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<blockquote data-quote="manicarrie" data-source="post: 646273" data-attributes="member: 128141"><p>Hi, I have been put forward for a DAFNE course this time, couldn't make it before because of other commitments. There was one starting at the other hospital next month, but didn't want to go to that place as my mum only recently died there and the unit is in view of the ward she was in, stupid I know, but if I can avoid that place I will for the time being. Its also 5 miles further out, especially if my sons school rings. She hasn't got the dates for her hospital as yet. Before I was guessing doses of between 4-8 units for meals depending what I was eating going off what was said when I was diagnosed (July 2012) and when I lost contact, I had actually lost contact before in the September 2012, but was admitted with DKA after a stomach bug in April 2013 but again lost contact due to all the other stuff. Basically my mum was feeling poorly around the time of my diagnosis and admitted into hospital End October 2012, and diagnosed with cancer in the November, so I put myself on the back burner so to speak. I have been looking after her since then, and was also working part time, and my son is special needs, so the diabetes became a hindrance and I really didn't have the time to maintain contact, between school drop off, working the morning, taking mum to and from chemo and doing her shopping, fitting in my sons routine appointments (he is under about 6 different consultants), school pick up etc. I left work at the end of last year as my mum became bed bound, and I was on call 24/7, when she died in July it was a shock as it wasn't the cancer, it was a urine infection with diabetes and cancer being secondary causes. That's why I am so hypochondriac now, just a simple UTI in the end. But anyway, it was a kick up the butt for me, and I have more time now as I haven't started thinking about work yet, and my sons appointments have gone from 6 monthly to annually. It took me a few weeks, as obviously, there is a lot to do after a death, but I decided enough was enough I was going to turn things around, saw the GP week before last and had a call to go in on the Friday and the rest I have said already.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="manicarrie, post: 646273, member: 128141"] Hi, I have been put forward for a DAFNE course this time, couldn't make it before because of other commitments. There was one starting at the other hospital next month, but didn't want to go to that place as my mum only recently died there and the unit is in view of the ward she was in, stupid I know, but if I can avoid that place I will for the time being. Its also 5 miles further out, especially if my sons school rings. She hasn't got the dates for her hospital as yet. Before I was guessing doses of between 4-8 units for meals depending what I was eating going off what was said when I was diagnosed (July 2012) and when I lost contact, I had actually lost contact before in the September 2012, but was admitted with DKA after a stomach bug in April 2013 but again lost contact due to all the other stuff. Basically my mum was feeling poorly around the time of my diagnosis and admitted into hospital End October 2012, and diagnosed with cancer in the November, so I put myself on the back burner so to speak. I have been looking after her since then, and was also working part time, and my son is special needs, so the diabetes became a hindrance and I really didn't have the time to maintain contact, between school drop off, working the morning, taking mum to and from chemo and doing her shopping, fitting in my sons routine appointments (he is under about 6 different consultants), school pick up etc. I left work at the end of last year as my mum became bed bound, and I was on call 24/7, when she died in July it was a shock as it wasn't the cancer, it was a urine infection with diabetes and cancer being secondary causes. That's why I am so hypochondriac now, just a simple UTI in the end. But anyway, it was a kick up the butt for me, and I have more time now as I haven't started thinking about work yet, and my sons appointments have gone from 6 monthly to annually. It took me a few weeks, as obviously, there is a lot to do after a death, but I decided enough was enough I was going to turn things around, saw the GP week before last and had a call to go in on the Friday and the rest I have said already. [/QUOTE]
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