todays prompt was about what im thankful for, excited about and inspired by....
firstly, im thankful for the nhs.
i know for sure that if they werent there i wouldnt be able to afford the treatment and care that i get now. as i found out a few weeks ago, insulin on a private prescription costs £8 per cartridge. considering one cartridge only lasts about a week thats £416 per year on one type of insulin alone (then theres the other type of insulin, test strips, needles, lancets, meter and lancing device, insulin pens etc etc) basically its pretty expensive. the nhs pays for everything for me so i dont have to worry about whether i will be able to afford everything every month. on top of that theres the doctors appointments, blood tests, eye and foot checks and specialist consultant appointments that i get to keep me healthy free of charge (well, they are at the moment as i dont pay taxes yet)
next.... im excited about having a new consultant and diabetes team, so far the diabetic nurse is lovely and im really looking forward to being under her care for the next 3yrs at least, she is actually amazing... and a new consultant means a new start, a fresh pair of eyes to look at my case and see whats going on. its a new opportunity to finally get my treatment and diagnosis sorted out.
and finally. im inspired by the diabetic children who manage to get through every day with a smile on their faces. sure they have their bad days like everyone else, but they get through it and they deal with so much when they shouldnt have to. they are my inspiration to get through each day making sure i manage my diabetes properly (or at least almost properly) because surely if they can do it then i can to?
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