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Thanks Mike, Paul and Stephknits.

Alan my daughter is very well thank you and my parrot is a brilliant teacher, she has taught me to do everything she asks of me 😱:D

As for meeting up again, I would very much enjoy that but find it very difficult to walk more than a few yards these days even with the help of my walking stick.

John.
 
ukjohn said:
Thanks Mike, Paul and Stephknits.

Alan my daughter is very well thank you and my parrot is a brilliant teacher, she has taught me to do everything she asks of me 😱:D

As for meeting up again, I would very much enjoy that but find it very difficult to walk more than a few yards these days even with the help of my walking stick.

John.
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Sorry to hear that you are finding it difficult to walk John, I guess it would be very difficult for you to get away to a Meet then :(

Good to hear that Rosie has you well trained, and no doubt well entertained! 🙂
 
ukjohn said:
As someone who joined this forum on the first day it opened, and having been missing in action for 2 years now, I wasn't sure where to post a message, here or as a newbee :confused: There are so many new faces here that I thought I had better introduce myself. My name is John, I live near Bristol I am type2 and on Insulin, I have been on MDI since the day I was diagnosed
10 years ago at the tender age of 66. Any questions don't be afraid to ask, I only bite during the hours of darkness:D
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Welcome back John 🙂 Good to see you again. I didn't know you had been away, as I myself have only just returned after a long absence!

See you around :D
 
Hello, I think it must be about 2 years since I last posted. :(

I know have a 4.5 and a 1.5 year old, and am working full time too. Diabetic care has not been anywhere near the top of my list for a while now. I am hoping to buy one of the freestyle libres when they become available again, and I think I have been using waiting for that as an excuse to not start doing something now. Time to try and do something about that.
Rachel
 
Hi Rachel. Good luck with kids & getting a Libre. I found the Libre to be brill & my kids are getting bigger 😱 🙂
 
I 'disappeared' for a while because there was nothing to report. All was going well and still is in general.

My weight came down quickly but seems to have hit a plateau, although I guess if I was a bit stricter about portion sizes and cut out the snacks I'd lose some more. I think I'm going to be a bit tougher on myself because reality has caught up and I feel huge, even though I'm down from a size 28 to an 18. I spent ages feeling thin but I'm aware of the excess poundage now and want to drop another size this year.

Clean bill of eye, foot and kidney function health with very good sugar control - the 6.1% HbA1c despite a few cake and chocolate lapses over the last few months suggests that either Insulin Resistance is down or insulin production is up, or a bit of both.

My blood pressure is the only problem and I'm on the waiting list for a 24-hour monitor to see what's going on.

My DN is fantastic and very supportive. I had a review this week and she was asking about my diet as she agrees that it's better to control with diet than to take increasing medication where possible.

Outside of the medical stuff, life's been a bit up and down. My dad died very suddenly in September when he crashed his mobility scooter. He was 87 and in his 20s raced in the Isle of Man TT twice so although I'd never have been ready to lose him, I couldn't think of a more fitting way to take his leave of us. He was simply driving it at its top speed and misjudged a bend. I've never been prouder of him - 87 and still pushing the limits. Every time I hear Queen's Don't Stop Me Now I've got a big grin on my face because it's become 'dad's song'.

I'm planning on retiring some time this year and we'll be moving to Scarborough as soon as possible after that.
 
Lovely Post

All good news, except your Dad - but you made me smile with that.
Good luck🙂
 
Thanks for the update Carmina, good luck with your ambitions for this year 🙂 Sorry to hear about your Dad, sounds like he was going like a bat out of hell on that scooter! My Dad's 87th birthday would have been this year, but he also died last year after a short illness. He used to ride the 'Wall of Death' in his younger years, I think they would have got on well 🙂
 
Hi everyone, sorry I have not been around for ages. I have had a couple of operations since xmas as my neckline for dialysis keeps blocking up with clots due to calcification in my blood. Dialysis is taking its toll but hopefully I have a new fistula that is nearly ready to use in my wrist, so fingers crossed no more neckline. Really nothing else to add, my family are fine and my daughter has just got a new job so we are pleased about that. Scotland is cold , rainy and exceptionally windy today, the usual then !! Looking forward to reading new posts and catching up, hope you are all well.... Tintin🙂
 
great to hear from you Carmina. I seem to remember we joined around the same time. What amazing weight loss! No wonder you have been levelling off for a while.
Sorry to hear about your dad, but what a lovely story, I hope we all live life to the full too.
Take care and best wishes
Steph
 
great to hear from you too Tintin! Hope they can sort everything out and great news re new jobs. Keep us posted 🙂
 
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Hi everyone, sorry I have not been around for ages. I have had a couple of operations since xmas as my neckline for dialysis keeps blocking up with clots due to calcification in my blood. Dialysis is taking its toll but hopefully I have a new fistula that is nearly ready to use in my wrist, so fingers crossed no more neckline. Really nothing else to add, my family are fine and my daughter has just got a new job so we are pleased about that. Scotland is cold , rainy and exceptionally windy today, the usual then !! Looking forward to reading new posts and catching up, hope you are all well.... Tintin🙂
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Ah TinTin, thank you for the update, I have been worried about you 🙂 Sorry to hear you've had more problems to deal with, I hope that the new wrist fistula does the business when it is ready to use. Congrats to your daughter on her new job, and I hope that you start to see some proper Spring weather up there before too long. Take care, and update us when you are able 🙂
 
Welcome Tintin. I love Scotland what ever the weather is up to 😉 North is good :D
 
That's a great story, Carmina. Sorry to hear about your dad, tho.😱 Good luck with all your plans for this year. Scarborough's in a beautiful part of the world.🙂

Tintin! It's great to hear from you. Sorry to hear about your health problems.😱 I hope the new fistula is a keeper. Take care.🙂
 
Hi,

I've just posted these results on the Group 7-day waking average

24/02 - 03/03
Waking - no test / 12.5 / no test / 6.2 / 13.9 / 17.9 / 15.3 / no test
Bedtime - no test / no test / 9.0 / no test / no test / no test / no test

I am still in a diabetic burnout which is probably still due to stress.
Please let me know what you think about my results and how I could improve.
The stress is a combination of my daughter & our family house moving. I really need to be able to speak somewhere or to someone so hope it's ok to let out some steam on the forum.
 
mum2westiesGill said:
Hi,

I've just posted these results on the Group 7-day waking average

24/02 - 03/03
Waking - no test / 12.5 / no test / 6.2 / 13.9 / 17.9 / 15.3 / no test
Bedtime - no test / no test / 9.0 / no test / no test / no test / no test

I am still in a diabetic burnout which is probably still due to stress.
Please let me know what you think about my results and how I could improve.
The stress is a combination of my daughter & our family house moving. I really need to be able to speak somewhere or to someone so hope it's ok to let out some steam on the forum.
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Gill, of course, it's always OK to let off steam here if you need to - we understand! 🙂 I'm wondering, are you just in the habit now of not testing before bed, so it doesn't enter your mind, or are you thinking about it, but not wanting to know so deciding against it?
 
Hi Northener. I was borderline t2 in summer 2013, HbAIc 6.5. I was quite upset, but these forums were wonderfully supportive, and I got myself a blood sugar testing gadget. I managed to take off a stone and get back to 6.0 pre diabetic. I went to my local DUK Islingon support group and they were very good. I did the Swim 22 last year for Diabetics UK and raised £350.

However my last HbAIc this month was 6.4, which is only .1 away from the NHS definiton of t2. although I have kept the whole stone off, and I swim and gym 4 -5 days a week. I'm not overweight, but I am an "apple" with a roll of fat round the middle, and in my 60s.
Plus the GP said my liver ALT reading was high- which I don't like the sound of, having looked up fatty liver. Should I worry about this?
My cholesterol has gone up to 5.8 and the GP has upped my statins to 60. There's no apparent reason it should have gone up from 4.6 July 2014.
I'm doing the Swim22 again right now, I am one mile down and 21 miles still to go, just launched my JustGiving page for this year. I am aiming to get another 7lbs off via Slimming World, which usually works for me & I shall see if I can combine Slimming methods with more GL recipes.
Keep up the good work on DUK, I shall be swimming double my normal amount of lenghts so I achieve the 22 miles.
 
When I was first diagnosed, my liver ALT result was really high. my GP sent me for a liver ultrasound, which took a few minutes, and confirmed there wasn't a problem. When I finally got to the hospital disbetic clinic, the consultant there said my liver had just 'got angry' at the high sugar levels. If your Gp is worried, referring you for an ultrasound would seem the obvious next step to find out whether there's a problem or not.
 
Hi,

I'm still lurking I check by most days but sometimes don't log in & I'm still in this blimmin' diabetic burnout with stress/depression I don't know which. The burnout began last year in March when our 1st westie Whisky had to be put to sleep. We now have our 2nd beautiful & very mischevious westie called Billy.

My stress is maybe a combination of house moving & my Daughter - I may start a seperate thread about this where I could talk about this & how I'm feeling from time to time.

I don't know if anyone could give me any feedback about these BGs please. The last few days I've just got back into noting my BGs in my diary bringing it up to date but no comments or meals with carbs counts in there like I was doing.

22/3/15 - 27/3/15

Wakng - 15.9 (24.1 earlier + corr) / no test / no test / no test / 14.9 / 8.4 (0x hypo / 2x high)
Bfast - no test / no test / 8.6 / no test / 9.7 / 10.5 (0x hypo / 1x high)
Lnch - 7.1 / 20.8 / 10.9 / 15.6 / 14.1 (0x hypo / 4x high)
Dnnr - 12.8 / 15.8 / no test / 16.4 / 14.8 (0x hypo / 4x high)
Bed - no test / no test / no test / 13.0 / 6.9 (0x hypo / 1x high)

Ps just had a look at this link so yes maybe if I'm not looking after my diabetes as I should be doing & numbers are running high I will feel slightly stressed/depressed. I've been on anti depressants amongst many other meds for a few years - citalopram 20mg which suit me fine.
http://diabetessupport.co.uk/boards/showthread.php?t=52257
 
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