Dialysis makes getting older expensive.

[Paul]

Being diabetic I have not bought cake in decades. Today was my birthday, so had to buy cake for everyone in the clinic. I was shocked to see how expensive cakes have got. Next year I think I need to move to a smaller clinic before my birthday!

The system is that you give the cakes to the nurse who is distributing the tea, and he/she gives out the cake with the drinks. I'd brought a selection of various types of small cake, and with my tea I had two french fancies, which are small square sponge cakes covered in thick icing sugar (my sister describes the cakes as "the cake is incidental, they are just an excuse to eat loads of icing sugar"). After dialysis those of us who are diabetic have our blood sugar levels tested, and the nurse told me off because it was too high. Of course it was too high, a couple of hours back he had given me two sponge cakes dripping with icing sugar, what did he expect?

[UkrainianTracksuit]

Your post brings back some memories for me.

My grandfather used to buy two large sheet cakes for his birthday to share with his fellow patients and dialysis staff. It became a tradition every year that fellow patients figured out the day to expect cake and as a result, would bring a card and small gifts. He was the oldest patient in the unit, and did really well, so for some, each birthday was such a sign of hope.

As for myself, with my new pancreatic transplant, I am still too scared to even think about touching cake. I am Type 1 since birth so the thought of cake is doing my head in. Should I or shouldn't it? What will happen? Are you up for the challenge new p?  I think I need a shrink.

[kickingandscreaming]

Happy birthday, Paul.  Cake or no cake.

[cassandra]

Oops I'm a bit late but I hope you had a


         Paul




Lova, luck and strength, Cas

[GA_DAWG]

Happy Birthday, and don't worry. We alll need a challenge to overcome every now and then. As challenges go, a couple pounds of sugar icing is not a bad one to have.

[kristina]

All the best wishes and good luck on your birthday from Kristina  :

[Paul]

Thanks.

[Charlie B53]

Wife and I keep a LOT of insulin in the refrigerator.

I can always go grab another pen if I had a good opportunity to eat CAKE!.

[kickingandscreaming]

I didn't think that insulin was an excuse for eating bad (but tasty) carbs.

[KevinWilson]

Being diabetic I have not bought cake in decades. Today was my birthday, so had to buy cake for everyone in the clinic. I was shocked to see how expensive cakes have got. Next year I think I need to move to a smaller clinic before my birthday!

The system is that you give the cakes to the nurse who is distributing the tea, and he/she gives out the cake with the drinks. I'd brought a selection of various types of small cake, and with my tea I had two french fancies, which are small square sponge cakes covered in thick icing sugar (my sister describes the cakes as "the cake is incidental, they are just an excuse to eat loads of icing sugar"). After dialysis those of us who are diabetic have our blood sugar levels tested, and the nurse told me off because it was too high. Of course it was too high, a couple of hours back he had given me two sponge cakes dripping with icing sugar, what did he expect?

Maybe late, Happy Birthday...