DIABETICGUY / KZOOFILMPHOTO

this website is literally sick!

Time before my employer takes away my health insurance:

red and white inverted photo of a "we buy diabetic supplies" with a large middle finger sticker placed over top of it. there is a white border and black text with white background over the image that reads "WTF IS WITH THE SIGNS?!"

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Thank you for calling diabeticguy.org. For more information, please visit diabeticguy.org/diabetes. NO MONEY FROM DISABLED BODIES! FUCK CORPORATE AMERIKKKA! LONG LIVE LUIGI MANGIONE! This is an art project. Subscribe at diabeticguy.org/subscribe. This message will now repeat. ..i.,

KZOO FILM PHOTO ISSUE 12: a diabetic perspective on healthcare under capitalism vol. 03 IS AVAILABLE NOW! ORDER THE ZINE HERE. VIEW MORE ZINES HERE.

cover of KZOO FILM PHOTO issue 12 which has a masked face wearing sunglasses and the text reads "kalamazoo film photo issues 12 a diabetic perspective on healthcare under capitalism vol 03" and "everyone wants to know: who is diabetic guy?!"

PRAISE FOR KALAMAZOO FILM PHOTO:

“Please I beg you, please stop putting your stickers over our Jesus signs… We have noticed that there are several types f your diabetic guy.org bumper stickers which are strategically pasted over our Jesus signs all around town. Will you please find it in your heart to stop defacing our signs. You have cost us hundreds in signs and also in those who are laboring to post them up. Please I beg you to stop doing this to us. God bless you.”

“I keep finding your literature in my Little Red Library on Grand Prairie. Please stop putting your literature in my private property. You are wasting time and resources as I pull them and immediately recycle them.”

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Podcast Appearance: This Is Your AfterlifeOctober 13, 2026
You guys, Earlier this year I received an email with the subject “one diabeticguy to another.” It was from Dave Maher who saw one of my stickers in Cleveland, OH. Dave runs a podcast called This Is Your Afterlife that is inspired by the monthlong diabetic ketoacidosis coma that he survived (during which he was… Read more: Podcast Appearance: This Is Your Afterlife
OPEN LETTER TO THE PINE LAKE FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORSSeptember 29, 2026
10/22/26 UPDATE: Pine Lake Fund illegally attempted to change benefits eligibility outside of open enrollment. The good news is that they can’t kick me off of their health plan at the end of October like they indented. The bad news is that they’ll be doing so at the end of April. Time before my employer… Read more: OPEN LETTER TO THE PINE LAKE FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MY EMPLOYER IS TAKING AWAY MY HEALTH COVERAGE.September 25, 2026
Time before my employer takes away my health insurance: 09/29/26 update: an open letter to the Board of Directors was sent. The nature of living with chronic illness dictates that I’m always looking into the future in anticipation of the worst case scenario. At any moment, decisions made by others can have a profound and… Read more: MY EMPLOYER IS TAKING AWAY MY HEALTH COVERAGE.
NEW WORKSeptember 5, 2026
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NEW ZINE ALERT: KZOO FILM PHOTO ISSUE 11: HAIKUAugust 28, 2026
KALAMAZOO FILM PHOTO ISSUE 11: HAIKU IS OUT NOW (If you’re a subscriber, you’ll be receiving your copy in the mail in early September! If you’re not a subscriber, you can subscribe here.) ORDER YOUR COPY NOW ISSUE 11: HAIKU is a collaboration between myself and Nathaniel Kasen. Nathaniel Kasen (they/them) is a poet who… Read more: NEW ZINE ALERT: KZOO FILM PHOTO ISSUE 11: HAIKU
Disability Arts Market Friday, July 24, 2026 11:30 AM–1:30 PM 1204 Bank Street Kalamazoo, MI 49001July 21, 2026
SUPPORT DISABLED ARTIST(S) Disability Arts and Crafts Market Friday, July 24, 202611:30 AM – 1:30 PM1204 Bank StreetKalamazoo, MI 49001 † RISO PRINTS† DARKROOM PRINTS† STICKERS† BUTTONS† OTHER USELESS SHIT In case you can’t make it, check out my recently updated online store ..i.,
insulin developerMay 27, 2026
vials/// insulin developer/ 4×5 direct positive paper/ pinhole •camera: pinsta go •paper: ilford direct positive •developer: insulin dev. •scanner: epson v600 (no post) I originally posted this photo here without much explanation of how I made the developer or developed the photo. The photo was made on harman direct positive paper and was developed for… Read more: insulin developer
source:water vol. 01/ KZOO FILM PHOTO Issue 10April 21, 2026
Hey folks, thanks for your patience with the delay in getting this issue out 🙂 the wait is over! If you’re a subscriber, you’ll be receiving your copy in the mail soon (they shipped out today). If you’re not a subscriber, you can subscribe here. ORDER YOUR COPY NOW KZOO FILM PHOTO ISSUE 10, source:water… Read more: source:water vol. 01/ KZOO FILM PHOTO Issue 10
“BEST DOCUMENTARY” AWARD and TATTOOSApril 13, 2026
I just wanted to send a quick note to let y’all know that CYANOTYPE won “best doc” at Wolf Tree Film Festival over this past weekend. If you haven’t seen it, check it out here and SHARE WIDELY. I also got my knuckles tattooed: ..i.,
Concerning Saying Goodbye, p2.January 12, 2026
When I left my previous job at Pretty Lake in 2024, I spent time at the Pond , exposed three rolls of film, and developed them on site using the pond water. The idea of processing photos in this way had come to me a couple of years ago and I now consider these images… Read more: Concerning Saying Goodbye, p2.