T ype 1 BBQ Peterborough

Wow what a Sunday so hot, must have lost a couple of pounds in weight, our annual BBQ was held at Ferry Meadows Peterborough, must say that the burgers were great as was the salad and fruit sticks, tea coffee and soft drinks, kids had a great time but the adults sizzled in the heat, many people making the most of the sun, sailing going on, and the train shooting up and down the line full of passengers, the whole area was packed to the roof tops with people never seen it so busy in all the years I have gone there, it is very pleasant to go to something where you do not have to do the donkey work arrive and just eat, not bad really, will look forward to next year.

My Time with Diabetes UK

It is a really sad day for me, I have after many years resigned today from Diabetes UK, this after serving on the Science and Research Advisory group for 2 years, having chaired my local group for 18 months, restarted the Children's and families group in the city, I  have been a service rep, a campaigner, attended MP's  question time on at least two occasions, have assisted in the writing of the disability Instructions for the staff of the charity, I have been to London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester even though I am disabled and have difficulty walking, so it is good bye, I have had enough of being at times treated as a little boy, left unsupported, so I am now looking forward to working on my own, no need for direction as I know which way I want to go, so hello to a new start tomorrow, then on Tuesday I can welcome my 66th Birthday!.

Diabetes Type 2

Now I am on my band waggon, people do not seem to realise that if you are obese and have high blood pressure you are a candidate for Type 2 diabetes, you really do not want this I can assure you, you do not want your life ruled by a medical condition, now if you  get out of your chair do a little exercise say 30 Min's a day, good weather at the moment, a walk, a bike ride or a swim great for loosing weight, and to reduce high blood pressure, not only your self! have you any children who are  overweight?, then you need to take control of their well being, you are responsible for your children, you need to ensure that they are exercising and eating a balanced diet, if  you let your children get diabetes you just might be accused of "child abuse", in  children it is entirely preventable so beware, but you have to be aware of just what diabetes can mean to you, at the begining it is controlled by diet and exercise, it is a progressive condition so next comes tablets, then you might have to inject a background insulin every day, then you might have to take a fast acting insulin every time you eat, do you want this??, the answer has to be NO, so take a look now before its too late.

Type 1

Really looking forward to the annual BBQ at Ferry Meadows country park on Sunday, it always seems to go well and the kids have a great time, this is the Children's group running in Peterborough, Type 1 is very difficult for families to cope with the condition, we have been running it for three years, it is very sad that we have had no support from families except on some occasions, we have to ask is it really worth the effort?, probably not, in all honesty enough is enough unless anyone can change my mind!!. 

Life and Diabetes

I have spent many years volunteering for a well known  diabetes charity,  I have attended conferences been a speaker for them, have helped with disability programs to help the staff to understand disability, been a member of a committee or group whatever you want to call it, it has to be remembered that I have to travel to London to attend all these meetings I  have also been to Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, so I have travelled quite a bit, I have chaired an adult group, set up a children's group, so many things, so little support, it seems that the end is quite near, it is all well and good supporting people with diabetes and looking for a cure, but for me we should be warning people of the dangers of diabetes, we have a major problem with the condition, obesity and high blood pressure are the signs of a possibility that diabetes is on the way if you do not change your life style, I have it!, you do not want  it, if you should have a child with Type 1 diabetes join JDRF it is for you.

I will be making my decision on Monday. 

Afganistan / Syria

What a day once again, suicide boomer's in action again, Afghan Policemen shooting colleagues, planes being shot down, it does not surprise me though the MiG is a bit out of date now, but why do these people kill themselves to kill so many other innocent people for what martyrdom, or so they think, suicide in these sorts of ways are a crime against humanity, all the people responsible to promote the idea that this sort of destruction of life is OK should be taken to the Hague and put on trial for crimes against humanity without a doubt they are responsible for changing the mind set of perpetrator is just as bad as actually carrying out the offence, religion is not an excuse for this, it is against all man kinds laws, it is so sad that so many people have to die for what?, stupidity!!, nothing more or less!!!.

Olympics

Its all over now, now we get to see the real people who have a disability but still manage to do their damnedest to win, I am really looking forward to seeing what little the TV networks will show Chanel 4 it seems has the contract, so just how much will we see??, I hope a lot, but I am not at all sure that that will be the case.

Last night closing of the games, I was appalled at the start, I was just wondering just how stomp would manage to perform with massive bins on their feet, it took a lot of doing, not something that fitted in I thought, Brian May was excellent as were the Who and Madness, the ballet seemed to be good I was in fact impressed which is surprising as I hate it, I also thought the fireworks were a bit of a let down, but there you go I am sure some loved it all, but it was not really for me.