r/diabetes is a subreddit with 163k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses diabetes, insulin, blood sugar, looking for, and type 1, and they frequently recommend/review sugar substitute, drinks, and slippers.
For humans living with diabetes: discussion, issues, and news.
Popular Themes in r/diabetes
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Ridiculous things I had to do because I had diabetes and worked in a grocery store..."
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What should i carry for my gf with diabetes?"
7 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What to use instead of bread?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/diabetes
#1
Diabetes
: "Ridiculous things I had to do because I had Diabetes and worked in a grocery store..."
186 posts
#2
Insulin
: "Being forced to take hospital Insulin instead of my own?"
59 posts
#3
Blood Sugar
: "Blood Sugar going up without eating?"
43 posts
#4
Looking For
32 posts
#5
Type 1
: "“You have the lowest A1C I’ve ever seen in someone with an active diabetes diagnosis”"
28 posts
#6
Frustrating
18 posts
#7
Worst
18 posts
#8
A1c
: "From 12.5% HbA1c to 5.3% in 6 Months — My Diabetes Wake-Up Call"
16 posts
#9
Hard Time
14 posts
#10
Type 2
: "Type 2 representation"
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/diabetes
Sugar Substitute
25 reviews
#1
allulose
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#2
Monk fruit
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Swerve
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Drinks
23 reviews
#1
Gatorade
4.3★ from 6 reviews
#2
Squincher
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Prime
5.0★ from 1 review
Slippers
15 reviews
#1
Crocs
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Hey Dudes
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Oobend
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/diabetes
#1
Type 2
: "Anyway, here's what I wish someone had told me"
76 posts
#2
Type 1
: "Police removed top diabetes researchers from the American Diabetes Association annual conference for speaking out against the Trump administrations cuts to the NIH"
49 posts
#3
Discussion
: "What small daily habit has made the biggest difference in managing your blood sugar?"
25 posts
#4
Rant
: "Well that sucks: hospital admission"
11 posts
#5
Type 1.5/LADA
: "My A1C Went Down!"
9 posts
#6
Humor
: "Anyone relate?"
7 posts
#7
Medication
: "Mounjaro gave me pancreatitis"
6 posts
#8
News
: "Leaders resign from ADA after being thrown out by cops for distributing an editorial"
5 posts
#9
Healthcare
: "Express Scripts via BCBS Now Requires That Docs Notify Them That You Still Have Diabetes?"
4 posts
#10
MODY
: "Insulin weight gain"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/diabetes
Yearly
+19k members(13.0%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026