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Ike

Compounded to brand switch. Bumpy.

Chicago, IL · Chicago, forty-eight, teacher, compounded to brand switch that went badly then well.

Their journal

46 entries, and Ike is still writing.

  • Reduced

    Monday 18 May 2026week 88flat energy 13 replies

    Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Nothing happened again. I am aware that is now the fourth month running I have written that, and I…

  • Unremarkable

    Thursday 6 Nov 2025week 61relieved energy 12 replies

    This week: A1c down. I looked at the number for a long time and then rang my mother, which surprised us both. A1c down. Iron and B12 both low. Treated. The difference in a…

  • I nearly did not write

    Saturday 14 Jun 2025week 40flat energy 51 reply

    This week: Nothing to report. Writing it down anyway, on the theory that a journal made only of eventful weeks would give a false impression of the whole thing. Settled and…

  • Paired

    Tuesday 27 May 2025week 38held energy 14 replies

    This week: Nobody has ever asked me how I was doing on a Wednesday before. Paired up. We text on Sunday nights, four or five lines each, and it has quietly become the most…

  • Six labelled boxes

    Wednesday 21 May 2025week 37organised energy 5

    This week: Two lines a day in a paper diary. Date, and one thing. That is the entire system and it has twice changed a clinical decision. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…

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7 Jun 2026 — What did you get through today?

Enough to get to the pool. That was the whole budget and it was well spent.

27 May 2026 — What is your least favourite part of the week?

Hard because it was ordinary and I had hoped ordinary would feel better than this by now.

7 May 2026 — Who did you help this week?

My dad rang, which he does not do, and asked one good question.

9 Apr 2026 — What are you proud of that has nothing to do with any of this?

Asked for what I needed as a request rather than a hint. It worked, which was annoying.