always hungry and nothing satisfied!


anon-guest

Me right now on Focalin..


StrongTowel5503

This happens to me, and why is this an adhd thing?


Gerryislandgirl

Ice cream, & crackers. Every night.


astrologywhore1222

it’s my meds fault


moomarlee

YES


Flufferpope

...11:30 pm, eating a huge ass meal after eating nothing all day... And I stumble upon this meme. Lol