Type 2 Life

[tina_marie]

Sometimes they are the only ones who can make sense of the mess of benefits. Going from being workers its a minefield. Even staff all confused. God help claimants.

Benefits aren't the problem. This is what has happened. As you know we've had to sell our house . We applied for social housing due to Ron's needs. We were accepted on the list but until we sold the house were put into band 5. Then occupational therapist wrote a medical report which recommended us for band 2. Ashfield homes also recommended us for band 2 so did ashfield council , so with all that we were moved into band 1. Nobody told us we had been moved up. So until then we were allowed to bid on properties in our area as well as Mansfield. We only found out when Ron logged in to make a bid on some properties in Mansfield only to be told we were only able to bid on ashfield properties. Ron rung ashfield homes to be told because of his assessment done by ashfield , Mansfield didn't recognize it. So Ron rung Mansfield to be told they were fine about it . Mansfield told him it was to do with home finder . With that we went down to ashfield council. To be told something else but they would look into it. I wasn't happy infact I was livid. With that Ron email our MP. That was Tuesday. Then Thursday we went back to the council and this is what we are now being told. The report that were submitted put us in band one so the councils have an agreement people are then only allowed to bid on there on areas. If it was just a medical recommendation we could still bid on Mansfield properties. The problems we have is that there are no suitable properties in our area. Those that are , are age restricted to 60+.

 

[ickihun]

Benefits aren't the problem. This is what has happened. As you know we've had to sell our house . We applied for social housing due to Ron's needs. We were accepted on the list but until we sold the house were put into band 5. Then occupational therapist wrote a medical report which recommended us for band 2. Ashfield homes also recommended us for band 2 so did ashfield council , so with all that we were moved into band 1. Nobody told us we had been moved up. So until then we were allowed to bid on properties in our area as well as Mansfield. We only found out when Ron logged in to make a bid on some properties in Mansfield only to be told we were only able to bid on ashfield properties. Ron rung ashfield homes to be told because of his assessment done by ashfield , Mansfield didn't recognize it. So Ron rung Mansfield to be told they were fine about it . Mansfield told him it was to do with home finder . With that we went down to ashfield council. To be told something else but they would look into it. I wasn't happy infact I was livid. With that Ron email our MP. That was Tuesday. Then Thursday we went back to the council and this is what we are now being told. The report that were submitted put us in band one so the councils have an agreement people are then only allowed to bid on there on areas. If it was just a medical recommendation we could still bid on Mansfield properties. The problems we have is that there are no suitable properties in our area. Those that are , are age restricted to 60+.

MP once fully aware will look into it. They are good like that! Theyve normally seen it all before too. More and more people are turning to their MPs for help as the systems in place are nuts. Have no foresight or compassion. Let me know how your mp gets on. ♡♥♡

 

[tina_marie]

MP once fully aware will look into it. They are good like that! Theyve normally seen it all before too. More and more people are turning to their MPs for help as the systems in place are nuts. Have no foresight or compassion. Let me know how your mp gets on. ♡♡

I will do . Hope you managed to make head or tail of what I put as when it was explained to us . I just couldn't believe what was being said. Poor Ron just sat there totally confused.

 

[ickihun]

I will do . Hope you managed to make head or tail of what I put as when it was explained to us . I just couldn't believe what was being said. Poor Ron just sat there totally confused.

I bet.
Red tape gone mad. Let your MP unravel it hun. ♡♥♡
I feel very positive about the whole situation now MP involved. Nite nite

 

[debrasue]

Ron's new wheels have come . Unfortunately not the one we had on order from OT . Got fed up of waiting and when you try and ring nobody is returning Ron's calls. So Ron has gone and brought his own. Freedom at last.

I have one of my own too. It makes life far easier... I hope you both find that it opens life up for you again now xx

 

[JohnnyBaker87]

Good Evening, my friends,

I'm just posting to let you know that I'm back at my local library, logging on. Today, I've eaten 1 bowl of Sainsbury's Basics Corn Flakes with water and at another time today a tomato sandwich. Blood sugar today was 5.0 mmol. I also was visited by the Lambeth stop smoking service specialist, part of n.h.s smokefree, in my flat and we've set my quitdate again to next Tuesday. He's going to bring some more n.r.t mouth sprays, no smoking posters and nicotine patches. I'm getting very excited about it because it's in the best interests of my diabetes, and high blood pressure and the cigarettes have to be cancelled out. the smoking specialist took my carbon monoxide; 25 parts per million, well into the red alert but not as high as 40-odd like his other clients. I feel confident I can do it this time because I'm sick of these sticks that cause so many illnesses and disabilities, and it's not helping my diabetes.

tomorrow, the library's closed all day so i'll post again on Wednesday at ten in the morning.

much love to you all always and forever and thank you very much for giving me not only the motivation but also the sense of purpose necessary for making lifestyle choice improvements and amendments.

from,

johnny baker.

 

[eldergarth]

Good Evening, my friends,

I'm just posting to let you know that I'm back at my local library, logging on. Today, I've eaten 1 bowl of Sainsbury's Basics Corn Flakes with water and at another time today a tomato sandwich. Blood sugar today was 5.0 mmol. I also was visited by the Lambeth stop smoking service specialist, part of n.h.s smokefree, in my flat and we've set my quitdate again to next Tuesday. He's going to bring some more n.r.t mouth sprays, no smoking posters and nicotine patches. I'm getting very excited about it because it's in the best interests of my diabetes, and high blood pressure and the cigarettes have to be cancelled out. the smoking specialist took my carbon monoxide; 25 parts per million, well into the red alert but not as high as 40-odd like his other clients. I feel confident I can do it this time because I'm sick of these sticks that cause so many illnesses and disabilities, and it's not helping my diabetes.

tomorrow, the library's closed all day so i'll post again on Wednesday at ten in the morning.

much love to you all always and forever and thank you very much for giving me not only the motivation but also the sense of purpose necessary for making lifestyle choice improvements and amendments.

from,

johnny baker.

You can do it johnny I have every faith in you .
I gave up the dreaded cancer sticks 8 yrs ago and never looked back johnny and like you I did it with the stop smoking service at my local GP's .
Good luck johnny and keep up the good work.
Ron

 

[ickihun]

Feel like giving up today.
I'm attending all my appointments and have to make another one at gps today for breathing test. Its never ending. Mr ickihun is calling it the neverending saga.
Tomorrow annual eye and feet check. Any problems there I'll be running away and joining a circus!
I had a brainwave yesterday. What if my pelvic pain is also due from a blockage in my illiac artery? Lack of oxygen causing wobbly legs and feet, hence reason for using crutch.
I don't feel I'm being taken seriously about all this inmobility, pain and lack of umf!
They see a fat lass and hayho she cannot breath properly, its because she's overweight.
I would have had a stone off by now if I didn't have all this PROBLEM. I need to teach 3yr old how to swim in time for school trials in 2yrs time. 9yr old was promised a long cycle ride companion and mini jogger to prevent boredom. He's lonely in swimming pool as we we're having soooo much fun. It is making him sad his sporting mum isn't available.
It upsets me to see his disappointment. 3yr old will do sports regardless of me. He loves it all. Football especially. I'm not great at football although I have received 5-a-side medals in the past. Medals for badminton too. I represented the school for shot put. I was one strong cookie and could lift heavy weights to the young boys embarrassment in the gym.
I was offered door work at one stage in my life. No one got past me (shoplifters) in retail. Managing shops down south before going into insurance and law.
Oh how I reminisce! Ha ha

 

[walnut_face]

I was feeling down till i read @ickihun post above
Just goes to prove there is always somebody in a worse place than you
FWIW I picked up my results from the Docs today. It's like wackamole

Cholesterol is 'high' no worries, though it is going the wrong way
HbA1c is down to 40

But i seemed to have exchanged high BG for failing kidneys albumin:creatinine ratio is 23.7 and should be under 2.3

 

[tina_marie]

Feel like giving up today.
I'm attending all my appointments and have to make another one at gps today for breathing test. Its never ending. Mr ickihun is calling it the neverending saga.
Tomorrow annual eye and feet check. Any problems there I'll be running away and joining a circus!
I had a brainwave yesterday. What if my pelvic pain is also due from a blockage in my illiac artery? Lack of oxygen causing wobbly legs and feet, hence reason for using crutch.
I don't feel I'm being taken seriously about all this inmobility, pain and lack of umf!
They see a fat lass and hayho she cannot breath properly, its because she's overweight.
I would have had a stone off by now if I didn't have all this PROBLEM. I need to teach 3yr old how to swim in time for school trials in 2yrs time. 9yr old was promised a long cycle ride companion and mini jogger to prevent boredom. He's lonely in swimming pool as we we're having soooo much fun. It is making him sad his sporting mum isn't available.
It upsets me to see his disappointment. 3yr old will do sports regardless of me. He loves it all. Football especially. I'm not great at football although I have received 5-a-side medals in the past. Medals for badminton too. I represented the school for shot put. I was one strong cookie and could lift heavy weights to the young boys embarrassment in the gym.
I was offered door work at one stage in my life. No one got past me (shoplifters) in retail. Managing shops down south before going into insurance and law.
Oh how I reminisce! Ha ha

Don't be so hard on yourself hun. You will get there and get the answers you have been wanting. Your one tough lady and we're all here rooting for you. You have given me and Ron so much encouragement to battle on . I have always been on the large size and it runs in my family . Thought I would always be that way , I'm losing weight now and I feel it is all down to following advice on here . You wait when all the tests are done and answers revealed the stress you have will go and weight will go down . You might even be able to get back to gentle stroll or even a doggy paddle. Rome wasn't built in a day . Xxx

 

[ickihun]

Don't be so hard on yourself hun. You will get there and get the answers you have been wanting. Your one tough lady and we're all here rooting for you. You have given me and Ron so much encouragement to battle on . I have always been on the large size and it runs in my family . Thought I would always be that way , I'm losing weight now and I feel it is all down to following advice on here . You wait when all the tests are done and answers revealed the stress you have will go and weight will go down . You might even be able to get back to gentle stroll or even a doggy paddle. Rome wasn't built in a day . Xxx

I just didn't realise how much I was doing until I carnt do it. Mr ickihun too I think. He's moaning a lot so that tells me everything. He's so keen for me to go back to doing everything except hoover and the odd dishes. He's doing beds, bathroom and a lot for the kid's hygiene needs. Oh and slogging groceries/toileteries which are cheaper off-line from town. I've taxi'ed to hospital appointments and back to save his hospital phobia. Sitting on my own for hours like yesterday.
I need a cleaner and babysitter not a partner! Only joking.
Oh I'm in such a bad mood today. Probables drugs coming out of system from yesterday.
I'm feeling very frustrated.
My mother hasn't even asked how I am. I do wonder why I brought my family back near her. She finds using her free buspass other than for bingo too much hassle to come and see her grandkids and heaven forbid, me. If I offered her bingo money she would be here like a shot! With 2 addictive parents I'm surprised I'm still alive. Moreso through childhood.

 

[ickihun]

I was feeling down till i read @ickihun post above
Just goes to prove there is always somebody in a worse place than you
FWIW I picked up my results from the Docs today. It's like wackamole

Cholesterol is 'high' no worries, though it is going the wrong way
HbA1c is down to 40

But i seemed to have exchanged high BG for failing kidneys albumin:creatinine ratio is 23.7 and should be under 2.3

I know @walnut_face . Diabetes can be a minefield.
If it wasnt for hypertension id be laughing. Luckily my kidneys are good. Hoping eyes and feet good tomorrow. We'll see.
I just need my painfree walking back. Asap.

 

[tina_marie]

I just didn't realise how much I was doing until I carnt do it. Mr ickihun too I think. He's moaning a lot so that tells me everything. He's so keen for me to go back to doing everything except hoover and the odd dishes. He's doing beds, bathroom and a lot for the kid's hygiene needs. Oh and slogging groceries/toileteries which are cheaper off-line from town. I've taxi'ed to hospital appointments and back to save his hospital phobia. Sitting on my own for hours like yesterday.
I need a cleaner and babysitter not a partner! Only joking.
Oh I'm in such a bad mood today. Probables drugs coming out of system from yesterday.
I'm feeling very frustrated.
My mother hasn't even asked how I am. I do wonder why I brought my family back near her. She finds using her free buspass other than for bingo too much hassle to come and see her grandkids and heaven forbid, me. If I offered her bingo money she would be here like a shot! With 2 addictive parents I'm surprised I'm still alive. Moreso through childhood.

I know what you mean about how much we do . Remember last year when I hurt my back getting Ron out the bath. I needed his help , huh he couldn't even look after himself let alone me . So had to struggle on my own. Yet I'm the one looking after him now. I'm still doing what I have always done, cooking cleaning washing ironing shopping. If you could see him right now. Struggling to even microwave a curry.

 

[Hiitsme]

I was feeling down till i read @ickihun post above
Just goes to prove there is always somebody in a worse place than you
FWIW I picked up my results from the Docs today. It's like wackamole

Cholesterol is 'high' no worries, though it is going the wrong way
HbA1c is down to 40

But i seemed to have exchanged high BG for failing kidneys albumin:creatinine ratio is 23.7 and should be under 2.3

Sorry to hear that @walnut_face
Mine has at times been slightly elevated but nothing as high as yours. Is there anything that can be done. You have done so well in controlling your blood sugars it must feel a real shock. I feel as if my tight control has just showed more complications and am waiting for my albumin creatinine ratio result now so I might be in the same situation.

 

[ickihun]

Eyes and feet check went very very well. It least its cheered me up!
How is everyone?

 

[debrasue]

fbg 5.4 today. 6monthly HbA1c results yesterday - 41

Congratulations, Anna! That's a brilliant result for your HbA1c - within the normal, non-diabetic range. Well done! x

 

[debrasue]

Good Evening, my friends,

I'm just posting to let you know that I'm back at my local library, logging on. Today, I've eaten 1 bowl of Sainsbury's Basics Corn Flakes with water and at another time today a tomato sandwich. Blood sugar today was 5.0 mmol. I also was visited by the Lambeth stop smoking service specialist, part of n.h.s smokefree, in my flat and we've set my quitdate again to next Tuesday. He's going to bring some more n.r.t mouth sprays, no smoking posters and nicotine patches. I'm getting very excited about it because it's in the best interests of my diabetes, and high blood pressure and the cigarettes have to be cancelled out. the smoking specialist took my carbon monoxide; 25 parts per million, well into the red alert but not as high as 40-odd like his other clients. I feel confident I can do it this time because I'm sick of these sticks that cause so many illnesses and disabilities, and it's not helping my diabetes.

tomorrow, the library's closed all day so i'll post again on Wednesday at ten in the morning.

much love to you all always and forever and thank you very much for giving me not only the motivation but also the sense of purpose necessary for making lifestyle choice improvements and amendments.

from,

johnny baker.

Good for you, Johnny - the key to success is to never stop trying! Good luck for next Tuesday. Big hugs x

 

[walnut_face]

Sorry to hear that @walnut_face
Mine has at times been slightly elevated but nothing as high as yours. Is there anything that can be done. You have done so well in controlling your blood sugars it must feel a real shock. I feel as if my tight control has just showed more complications and am waiting for my albumin creatinine ratio result now so I might be in the same situation.

I think the problem maybe two-fold

1. Too much protein, I eat at least 2lb of cheese a week, and can't put a 200g pack of peanuts down till they are all gone.
2. Not enough fluid. I drink 4 cups of coffee and a cup of red tea each day and 2 or 3 glasses of water. Don't think I can count the wine

When I had my bloods taken the Phlebotomist complained at how deflated my veins were, and asked how much water I had drunk that morning (this was 9 am). Well none yet, I have a japanese bladder - small but efficient!
Mrs W_F who was a Practice Nurse for years told me that dehydration might cause an elevated reading, and to get a retest, making sure I had drunk a load of water and no alcohol for the previous 24 hrs. (I had demolished a bottle the previous night)
But I don't want to 'clutch at straws'

 

[debrasue]

I just didn't realise how much I was doing until I carnt do it. Mr ickihun too I think. He's moaning a lot so that tells me everything. He's so keen for me to go back to doing everything except hoover and the odd dishes. He's doing beds, bathroom and a lot for the kid's hygiene needs. Oh and slogging groceries/toileteries which are cheaper off-line from town. I've taxi'ed to hospital appointments and back to save his hospital phobia. Sitting on my own for hours like yesterday.
I need a cleaner and babysitter not a partner! Only joking.
Oh I'm in such a bad mood today. Probables drugs coming out of system from yesterday.
I'm feeling very frustrated.
My mother hasn't even asked how I am. I do wonder why I brought my family back near her. She finds using her free buspass other than for bingo too much hassle to come and see her grandkids and heaven forbid, me. If I offered her bingo money she would be here like a shot! With 2 addictive parents I'm surprised I'm still alive. Moreso through childhood.

Our childhood families are over-rated, in my opinion. Mine live just a couple of miles away from me, yet they never make the effort to pick up the phone or drop in for a visit, and lately I'm asking myself why I bother to stay in touch with them. I learned from a non-family member, quite randomly, yesterday that I am due to be a Great Aunt in June - that was news to me!!

But don't worry Vicky - you have plenty of friends on here to ask how you're doing and to give you love and support. We care enough to ask how you are, and we are genuinely interested in your reply. We feel your pain, and celebrate your triumphs - and you will get more triumphs, hun. As @tina_marie says above, just give it time...

Hope you're feeling a bit better and happier today.

Big hugs xx

 

[13lizanne]

Congratulations, Anna! That's a brilliant result for your HbA1c - within the normal, non-diabetic range. Well done! x

Thank you Debra sue the last three six monthly results since I found this forum and discovered lchf and IF were - 40, 41 and 41 respectively. Sometimes it's hard to keep away from the carbs but it's so worth it. I was diagnosed as t2 in June 2006 with a HbA1c of 92 and was on metformin for 9.5yrs until I found this forum and www.dietdoctor.com