Journal
Ike’s journal
Compounded to brand switch. Bumpy.
Reduced
week 88flat energy 13 replies
Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I…
Unremarkable
week 61relieved energy 12 replies
This week: A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. A1c down. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a…
I nearly did not write
week 40flat energy 51 reply
This week: Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. Settled and…
Paired
week 38held energy 14 replies
This week: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most…
Six labelled boxes
week 37organised energy 5
This week: Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…
Anchored to the shifts
week 36organised energy 32 replies
New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results…
No mask
week 35rested energy 54 replies
This week: Waking at four again. Not anxious, just awake, lying there listening to the boiler. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other…
Two lengths, badly
week 34quietly delighted energy 21 reply
This week: Swam. First time since school. Two lengths, badly, grinning. Up the stairs at work twice without stopping at the landing. I stood at the top for a second like an…
Steady
week 33steady energy 31 reply
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal…
Across the day
week 32steady energy 13 replies
Was undereating without realising. The nurse asked a plain question about what I had actually eaten in the last two days and I heard my own answer. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and…
Laces
week 32grateful energy 31 reply
Walked into town and back, which I stopped doing years ago without ever deciding to stop. Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care.…
Slept through
week 31tired energy 54 replies
Waking at four again. Not anxious, just awake, lying there listening to the boiler. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other people in…
Before nine
week 30steady energy 43 replies
This week: Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything…
A plain question
week 29steady energy 53 replies
Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. Protein first, everything else after. It is not interesting advice and it is the…
Dreams
week 28tired energy 3
This week: Waking at four again. Not anxious, just awake, lying there listening to the boiler. Vivid dreams, every night, the sort you have to sit up and shake off. Two other…
Sunday night, four lines
week 27held energy 34 replies
Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most reliable thing in my week. Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a…
A printout I cannot read
week 26heard energy 12 replies
This week: Left with a printout I could not read and no idea what to be worried about. Taking it to bloodwork-buddies on Thursday. Nine minutes. I took three written…
Nothing to report
week 25fine energy 53 replies
This week: Quiet. Injection Tuesday, mild Wednesday, fine by Thursday, and then a normal weekend. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my…
The question I had been avoiding
week 24heard energy 22 replies
Nine minutes. I took three written questions and got three answers, which is the best return I have ever had from an appointment. Left with a printout I could not read and no…
Frightened
week 24shaken energy 51 reply
It was not the medication in the end. It was worth finding out that it was not, and I would do the same again tomorrow. A pharmacist caught the error. He wrote the near-miss…