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<blockquote data-quote="Molly56" data-source="post: 968008" data-attributes="member: 84857"><p>[USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] ....as [USER=44622]@Squire Fulwood[/USER] suggested it was his shoes (pair of crocs) that were the culprit...worn without socks and sweaty / moving around...have suggested he wears the flip flops instead for a while to allow spot to heal....not ideal I guess but no real alternative...</p><p>...will check out details in reps book just in case in hope that it is not needed....unfortunately it will fall to me to be checking on his feet as he can't bend them round to see himself...was hoping I could step away from these duties but sadly no...am trying to be as least involved as possible and force him to take responsibility...</p><p></p><p>...as for food and testing...firstly testing is being done and generally between 7 and 10 which is actually lower than when we are at home....not sure if hotter weather is making insulin work more effectively as food choices are not necessarily the best....saying that they are I think better and more controlled than when we were away on holiday this time last year .....I am however developing a 'blind spot' and purposefully not paying too much attention to what he eats....this means I can enjoy my own food and my holiday...</p><p></p><p>....just returning to foot problem..the plaster applied earlier has already fallen off so perhaps I need to go shopping for some more suitable adhesive coverings....not easy here as not just a case of popping round the corner to my regular pharmacist...perhaps a question to ask the rep later when I see her....was planning a walk into town on my own tomorrow (about a mile each way) so perhaps locating their local pharmacy will be something to do....guess I could look for a sock shop too!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Molly56, post: 968008, member: 84857"] [USER=88961]@AndBreathe[/USER] ....as [USER=44622]@Squire Fulwood[/USER] suggested it was his shoes (pair of crocs) that were the culprit...worn without socks and sweaty / moving around...have suggested he wears the flip flops instead for a while to allow spot to heal....not ideal I guess but no real alternative... ...will check out details in reps book just in case in hope that it is not needed....unfortunately it will fall to me to be checking on his feet as he can't bend them round to see himself...was hoping I could step away from these duties but sadly no...am trying to be as least involved as possible and force him to take responsibility... ...as for food and testing...firstly testing is being done and generally between 7 and 10 which is actually lower than when we are at home....not sure if hotter weather is making insulin work more effectively as food choices are not necessarily the best....saying that they are I think better and more controlled than when we were away on holiday this time last year .....I am however developing a 'blind spot' and purposefully not paying too much attention to what he eats....this means I can enjoy my own food and my holiday... ....just returning to foot problem..the plaster applied earlier has already fallen off so perhaps I need to go shopping for some more suitable adhesive coverings....not easy here as not just a case of popping round the corner to my regular pharmacist...perhaps a question to ask the rep later when I see her....was planning a walk into town on my own tomorrow (about a mile each way) so perhaps locating their local pharmacy will be something to do....guess I could look for a sock shop too! [/QUOTE]
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