Happy Pride (again)
Andrew McFarland Campbell It is Belfast Pride today. Unfortunately, we can’t be there, so here is another photo of me, taken on the day of this year’s Dublin Pride.
2024
My 3 monthiversary
Today is three months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Three months is thirteen weeks, and right on schedule, I finished my thirteenth strip of metformin today. I…
Saw my GP yesterday
I saw my GP yesterday, mainly to talk about how I was handling the diabetes and partly to talk about another long-term condition (which was, ironically, what I was seeing…
Ninja, Ninja, Ninja!
I have blue hair. There is no particular reason for this, other than I thought it would be fun. I seem to get a good reaction out of people. Anyway,…
Kilkenny and lemon meringue pie
Yesterday, Michael and I went to Kilkenny for the day. There were a few reasons for going. I wanted to visit the Rothe House & Garden, which is a beautiful…
Shoes
Looking after your feet is important if you are diabetic. This is my justification for buying these shoes, which I think are rather cool. Also, they match my hair.
Happy Pride!
The most common thing people say to me when they hear I have type 2 diabetes is “My dad/husband/aunt/sister has that too!” The second most common is “You don’t look…
Another empty strip
Every time I finish a strip of metformin, it feels like a triumph. Another milestone passed in controlling the diabetes.
Lifestyle changes, phase 1, week 4, er 5
So, dear reader, how are my lifestyle changes going? Well, for the past couple of weeks I have had one of those awful, unending colds, and Michael has been unwell…
Thank you, Cathal Berry
In Ireland, certain long-term illnesses entitle you to free medicine or appliances for those illnesses. Diabetes is one of those illnesses, so all of my diabetes supplies (including metformin and…