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Diabetics R Us

I locked the remaining chickens in (must have been very funny to look at my neighbour and I trying to catch them between the trees, bushes and nettles in their pen) and they'll stay indoors for a month or so. Hopefully the fox (found tracks) has forgotten about them by then and moved on.
I don't like to keep them locked in, hope they won't mind too much.
I left the two rabbits in the chicken/rabbit pen. They've dug themself a mansion under my garden, I think, so they have a place to hide.
And I keep my fingers crossed the guinea-pig pen is too hard to get into for the fox.
 
Antje77 said:
I locked the remaining chickens in (must have been very funny to look at my neighbour and I trying to catch them between the trees, bushes and nettles in their pen) and they'll stay indoors for a month or so. Hopefully the fox (found tracks) has forgotten about them by then and moved on.
I don't like to keep them locked in, hope they won't mind too much.
I left the two rabbits in the chicken/rabbit pen. They've dug themself a mansion under my garden, I think, so they have a place to hide.
And I keep my fingers crossed the guinea-pig pen is too hard to get into for the fox.
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Oh, and I bought a nice little piece of heather to put on the cat's grave in my neighbours garden. I'll ask their little boys if they want to help plant it and put my cat's name on the little cross.
 
Evening all

Had a bit of a shock in work this morning. A white van was driving past the office when it's rear door swung open and hit and smashed one of our windows, went with a huge bang :eek:. It certainly woke us all up :wideyed:. Nobody hurt though which is good.
 
Antje77 said:
Keep your fingers crossed for me. I'm going to give my nurse a call tomorrow to ask if she's willing to apply for funding of my Libre for me. That won't be a problem, I expect, but she has to send a letter along to explain why she thinks it should be accepted, even though I'm not meeting all the criteria.
Problem is, I know a lot more about why I'm thinking I'm a type1 (had to tell her about the existence of c-peptide and anti-GAD tests, she'd never heard of it), and I write a lot better than she does too. Plus, you need to have had an Hba1c of over 64mmol/mol for a while, and mine was 38 last time and 42 a year ago. So she needs to clearly explain that that's only because I've been self-funding the Libre.

Well, as I'm not completely sure she shares my opinion about my diabetes, and I am completely sure she wouldn't be able to explain things short but clear to my insurance, I decided to write the letter for her. Of course she can change anything she wants to in it, before signing and sending it off , but still, presenting a proffessional with a letter they're supposed to have written and which you want them to sign seems delicate business.

So fingers crossed she won't be offended, agrees with the content and manages to get the GP to co-sign, as he's the official HCP regarding my treatment.

If this part works I'll come back to you later to cross fingers again for my insurance to agree.

And, hey, who knows, she might be happy I spared her the time of writing a letter, and she might even finally agree T1 is more likely than T2 now I've worded my reasons so clearly :)
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Hi @Antje77, The crazy thing is that it is because you use a Libre that your HBA1C is lower than 64. Do you have to deliberately allow your HBA1C increase to 64 just to be able to step over the high bar? Do you have a suitable HBA1C reading of before you started use of the Libre? I suspect that those that devise the criteria are bean counters not diabetics, or those without any real notion of what diabetes is about. Good luck :):):)
 
It is nice when the drop in basal rate keeps the BSL in check for the exercise of walking shopping and carrying shopping home. Bolus of course for the cappuccino as part of the socialising part of the shopping.
No, no secret meetings, just yarning with the proprietors like I do every Friday.
Spring has sprung, so lots of flower photo to and fro. The colours are just amazing. More inspirations for kite colours and shapes, including Aspidistras and Mother-in-law tongue.
 
Good day friends

A lot colder last night 2c

Cold this morning too the suns done one

Planted up some spring bulbs and now sat inside looking at the gloomy grey day drinking a cuppa

Have a good day peeps
 
Heavy rain here on the Northumberland coast, with wind. We have been marooned in our holiday cottage all day so far. Even my little dog won't go out in the garden. However, we have decided to go out for lunch. There is a dog friendly fish and chip shop in town with excellent reviews, so that is where we will head. Naughty, I know, but this is the last day of our holiday so don't care! I will be reasonably good and scrape the batter off the fish.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Heavy rain here on the Northumberland coast, with wind. We have been marooned in our holiday cottage all day so far. Even my little dog won't go out in the garden. However, we have decided to go out for lunch. There is a dog friendly fish and chip shop in town with excellent reviews, so that is where we will head. Naughty, I know, but this is the last day of our holiday so don't care! I will be reasonably good and scrape the batter off the fish.
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Enjoy!
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Heavy rain here on the Northumberland coast, with wind. We have been marooned in our holiday cottage all day so far. Even my little dog won't go out in the garden. However, we have decided to go out for lunch. There is a dog friendly fish and chip shop in town with excellent reviews, so that is where we will head. Naughty, I know, but this is the last day of our holiday so don't care! I will be reasonably good and scrape the batter off the fish.
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Dog friendly places to eat are few and far between in this neck of London suburbia, but in Cornwall you can take your dog in practically all of them, it’s brilliant. A lot have free dog treats on the counter too. Wish more places were like it.
Enjoy the fish ( I’m not mentioning the chips)
 
DJC3 said:
Dog friendly places to eat are few and far between in this neck of London suburbia, but in Cornwall you can take your dog in practically all of them, it’s brilliant. A lot have free dog treats on the counter too. Wish more places were like it.
Enjoy the fish ( I’m not mentioning the chips)
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I think touristy areas where people have cottage or caravan holidays there are always a lot of dogs, so making their cafes, pubs and eateries dog friendly makes good financial sense. Things have improved for us dog owners in recent years. This area in Northumberland is exceptionally dog friendly, as is the area where we live.

When we set off to the chippy the rain stopped, blue sky appeared and the sun came out. It stayed that way all afternoon, which was great. We had the fish and chips, which was delicious. Then were able to go walking for a while. I haven't done any testing, but if my pre-evening meal test is normal, I will be happy.
 
@Bluetit1802 the sun shines on the righteous! I think it was meant to be.

I really miss having a dog to walk ( ours died a few weeks ago). Ive taken to stalking other dog walkers so I can get my daily fix of doggy licks. What type of dog do you have?
 
Well, the excitement is rising, off for the weekend early doors tomorrow. All the palaver sorted by my eldest so all that is left to do is to try and get some decent sleep (no chance of that, I've always run on fumes when I'm happy). One last decision to make, do I take my testing kit or become an annonymous T2 for the weekend? Ooh! I just can't wait :D
 
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