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We are walking every day and staying positive, so far.
We are doing a family challenge to recreate a walk we did in 1955 from London to Wales, as my parents couldn’t afford the train fare, so decided to walk. We are each doing local walks of the same cumulative distance. We will then assemble for the final mile once we are allowed to.

I hope that you get your call for your vaccine jab soon @eggyg
 
I have to go out to pay the bills. I don't want to. I'd rather do full on shielding which is what Mum's supposed to be doing. I'm not quite sure what shielding is. I need to google. I waver from 'sod it' to pure fear. :D
 
SB2015 said:
We are walking every day and staying positive, so far.
We are doing a family challenge to recreate a walk we did in 1955 from London to Wales, as my parents couldn’t afford the train fare, so decided to walk. We are each doing local walks of the same cumulative distance. We will then assemble for the final mile once we are allowed to.

I hope that you get your call for your vaccine jab soon @eggyg
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That sounds great fun. We’ve walked everyday this year except for Monday gone as we couldn’t get out the front door for sheer black ice! OMG! Treacherous! Done 27 miles since New Years Day and everyday had been icy and or snowy!
 
I have been doing pretty okay but decided I needed to come back to the Forum as my T2 self management plan has gone a bit to pot since going into lockdown. For me, lockdown seem to translate into some unwritten law that said I could eat biscuits on a daily basis and I also developed a craving for cheese and onion crisps - something I have never eaten in my life! Consequently, my blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar level is climbing back up. Some days the grind of home working in mental health is hard... but it is not impossible. Me and mine are safe and well and compared to so many, we are doing fine. I am committed to getting back on track by my next check up so as to avoid going on to statins.
Reasons to be grateful: home, health and family.
Reasons to be cheerful: Rewatching Black Books, The Queens Gambit, Shitz's Creek (Netflix,) The Repair Shop, The Great British Sewing B, Staged series 2 (BBC)
Guilty pleasure: Just watched the first episode of Pooch Perfect on BBC1
Things to look forward to: Six Nations Rugby (Feb), going on holiday - anywhere! Uninstalling bl**dy Zoom!
 
I was struck down with my 3rd bout of illness in 11 weeks, on Christmas Eve. This time the GP ordered loads of tests including HbA1C which was taken at the height of the illness. In 11 weeks it has shot up from 66 to 88, despite losing 22 pounds and not eating hardly at all for 3 weeks. I was appalled. So Metformin doubled and I see the DSN on 22 January. The tests showed renal problems and I was put on a very powerful antibiotic, with nasty side effects. Fortunately follow up tests showed the renal function was recovering. An old GP friend of a friend says illness can play havoc with blood glucose and I'm hoping that's the case. Meanwhile, I'm staying in and ordering from my Farm Shop delivery service, coming 12 and 26 January. I've got boxed DVD sets and my genealogy to keep me amused.
 
Unfortunately I've had two hospital admissions in October and November due to infections, I was signed off for a month after the last one and went back to work in December. I have another appointment next week for on going 'ladies' issues.
 
We were finding trying to get for walks where we normal go, where used to take our dog was getting stressful trying to avoid people and many not attempting to distance. The last few days we have taken to walking around the estate footpaths which surprising has less people but the roads are nearby are as busy with traffic as normal.
 
I have to be honest I am now becoming weary with it all not seeing friends. This to me is an existence rather than life. Thankfully, I am not alone. Thank goodness for the vaccine. At least there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

I am not bored as I have plenty to do but, being a people person, I long to go back to my groups and my friends.
 
Knowing that this is likely to a longish lockdown, I have now put in a bit of structure to my week
  • I have daily Pilates via Zoom. I Know that I could do this without a class but I lasted about three days right at the start last March and then it was so easy to find other things to do, or think up an excuse.
  • I was looking forward to a music course with Helen Chadwick (have a look at The Truth) on composition and improvisation. Now there is a course online for six weeks
  • I usually attend a couple of weaving courses each year with friends. Next weekend is the first of these which has now moved online. I am not sure about this one, as it is good to be able to see what others are doing and learn from each other, but I am happy to give it a go.
I will look forward to not using Zoom but it is amazing how things have been adapted. Like you @Ruby/London I am looking forward to the next Staged. I am not giong Otto get bored, but I do look forward to being able to meeting others again, and a good hug.
 
I am missing occasional Diabetes / Forum meetups now. Seems ages since I’ve seen any of you In Real Life
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
I am missing occasional Diabetes / Forum meetups now. Seems ages since I’ve seen any of you In Real Life
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Me too. This will pass and it sounds like we need one in Bristol as well as descending on @KARNAK .

The virtual ones have been fun and will be good to keep going during the lockdown if we can.
 
I am doing ok was poorly over christmas told my doggy ha cancer and lost my parents dog last night he had to be put to sleep feel very depressed as seeing 2 parents crying and cant help them heart breaking
 
Sorry to hear you’ve been so poorly @Felinia - glad upur renal function os recovering. Hope the tweaked meds see a reduction on your A1c next time around.
 
louloulou said:
I am doing ok was poorly over christmas told my doggy ha cancer and lost my parents dog last night he had to be put to sleep feel very depressed as seeing 2 parents crying and cant help them heart breaking
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Sorry to hear this @louloulou - dogs really are part of the family and their loss can be felt every bit as keenly as people.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
I am missing occasional Diabetes / Forum meetups now. Seems ages since I’ve seen any of you In Real Life
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It was a year ago this coming weekend that we met in Bristol, and that’s the last time I saw my sister in the flesh as well. I still have a couple of books and a plastic food container that she lent me then!
 
This lockdown probably won’t make a vast amount of difference to me, all I go out for these days is a) work (primary school), b) food shopping, c) daily walk and d) ferrying daughter to and from school. Hubby has been working from home since last February all bar a week in Italy in August and a couple of visits to companies elsewhere in the UK just before Christmas, so that isn’t going to change. Work wise I’m now on a rota 2 weeks on 2 weeks off so don’t have to go in until the 18th. Daughter is still going to school, she is vulnerable at the moment with mental health issues and one of the SENCOs told me that she could definitely stay in school, so she’s in a freezing classroom with a random selection of other children (luckily one other girl in her year who she’s reasonably friendly with), doing the same online work as everyone else but on a rubbishy school computer, and having to take a packed lunch now too as they’ve closed the school kitchens down. But it’s still better than being stuck at home according to her, school work should be done at school! No school buses running either so we’re having to be taxis but it’s only a 10 minute journey each way so not bad. In fact in a way it’s better for her as there are less people and private car journeys instead of noisy buses!

I can cope with being stuck at home most of the time, I’ve never been much of a party animal anyway, I don’t even really mind not having holidays. But I do miss just having the option of having a day going to the cinema and doing some shopping if I feel like it, and not seeing family is the hardest bit. Just before Christmas daughter and I drove 85 miles to Cherwell Valley services on the M40, my parents did the same (because it’s almost exactly half way between us) and we spent 15 minutes in the car park chatting and swapping Christmas presents, and then drove all the way home again! We all agreed it was worth the effort though, that was the first time we’d seen each other in person since February. I haven’t seen my brother and his family since Christmas 2019!

I know we’re lucky though, both still have our jobs and we don’t know anyone who has died from this awful virus, fingers crossed it stays that way, although I know you can’t be too careful. Thank goodness the vaccines are here now, light at the end of the tunnel maybe!
 
I don`t mind being home alone, gives me time to plan my future, can`t wait until the next Bristol
meet up really could do with it, I went to a funeral last week so sad wasn`t sure whose it was
until the fire brigade turned up so glad my phone alarm button worked. 1610119904063.png
 
I'm doing Ok, but feel a bit guilty for everyone affected.

I am retired and lead a simple lifestyle from choice. I've always lived alone and practised social distancing (though it didn't have a respectable name till Covid) for many years. It sounds anti-social but not everybody is extrovert.

So I am not too bothered but immediate concern is possible empty shelves. Supplies if had to self-isolate might be a problem as I prefer to eat a lot of salady things, but do keep a stocked freeze. I bubble with my sister who lives nearby, but not been to see other sister or relatives since March. Didn't see them often but it was a trip out for a walk and visit. Shopping didn't bother me, but it was a chance to get a tasty treat and lunch out, but little pleasure in that at present. The other down-side is no face-to-face diabetic clinics, delay (understandable) in post-cancer op scans (all clear) and fear of getting infected by non-maskers'. On the up-side, seen dentist (losing fillings & breaking teeth) and I now have cappuccinos' on the beach twice a week, weather permitting (it's proper coffee from a mobile takeaway all socially-distanced) - doesn't take much to make me happy-ish.
 
Fagor said:
I now have cappuccinos' on the beach twice a week, weather permitting (it's proper coffee from a mobile takeaway all socially-distanced) - doesn't take much to make me happy-ish.
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Good job you’re not in Derbyshire, that might be classed as a forbidden picnic!😱🙄
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Covid: Women on exercise trip 'surrounded by police'

The two women were given £200 fixed penalty notices after driving five miles to go on a walk.
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