HbA1c and Kia

"Diabetes is like being expected to play the piano with one hand while juggling items with another hand, all while balancing with deftness and dexterity on a tightrope" - Marlene Less

Today I travelled to Nambour with Christopher for our first visit to the Sunshine Coast Diabetes Clinic. Apart from some minor hiccoughs the trip was uneventful. Christopher's latest HbA1c was 8.5%, which isn't brilliant, but also isn't too bad considering all that's been happening in our lives lately. Unfortunately we had to wait for over 45 minutes after seeing the diabetes educator until we could see the paediatrician. Christopher picked up a few gifts, including a poster that he admired and which the lady took off the wall for him, blue tac and all! Typical.

Now that we have the Kia Carnival back these types of trips are much easier. I am so glad to have a car with a ramp that doesn't break my back. The straps are easier to attach to the wheelchair and I am able to stay modest, even in a short skirt (the Mitsubishi required all sorts of strange contortions to attach the straps). Christopher now sits in the middle row rather than being tucked way into the back of the car - so we can have a conversation while we drive. Hurrah for Freedom Motors, the company that did the modifications.

Oh, and have a look at Christopher's blog - he's trying to choose a colour for his next wheelchair.