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sumple really I met my husband while he was here we lived together for 2 years he had to return,the country had revolution, when phones worked again he phoned asking to marry me ticket arrived in 5 days & I was off. I was in love!!! But god if I could turn the clocks back, I so missed my parents & country-phones were almost impossible to use, my mother died 14months later, war started I was in war zone being bombed snd surrounded by Iraqis. My passport was confiscated when I arrived at airport got it back nearly 10years later but of no use i had to travel on Iranian passport but by then my dad had died also God bless them both. But I saw such poverty & met lovely (& bad) people, I learnt that material things are not so important, I enjoy them but after being without food water, seeing rats size of large dogs, headless bodies ect you appreciate life so much more, but as you know woman don't have the greatest of value there, mans master, it's a family orientated country but mother & close family come first, I could go on for ever with stories, your every move is known, your son will appreciate you & his country so much more even tho he will be fascinated by the new country he's in, I have a love / hate feeling for Iran, when here I want to be there, when there I want to be here, majority of Iranians are very warm & welcoming & helpful, a fascinating beautiful country, but home is always where the heart is
Yes me, I totally understand and it got to me for a while. It does seem like such a chore and I have to admit I fell off the wagon big time (for almost 3 months) However, my HbA1c still came down a little bit, so it gave me a bit more encouragement. Am now back on track, carb counting, eating well, exercising and BS are really good at the moment. I would just enjoy your parent's big day, as you're definitely not allowed to be a carb boreAnyone else think they spend the whole time counting carbs? When I'm tired and low it gets to me. Heading to a big family weekend in Dorset on Saturday for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary and determined not to be a carb bore
thing is she wanted to put him on statins and he had already said no about three times . Then that is where I stepped in . I said to her he wasn't going on them , so she said I need to hear it from him . I thought how many more times does he have to say it ? Then she wouldn't believe that since February Ron has lost 50 kilos , she said it was impossible and wanted him to see the dietitian to see if he was on the right diet for him. The dietitian was really nice and told Ron to keep up the good work.I listen to my specialist as he has studied for years to learn what I need to know. And boy do I need to know. Mine didn't hesitate on putting me back on the metformin to reduce my insulin. Due to fatty liver now gone. However I have to have a liver test in 2 weeks just to be on the safe side.
Oh dear. Some people.
Hi Vicky I turned down the statins because my last 2 test results showed that cholesterol was coming down with the diet control and exercise and now was as the doctor herself said that I am now at the borderline limit at which they don't normally prescribe statins but still wanted me to have them purely because I'm diabetic not that I medically need them but just because I'm diabetic and to me that's still the NHS still putting us all in the same basket and not my individual needs so refused the statins as she couldn't give me a good answer as to why I should take them except being diabetic but I agreed to another test and said that if my levels were showing signs of increasing again I would rethink the decision.
Ron that is what happened to me. They wanted diabetics below 4.
Hi Vicky no wasn't my usual doc was the hospital lipid clinic doc not sure if some specialist but was told by my doc that the appointment was supposed to be about my high protein levels and kidney function problems but all that was discussed was statins .
I think she was looking for inflammation. Some statins give joint pain as a side affect so she might write on notes no inflammation so if at a later date you do get those inflammed to change your statin to a better one.
I hope you have a lovely time at the weekend, @PenfoldAPD.Anyone else think they spend the whole time counting carbs? When I'm tired and low it gets to me. Heading to a big family weekend in Dorset on Saturday for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary and determined not to be a carb bore
You really do have your hands full even now, don't you, Vicky?
my control has been good this week so I'm ready to push back, but going armed with LivLife bread, Oppo ice cream, a low carb lemon cake ... and lots of red wine and stacks of cheese! Thanks for the hug x
