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By the same token, I financially Support several diabetes organisations ..which I feel I 'belong' to ..but when I attend a real-world event sponsored by one of 'em ..I'm treated like a ✻freeloader✻ ..my expectations aren't matched by the reality.

I've become ✻desensitised✻ to poor diabetes test results ..of a certain age, I study a 'treatment algorithm' in much the same way as I do my Pension forecast ..the law of cumulative benefits giving way to the law of diminishing returns.

As my HbA1c was so high ..Dapagliflozin was added to Metformin in an attempt to get me ✻somewhere safer✻ ..which resulted in hourly toilet trips which were a little difficult to organize when I went food-shopping ..although my next HbA1c looked promising ..the one after that was going up...

If I have to go out ..I have to plan hourly ✻toilet stops✻ ..which is a complicating factor given the current lockdown.

I'm prescribed a smooth muscle-relaxant ..in ✻capsule✻ form ..it is also available OTC ..speak to your pharmacist first.

I take my doses of extended-release Metformin ..an hour after brekkie, and an hour after my evening meal ..according to 'Clinical Pocket Reference: Diabetes' by Anita Thynne; Francesca Arundel; Sue Cradock; Michael Cummings; Lisa Skinner (Publisher: Pennant Health Publishing) ..Metformin...

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Part 'one' of my Diabetic Review took place, not at the usual health centre ..blood collected in ✻gold top✻ tube, and ✻purple top✻ tube ..about a month later ..part 'two' was conducted via a telephone appointment ..a few days later I received a letter about a Diabetic eye exam ..all this is...

..my HbA1c was flatlining in the Green Zone for years ..until I became the victim of a crime earlier this year ..the stress from that has had a knock-on effect on my diabetes.

Folk react differently ..when my HbA1c came in at 108 mmol/mol ..I regarded it as a twist and turn of ✻crafty✻ diabetes ..101 days later with a 'flozin' added into the mix ..I've moved from the Red Zone to the relative safety of the Yellow Zone with an HbA1c of 78 mmol/mol ..I'm not...

A 'low cost' option is to pop in a purse or wallet ..the patient information leaflet (included in your diabetes meds package) ..with some of your details ✻biroed✻ onto it ..they are useful references to have on hand anyhow.

I wear a medical face mask with soft ear loops (instead of the strings) as it is more comfortable ..and always carry a spare. I dispose of my used face mask ✻safely✻ ..then gi ' my hands a good wesh.

I had my Flu jab a couple of days ago ..in and out of the health centre in ✻2 mins✻ ..my arm feels like I've been punched by a small fist ..OCD makes me 'doubt' my own memory of things ..so the 'ache' serves as a nice aide-mémoire.

There are parallels with my diabetes story ..at the end of last month, my lab test results showed my HbA1c had doubled to 108 mmol/mol ..so I spent my ✻reward points✻ on a super-duper glucometer ..so I can do 'spot checks' to find out if Dapagliflozin is helping me move in the right direction...

Door staff in PPE inhibit me from entering a non-essential store ..to buy an item I don't need. I walk on by the coffee outlet I used to go to ..as I'd have to pay contactlessly, which opens me up to theft and fraud. Treat me like a ✻disease vector✻ ..and I will vote with my feet and money.

I bought a pack of 10 single-use medical face masks from a community pharmacy ..in case it becomes compulsory on public transport, to wear one. Perhaps it will be the new ✻dress code✻ outside the home ..a practice as weird and strange as some of the concepts which shaped Victorian England.

An algorithm may well be used to determine what constitutes ✻highest risk✻ ..based on a patient's medical history ..to trigger the order to 'stay at home' My concern is for the folk that have slipped through the net ..with undiagnosed diabetes ..unknowingly vulnerable to coronavirus.

I test twice-yearly ..at my Diabetic Reviews, which is enough for me. The dilemma facing a glucometerer is this .."if I take my eyes off ✻the ball✻ ..will my control slip" ..it's magical thinking, methinks.

The ✻headline numbers✻ issued at my Diabetic Reviews ..is sufficient data for me to work with. I stick to my food plan, daily walk routes, and Metformin ..if I took meter readings, the only beneficiary would be the test strip manufacturer. If I want, really want ..to home test ..I'll...

Without the ✻symptoms✻ of B12 deficiency ..I'd gone through a phase of taking these vitamins ..I stopped buyin' 'em when I cottoned on that I get sufficient B12 via my own food plan.