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Hi Northerner \ all

I'm still around an log on occasionaly.

I have a couple of family bereavements in the last 3 months and not coping very well with it.

As my Doctor said a couple of weeks ago diabetes and bereavement don't really work very well together. My immune system is so low I am catching every cough\cold bug doing the rounds.

Hopefully speak again soon,

Andy xx
 
AndyS said:
Hi Northerner \ all

I'm still around an log on occasionaly.

I have a couple of family bereavements in the last 3 months and not coping very well with it.

As my Doctor said a couple of weeks ago diabetes and bereavement don't really work very well together. My immune system is so low I am catching every cough\cold bug doing the rounds.

Hopefully speak again soon,

Andy xx
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Hi Andy, thanks for letting us know how you are. Very sorry to hear that you have suffered more bereavement :( Do look after yourself, I hope you are feeling stronger soon. Big hugs my friend {{{{Andy}}}} Take care.
 
Andy thanks for letting us know how things are sorry to hear of your losses xxx take good care
 
Hi All
Just to let you all know i'm doing ok just been so busy (as usual). Had a bit of a crappy 2010 as my father in law passed away, but we are getting there slowly. Might have to go into hospital myself this year as i'm trying to get an abdominal hernia sorted, just letting docs poke and prod and decide what they are going to do???

Best wishes to you all and i will try and check on the forum more... 🙂

Fudge

btw the picture is my cat called Badger, as soft as they get lol
 
Fudge said:
Hi All
Just to let you all know i'm doing ok just been so busy (as usual). Had a bit of a crappy 2010 as my father in law passed away, but we are getting there slowly. Might have to go into hospital myself this year as i'm trying to get an abdominal hernia sorted, just letting docs poke and prod and decide what they are going to do???

Best wishes to you all and i will try and check on the forum more... 🙂

Fudge
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Great to hear from you Fudge 🙂 I hope that 2011 is a better year for you, hope your procedure can be quickly sorted out. Update us when you can! 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Hi Andy, thanks for letting us know how you are. Very sorry to hear that you have suffered more bereavement :( Do look after yourself, I hope you are feeling stronger soon. Big hugs my friend {{{{Andy}}}} Take care.
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Hi Alan and Steffie

Thank you so much for the messages. As my Doctor said diabetes and bereavement don't go very well together 😱(

Hopefully I will be back soon.

Take care xxx <--- they are for Steffie, honest Alan 😱)
 
Hope so Andy get yourself sorted we will be here if you need us x

Of course i know those xx's are for me ,Alan would only get embarrest if he accepted them in public
 
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hank you i am still alive just life to busy to do everything, got a dafne course update next week so was going to update:(
 
Hi Northerner

I am still around. I do log in occasionally, and find it really helpful. Not brave enough to ask any questions, but find most of my queries come up anyway!

Had my last HbA1c test last October (my first anniversary) and everything was good. Low blood pressure, reached my target on weight loss and HbA1c of 5.9. Have now been without medication for a year, and although I have my ups and downs, the ups are getting more frequent!
 
annie said:
Hi Northerner

I am still around. I do log in occasionally, and find it really helpful. Not brave enough to ask any questions, but find most of my queries come up anyway!

Had my last HbA1c test last October (my first anniversary) and everything was good. Low blood pressure, reached my target on weight loss and HbA1c of 5.9. Have now been without medication for a year, and although I have my ups and downs, the ups are getting more frequent!
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That's brilliant annie, so pleased to hear you are doing so well! 🙂 And glad to hear you find the forum useful still - remember you don't have to have a question to ask, you can just join in on the off topic stuff or let people know about your successes! 🙂
 
long time no post

Hello everyone,
I trust you are all well, first of all I would like to apologise for not keeping my promise to post more often, buuttt.... I have been very busy painting, decorating and generally remodelling the master bedroom (on pain of death, as threatened by my lovely wife :D ).
It now looks stunning, so much so, that I wish I had thought to take before and after pictures. I really am quite proud of how well it has turned out.
Now on to the better news (from my point of view anyway), just got my annual review results in and all the extra work has paid off. Mainly because while doing that I have not been snacking, anyway.....
HbA1c 6.9% (back into the sixes! hooray!) ok, still high sixes, but sixes none the less YEEHA!
Blood Pressure:- 132/72, also down!
Cholestrol:- 4.1mmol/l, up 0.1 but I can live with 0.1.
Microalbuminuria (Urine Test).... NORMAL!
Eye Test:- No deterioration.
DSN gave me a big pat on the back (figuratively of course) :D
I am felling rather pleased with myself right now, but most of all, it gave me the confidence to post and for want of better words, face you guys again. I have felt very embarrassed about my lack of control to the point of being unable to speak to you guys out of shame.
Now I feel part of the group again, sad I know, but I can be quite driven when things don't go my way.
I am really looking forward to the Glasgow meet, got the date marked up in my diary so hopefully will see a lot of you there.
Speak to you guys later, cheers, Jimbo. 😛
 
Excellent. The numbers sound great!

You might even keep me motivated to get my pad finished too! It's been waiting for a lick of paint on the skirting boards downstairs for, oh, well getting on for three years now! 🙄

Andy
 
Jimbo hi nice to see you poppin on, great numbers there, dont be a stranger
 
Hello again. Been off the site for a long time
Several ops and it's taken over a year to get BG and INR stabilised.

Moved South from NE Scotland to North Newcastle in August. Any folks in th North Tyneside area?
 
kojack said:
Hello again. Been off the site for a long time
Several ops and it's taken over a year to get BG and INR stabilised.

Moved South from NE Scotland to North Newcastle in August. Any folks in th North Tyneside area?
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Hi John , great to hear from you again 🙂 Sounds like you have had a difficult time over the past year, I hope all is sorted now and that you are enjoying life in Newcastle. We've got a few members who live in that area 🙂
 
Still here

Just a quick note to say 'hello' and let you know am still here, just not too happy with myself at the moment - nothing new there then, lol, BS and the D side of life going ok so not gonna complain bout that!

Am away for a few days with my sister soon so hopefully that will put a bit of a spring back into me!! 🙂

Take good care all,

bye for now,

Shirl x
 
shirl said:
Just a quick note to say 'hello' and let you know am still here, just not too happy with myself at the moment - nothing new there then, lol, BS and the D side of life going ok so not gonna complain bout that!

Am away for a few days with my sister soon so hopefully that will put a bit of a spring back into me!! 🙂

Take good care all,

bye for now,

Shirl x
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Hi Shirl, nice to hear from you - hope you have a lovely time with your sister 🙂
 
Hi , im still around posted again for first time in a couple of weeks this morning , found loosing my father in law very hard he had become like a second dad to me after loosing my dad 14 years ago , so that and my poor husband being very ill with his crohns disease has not been good for my diabetes , unfortunately crohns and diabetes are both affected by stress so we all having a rough time at mo ,add to that have had to totally restart basal testing and new doses for pump and that explains why not been around much ,hope everyone else ok ~Jenny
 
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