Woke up early this morning to a phone call. Daughter No2 is in ER. After a lot of tests it would appear she has diabetes. She had what the medical staff called a Hypo and the tests confirmed she has diabetes. 6 hours later and we went home but back tomorrow morning for a few more tests then Monday it is the consultant.

So My ride at the London leg of the Tour of Britain was cancelled and all I did when I got home was sit in the garden and wait for the next phone call. It never came. Still had Pie but without the ride so Tomorrow morning- subject to no problems after the hospital visit- I will be out for Pie.

First and most important I offer my best wishes for your daughter's health and well being.

As far as the Pie Ride is concerned......
If it was up to me, but it isn't, I would say have a piece of pie and consider it 'Mission Accomplished'.

Being summoned to the ER to be with one's stricken daughter or son is far more excruciating than a mere bike ride! You can relax later with the bike ride part.

So have a slice of pie my good man, you have earned it.

Sorry about your problems. Looks like we may have to try again next year.

Definitely an excused absence! Hope all works out well with your daughter.

Hope your daughter comes out ok and has a very short hospital stay, I'd 2nd. the fact that your Pie Ride deserves a "2nd. chance run" for sure. All the best!

Hope your daughter gets better, and a definite reprieve in the pie ride.

Wishing you well.

My prayers for your daughter and you. Things like her plight make everything else seem trivial. Please keep us posted on how she progresses.

Bill

Best wishes for your daughter and your family, stapfam.

Best wishes for your daughter and her return to good health. You definitely get dispensation for the pie ride.

Aww, that sucks. I guess the only good thing about it is that diabetes is treatable and well understood. Best wishes to you and your daughter!

I hope your daughter's diabetes was diagnosed in the early stages. Finding a great diabetic educator is probably as important as finding a good physician. The educator will most likely help in giving her a more optimistic outlook along with necessary information.

I started with oral meds after I was diagnosed. With a change in lifestyle and exercise, I was able to get off the medications. I have controlled my diabetes for more than a decade with diet and exercise. Bicycling is my prescription.

I am assuming that your daughter has type II which can be controlled. Type I is a more difficult issue, but there is hope of finding a cure. If she has Type II, I hope she can eventually discontinue medications. The side effects are troublesome. I felt a significant lack of energy with the drugs and had to worry about low blood glucose levels. The drugs also make weight loss more difficult.

I rode 30 miles today....you can have 15 of them and that piece of pie In fact I didn't have any pie after the ride so maybe you could eat a piece for me.

Best wishes to your daughter.

Sorry to hear the news about your daughter. Hope all goes well with the doctors and the consultant. Keep us informed.
Ride when you can and enjoy the pie when your mind is in a better state.

Many thanks for the wishes for my daughter. She had no signs of diabetes before this "Hypo" so it has come as a shock. No idea of how serious so a bit of a way to go yet.

Problem is that daughter No 1 is due her baby any day now and the wife has to stay on Baby sitting role when the Call comes.

But today- Both daughters are catered for in the urgency stakes so definitely a day for a ride. 7.30am and a beautifull sky of Blue- No wind and the phone is charged up. If anything happens Both daughters will be going to Eastbourne- Our local Hospital- so it looks like a ride to Fusciardi's for an early Pie stop. Breakfast on the beach for me.

Wow! You are certainly getting a rain storm! Best wishes to you and your daughters. One can still hope the diabetes is mile enough it can be controlled with diet and exercise. I've got my fingers crossed for that.