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That sounds awful! Glad they've reduced in frequency for you and long may they stay that way!

@Leadinglights I hope your daughter finds the same relief from her meds too.

I didn't have them until my 30's and the only guaranteed triggers are intense social events and missing my meds. I'll wake in the morning with it going full force. I didn't at all realise how bad they were till they started. Hateful things.

Thank you @SB2015, this laryngitis is miserable but I'm hoping the aches will go soon because it's very boring as well as sore.
 
timehastoldme said:
That sounds awful! Glad they've reduced in frequency for you and long may they stay that way!

@Leadinglights I hope your daughter finds the same relief from her meds too.

I didn't have them until my 30's and the only guaranteed triggers are intense social events and missing my meds. I'll wake in the morning with it going full force. I didn't at all realise how bad they were till they started. Hateful things.

Thank you @SB2015, this laryngitis is miserable but I'm hoping the aches will go soon because it's very boring as well as sore.
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I totally get the laryngitis thing. I lost my voice completely after a bad cold several years ago. Hubby was working away from home and I couldn't phone the doctor. Went in person and passed notes through the reception hatch asking for an appointment. Not very impressed to see 3 staff reading my notes and giggling in the corner. Did get seen within half an hour. My voice recovered about a week or so later, although I could only whisper at first and everyone whispered back:(
 
That's so unprofessional of your surgery! No voice is not funny. Although, I've got mum here, and I text her instead of speaking and keep having to remind her she can talk and doesn't have to text back, and that's kind of funny.

Used to get this yearly as a teacher, wasn't a shouty teacher either, but you do need to project. Bit of a pain because now I tutor online and will probably have to cancel this week, so no voice, no pay.
 
timehastoldme said:
That's so unprofessional of your surgery! No voice is not funny. Although, I've got mum here, and I text her instead of speaking and keep having to remind her she can talk and doesn't have to text back, and that's kind of funny.

Used to get this yearly as a teacher, wasn't a shouty teacher either, but you do need to project. Bit of a pain because now I tutor online and will probably have to cancel this week, so no voice, no pay.
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It was a long time ago, pre mobile phones and emails. Yes I really am that old 😱:rofl:
Hope your voice recovers soon. Can you adapt your on line tutoring to show sub titles?
 
@silver minion sadly not, they pay for personalised tutoring and subtitled resources they could get from YouTube. Better to take the week off and wait for my voice to decide it's getting involved again (not yet).

Diet regime gone to the dogs. Ice cream and cough medicine getting me through the days, it's really very sore. On the positive side I guess, all eating hurts so probably the calories are still down. So frustrating.
 
Overthinking because it's late and I'm not sleeping much because of this throat. It's so painful, if I need to swallow I try to make sure I'm drinking water at the same time because otherwise it's really raw. This means I'm drinking loads, and therefore peeing loads. But it's not a sign of anything more sinister because I'm not thirsty or dehydrated, I'm literally just trying to make it hurt less. But my exhausted brain has me convinced that the four strepsils, bowl of ice-cream and the four spoons of cough medicine are doing something bad to me....

I'll leave off the strepsils tomorrow
 
timehastoldme said:
Overthinking because it's late and I'm not sleeping much because of this throat. It's so painful, if I need to swallow I try to make sure I'm drinking water at the same time because otherwise it's really raw. This means I'm drinking loads, and therefore peeing loads. But it's not a sign of anything more sinister because I'm not thirsty or dehydrated, I'm literally just trying to make it hurt less. But my exhausted brain has me convinced that the four strepsils, bowl of ice-cream and the four spoons of cough medicine are doing something bad to me....

I'll leave off the strepsils tomorrow
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That sounds so awful. Have you tried gargling soluble aspirin? Not the clear stuff but the old fashioned tablets that leave small bits in solution. Sticks to the throat and helps with pain relief. Other thing I found helped was sipping iced water. Hope you feel better soon x
 
timehastoldme said:
Overthinking because it's late and I'm not sleeping much because of this throat. It's so painful, if I need to swallow I try to make sure I'm drinking water at the same time because otherwise it's really raw. This means I'm drinking loads, and therefore peeing loads. But it's not a sign of anything more sinister because I'm not thirsty or dehydrated, I'm literally just trying to make it hurt less. But my exhausted brain has me convinced that the four strepsils, bowl of ice-cream and the four spoons of cough medicine are doing something bad to me....

I'll leave off the strepsils tomorrow
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Chloroseptic throat spray is very good as it has a mild anaesthetic which helps relieve the pain.
Tyrosettes were very good but have been discontinued.
 
timehastoldme said:
Overthinking because it's late and I'm not sleeping much because of this throat. It's so painful, if I need to swallow I try to make sure I'm drinking water at the same time because otherwise it's really raw. This means I'm drinking loads, and therefore peeing loads. But it's not a sign of anything more sinister because I'm not thirsty or dehydrated, I'm literally just trying to make it hurt less. But my exhausted brain has me convinced that the four strepsils, bowl of ice-cream and the four spoons of cough medicine are doing something bad to me....

I'll leave off the strepsils tomorrow
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It sounds like you need to be compassionate to yourself atm and focus on the art of the possible, rather than aiming for perfection: strepsils won't kill you :care:
 
I would just be a little more comfortable about your weeing lots if I knew you were testing your BG. A bad throat infection might be aggravated by high BG levels and can also cause high BG levels. You mentioned that you were going to start testing after your mother went home.
 
timehastoldme said:
Still got mum, I'll ask my husband to pick up a monitor on his way home. Thank you all for the advice. I'm overwhelmed and feeling low, so it helps
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Make sure he checks the price of the test strips as some from a pharmacy can be 4 x the price of others especially when bought on line.
 
Would I be better ordering online? It means a delay of a day or two waiting for delivery. I don't feel like anything is getting worse at the moment.
 
timehastoldme said:
Would I be better ordering online? It means a delay of a day or two waiting for delivery. I don't feel like anything is getting worse at the moment.
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If you use Amazon then you should get next day delivery, GlucoNavii, TEE2 and Contour Blue are monitors that have the cheaper strips usually about £10 for 50.
 
Done, signed up for prime and ordered the GlucoNavil, thank you, I have always had horrid health anxiety so this diagnosis plus laryngitis (plus an ill timed period, rude) had just been a bit of a perfect storm for my already battered brain.
 
Leadinglights said:
If you use Amazon then you should get next day delivery, GlucoNavii, TEE2 and Contour Blue are monitors that have the cheaper strips usually about £10 for 50.
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I thought you only got next day delivery from Amazon if you sign up for Prime which can be a pest to opt out of later.
Maybe I am biased and letting my opinions of their working practices affect my perception of them.
 
It's true, and I hate them, but sometimes I have to hold my nose and use the service*. I've already cancelled the prime renewal because they're not making more from me than needs be.

*We live in the middle of nowhere, I WFH and don't drive, my husband works part time and does, he's out today and would pick up a monitor, but I can't afford to be tied in to the expensive strips, my tax bill is eye watering thanks to them wanting payment on account for the first time, and losing a week's work is already a blow to tight finances. Amazon suck, but there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
 
The monitor arrived and while mum's "having a nap" (she's playing games on her tablet and watching gardening programs) I tried it out. It's 3 hours after lunch and it was 6mmol/L which seems ok to me.

I promise to use it in a more considered way henceforth but I wanted to play with the new thing even though it's a stabby.

The more annoying symptoms of laryngitis (temperature, aches, headaches) have thankfully passed, the sore throat has been downgraded to irritating rather than miserable and I slept for more than an hour at a time last night. Voice is audible but still more like a grumpy middle aged Brummie Jessica Rabbit than a normal person. Resting it as much as possible.

Thank you all for your help. It's been a crap week, and for the first time since I had the resolution that I was going to sort this diabetes stuff out, it felt overwhelming and hopeless. Feeling better now.
 
Good to hear you are feeling a bit more positive and in control. Yes 6 is a really good result and it puts my mind at rest as well as yours no doubt, so thanks for that. I know testing can cause anxiety for a few people, but fear of the unknown and not being in control is far worse in my opinion and it enables you to "see" your diabetes rather than working in the dark and not knowing if what you are doing is working or not. I think particularly in these days of the NHS being under strain and not being able to get appointments very easily, being able to manage your own health condition well is even more important, so having the tools to help you do that can be real peace of mind.
 
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