No Rexi.  No stand in dog as yet as I am completely snowed in.

well, you just make sure you look after yourself, ok? :waggyfingersmiley:

Thank you Ditty.  I will give that a go.

I know that the boys are very upset over Remy but I don't think it will truely "hit" them until they come in a see that she is not here for themselves.

Jeez.... could there be a worse time for snow for you xxx

I don't really know much about having to work hard at hour to hour diabetic control.... hubby is a type 2 DM but its not severe.    What is it you have to do to try and keep it stable?

ANNOCA   - I too have noticed that business of showing who is or is not online.
I have sometimes come back to the site without logging in and have found my name is still in the list of people who are online.
It is as if it reacts very slowly sometimes.
I don't know the cure though.
You remain in our thoughts of course.

oh Lori did once tell me that it can take up to 30 mins for you to stop showing online when you log off  (she told me this when I was freaking out that my daughter had forgotten to log out of a school computer.... I could see her as online... I was worried someone would sit down and start trawling through her online accounts).

ANNOCA- big to you hun!! hope you boys make it you ! take care and look after yourself ok? speak soon xx

Annoca hun, I don't know what to say in the face of your obvious grief apart from to say you must take your tablets and do your bloods regularly.  My SIL is hypo unaware and I know how quickly a hypo can creep up on you, if you are stressed and upset.  Please, please check your bloods and keep your insulin intake regular (if you are not on a pump), hun, it will get a little easier, the loss and devastation that you are feeling, Remy would want you to carry on and to be happy.  You won't ever forget her and you have something very precious, your memories of her - no one can ever take those away from you and you will be able to make new memories soon, but you will never lose Remy, she will always be there watching over you - that's what I believe anyway.

Take care hun xxx

OH is a type 1 insulin dependant -  controlled by a slow acting insulin jab at bedtime - plus another jab with  fast acting insulin at every mealtime - normally 2-3 times a day - blood is tested first thing - mid morning - before lunch jab - mid afternoon - before tea time jab - mid evening and last thing before bedtime jab - on sick days or bad reading days - too high or too low is tested more approx every hour - if the level is allowed to run too high it can cause serious other problems over a period of time - if the level is allowed to run too low for a period of time it can effect the brain and also your awareness level as to knowing when you have a hypo 

quite an interesting subject and not as complicated as it sounds - is something you learn to live with TBH but as everything in life it can get you down sometimes when a little problem sets in  

I found it really complicated MrsH... when I tried to learn more about it.. first time when I worked in the labs (one of my first jobs was monitoring HbA1c blood requests.. making sure they were not done any more frequently than every 3 months)... second time when hubby got his diagnosis.

Actually... maybe its the whole ambiguity around the type 2 DM stuff that confused me...  I suppose with Type 1 insulin dependent... that ambiguity has gone...  

Is scary stuff though...

Yes I think the type has a lot to do with it - OH was diagnosed 2 weeks before our Son was born - type 1 - get on with it - he coped very well   no fear of testing before three months here - OH had paperwork posted to him today for his and is the first one in 12 months  and only because the diabetic consultants office called last week and I mentioned it  things are getting very lax

first HbA1c in 12 MONTHS!!!

Jeezus!

  I could write a book   maybe will blog it  


Annoca - if you pop back in - thinking about you   stay safe and warm in this aweful weather we are all having

I am Type 1 insulin dependant too, Mrs. H. and you have described my regime exactly. 

I have to get a blood panel taken every three months.

I sent you a Pm Annoca

thank you Annoca   I dont really like talking medical in case I dont quite get it right - glad I was though   3 months is the norm - our area are getting a bit lax and need sorting out

Stoory - What do I do to get the PM?

Oh god I'm not good at explaining this stuff Annoca

If you scroll up to the very top you will see livecloud........move your cursor over it , and you will see dialogues........click on that ,and you should see my message.


If you can't find it just come back and chat Annoca   Sorry, but I'm really crud at at explaining stuff.
 I'll hang around a while  x

Thanks Stoory - I found it.

Mrs H is still showing online.........maybe she can explain better

Oh good Annoca.........it's not much , but I'm here to listen if you want to talk

Hi Annoca if your reading -sending you lots of warm , stay safe and warm hun! here to talk if you ever need it xxx

Thinking of you Annoca.

 cannot put this any better!

Hope you are ok today Annoca.

Hello Annoca, i know a little of your pain as i had to have my dog of 14yrs put to sleep yesterday I'd had her since she was 6months and i was 13. Only got her back (left her at home when i moved out) 7months ago when my mom died....... 7months .... just enough time for the kids love for her to grow and now shes gone

Hope you are feeling even the slightest bit better and your health steadies itself out again soon xx

oh Jen!

So sorry Jen.  

Thanx guys

Annoca and Jen xxxx You both know how to get hold of me if you need to k?

Jen, Annoca
It's awful losing a dog. My family's Jack Russell, Spike, had to be put to sleep just before Christmas, and my mum and brother are both still in bits about it.

...My thoughts are still with you...

I am SO sorry everyone.  One of my sons tried to log in as me - but it wouldn't let him post.

Firstly, Jen - you have my heartfelt sympathy.

It is 03.45 here and I have just been returned home. by ambulance and a long walk on a chair stretcher, after things went pear shaped with the control of my diabetes.

I did everything I was supposed to do - to no avail.  Had my beloved Re,y been here, this would not have happened.

They wanted to keep me in hospital - but, under the circumstances, there was NO way I could agree, so I asked to be sent home.

I am very groggy and have been provided with a load of syringes to use in various situations.  Coming back in the door was the worst feeling ever - as there was no Remy.  Normally, Remy would have been with me if I had needed to go to hospital.

I am not going to stay on for too long as I don't know if all this even makes sense.

I haven't been able to stop crying since I got home.  Even the nurses and Doctors were asking where Remy was - and they were all visably upset when I told them what happened.

Please excuse spelling and grammar mistakes.  It was a priority to let you all know what happened.   I didn't want you to think I had done something stupid - though right this minute, |I wish I had - then I would be together with Remy.

Hi Annoca...  
Just saw you were online again. I'm around, and we all want to know how you've done today (Friday).

Oh! You were writing this as I signed on!
Annoca... you've dealt with so much it's not surprising the diabetes went uncontrollable. The most difficult thing for you probably being going home and no Remy. But you did it. That is a huge achievement in itself.

You made great sense, and as you can tell, we're all so concerned for you.

Remy would be really cross with you for wanting to be with her. It would make all the fantastic work and wonderful times together you had count for nothing. You owe it to her to hang on in there... talk to us, share your memories and your terrible grief. We are good like that! 

Xochi - I have just posted.  I have been in the hospital since 10am (what is now yesterday morning) until about half an hour ago.

One of my sons did try to log on as me - but it wouldn't let him post - to let everyone know what had happened.

Thank you for caring.

Oh! You must be exhausted! 

But you're OK at the moment, and have the meds you need, yeah? And you will take them meticulously now, especially as you are so vulnerable, yeah?

And as regards your son not being able to post as you, ask him to just contact Live Cloud direct and explain what's happening so he or they can tell us.

Xochie - You are such a rock of sense - the exact opposite to what I am right now.  I know Remy would not want me to do anything stupid and deep down I know I would be failing her for all her years of dedication.

The problem seems to be that the shock of Remy's sudden passing has just hit me and as a result, I have not been able to keep anything down - not even water.

Being snowed in has it's own problems and the ambulance men have had a terrible time getting to me and also bringing me home.  I feel so guilty.  They must have carried me well over half a mile on foot on a chair stretcher.  They wouldn't even come in and have a coffe to warm them up.

Don't you worry about the ambulance men Annoca. But there is deal to be made between your guilt and what is right for you. If you need to get care in hospital for a little while you must consider it. And if, as it seems, you are not even able to eat or drink that is a very dangerous situation for you. You owe it to Remy, your family and all of us here who care so much about you.