Type 1'stars R Us

[Fairygodmother]

ummmmm.....you've got more chance wining the lottery (even if you don't play it ) - we can only dream!

A few years ago this discussion cropped up on the forum about having a T1 holiday, someone taking charge of handling your T1 for a day for you - I wrote a light-hearted post about a scenario of handing control over to my wife - it concluded with me dead and the dog still waiting to go for a walk

I think something like that would happen here too, but substitute cat desperate for a pee while your dog’s out for a walk. Not sure the carb counting would be done in time for breakfast 2092.

 

[porl69]

Morning y'all
Bloods doing their usual misbehaving overnight so basal profile decreased most of the night ever so slightly.
Hand over my diabetes to someone for a day hmmmmmm.....maybe to another type 1? BUT we are all so very different that would more than likely end in disaster

 

[slip]

I found it!

Apart from having to spend the whole 24hrs together (I'm breaking into a sweat just thinking about it!) would they be able to cope, do they know enough to keep you safe, or even within target range (!)????

I would think my day would go something like this:

I Wake up: Unable to wake my wife so no BS test, no Basal or Bolus injection for breakfast, no walk for the dog, when she does eventually get up and ready she'd ask me to test, it's high so she'll squeal whilst trying to inject a correction (which she'll either calculate wrong or get the correction ratio wrong), she'll then expect me to 'do something' instead of just sitting on the sofa comatosed. Dog still not walked.

Lunch: She'll work out the exact carbs, do a test, exclaim about the result, calculate my bolus and get the dog to do the actual injection so she doesn't have to. She may do a test at some point later - and force some glucotabs down my throat, even if my BS was 4.something (......as we're going shopping! and no the dog can't come shopping with us - so still no walk)

Dinner: We'll have macaroni cheese for dinner, she'd calculate the carbs in the pasta using the pre-cooked carbs listed on the packet for the weight of my portion of cooked Mac Cheese, by chance she's only given me 10u too much and wonders why I'm incapable of doing the washing up, she does a test and then panics, which could go either of 2 ways, hospital or a whole pot of glucotabs vanish (during this time she's wondering why the dog keeps pestering her - perhaps he can sense my BS is low, she opens a 2nd pot of glucotabs) Also it's all got too much for her and 'wine' makes an appearance.

Bed: She's realized I didn't have my basal this morning so double ups the night time dose, also I didn't have my tablet this morning so that needs to be taken along with the 2 for the night time. But does a BS test, amazingly it's 5.9, she then thinks this T1D is so easy (but that's the wine talking) she also reviews the results from the last few days and says I must try harder.

02:46: I wake in a shivering hot sweat, my wife gently snoring away oblivious of my hypo and my attempts to wake her. My final thought is the poor old dog still hasn't been for a walk......

 

[Fairygodmother]

Right, I must stop reading this site now, far too much fun, and go and slap the tester paint on a piece of card.
We need to go and look at flooring for the kitchen revamp before the shops close. There’ll be bickering, a battle of wills, changes of mind, jumping up and down on samples, etc etc, just hope the staff are feeling strong today. Taking jelly babies with me.

 

[MeiChanski]

Hello friends,

I was a steady 5.6 this morning and I attended more job interviews. I HAVE BEEN OFFERED A JOB AS A CARE HOME ASSISTANT, only day times so that’s a plus. I’m having a lot of trouble ordering sensors, Medtronic said my hospital has to order it for me and my hospital said I should be able to call medtronic to order. I’ll try again in a few days. I got an appointment with the evil phlebotomist tomorrow. When I say evil, she is not gentle

 

[MeiChanski]

My worry is my references, I don’t know if my current manager will say anything to prevent me finding work. I think that’s the last hurdle of this process, I have all the relevant documents but it’s just the references.

 

[DCUKMod]

My worry is my references, I don’t know if my current manager will say anything to prevent me finding work. I think that’s the last hurdle of this process, I have all the relevant documents but it’s just the references.

Mei - I obviously don't know anything about your current employer, but employers have to be very careful what the write in references these days, to the extent that most employers references merely state facts, like the dates Of your employment. If you had already left, they would ask if you had been dismissed, and unless your prospective job is in certain fields, that's about it.

Honestly, please don't worry. References are usually a formality.

 

[MeiChanski]

Mei - I obviously don't know anything about your current employer, but employers have to be very careful what the write in references these days, to the extent that most employers references merely state facts, like the dates Of your employment. If you had already left, they would ask if you had been dismissed, and unless your prospective job is in certain fields, that's about it.

Honestly, please don't worry. References are usually a formality.

Thank you for your clarification,

 

[MeiChanski]

Major decision time, I’ve been accepted for another job, which is a 15 min walk from my house. They’ll only offer me 20 hrs and only evenings, which is okay if my bf finds something and it’ll give me time to redo the whole thing for university. This is a bar/waitress role in a hotel. Tbh it’ll work out more money if I include tips, I quite like the manager there as well. The other job is care home assistant, 40.5hrs a week and 15-20min bus journey, the team is also very friendly. Little time to focus on uni work, morning shifts and possibly more rewarding because I do want to go into nursing later on.

 

[hh1]

Hi all, busy day here, keep saying I need to adjust evening Lantus and every time I say that my bg goes up again in the morning so I put it off. Woke to a 3.9 so really think I need to do it now.

@slip funny but really scary idea!

@MeiChanski that's some decision you need to make. I guess it really depends on how much you want to pursue uni; doesn't nursing usually require a degree these days?

 

[MeiChanski]

Hi all, busy day here, keep saying I need to adjust evening Lantus and every time I say that my bg goes up again in the morning so I put it off. Woke to a 3.9 so really think I need to do it now.

@slip funny but really scary idea!

@MeiChanski that's some decision you need to make. I guess it really depends on how much you want to pursue uni; doesn't nursing usually require a degree these days?

I had a look into this, I think training or work replacements will be needed as well as a degree to be a diabetes nurse specialist. I know some went into being a general nurse with a BTEC/NVQ qualification and training. But at the moment I applied to work along side nurses which is a start I suppose.

 

[Fairygodmother]

If you really want to do the nursing qualifications @MeiChanski then you’re more likely to get onto a course if you’ve some relevant experience, like the Care Home job. I used to advise students who wanted to do nursing back in my teaching career, before I retired. The Uni in this area didn’t accept anyone who hadn’t prior experience. That was eight years ago (gulp, where has the time gone?) but I don’t know how things stand these days.

 

[DCUKMod]

I had a look into this, I think training or work replacements will be needed as well as a degree to be a diabetes nurse specialist. I know some went into being a general nurse with a BTEC/NVQ qualification and training. But at the moment I applied to work along side nurses which is a start I suppose.

Mei, you might find this useful. Leicester Diabetes Centre is well respected:

https://le.ac.uk/courses/diabetes-msc-dl/2019

 

[karen8967]

Good morning have a good day everyone

 

[slip]

Good morning all! Sorry to say I didn't land the jumbo jet, think it flew into a hill side - ok an unexpected mountain range suddenly appeared on the radar by which time it was too late to take avoiding action .

However today is a new day, and today I'm going to try boating - should be plain sailing surely???!

 

[porl69]

@slip I started reading your post and couldn't remember you saying you was an airline pilot......then the penny dropped ...Boat captain today then??

Anyways.....morning all

 

[slip]

not hit any rough seas so far this morning, might change tack and head into the wind at lunch time

 

[SueJB]

Morning all,
Sun makes the world a better place. Hypoed yesterday evening for no apparent reason. BG less beastly this morning.
I'm staring either at my Monet jigsaw puzzle or into the cupboard where the immersion heater used to be. Can't decide on anything

 

[Juicyj]

Morning all - managing to keep within the grey zone but just teased that one with a bag of crisps..

All this talk of a t1 free holiday sounds exciting, where do I buy a ticket ?!!

 

[hh1]

Late on parade, busy day (they all seem to be at the moment!), reduced Lantus last night and still woke on a 3.8.Think it was because the ironing fairy obviously doesn't know where I live so I did a shedload last night, which often drops me. Will keep it the same tonight and see what happens.

@slip hope the rest of your day was plain sailing....

@Juicyj when you locate the ticket office, let me know please!