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Hi All. Been struggling the last week or so so missed a few days.

4.8 this morning.
 
Bexlee said:
Hi All. Been struggling the last week or so so missed a few days.
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@Bexlee sorry to hear that you've been struggling. Please keep coming on here and letting us know what's the matter. You'll get lots of brilliant support from us all on here, plus advice from our own experiences. And if that still doesn't help, you can still have a laff at the wonderful subjects that we discuss from time to time.

Dez
 
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Bexlee said:
Hi All. Been struggling the last week or so so missed a few days.

4.8 this morning.
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Hey @Bexlee i was wondering how you were. Sorry you've been struggling. Are you shielding now? Hope you're feeling a bit better x
 
rebrascora said:
6.7 for me this morning, but not exactly a fasting reading as I had 20g unbolused carbs before bed which took me up to 9 and a malted milk biscuit just before 1am to try to head off a hypo (I was 5.4 at that point so really thought I had cracked it) and then my rather too frequent 4am hypo (4.14am to be precise this morning) when I woke to my Libre reading "LO" Thought perhaps I had been lying on it although I am pretty careful not to. Scanned again and still "LO" so jumped out of bed in a panic and did a finger prick, but BG meter was too cold and died mid test so it went under my arm to warm up for a minute or two and then gave me a reading of 3.1 and vision was starting to go flashy. Had 3 JBs and 4 jelly beans and then half a slice of wholemeal bread with jam. I was frozen by the time I was satisfied that it was safe to get back into bed and go to sleep but took ages to warm up enough to drop off. Fully expected to be in double figures when the alarm went off, so very happy with 6.7 but another basal reduction on the cards for tonight. Still needing 20 units on a morning though which may be the problem but by 4am it should be pretty well spent. Definitely suffered a hypo hangover this morning but a couple of paracetamol fixed it.

On a positive note my broody hen has hatched all 7 eggs she was on into healthy little chicks and is doing a sterling job looking after them. She hasn't raised chicks before so I am really impressed with how well she has done and how biddable she has been, in allowing me to move her from her chosen spot to a cat carrier when the chicks started hatching as other hens were wanting to lay eggs in her nest and there was a risk of the chicks getting crushed. 2 of the eggs were several days later than the others in hatching despite all being set at the same time and I had to assist them to hatch and they bled quite a bit which can mean they don't make it but she has pulled them through, so I really can't fault her and she will warrant a name now if anyone wants to make suggestions. Maybe Lena after Len Goodman's "SEVEN!"

@Gwynn So pleased things went well yesterday. The positive thing you can take from your wife feeling unwell today is that her immune system is taking action against the vaccine which is better than it ignoring it. Hope it is just transient and she feel better soon. I was OK the first week after the jab apart from BG readings spiking unusually high on occasions, but I felt rotten the second week. Might be completely unrelated but was absolutely washed out and just wanted my bed once I had seen to all the animals. Will be interesting to see how I react to the second jab.

@ColinUK I think you can be pretty happy with your result of 40 all things considered and if it spurs you on to do better, well that is a good thing too. My last result was 48 which I was ecstatic about and my 90+% Time in Range to go with it was brilliant, but I have been unable to consistently maintain that over the longer term, which has been disappointing and demoralizing so there are plusses and minuses to getting really good readings as they come with pressure to continue to achieve/improve them which ultimately is unrealistic, so being there or thereabouts is ideal.

@Anitram As discussed a few weeks ago on another thread, I too have always wondered if you might be LADA. Could the vaccine have possible triggered your immune system into having a go at your Beta cells again. Maybe temporarily reducing your carbs a bit more might help them to recover. Just a thought. I am guessing they can regenerate providing that the attack on them is not prolonged.
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That sounds like a nightmare night for you so hopefully you have a better one tonight.
And you're right about the 40 but it's the target I set myself mentally of being no higher which I feel I've let myself down on. Of course it's all my own doing as it's my choices to put the foods I do sometimes have, even though I know I will pay the price for having them, in to my mouth. And objectively I know 40 is a good level. Subjectively I'm just being hard on myself.
 
Gwynn said:
SueEK: Thank you for showing an interest.

My wife was brilliant and very upbeat. Wecwalked to the hospital where she got her jab and then walked back. A really nice outing. All went well....

Until this morning.

She seems to have reacted to the astrozennicca Covid jab by becomming a bit poorly. She is in bed trying to get some rest. I am keeping an eye on her just in case things get worse (or better)
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Hopefully she's not too bad with side effects. I had the Pfizer and was laid low for a day and a half pretty much. So fingers crossed.
 
Bexlee said:
Hi All. Been struggling the last week or so so missed a few days.

4.8 this morning.
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Good to see you back, keep posting Bexlee, you help others, we would like to help you if possible xx
 
Bexlee said:
Hi All. Been struggling the last week or so so missed a few days.

4.8 this morning.
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Not that it's always an option but we are here for you when you're struggling too.

I know I've come in here just vented sometimes.
 
A 5.3 for me at 07:00 his morning. 6,842 steps so far doing the housework and another 19 flights of stairs. Nearly done so I think a cup of tea might be in the offing
 
Anitram said:
Worst case scenario but can't rule it out. Have already reduced my carbs by around a third over the last few days. According to the NHS website I have some of the symptoms of a sinus infection and although it's not as bad as a week ago if it's still the same come Monday I'll try and get an appointment with my GP.
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Did your sinus symptoms come on after you’d had your vaccine? I just ask because a few days after I’d had mine, and after I was feeling better from the 24hr shiveryness/tiredness, my tonsils got really swollen, and I’ve had a sort of sinusy/pharyngeal post nasal drip going on ever since (2 weeks now). Not worth troubling the doctor in my case, it’s gradually getting better with steam and salt water, and it’s settled onto just the right side, which is where I tend to get bother after colds or bugs. I just wondered if my immune system was busy dealing with the Covid jab and had taken its eye off the ball in other areas.
 
adrian1der said:
A 5.3 for me at 07:00 his morning. 6,842 steps so far doing the housework and another 19 flights of stairs. Nearly done so I think a cup of tea might be in the offing
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19 flights of stairs! How tall is your house? 🙂
 
Robin said:
Did your sinus symptoms come on after you’d had your vaccine? I just ask because a few days after I’d had mine, and after I was feeling better from the 24hr shiveryness/tiredness, my tonsils got really swollen, and I’ve had a sort of sinusy/pharyngeal post nasal drip going on ever since (2 weeks now). Not worth troubling the doctor in my case, it’s gradually getting better with steam and salt water, and it’s settled onto just the right side, which is where I tend to get bother after colds or bugs. I just wondered if my immune system was busy dealing with the Covid jab and had taken its eye off the ball in other areas.
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And that's why I'm a little apprehensive about the pneumococcal vaccination I'm due on thursday. Part of me is a little concerned that my immune system is already busy doing what it's doing after the covid jab. But then again when I was a child I would have had multiple live vaccinations at the same time so perhaps my slight concern is entirely unwarranted.
 
ColinUK said:
And that's why I'm a little apprehensive about the pneumococcal vaccination I'm due on thursday. Part of me is a little concerned that my immune system is already busy doing what it's doing after the covid jab. But then again when I was a child I would have had multiple live vaccinations at the same time so perhaps my slight concern is entirely unwarranted.
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I had my pneumococcal on Dec 23rd, and wondered if I was condemning myself to a lousy Christmas, but I didn’t have any reaction to it at all, other than a slightly sore arm (could feel it if I rolled over onto it in the night, but not otherwise). But I've never reacted to the flu jab either, the Covid was the first time I can ever remember reacting.
When my daughter went to Africa in her gap year, she had to have loads of jabs, and we spaced them out as much as possible, but she didn’t really react to any of them. (It included Yellow Fever, Rabies, BCG, Hep A, and several others I can’t remember now).And as you say, babies get a whole raft in a very short space of time.
 
ColinUK said:
5.1 this morning.

And got my HbA1C back and as expected it’s risen a little to 40 from 38. It’s been a tough few months for a variety of reasons but it’s renewed my determination to get the figure way down at the next test.

Cholesterol is a touch high as it’s just over the high reference rate so expecting a chat with the GP about statins at some point.
And which ever result is impacted by hepatitis is showing signs of having been impacted by hepatitis but then I had it as a child and also again as an adult and more carry immunity to it so it’s no wonder it shows up.
Everything else seems to suggest that I’m really rather normal.
I’ll get over the disappointment of that classification in to time I’m sure!
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It’s a brilliant result , you should be so proud of yourself
 
Freddie1966 said:
It’s a brilliant result , you should be so proud of yourself
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Thank you for saying that but I really do feel like it's just a "middling" type of result. I've neither totally abused my body and created issues further down the line but nor have I got this totally under control and seen my HbA1c lower still. Intellectually I'm aware that I'm being too harsh on myself but perhaps I need to sit with that feeling of disappointment and see what's underneath it.
 
ColinUK said:
Thank you for saying that but I really do feel like it's just a "middling" type of result. I've neither totally abused my body and created issues further down the line but nor have I got this totally under control and seen my HbA1c lower still. Intellectually I'm aware that I'm being too harsh on myself but perhaps I need to sit with that feeling of disappointment and see what's underneath it.
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I think we all strive for that perfect figure , I know I beat myself up some days when I don’t quite get the insulin right . Unfortunately life throws in curve balls . You’ve done a fantastic job, I know some people that have not taken any responsibility or changed their lifestyle so be proud of yourself
 
Freddie1966 said:
I think we all strive for that perfect figure , I know I beat myself up some days when I don’t quite get the insulin right . Unfortunately life throws in curve balls . You’ve done a fantastic job, I know some people that have not taken any responsibility or changed their lifestyle so be proud of yourself
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Thank you 🙂
 
Thanks for the kind and encouraging words everyone.

I am shielding @freesia think I feel a bit apprehensive and guilty teaching from home while friends are back in school.

Thanks @MeeTooTeeTwo there's certainly some funnies on here to make you smile through the day.

Hope you’ve had a better day @rebrascora

I’ve had a bit of a better day - No work and a couple of films. Must try and post each day.
Have a good rest the day / evening.
 
Bexlee said:
think I feel a bit apprehensive and guilty teaching from home while friends are back in school
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Try not to feel like that, though i know its hard. I felt guilty during the first lockdown when school wouldn't let me go in.

You are still doing your job and at the end of the day, thats what it is, a job Your health needs to come first. As soon as more restrictions are lifted you will be back and in the meantime take care of yourself. From one of your last posts, you've got everything sorted to be able to deliver the lesson remotely so try and relax about it. I'm certain your colleagues wouldn't want you to be put at risk either.

Please..be kind to yourself. Take care x
 
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