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From: Patti on 1 Aug 2008 15:18
>As far as I remember stress has been known to be involved with diabetes
>>onset from before I was Dxd (1955) a dog bite was blamed for my onset
>>because there was no trace of diabetes on either side of my parents going
>>back 3 generations. I would think shock is a form of stress. Stress is
>>also known to make control worse same as colds/flu and such.
>>I will do as I am told and not ask but I bet someone is tempted. ;)
>
>I'm reading a book called "Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers" that is
>linking stress to all manner of things. Some very interesting pathways
>- recommend the book.

Yeah. sometimes I wish I were a Zebra... no not really! LOL!

Stress does include shock indeed!

Moi, I've already survived 2 "top management" regimes. I'm middle
management if you want to give it a name. I've had bullying from both
ends... the first regime bullied downwards... then I got bullied by
the people I was managing who ganged up on me. Crazily I thought it
was my fault. They all left. However the folks I manage now tell me
how "supportive and nice" I am. And the 2nd "top manager" was
great... she got shoved out by the Board.

The Board appointed a new top manager. She's lasted 18 months and
she's leaving at the end of this month. Why? Because the Board have
bullied her. I told her "not surprising, that's how your predecessor
went" I hate it because both of my bosses have been nice people.

Once again her duties will devolve onto me for the interim until the
Board decide what they'll do. I should really say "shove it" and
retire completely, but I'm very well paid in an area that is notorious
for low pay and unemployment and I'm 62. Shrug... at least this time
I'll be wise enough to cry "stress" if I see my BGs rising and go sick
for the 6 months I'm on full pay!
Patti
Hba1c 5.5
On Levemir and Novorapid + meds for BP and thyroid
Join us at http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk "The friendly forum!"
From: Nicky on 1 Aug 2008 17:35
On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:18:47 +0100, Patti
<patti.evanspen(a)btconnect.com> wrote:

>Once again her duties will devolve onto me for the interim until the
>Board decide what they'll do. I should really say "shove it" and
>retire completely, but I'm very well paid in an area that is notorious
>for low pay and unemployment and I'm 62. Shrug... at least this time
>I'll be wise enough to cry "stress" if I see my BGs rising and go sick
>for the 6 months I'm on full pay!

Grrr! That's so infuriating! Hope it doesn't affect you this time
round...

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25
From: Patti on 3 Aug 2008 13:43
Brilliant JC.

I actually did once tell the Board, in an email to all of them that
"if the meeting runs over as it did last time, and you all decide to
continue whilst consuming your lunch, you will have to get someone
else to minute it for the duration since I, as a diabetic, need to eat
so that I do not pass out"

Regrettably I wish I hadn't done it, since it resulted in the Chair of
the meeting asking every 15 minutes "are you alright?" in a whisper
guaranteed to be heard by the whole meeting!

Anyway... thanks both to you and Nicky.
Patti
Hba1c 5.5
On Levemir and Novorapid + meds for BP and thyroid
Join us at http://www.diabetes-support.org.uk "The friendly forum!"
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