For Those

[queenofmean]

That like to know how things are with me, things are ok.
Had clinic yesterday, not brilliant hbA1c was up a spot, put on a bit of weight (apparently - I know why but it will come off soon enough) and the Dr I saw total muppet - even my nurse said so! BP was as usual high but that's clinic for me. More laser later this month but other than that I'm doing well and I trust that you all are too.

Have a good evening
Q xx

[janbee]

Hi Queenie, good to hear from you again xx
Get ready for the new Rebus out soon.

[queenofmean]

Hi Jan, I'll be in touch
I saw something about it but need to plough my way through some books lol.

[jennyjoan]

I am for a diabetic test today at 2.00 - they took blood from me some 4 weeks ago and told me everything was fine horray (although that doesnt mean things can do down the next day). Anyway she said the last diabetic test was "inconclusive" - another path to go down. There is a lot of diabetic trouble in my family but mainly Type 2 - my little nephew has Typ1 from age 13 but I don't think he sticks to the diet. He is now 37 and his van (plumber) is just covered with sweetie papers. What can you do.

[queenofmean]

Well there's not really a lot that can be done. If he isn't taking care of himself he will be the one who will suffer in the long run. As Queenie has been finding out, a lot of her eye problems stem from her ignoring her diabetes for a long time in her teens and early twenties. She has accepted the fact that everything that has gone wrong with her health is down to her behaviour and is now more or less back on track. Taking part in the DAFNE course has helped her enormously as it frees her to more or less behave as someone without diabetes can, providing she eats sensibly and tailors her insulin to the carbohydrate content of what she eats and drinks. Her control is so much better and the glitch recently is due to her having had a really bad chest infection and little to do with her diabetes. She has realised that she has diabetes and not the diabetes that has her! Until your nephew is prepared to take better care of himself there's nothing to be done. Queenie has been diabetic since just before her third birthday and it was very hard to deal with back then as a toddler just wasn't able to understand why she couldn't be like her friends and eat sweets the same way they did.
Queenies Mum (Nungate)