I had been taking 1000mg of Metformin a day for years and my A1C was in the 6.2 range.
I started doing intermittent fasting along with reducing carbs and sugar in my diet. Not a strict keto diet. Stopped eating bread, rice, potatoes. But occasionally eat very small amounts of rice or some noodles. I also stopped taking any medications.
My A1C is now 5.4 and cholesterol levels are normal.
Most offices you can do it up to 30 days before the expiration. You can do it the day before it expires if you want to. Most people like to do it earlier in case there is some problem.
From the linked article, "According to Officer Auychai, eyewitnesses speculated that the driver had fallen asleep at the wheel, causing the vehicle to veer off course and crash into the roadside concrete barrier."
As lots of others have said don't talk to her anymore. Save the conversation. The chances she would do anything are very small. She's just trying to scare you into giving her money. She will soon find other victims and forget about you.
I don't know if he hates farang. But wasn't he in charge of immigration when they changed retirement visas from having money in the bank for 3 months to having money in the bank all year?