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rossi_mac

rossi_mac

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Yearly check up and as every year he has had a young final year lady medic helping him out!😉

Hba1c was 7.0 so everyone there seemed happy, not sure I was but knew it wouldn't be much better last few were 6.9,6.4.

I also got a new meter, not sure I want it as I am happy with my contour usb! But she literally threw it into my lap. The new one is a Gluco Rx Nexus TD-4177?? Apparently the PCT are all changing over to it?

What I didn't like was the fact she was asking about hypos and wanted a me to give her a date of my last one, so I asked her what she meant by a hypo. So I then said 3rd August she said is it made up I said yes, so she said how about 7th Nov, I said fine. Could this information go towards a driving issue? It wasn't a servere one, I have almost never had a severe one!? Grrr.

Also Blood pressure it's always high and last three days I've sunk a fair amount of content, saturday/sunday easily 12 pints, monday half bottle of wine last night 5 pints (was it dave?) and having building works so not ideal situation but it was up at 170/80. I said it was always on edge of being high, so he said quite sensible, before we go on any pills he wants to see 3 sets of high readings a month apart, so this is 1, I have an appointment in 5 weeks time! I am a bit down about this but know I will eventually go onto pills, not that I want to. So if I lay off the booze and exercise will that help? Also what pills would I go on, I know you lot go on about statins, but that's for cholestral ain't it? Cholestral was 4.4 so I think that's pretty good?

Also saw a dietician, who basically said, diabetes it's a game, you know your diabetes better than anyone so what can I tell you!! Well okay she did help but she did say that stuff.


What joy.

Rossi

PS Cheers Lawlessd for the beers last night, cracking.
 
Booze definitely raises BP Rossi - do a Melvyn Bragg and don't drink for the first week of every month and get a home BP monitor so you can see what it is like when the white coats aren't around - I got a basic but trustworthy Omron M2 and my levels are always better at home away from the pressure (so to speak!).
 
I am tempted to do that, buy a home meter that is.

Cheers pal,

Rossi
 
Standard question asking about hypo's at clinic appointments, unless you mentioned it was a serious hypo which needed assistance then I can't see it being used against you for driving purposes.
 
cheers Toby, just she seemed insistant about putting a date down made me feel nervous, but you're right I'm sure, next year I wouldn't of had any!!😛
 
I had a 2.4 and a 2.6 on Saturday but dealt with them fine - wouldn't be able to name the date on any ones previous to that though. I often think HCPs have no real understanding of hypos - for me they are not significant events, I just treat them and try and avoid the same scenario that led to them in future. After stepping up my running recently my lantus had to be reduced by 50%, so of course I had hypos when trying to work out what reduction I needed 🙄
 
It is amazing how, because of the new DVLA rules, hypos have become some sort of plague that befalls us.

Before it was just a passing thing that seemed to be seen as part of adjustments.

But there is a belief that once you're 'stable' you just carry on doing anything you like and your BGs magically stay between 4 and 8.

Rob
 
As long as we don't need help from anyone else to deal with hypos, we're OK! 🙂
 
Interesting about the new meter Rossi. I'm pretty sure I read on here that the Gluco-whatnot has the cheapest strips, so I guess that's why the PCT might want to switch everyone over
 
I happened to get to see a form, which a GP has to complete to refer patients to the exercise prog that Cov & Warks PCT run. Not only diabetics, can be heart probs, weight probs, depression, whatever.

Anyway amongst the diabetes questions is this little offering

Is the patients blood glucose always under 10?

:confused:

I wish .....................

Even if every BG reading on my meter was under 10, what about between tests! Stupid stupid stupid ....................
 
trophywench said:
I happened to get to see a form, which a GP has to complete to refer patients to the exercise prog that Cov & Warks PCT run. Not only diabetics, can be heart probs, weight probs, depression, whatever.

Anyway amongst the diabetes questions is this little offering

Is the patients blood glucose always under 10?

:confused:

I wish .....................

Even if every BG reading on my meter was under 10, what about between tests! Stupid stupid stupid ....................
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Yeh......like asking 'how many units of insulin do you take a day!' :D
 
Just a comment on the blood pressure thing... Mine is usually high when tested at the GP and they wanted me on pills. So I said no and got a monitor for home because I was sure it was stress related. Unfortunately, although there was a slight improvement it was still too high. Then nurse checked on the hand hold one and miraculously it was ideal blood pressure - might be worth asking to try the old fashioned way just in case it gives different results!
 
They did use the old fashioned method! and it was high 4 times, woops.

After initialy being very annoyed about the blood pressure I am calmer now and I guess with family history and diabetes the odds of me getting put on pils was a dead cert, so why fight it? Surely it would be better for myhealth if my bp was lower so should I start taking the pills in a month? I would like to try and get it down though, but I am pretty healthy regarding food intake, not so with regular exercise, although I do class myself as active. So last night I started reading the runsweet website and then thought it says don't exercise if high bp now don't know what mine is now, just that it was high when I was at the quacks, so not sure if I can lower it myself!?

Oh by the way it was about 170/80.

Any thoughts?

Cheers

Ross.
 
rossi_mac said:
They did use the old fashioned method! and it was high 4 times, woops.

After initialy being very annoyed about the blood pressure I am calmer now and I guess with family history and diabetes the odds of me getting put on pils was a dead cert, so why fight it? Surely it would be better for myhealth if my bp was lower so should I start taking the pills in a month? I would like to try and get it down though, but I am pretty healthy regarding food intake, not so with regular exercise, although I do class myself as active. So last night I started reading the runsweet website and then thought it says don't exercise if high bp now don't know what mine is now, just that it was high when I was at the quacks, so not sure if I can lower it myself!?

Oh by the way it was about 170/80.

Any thoughts?
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After reading that you have a family history of bp and diabetes then I'd be inclined to take medication to lower bp. Exercise does help in lowering blood pressure as does losing weight and eating healthy but sometimes this isn't enough, the ideal bp for diabetics is 130/80 although some doctors prefer the lower figure to be closer to 70.
 
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The meds for BP are firstly ACE inhibitors and you may do very well on just that. I used to take an ACE but got 'the cough' which some folk get from em, it isn't dangerous or anything just very very annoying - so they swapped me to an ARB and have been right as ninepence ever since.

There are rafts of other things you can take if that doesn't work on its own, but some of them can be more problematic than others.

Once they take effect and your BP comes down, if you do get your exercise head on, then that exercise might well be the thing that enables you to reduce or come off the drug(s) completely.

Have you tried having your BP taken when you haven't just been on an alcohol fest? Can't say that over indulgence in the old vine, hop, malt whatever, is gonna improve anyone's BP .....
 
Hi, you could try to cut down on salt in your diet, caffeine, any nicotene?, alcohol and stress (if possible) before your next appointment to see if it will make a difference - these are vaso constrictors and contribute to hypertension, good luck with getting those numbers down 🙂
 
Cheers again folks,

Funny I knew booze affected BP but two people I spoke too who I would have thought knew things about BP were quite sure I was talking rubbish!

I can defo cut down on tea consumption average office day is probably 5 cups more? And I will try and sort out a more regulated form of exercise. Booze, well I've been dry since Wednesday and will try and do till the end of the month at least...

I am also tempted to go buy a home testing thingy but don't want to rush out and get one straight away without thinking about it.

Cheers

Ross.
 
Switch to decaff tea instead!
 
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