Tabaluga's 2.0

There must be something between healthcare card and full price

 @GezzaP

@TAB I'm just throwing meatballs in my mini oven and making a salad. Dont like cooking when its been hot. The temp is now 27. Smoke everywhere, dont know whether it will dissipate. Farmer came early today. Theyve been in the farm in 40 degree heat this week. He got heatstroke last year. Theres no holidays for farmers...

Yeah I saw that @TAB . Maybe some of my meds are not on PBS. Who knows?

@GezzaP Its really bad when you go to the chemist and see the elderly being compelled to buy lots of meds and they walk out with a big bag of them. The chemists feel really sorry for doing it especially with cost of living pressures nowadays. There are people with OCD for example that couldn't get PBS psych meds. They used to pay full price like $50 because the meds are not available to OCD patients at a concessional rate

@GezzaP I really feel for you in the heat. I am glad you have aircon, dealing with summer is the pits without it.
How is your garden coping with the weather? I think I may have lost a newly planted daisy and fuchsia to the heat, I just need to keep an eye on them over the next couple of weeks.

@TAB hey Tabby, how are you coping with the heat? How's moggie going, has he slowed down yet?!

Hello @ENKELI!

@SmilingGecko I love reading your posts, they contain so much information on alternatives to traditional medicine and I am curious to see if they might work for me. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 6 months ago and take 2 different medications for it. My GP said it wasn't due to diet but age and I didn't think much more about it. Now however I am wondering if I should look more into changing my diet and trying other things. Unfortunately my GP retired at the end of '25 so I am tasked with looking for a new one that I feel comfortable with. I had been with my doc for 20 years, I think it's rude he retired lol!!

May I ask about the black brew tonic for your kidneys? I don't have any problems with my kidneys but if it helps with diabetes I would love to hear more about it.
I can't take turmeric and I can't do anything that cleanses the liver (which is a bummer) but hopefully there are some natural remedies that could help.

If it's too much to ask I understand too. Much loves and hugs 😊

@TAB that temp is brutal. The last time I had to endure 45+ was in Broome. It was during the wet season so everything was hot and steamy except me!! The benefit of living in a place like that though is everything is air conditioned and you don't feel it as much. I hope it cools down for you and the rest of the South Aussies here on the forum.

Last day of summer hibernation? I'm behind the 8 ball sorry, what's happening next?

Yeah smokes not good @SmilingGecko I've been on mine sites where could see flames in distance at night

Chemist would know @GezzaP plus helps if always go to same chemist.my local one set me up for few months free meds.if get things elsewhere doesn't count. Stupid system. They gave me a card to use at other chemists for free meds tho