Project 365: Australia ~ 4th January (day 65) - 8th January (day 69), 2008
Day 65 ~ 4th January, 2008
This is the DB Alert that arrived in the mail today. I ordered it from America, as it isn’t available in Australia. I can set different alerts on it so that it can remind James when to have his tablets and to check his level. James has difficulty remembering things and so this little device should help him to remember.
Diabetes can make you forgetful. There is no cure.
Day 66 ~ 5th January, 2008 
This afternoon just as James was getting ready for work, Carbi came inside and started gasping. He was unable to walk properly and he was having trouble breathing. James rang the vet to get advice and we were told to keep an eye on him. While I was watching him James checked his level and discovered that he was 3.1mmol/L. I jumped up to get James some food while he kept an eye on Carbi. When I got back I tried to get Carbi to stand up – that was when we realised he had wet himself. James rang the vet again and they told us to bring Carbi straight in. I rushed with Carbi to the vet and James waited at home until he was ok to drive to work. The vet discovered that Carbi had been stung by a bee at the back of his throat. I had to bring him home and keep an eye on him, while keeping him cool.
Diabetes rears its head at the most inconvenient times. There is no cure.
Day 67 ~ 6th January, 2008
I took this photo to remind myself that there are beautiful things and moments in the world. Our life it like this flower, each different petal is a different aspect as life.
Diabetes is just one aspect of life, however sometimes that aspect grows and takes over the rest of them. There is no cure.
Day 68 ~ 7th January, 2008
Today we had to complete the 244km round trip to see the nearest endocrinologist.
We left with enough time to go to Launceston Gorge and have a picnic lunch. We also managed to catch up with one of my friends from uni who is now living in Launceston and ended up having dinner at her house.
I felt sorry for the person who had the appointment after James as we went in to our appointment 30 mins late, and then we were in there for over an hour. 
We found out that James’s cholesterol is high and he is now going to start on a new medication to help lower that. This is the worst thing about living in Tasmania – the distance to the endo, however, the endo is really really good and worth the trip.
Diabetes is time consuming. There is no cure.
Day 69 ~ 8th January, 2008
Today I got James’s new medication from the chemist. It is called Lipitor . It adds an extra $1.05 to James’s tablet bill each day!
While at the Chemist I also got new tablet containers so that I can sort James’s tablets out for him.
Diabetes is one part of James’s condition - the others make it harder to manage! There is no cure.
