@hh1 I totally get the weather swings being hard to adjust to! I am anticipating potential chaos with my diabetes for the next couple of weeks or so without the addition of the weather. Not least is the massive change to my lunchtime. I've worked on a 12.00 or 12.15 lunch ever since going onto insulin and this year is going to be 12.45. Doesn't, at one level, sound much, but until I know how the activity levels pan out for all of us, there's potential there for three of us in the room to go pre-lunch hypo. I've added extra snacks into today's morning shop. Which doesn't please me as I prefer not to get into a routine of snacking if I can avoid it at work.
Oh well...
I didn't get to meet the new student, on the "Come and meet everyone before actually starting" day, who is coming under my tender care for diabetes support, but, yes, that's me at what is becoming the usual 2. There is a 3rd student in the group but a T2 diet and meds controlled one who is independent other than a prompt to check if we think it's needed! (I don't ever remember any issues in the year I was next door to the group this one was in then. At least, I was never called in to help.)
I am seriously considering suggesting after eight years of high-level diabetes supporting I get additional training and extra pay!
I have also learnt I really have internalised a huge amount of information about using a mobility cane after years of supporting different students who use them! I helped trial some new training which involved me being blindfolded to use the cane as various of my colleagues talked me round routes for them to learn some of those reinforcing techniques (this was after I'd speedily talked my partner in the training round the route and it was deemed I clearly knew all I needed to know already and should I really be a Rehab officer?!!) I am delighted by this as it bodes well should I ever lose my sight and need to use it myself! (I am not anticipating this, you understand, but one never knows.)