Couchsurfing with the Diabetes Fairy

Well what a busy day Saturday was with my host. I didn't think she was going to sit down!
She woke me up at about 8 in the morning, I'm glad I'm visiting at a weekend or we would have been up at 5.30 in the morning for work. The day didn't start too great when Stitch tested her blood glucose levels. 19!!! That shocked her a bit and she started to think about what she had the night before, surely 1 pack of mini cheddars wouldn't do that. They are now off the safe snack list (just in case!).

After having some breakfast of Weetabix and a cup of coffee, followed by medication, it was time to get ready to walk to the shops. This involved an almost 2 mile walk. Had a lovely walk round the shops buying birthday cards and pressies for friends, Christmas pressies, slippers and boots. I pointed out some lovely boots to Stitch but was told that they are not very practical, even if they were very pretty. Rather than the nice fancy boots with the high heel Stitch bought some nice flat boots with a fuzzy furry lining and some nice purple spotty slipper boots. Stitch explained that she gets really cold feet especially of an evening and being aware that high blood sugar levels over a long period of time can cause problems with her feet and toes, she doesn't want to take any risks and wants her feet to be nice and snug and warm in the chillier days/nights that are coming.

We didn't have to walk home as Stitch's partner picked her up to take her for some lunch then they were going to a brewery! We all drove off to a really nice country pub for some lunch, its the same place we went for the quiz! Stitch had a lovely sandwich with grilled chicken and brown seedy bread. It should have come with chips, but she asked for some salad and crisps instead as she knew the chips would push her levels too high. I preferred the look of her partners food. It was a plate of nacho's with chilli, cheese, sour cream and guacamole on them. Stitch used to eat these all the time but doesn't anymore. We might be going back tomorrow for lunch!

After lunch we drove out to a brewery to collect some beer. My host and her partner are having a party next week where all their friends come over have some beer, bbq food and set off some fireworks. Sounds like a good night. The brewery was good and they got lots of stuff from there, including a barrel with 72 pints of beer in it.

After the brewery we went to a big warehouse style shop to get some food and stuff ready for next weekend. They got lots of packs of meat stuff ready for the bbq and Stitch mentioned that she would also make some chilli and soup for people. Also she knows exactly what will be in those so will be safe for her to have instead of processed meat.

From there it was back off home to get ready to go to a friends birthday party. But they needed to make sure they had dinner before they went. Stitch knew that there would be a buffet at the party but didn't know what foods there would be. So they made sure they had dinner before going. As a treat they went to their favourite steak restaurant just around the corner. The staff in there know them and will happily change things to fit in with what Stitch can eat. After dinner it was time to party. Off we went. When we got there it was straight to the bar for a drink. Yep, you guessed it, diet coke! Stitch says that everywhere has diet coke so it is a nice easy safe option for her. We spent a few hours there chatting to friends and avoiding the buffet (especially when the huge cakes came out). But we had a great night. Then it was off home.

When we got home it was finally time to sit down and relax with a cup of tea, we had done a lot of running around today. Before drinking our tea Stitch tested her blood again, a 16.9, still very high but lower than the 19 she had this morning.
Now time to relax....... Nope! Lets read some more of Stitch's new book before bed.

I hope Sunday is more relaxing! DFx