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Group 7-day waking average?

Good Morning everyone
@AJLang Congratulations on your HS yesterday
@KARNAK Do we need to wrap you or your house in bubble wrap o_O
@Robin Envious love the churches in London
@eggyg Enjoy your girlie shop
@SueEK Enjoy your weekend
@Snowwy Thank you for allowing us to join you on your cruise, I have certainly enjoyed it.
7.8 and @eggyg told son to keep hob nob's in his room :D
Best Wishes
 
SueEK said:
Congrats on the HS @AJLang . @Snowwy - am so enjoying the cruise, what a shame it is coming to its end, you will have to go again so we can enjoy more 🙂 @KARNAK😱😱
What a busy week it has been for me at work, can’t tell you how much work there is. Our drs are so nice and appreciative though. They have been trying to pass certain things to the receptionists rather than us with not very good results, not the receptionists fault as they have no idea about the pathways for referrals. It has caused more work.
Had my eye test on Monday. Eyes have changed a bit but not too much. Probably should have new glasses as have had these 5 years and I need varifocals in my sunglasses really. Got a quote using two pairs of frames that were £80 and £50. 25% off second pair and 50% off 1st pair- came to £502!! No designer frames for me then unless I want to take out a mortgage. Also told I have blepheritis.

Dr has given me test strips for the second time when I ordered my medication but I’m a bit naughty because I know at the moment they are so busy that they are just signing the requests rather than checking them all. Pharmacist did a medication review when I collected them and suggested I contact the GP as my tremor is getting worse and affecting my left arm now rather than just my hand.

Off to have a bath now and will put some things in a bag, dog in the car (at long last she is back to normal) and back down to the caravan until Sunday, hubby will join me tomorrow evening.
That’s about my news for the week. Have a good day one and all.

Edit: forgot to put my reading - 6.7 doh🙄
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Sue, try an Eyebag for your blepharitis, all good opticians should sell them. You heat it in the microwave and lay it over your eyes for 10 minutes a day. Of course you could use a warm wet flannel but they go cold quickly. Enjoy your weekend. Hope the dog behaves himself this time!
 
5.8 for me this morning. 🙂
It's absolutely lashing down here at the moment - so no early morning outdoor exercise today. 😡
I'll just have to convert yesterday's Tesco delivery (with some batch cooking) into freezer standby meals.

Stay safe and well.

Dez
 
Morning good peeps. 🙂 6.4 here.

That’s better @Michael12421. 🙂 Do you notice that you did anything different the night before when you wake up not hypo?🙂

Yes, home-made baked beans on toast. It really is too hot here at the moment to eat so settled for something quick, carb-rich and a small quantity.
 
Morning all 5.6 this morning and no school. Bliss. Still have youngest daughter's drumming lesson to look forward to today though. Took the plunge yesterday and ordered some varifocals - bloody hell the y are not cheap! Have a great day all
 
eggyg said:
Sue, try an Eyebag for your blepharitis, all good opticians should sell them. You heat it in the microwave and lay it over your eyes for 10 minutes a day. Of course you could use a warm wet flannel but they go cold quickly. Enjoy your weekend. Hope the dog behaves himself this time!
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Thanks, she told me to get some Blephasol to use twice a day but I will look out for an eyebag as the other stuff is really expensive.
Doggy is good now thanks and it was entirely my fault as I gave her some of our stew, too many onions in it 😱
 
Morning all. 6.8 here today. Really struggling to be motivated to get started and do anything this morning. Have a good day everyone
 
Good morning all 🙂

I woke up on 6.6 this morning, but exertions have brought that down to a more pristine 5.5. By exertions, that means walking with crutches to the front door to welcome the TGA engineer who fixed new batteries into my mobility scooter. Then going down to the scooter store to see if he wanted a coffee after his long drive. He didn't, pleading bladder issues for the next long drive. Which proves that TGA drivers don't carry empty bottles in the van:D

Anyway, that's £500 I won't see again. VAT off everything except the batteries, which could theoretically be used in a car. Sounds a lot, but it's less than a week's pension,so I'll gleefully carry on spending my daughter's inheritance. New OLED telly next...😎

As previously mentioned elsewhere, I went to covidridden Blackburn for my CT scan with with contrast. All went very smoothly, and i didnt take off my Libre sensor. My arms weren't in the machine anyway, they needed an arm to inject the contrast. i didn't even have to get undressed, just drop my trousers to expose the abdomen, so that that saved a lot of time. Me getting dressed and undressed is an epic event. I'll have the result next Thursday, with a telephone appointment with the gastro. I'm not worried about anything; I never worry about things outwith my control. That's a good philosophy to follow - you'll have a less stressed life.

Have a good day, folks. I would go out for a drive on the scooter, but it's p***ing down again. Warm rain, though. That's how you can tell it's summer in Lancashire.🙂
 
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Well after brilliant management of my type 2 for over 5 yrs (last Hba1c was 38), my levels have decided not to cooperate and it’s frustrating and distressing in equal measure. I’m diet controlled and test religiously usually knowing exactly what kind of response I’ll get from food eaten. Not now. Low and lower carb isn’t helping so I’m thinking something else is at play. My level this morning was 8.6. This time last year I struggled to get up to a waking 6.

The most likely culprit seems to be one of the cancer meds I had to stop due to severe bone and muscle pain a month ago. It seemed like ‘flicking a switch’ when I stopped it and my pulse and blood glucose levels soared!
I ended up in hospital with the tachycardia.

So all I can do is go back to absolute basics...I’ve done it before but I’m wondering if a combination of stress and being in muscular pain is pushing up the levels. 5 months shielding hasn’t helped but I haven’t gained weight. It’s frustrating as hell to eat minimum carbs and still see ridiculously high levels!:(

I don’t want to start on any meds until I work through this and try and stabilise whatever has messed up the insulin response. Haematologist can’t explain it and can’t give any advice on what to do.

Any observations or suggestions? Please don’t suggest my GP surgery...I have an annual review next month if it goes ahead but whilst they’re supportive, they’re not really switched on about diabetic control. No specialist nurse and the GP never even mentions diabetes.
 
Good morning 4.1 on a cloudy day, 24.C at the moment.🙂

Looks like the op set for tomorrow will be cancelled, dodgy tummy
and vomiting this morning no way will they let me near the place let
alone operate, Consultant will phone this afternoon to advise me.🙄

{{{HUGS}}} for @SueEK and @Kaylz.

Congratulations on HS Amanda.🙂 aka @AJLang.

Sorry @Snoopyj got a full Michelin man outfit still break bones etc.:D

@Amigo hope you can sort it out with your own knowledge?

Take care folks stay safe.🙂
 
Michael12421 said:
@Amigo How bloody frustrating. I don't have anything to say about suggestions or observations but I wish you all of the very best in trying to get this sorted and you get back to your good control.
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Thanks Michael. Yes it’s very frustrating and a total PITA when you know the formula that should and always has worked and now it doesn’t! I am wondering if this stress response is having a physiological impact.
Will just press on and hope it starts co-operating soon!
 
Michael12421 said:
Morning good peeps. 🙂 6.4 here.

That’s better @Michael12421. 🙂 Do you notice that you did anything different the night before when you wake up not hypo?🙂

Yes, home-made baked beans on toast. It really is too hot here at the moment to eat so settled for something quick, carb-rich and a small quantity.
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Can you eat them every evening LOL? :D
 
Well its been cancelled but rebooked for next Friday.
Feeling ok now haven`t a clue BGL`s ok, Dr sending capsules over
just incase and have increased Lansoprazole by double.

@eggyg put that rolling pin down.:D

Go on @Michael12421 treat yourself, not sure about baked beans on toast
I`m sure there are few more Spanish treats you can enjoy?🙂

Take care my friends stay safe.🙂
 
6.8 this morning sorry for late reply finally had my blood tests done not been out since march first time i have sat in chair had blood taken even looked at my tubes of blood really proud of myself :>) just hope all come back ok and find out what this new pain is i am getting in my lower back and top of swallon tummy ? Lou
 
KARNAK said:
Well its been cancelled but rebooked for next Friday.
Feeling ok now haven`t a clue BGL`s ok, Dr sending capsules over
just incase and have increased Lansoprazole by double.

@eggyg put that rolling pin down.:D

Go on @Michael12421 treat yourself, not sure about baked beans on toast
I`m sure there are few more Spanish treats you can enjoy?🙂

Take care my friends stay safe.🙂
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Now I’m going on holiday next week, can you behave myself? It’s a long way down to Devon from East Yorkshire to chastise you! 😉
 
Amigo said:
Well after brilliant management of my type 2 for over 5 yrs (last Hba1c was 38), my levels have decided not to cooperate and it’s frustrating and distressing in equal measure. I’m diet controlled and test religiously usually knowing exactly what kind of response I’ll get from food eaten. Not now. Low and lower carb isn’t helping so I’m thinking something else is at play. My level this morning was 8.6. This time last year I struggled to get up to a waking 6.

The most likely culprit seems to be one of the cancer meds I had to stop due to severe bone and muscle pain a month ago. It seemed like ‘flicking a switch’ when I stopped it and my pulse and blood glucose levels soared!
I ended up in hospital with the tachycardia.

So all I can do is go back to absolute basics...I’ve done it before but I’m wondering if a combination of stress and being in muscular pain is pushing up the levels. 5 months shielding hasn’t helped but I haven’t gained weight. It’s frustrating as hell to eat minimum carbs and still see ridiculously high levels!:(

I don’t want to start on any meds until I work through this and try and stabilise whatever has messed up the insulin response. Haematologist can’t explain it and can’t give any advice on what to do.

Any observations or suggestions? Please don’t suggest my GP surgery...I have an annual review next month if it goes ahead but whilst they’re supportive, they’re not really switched on about diabetic control. No specialist nurse and the GP never even mentions diabetes.
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I've got muscle aches and pains that would win a gold medal if it were an olympic sport. Two things stop them. The one I like to use is CBD oil 10% strength three or four times a day. Any overexertion the previous day (as this was) only Tramadol will fix it, under the influence of which I am typing, though I would prefer my brain to be in the same postcode as my head. Back on the CBD tomorrow, I hope.
 
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