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'Twas the Eve of D-Day

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enjoy the beer festival northerner :D

have a couple of pints for me too!!!!! lol
 
katie said:
yeah me too northerner lol, im on a diet so cutting down on alcohol! (worst part about the diet 😉)
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lol well i tried a diet once. was called the seafood diet. and it worked. everytime i saw food i ate it :D hehehehe
 
haha the oldies are the goodies mike 😛 mine involves exercising and eating salad or soup for at least one meal a day, good times!

Ive just realised that it must be my d-day around this time too, because I was in hospital a few weeks before my A-Levels and my brother is doing his in June 😱
 
katie said:
haha the oldies are the goodies mike 😛 mine involves exercising and eating salad or soup for at least one meal a day, good times!

Ive just realised that it must be my d-day around this time too, because I was in hospital a few weeks before my A-Levels and my brother is doing his in June 😱
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oooooooooooo well happy d-day huni :D

mine was in may.
 
Just caught up with this thread - congratulations - want to hear all about the beer fest when you get back, you lucky thing - try some Adnams and Beards if you get the chance...:D
 
katie said:
hehe thanks.

seems like lots of people's d-days are around this time of year!
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lol yup. must be something in the water/weather/air/??????????? lol
 
runner said:
Just caught up with this thread - congratulations - want to hear all about the beer fest when you get back, you lucky thing - try some Adnams and Beards if you get the chance...:D
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I should imagine there will be a lot of beards at the beer festival...!:D I couldn't go last year because it was only a couple of days after I left hospital and not sure what on earth was happening in my life, so looking forward to it. It's unlikely to match the 'Panama Hat' debacle of 2006 though... :D

Best wishes to Mike and katie too, for their D-days this month🙂
 
Northerner said:
I should imagine there will be a lot of beards at the beer festival...!:D

Best wishes to Mike and katie too, for their D-days this month🙂
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lol mine was at the begining of the month and i didnt really celebrate it (have bad memories of it) but ho hum life goes on hehehehehe

i bet there will loads of them and you must sample all of the northerner lol just remember the advice you give to us all over booze :D
 
mikep1979 said:
lol mine was at the begining of the month and i didnt really celebrate it (have bad memories of it) but ho hum life goes on hehehehehe
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Yes, I guess it had a much bigger impact on you because of your job, and katie too, just before her exams. I wasn't even working at the time, so for me it was just a health issue. I also think that, because I was so ill and felt so much better after treatment, I actually felt quite good about things - it was an explanation for what had been going on for the previous couple of years and could now be treated. Of course, at that time I hadn't really come to terms with the long-term implications of it.
 
Northerner said:
Yes, I guess it had a much bigger impact on you because of your job, and katie too, just before her exams. I wasn't even working at the time, so for me it was just a health issue. I also think that, because I was so ill and felt so much better after treatment, I actually felt quite good about things - it was an explanation for what had been going on for the previous couple of years and could now be treated. Of course, at that time I hadn't really come to terms with the long-term implications of it.
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well it was a rough time for me, but ho hum as they say lol

you just make sure you have a great time at the festival and sup a few for me :D
 
Northerner said:
Yes, I guess it had a much bigger impact on you because of your job, and katie too, just before her exams. I wasn't even working at the time, so for me it was just a health issue. I also think that, because I was so ill and felt so much better after treatment, I actually felt quite good about things - it was an explanation for what had been going on for the previous couple of years and could now be treated. Of course, at that time I hadn't really come to terms with the long-term implications of it.
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To be honest it didn't affect me too badly. Well, it did impact on my exams because I was concentrating more on the fact I now had diabetes! But luckily im stupidly laid back, so I wasn't too worried about the diagnosis. It could be a LOT worse 🙂

Must have been really difficult for you mike because of your job!!

I'm sorry that effects some people quite badly :( wish I could help some people out when they come on here and say diabetes is ruining their lives! :(
 
katie said:
To be honest it didn't affect me too badly. Well, it did impact on my exams because I was concentrating more on the fact I now had diabetes! But luckily im stupidly laid back, so I wasn't too worried about the diagnosis. It could be a LOT worse 🙂

Must have been really difficult for you mike because of your job!!

I'm sorry that effects some people quite badly :( wish I could help some people out when they come on here and say diabetes is ruining their lives!
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well it kinda ended my life at the time as i was in the army. ive had a few rough years with it and wont sugar coat anything when asked have i been bad. but the main thing is im now on the straight and narrow and have a job i love and have the attitude to make diabetes not rule my life now :D

i agree with you about helpping them out more katie, but im sometimes at a loss as to what to say to them :(
 
mikep1979 said:
well it kinda ended my life at the time as i was in the army. ive had a few rough years with it and wont sugar coat anything when asked have i been bad. but the main thing is im now on the straight and narrow and have a job i love and have the attitude to make diabetes not rule my life now :D

i agree with you about helpping them out more katie, but im sometimes at a loss as to what to say to them :(
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at least things are better for you now 🙂 I still cant get my levels right lol, but im really trying!

Yeah i never know what to say, I just wish they would go to a diabetes specialist and make them help!
 
katie said:
at least things are better for you now 🙂 I still cant get my levels right lol, but im really trying!

Yeah i never know what to say, I just wish they would go to a diabetes specialist and make them help!
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whats happening with your levels???

at least your trying katie and thats the important thing.

i know makes me feel just so bad that they have no support sometimes and i have really great support :(
 
mikep1979 said:
whats happening with your levels???

at least your trying katie and thats the important thing.
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weellll. Every little thing i eat makes me go high, so if i snack and dont inject i'll be high. Im always high before lunch because cereal seems to make my levels crazy. sometimes i wake up high and dont know if ive had a hypo or it's because i ate something before bed.

now im trying to lose a bit of weight so im eating less carbs and not snacking so im going to see how it goes! i did some exercise yesterday and it sent my levels to 17. i can't win, it's so annoying! Im hoping that if i stick to the not snacking thing i'll be able to work it out.
 
katie said:
weellll. Every little thing i eat makes me go high, so if i snack and dont inject i'll be high. Im always high before lunch because cereal seems to make my levels crazy. sometimes i wake up high and dont know if ive had a hypo or it's because i ate something before bed.

now im trying to lose a bit of weight so im eating less carbs and not snacking so im going to see how it goes! i did some exercise yesterday and it sent my levels to 17. i can't win, it's so annoying! Im hoping that if i stick to the not snacking thing i'll be able to work it out.
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that does sound mad!!!!!!! well i hope you figure it out soon katie :D
 
Northerner said:
I also think that, because I was so ill and felt so much better after treatment, I actually felt quite good about things - it was an explanation for what had been going on for the previous couple of years and could now be treated. Of course, at that time I hadn't really come to terms with the long-term implications of it.
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Yes, it was the same for me, although thankfully, I was not as ill as you Northerner. Did have some ups and downs during the first year, but I was thinking the other day - I was getting obsessed with my health because I didn't know what was wrong, had turned 50 and thought 'it's all down hill now'. Now I am still a bit obsessed, but in a much more positive way, feeling fitter and better and thinking 'to hell with 50+ I can do anything if I really want to - look at all those 60+ marathon runners!

Beards - doh! I'm always dropping myself in it for the gags!:D

By the way haven't seen any of your poetry, but sounds good.
 
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