06/04/2026
One thing I really hate about disability content online is how often it turns into the Disability Olympics.
Especially in chronic illness communities.
People constantly invalidate each other because someone’s symptoms, pain levels, mobility, blood sugars, support needs, or daily struggles don’t look exactly like theirs.
I recently saw a diabetic creator post a Dexcom graph at 149 with text basically saying, “some of you consider this high.” With the caption "try 300 babe"
Posts like that are exactly what I mean.
Because what feels “high” to one diabetic might not feel high to another. Some people don’t consider themselves high until they hit 300. Some people start feeling awful at 170. Some people feel low at 85. Others don’t feel low until they’re in the 40s.
None of those experiences are wrong.
Your disability does not have to look like someone else’s to be valid.
For me personally, higher blood sugars trigger horrible migraines, so I prefer catching trends early before they become bigger issues. That’s not being dramatic. That’s understanding how MY body works.
And this applies to so many disabilities, not just diabetes.
I’m tired of seeing disabled people shame other disabled people for not suffering in the “correct” way.
Not everyone experiences their condition the same way.
Not everyone has the same symptoms.
Not everyone has the same limits.
Not everyone has the same pain tolerance.
And none of that makes somebody “less disabled.”
The disability community should be a place where people feel understood and supported, not judged because their experience looks different from yours.
