Statiscal Review of the Year

Number of...

Blog posts: 68

Caribbean islands visited: 9
Caribbean sunsets seen: 15
Photographs of sunsets taken: about 250
Hours stranded in Barbados waiting for delayed flight home: 36

Trips to the zoo: 2
Giraffes seen at the zoo: 11
Cuddly anteaters received as gifts: 2
Ants I would have eaten this year if I were an anteater: 10,950,000

Times my credit card got stuck in a machine: 2
Times my bank cancelled a card before its expiry, for no identifiable reason: 1
Hours spent on the telephone complaining to bank about mistake: it felt like about 200
Pounds received in compensation for bank error: 50 (woo hoo!)

Hours I've spent on the train between London and Liverpool: too many to count
Pounds I've spent on Virgin Trains this year: over 1200
Times I've complained to Virgin Trains about their atrocious service: 4
Times I've complained to Virgin Media about their atrocious service (theme, anyone?!): 2

Teeth extracted: about 200
Patients incredulous at the fact they cannot have their teeth bleached on the NHS: 3!!
Hours spent moaning about the NHS contract with colleagues: at least 50
Times I’ve stood my ground in a debate against someone more senior than me in order to defend the interests of younger dentists: 2

Times I have nearly been maimed by a cyclist who believes red lights and zebra crossings don’t apply to them: 5
Times I have witnessed a cyclist maim themselves doing same: 1
Teeth I've repaired as a result of cyclists going over their handle bars: 8
Teeth I've repaired as a result of a fight between a taxi driver and a cyclist: 2

Times I've been stuck in an elevator this year: 1
Times I’ve been stuck in a tunnel on an unmoving tube train for more than 10 minutes this year: 2
Times I’ve thought running up the escalators at Angel “for the exercise” was a good idea: 1
Times I’ve regretted running up the escalators at Angel: 1

Environmentally friendly "Bags for life" purchased at the supermarket: 12
Times I have remembered to take said bags with me to the supermarket to reuse: 0
Wine bottles in my kitchen waiting for recycling because there is never any room in the glass recycling bin in my block: at their peak, about 25
Times Ive had to insist to guests that I'm not an alcoholic: frequently!

Battles of wills with Rob over tea making in the morning: about 100
Times I’ve won said battle: about 98
Red roses received at work this year: 24
Times I’ve realised how wonderful Rob is and how much I love him: over 1000

Blood glucose tests: at least 3650
Infusion set changes: about 115
Times infusion set ripped out on a door handle: about 6
CGM sensors used: 24
Replacement pumps: 1
Times I've thought my meter was lost: 3
Times I'd really lost my meter: 0
A1c tests with results under 7%: 4 (woo hoo!)
Times I"ve said I hate diabetes: at least 12

Times I've been grateful for all the diabetes bloggers, and the community we have: countless!
Times I've smiled, laughed and been generally happy: countless!

Comments

[Allison Blass]

That was great!! I can't wait to see your numbers in 2008 ;-)

[Scott K. Johnson]

:-)

[John J Swana]

How do you get by using only 24 three day sensors per year?

[Caro]

I use each sensor for 2 weeks, and sometimes take breaks - this is financially motivated, of course.