Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[featherhead007]

Good morning fluffy butt friends. Hopefully by this afternoon the insanity of the past 36 hours will be over. And I just want to say, I hate the new management at my family dr's office. Will go into detail later, after my brain is not so foggy, but long story short, my insulin pump bit the dust with no warning what-so-ever. This happened in the middle of the night, and i spent all day yesterday on the phone, then went in person trying to get them to change my prescription so I could go back on the shots like i was in the past. It was my dr's day off, and finally this morning got them to switch me back over "If I wanted to". So hopefully tonight my blood sugar levels will be back down into the normal range and I can kiss the 400 to 500s goodbye.

That situation could have turned very bad, very quickly. Glad you are okay.

 

[featherhead007]

RC, you were the first to tease me about my question, (But, obviously not the last) I better just not post silly questions to this studiously superior group! Yes I’m only kidding

Now, what was I just talking about?

 

[LozzyR]

Good morning fluffy butt friends. Hopefully by this afternoon the insanity of the past 36 hours will be over. And I just want to say, I hate the new management at my family dr's office. Will go into detail later, after my brain is not so foggy, but long story short, my insulin pump bit the dust with no warning what-so-ever. This happened in the middle of the night, and i spent all day yesterday on the phone, then went in person trying to get them to change my prescription so I could go back on the shots like i was in the past. It was my dr's day off, and finally this morning got them to switch me back over "If I wanted to". So hopefully tonight my blood sugar levels will be back down into the normal range and I can kiss the 400 to 500s goodbye.

Feel better soon.

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

Good morning fluffy butt friends. Hopefully by this afternoon the insanity of the past 36 hours will be over. And I just want to say, I hate the new management at my family dr's office. Will go into detail later, after my brain is not so foggy, but long story short, my insulin pump bit the dust with no warning what-so-ever. This happened in the middle of the night, and i spent all day yesterday on the phone, then went in person trying to get them to change my prescription so I could go back on the shots like i was in the past. It was my dr's day off, and finally this morning got them to switch me back over "If I wanted to". So hopefully tonight my blood sugar levels will be back down into the normal range and I can kiss the 400 to 500s goodbye.

Are you going to be able to get a replacement for your pump?

 

[Marie2020]

Your hope was fullfilled tonight Bob. After I had given her injection and a generous helping of prawns on coconut rice she and Cillin headed up to the coop. When I went to do my pre close up check she was not just on a roost bar, she was on the higher of the two. Bum still a bit down but balanced with her toes more or less spread right.

That's great news.

 

[Ribh]

I really don't think you were at fault. It may just be one of those things. And the temperature swings sound like the most likely contributor.

Thank you. That is very kind. I will make sure any birds in future are that much older though.

 

[Shadrach]

I have a scenario I would like your opinions on.
From what I can tell the pecking order here is Bok then Belle and Snow is last. Snow is the biggest but also least assertive.
The last few days I have noticed Belle squaring up and giving Snow 1 or 2 pecks on the head. Snow doesn’t fight back, lowers her head and cops it and then removes herself from the area.
Is it possible that Belle can sense Snow’s maturing to lay and feels she has to assert herself more to keep her position or that she is just being the enforcer (bitch) so Bokky doesn’t have to, she’s just being a good number 2?
Thoughts?

It's usually the second in command that does the enforcing in the tribes here.
It's also the most junior rooster that's expected to do the chick watching and the escort call responses.
Seems very like humans in this respect. The ones who start the wars never seem to get killed fighting them......

 

[Marie2020]

I often find myself on the point of asking what a word means on these threads when I realize that I am on a computer and can just Google it!

I had never heard the word "graupel" before either.

Hail. Sorry my head is tired

 

[Marie2020]

It's usually the second in command that does the enforcing in the tribes here.
It's also the most junior rooster that's expected to do the chick watching and the escort call responses.
Seems very like humans in this respect. The ones who start the wars never seem to get killed fighting them......

I believe that is spot on

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Well things have been straightened out sorta. Finally got my prescription changed over, only pharmacy has to have 1 of the new insulins overnighted. I was able to get one of them, the quick acting R. Levels are slowly stabalizing, but will take a bit of back and forth communicating with my doctor on the exact dose as its been almost 13 years since I've had to take shots. I will get a new pump, but it will probably take 2 months. The one that died was 6 years old and they only have a 5 year warranty. When me and my DR realized this back in January went to get started on the process of replacing it. One hiccup, the hospital he's associated with was bought and under their new management they were requesting that his diabetes patients were to be seen under the new endocrinologist they brought in. Ok fine, get me a appointment. I finally have one after jumping through hoops with my insurance and referrals and crap. It's April 6. So when the pump died on me, I was between a rock and a hard place. The new receptionist was snotty, trying to argue with me under new policy the endo had to make that change. Yeah, haven't seen her yet so they wont do anything and you know this as you made the appointment. I do know that from past experience that after I see her and start the process for a new pump it will take about a month to get it. So i'm looking at staying on shots until around the first of May. Being back on the shots is really no big deal. It's what i did for years until I got the pump, its just a stricter routine and back to set eating schedules. It was just getting the prescription changed over that was a headache, as the insulin for the pump is not made to work as injectable only. And without the continuous bolos the pump provided my levels were ping-ponging, too low then too high and i've felt like crap.