Dora’s journal
August 2024
6 entries this month.
Iron and B12
week 19pleased energy 21 reply
Week in order: A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. Bloods back. Unremarkable, she said, which is a word I had…
A1c down
week 18relieved energy 54 replies
Week in order: A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. First quarterly panel. Explained reference ranges to the…
Where the pen lives
week 18organised energy 12 replies
Week in order: New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system…
No news
week 17flat energy 23 replies
No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked,…
Two lengths, badly
week 16pleased energy 21 reply
Three things this week. Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice more just to check. Tied my own laces…
Before nine
week 15steady energy 13 replies
Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the only advice that has changed anything. Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a…