The Daily Routine (the shower song)

The Daily Routine (the shower song)

I'm writing this verse in the shower

It's making the paper all wet

Of all of the silliest things I have done

This must be the daftest one yet.

I was wakened around 7.30

To the sound of my cockerel alarm

I'm inclined to sleep through all the others

But this farmyard one works like a charm.

I wake at that time by necessity

For it's then that my first jab is due

It's a bit of a pain if I'm honest

Though it keeps me alive this is true.

So I first prick my finger to check out my sugar

To see if it's high or it's low

Then reach for my Novopen, check it for air

And dial up 9 units or so.

My legs are quite lumpy so I must ensure

I pick a fresh spot every time

That's why I don't wear my bikini (!)

You wouldn't if you'd legs like mine!

So then time for breakfast, another jab first

A miracle quick acting stuff

But sadly it cannot advise me

When I've eaten more than enough.

And now my inhaler, 2 puffs twice a day

Brush my teeth for two minutes and hope

It keeps all the cavities far from my mouth

With dentists I just cannot cope.

Once I'm dressed I am ready for Facebook

And maybe the postman will bring

A letter about a rich relative

Who has died and left me everything!

At lunchtime I gauge what I'm eating

For somehow I have to decide

How much of my insulin I should inject

For the food that is going inside.

Then a hypo will suddenly throw me

My vision goes first then I shake

So out come the black jelly babies

They're my favourites, make no mistake.

Another quick jab before tea time

And more calculations to make

If I end up high or low later

I'll have to correct my mistake

My final jab at 7.30

Should control my sugar level all night

But don't be deceived dear people

The dose isn't always quite right.

And before I can sleep and dream sweetly

There's tablets I that I have to take

Perhaps you'll forgive me for thinking

that I would be glad of a break

And that's why I need all of you lot

To boost my morale every day

For without you I'd just lose the plot

Whereas with you I'm only half way!

Karen Holmes

8 October 2010