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Happy birthday @kaylz!
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Grannylorraine
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Happy birthday Kaylz.
Kaylz
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Thanks guys! I'd forgotten my password but it's let me log on with the laptop now, those of you I have on Facebook know I was ok but sorry for those I don't! Please feel free to add me though as I'm much more active on there!
Hope all of you are keeping ok, I'm not doing so well at the moment D wise but I've been in touch with the diabetes team and as Libre 2 wasn't too accurate for me these days funding was applied for for the Dexcom G6, I hadn't heard anything so phoned to enquire and a nurse got back to me that the waiting list is long and ongoing but for the meantime they are happy to prescribe the Dexcom One + and although initially they wanted me in for training then were willing to compromise with a video call one of the more senior nurses called to say she was willing to send 2 sensors and the information and only if I struggled should I call back and arrange the training video call, waiting on the sensors she was sending but they have been added to my prescription at least
I'm really not doing well OCD wise but I have a phone appointment with a phycological therapy team on the 17th so hoping they can help me move forward, although I can go out it's only if Bruce is with me and only to my grandads once a month or appointments, I had my first opticians appointment in years this year because I felt I could manage with his assistance, I needed new glasses but he said diabetes wise my eyes were the best he'd seen them, I was also brave enough to attend my eye check up at the hospital and they want to do more lasering so I'm booked in for the 10th January, hoping the journey there goes better then as the check up was a nightmare with smoke coming from the car tyres etc and having to jump out the car etc but the mechanic had said to keep driving! (Bruce's mum that is!
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I also had to make an emergency dentist trip last week due to knowing I had a dental abscess, on x-ray it showed 2 teeth were infected and on talking to the dentist I saw I'd expressed when I see my own dentist I'd like to have my own teeth removed just because I've had so much trouble with them since I was young despite good oral hygiene so she agreed to take those 2 out while I was there, I have an appointment with my own dentist on the 20th so hoping he agrees to what I want, he is a lovely guy but expressed before my troubles of not being able to get out he'd be reluctant to remove teeth due to my diabetes and thinking I'd be best with them
Anyway sorry for the rambling, my relationship hasn't been the best lately either so I don't really get to talk about things and it's upsetting, I have made a lovely friend through wax melt groups but like you guys it's only through a screen and although she is a massive support to me I could really do with someone close by for a hug now and again, hope you are all keeping well yourselves and thanks again for thinking about me! xxxx
Hope all of you are keeping ok, I'm not doing so well at the moment D wise but I've been in touch with the diabetes team and as Libre 2 wasn't too accurate for me these days funding was applied for for the Dexcom G6, I hadn't heard anything so phoned to enquire and a nurse got back to me that the waiting list is long and ongoing but for the meantime they are happy to prescribe the Dexcom One + and although initially they wanted me in for training then were willing to compromise with a video call one of the more senior nurses called to say she was willing to send 2 sensors and the information and only if I struggled should I call back and arrange the training video call, waiting on the sensors she was sending but they have been added to my prescription at least
I'm really not doing well OCD wise but I have a phone appointment with a phycological therapy team on the 17th so hoping they can help me move forward, although I can go out it's only if Bruce is with me and only to my grandads once a month or appointments, I had my first opticians appointment in years this year because I felt I could manage with his assistance, I needed new glasses but he said diabetes wise my eyes were the best he'd seen them, I was also brave enough to attend my eye check up at the hospital and they want to do more lasering so I'm booked in for the 10th January, hoping the journey there goes better then as the check up was a nightmare with smoke coming from the car tyres etc and having to jump out the car etc but the mechanic had said to keep driving! (Bruce's mum that is!
)I also had to make an emergency dentist trip last week due to knowing I had a dental abscess, on x-ray it showed 2 teeth were infected and on talking to the dentist I saw I'd expressed when I see my own dentist I'd like to have my own teeth removed just because I've had so much trouble with them since I was young despite good oral hygiene so she agreed to take those 2 out while I was there, I have an appointment with my own dentist on the 20th so hoping he agrees to what I want, he is a lovely guy but expressed before my troubles of not being able to get out he'd be reluctant to remove teeth due to my diabetes and thinking I'd be best with them
Anyway sorry for the rambling, my relationship hasn't been the best lately either so I don't really get to talk about things and it's upsetting, I have made a lovely friend through wax melt groups but like you guys it's only through a screen and although she is a massive support to me I could really do with someone close by for a hug now and again, hope you are all keeping well yourselves and thanks again for thinking about me! xxxx
Grannylorraine
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Sorry to hear you are having a bit of a rough time at the moment.
PattiEvans
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Happy Birthday Kaylz -
Good to see you back, but so sorry to hear of your troubles. Hope they all melt away soon.
Good to see you back, but so sorry to hear of your troubles. Hope they all melt away soon.
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