While this tragic world of ours is filled every day with calamity, conflict and catastrophe there are perhaps a few rays of sunshine that poke through the heavy gloom, which give us something to live for and stop us from bashing our owns heads in with a handy paperweight. My personal happiness list includes waking… Read More »
I think a unit of insulin is a huge amount. One too many is the difference between me waking up and going to work, or waking up drenched in sweat jibbering complete rubbish and scaring the husband. Equally, a unit less than I needed for dinner is the difference between a very pleasant evening with… Read More »
This is a public service announcement. Very soon there will be a new hazard on the roads in and about Edinburgh. This hazard is particularly lethal and all drivers in the area should use extreme caution when venturing onto the public highways. Yes, you’ve guessed, I’m learning to drive! “But Tim”, I hear you cry,… Read More »
As a dedicated, old-school web geek (I hand coded my first web site in 1995!) the term “Web 2.0” is slightly annoying. But we have to embrace technology and all that jazz, so your soaraway Shoot Up now has a page on trendy social networking phenomena(TM) Facebook, which you can find here. If you’re already… Read More »
Boredom comes in many flavours. Waiting for trains that have been delayed yet again by damp leaves or suicidal cows on the line are boring. Watching the end of documentary on geese farming in Essex while you wait for that new comedy to come on the TV is boring. Impatiently waiting your turn in a… Read More »
As I mentioned in an earlier post I went along to the Scottish Diabetes Action Plan Consultation organised by Diabetes UK yesterday evening and it was all quite interesting. The meeting was intended to give the Scottish Government feedback on what us pancreatically-challenged ruffians want out of our health service and so, in my view… Read More »
…thankfully didn’t get a visit from me. A quick update following last Wednesday’s post. The brief version is that insulin pumps and CGMS are wonderful things and at this moment I won’t hear a word against them. Now for the slightly longer version. On Wednesday evening I stopped taking the evil drugs that were making… Read More »
Our Scottish diabetic cohorts might be interested to know that the Scottish Diabetes Group is reviewing the Diabetes Action Plan. To help with this, Diabetes UK is hosting a feedback session on the 22nd June at 6:30pm in the Lyceum room of the Novotel in Edinburgh, Lauriston Place. Like everyone who keeps their finger on… Read More »