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Interview
21 Ron Craythorne
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Person with diabetesBorn in Hinckley in 1936.
Diagnosed Type 1 in Hinckley in 1951
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Overview:
Ron Craythorne worked all his life in the family business of carpentry and joinery but, when he retired, there was no-one to take over, so now he and his wife give shows for charity, showing people round the old workshop and selling the products of his woodturning. (He carved and painted the wooden fruit and bowls shown in his photo.) He has played team sports all his life and diabetes has caused him few problems. However, he knows of the problems it can cause, from members of the diabetic group he founded several years ago.
Please note that Overview relates to date of recording Thursday, October 7, 2004
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1 After diagnosis, Ron was treated by the eminent consultant, Dr. Joan Walker, at Leicester Royal Infirmary, and he found that she knew exactly how to deal with a teenage boy who tried to deceive her [ 53 secs ] |  | 2 Ron feels that he has been lucky to see the same consultant for many years, Dr. Paul McNally, but other members of his diabetic group suffer from seeing a different doctor every time [ 40 secs ] | |
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01 Father carpenter & joiner. Own business. I took over aged 29. Have run it until just retired. No-one to take over. Mother nurse until married.
Diagnosed 1951 by GP. Grandfather died of it before insulin. | |
| | 02 Diabetes no trouble if do as told. Not admitted to hospital. Saw Dr. Joan Walker at Leicester Royal Infirmary. Shown how to inject by diabetic nurse. Urine testing. (Blood testing strips much better. With more injections, can make adjustments.) | |
| 03 Did as told & diabetes no bother for 53 years.
Lots of sport. 2 injections daily. | |
| 04 Accepted at school. Some thought diabetes catching. Warnings – blurred eyesight.
Weighed food but soon able to guess. Dairy products “free”.
Went to Tech. No-one bothered.
Workmates gave sugar for hypos. Work varied: adjusted food, not insulin. | |
| | 05 When levels high, pretended I’d had cold. Dr. Walker not deceived. Testing wasn’t accurate. Saw Dr. Walker 6-monthly. Later visited her in retirement - straightforward & didn’t look down on you. | |
| | 06 Did as told – for my benefit, not hers. District nurses visited – knowledgeable. | |
| | 07 Married 1958. Wife spots low sugar. 2 daughters understand diabetes. Wife found me unconscious – used glucose strip. Once called doctor. Usually asked diabetic nurse, not GP. | |
| | 08 Thought I’d have to give up cricket, but diabetic cricketer advised me & I played until 62. Other sports. Work used energy. | |
| | 09 No diabetic complications. Can read without specs. Do as told. Have built houses. Now do woodturning & charity shows. | |
| | 10 Raise money for hospice. Formed diabetic club where more experienced encourage others. More help when specialist doctor had fewer patients. Now done by GPs who don’t know enough. | |
| 11 2 years ago on insulin drip for 3 days.
Used to ring district nurse: now no-one to call on. Waiting times longer. One group member not shown how to inject. Dr. McNally brilliant. Medical staff should listen. Wife attends appointments. | |
| | 12 Lady in group stays high at bedtime because lives alone. Members complain different doctor each time. (I’m lucky to see Dr. McNally.) One member runs marathons. Diabetes hasn’t stopped me doing anything. Now alter times of eating. | |
| 13 People know more now. Man at work spotted I was low.
Not worried re children – skips a generation.
Enjoy wood-turning & charity work.
Diabetic group needs younger members.
I’ve been lucky. | |
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