Group 7-day waking average?

Thankyou. I'm feeling tremendously depressed. I'm eating well below the sedentary calories limit (it's 1,800 calories afaik, which is crazy given the stingy portions diabetics are meant to eat of everything) despite doing lots of exercise, all of my carbs are from rock bottom GI foods like lettuce, oats, steamed broccoli, and houmus . . My only refined sugar for over a week has been a few Goli Apple Cider vinegar supplements a day, it's taken absolutely ages of pain for the period to start, I had all that faff getting rehydrated after the horrible time taking Metaformin which I've had to stop, and my periods are so awful that I basically have to start tipping in Tramadol once a month.
:-(

I took up drinking cocoa yesterday to try and stop the chocolate craving but frankly eating two entire full sugar choc lollies, the massive ones, did about as much sugar spike whenever I had those (months ago, because I kept being sick and thought I might as well just stuff my face) as having a sleep did today so *complaining intensifies* .... Hmph.

:-( suppose I should skip breakfast really if it might already be 13.0 ... Well I'm having more tramadol and cocoa at least.

Periods are just an absolutely horrible idea.
What is evolution even doing to not have this sorted out by now? Mucking about evolving the ability to get fat while eating under 1,200 calories a day apparently. *Sulk*
 
Leaderofthecats said:
It was 9.2 before bed despite sensible eating and lots of gentle trampolining, and now 6.5 hours later it's either 11.7 or 13.0

My period finally started and as always it's appalling, so probably that's why.

Don't know why I even bother trying, sometimes.
:-/
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The week before my period is due my levels go horrendously high. I have to treat it as sick day and inject every couple of hours plus extra basal insulin AND often I won't eat til the evening because my BG levels will refuse to come out of the 20s. It's awful sometimes, especially if you feel food cravings.

Dont beat yourself up for it though, it's just one of those things and if you feel like it becomes problematic I would just speak to your dsn/gp about how to tackle that week. Maybe try something like yoga which can also help cope with the stress of it.
 
Well at least there's nothing I have to actually do in any hurry. Might just play an adventure game for a while.

I started taking Metaclopramide yesterday (it's a depressant which blocks seratonin, so that could go catastrophically wrong too.) , and ordered some kind of hippy tree leaf stuff and fancy shmancy licquorice root capsules, as all three of of these profess to help with stomach ulcers and lower blood sugar.
 
Thankyou for your kind words. I'm type 2, so no extra insulin available for me. :-/

Is a dsn a diabetic nurse? They afaik don't give advice? In my case they seem to be general nurses who also take hbac01 tests and prod my feet a bit.

My doctor will just say I'm never going to improve without Metaformin and harass me for not taking it, even though it was responsible for the horrible explosive diarrhea and dehydration that caused my 7.2 BS to be double that until I realised the cause and drank ludicrous amounts of water overnight. It had a severe depressant effect too, completely killed any desire to exercise or even get dressed. He'll just say pfshaw you didn't even take it for a few weeks, you need to at least try to get your numbers down. Take Metaformin. :-/
 
Well all the NHS comments makes me feel absolutely rotten for my post this morning. Sorry if my comments about the NHS were not well received. I should have expected it. I felt really down this morning and probably should not have said anything.

My NHS experience has been variable from really good to downright awful.

On the whole on a scale 0 to 10 where 10 is excellent, I rate the NHS at least a 9.

I even went to the hospital where I was treated for a brain tumour to thank one of the nurses there who had shown me great kindness and made a huge positive difference to my stay there. Made her day, and mine.

Sorry SueEK if I offended you.
 
Wait, do you mean mine? Please don't feel bad because of anything I said. I'm just really salty about the NHS, but I've had a ridiculous and probably unusually large amount of bad treatment from them.

But I've had good treatment too, when I had my last fun throat tube investigation done the staff at the hospital were absolutely beyond amazing and really filled me with hope for humanity and the NHS.
 
I mean, frankly I should have probably just stayed offline today rather than inflicting my complaining on other people. My period is just so horrifying especially on the first day, and I doubt high blood sugar and the recent big fluctuations helped any either.

I'm not sure which earlier comment you're talking about, but I'm sure that you meant well. There's nothing wrong with people who have good experiences with the NHS thinking well of them, just as imo the opposite is true (but understandably less well received in most places).
 
Leaderofthecats said:
It was 9.2 before bed despite sensible eating and lots of gentle trampolining, and now 6.5 hours later it's either 11.7 or 13.0

My period finally started and as always it's appalling, so probably that's why.

Don't know why I even bother trying, sometimes.
:-/
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Sorry you are going through severe period pains, having four sisters I`m well aware of the agony you go through,
please keep trying to control your BGL`s difficult as it is under the present circumstances it will help you in the long
run. Speak with your Dr or even your Diabetes team who will prescribe or advise on a medication to help you, we are
here for you don`t give up. xx
 
Gwynn said:
Well all the NHS comments makes me feel absolutely rotten for my post this morning. Sorry if my comments about the NHS were not well received. I should have expected it. I felt really down this morning and probably should not have said anything.

My NHS experience has been variable from really good to downright awful.
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You shouldn’t feel you can’t express an opinion based on your personal experience. Keep posting, especially when you’re feeling down.
 
There isn't a diabetes team and my doctor knows less than the average rock does about diabetes.

But I'm doing it again, being all salty when all I really wanted to say was thankyou for your kind and motivating words.

My period is bad but noticeably less horrendous than usual. I've only taken one Tramadol pill so far and still haven't eaten anything, certainly nothing I ought not to be.
 
Gwynn said:
Well all the NHS comments makes me feel absolutely rotten for my post this morning. Sorry if my comments about the NHS were not well received. I should have expected it. I felt really down this morning and probably should not have said anything.

My NHS experience has been variable from really good to downright awful.

On the whole on a scale 0 to 10 where 10 is excellent, I rate the NHS at least a 9.

I even went to the hospital where I was treated for a brain tumour to thank one of the nurses there who had shown me great kindness and made a huge positive difference to my stay there. Made her day, and mine.

Sorry SueEK if I offended you.
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Truly Gwynn you did not offend me, I was simply putting the other side of a very relevant argument by yourself. From your experiences you are quite entitled to feel you have been let down and sadly this does happen. I was simply saying that where I am based the doctors work so very hard, truly care about their patients and feel that they should be doing more which is sad all round. The one thing we all respect on this forum is that we can express how we feel whatever it is about and it’s fine if someone holds a different opinion as they are entitled to that too. Don’t hold back on anything you want to say and I would reiterate that I, nor anyone else I believe, took any offence xx
 
@Gwynn no one will chastise you for your post we are here to help say it the way you feel, you have
upset no one especially the lovely @SueEK , we are all concerned about each other no matter what
the problem is, please keep posting and enjoy the luxury of the best Diabetes forum in the world.

Take care and keep yourself safe.
Ted
 
HenryBennett said:
You shouldn’t feel you can’t express an opinion based on your personal experience. Keep posting, especially when you’re feeling down.
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Here, here.:D Sorry @Gwynn, I hope you didn’t think I was having a dig at you when I praised the nhs. That wasn’t my intention at all. (((More hugs, group hug))).
 
Leaderofthecats said:
There isn't a diabetes team and my doctor knows less than the average rock does about diabetes.
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T1s do have an unfortunate tendency to advise T2s to "consult your diabetes team" !
Hollow laughter from T2s, who are most unlikely to have such a luxury! Grrrrrr.....
 
silentsquirrel said:
T1s do have an unfortunate tendency to advise T2s to "consult your diabetes team" !
Hollow laughter from T2s, who are most unlikely to have such a luxury! Grrrrrr.....
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But I'd also like to point out that I know people in person with t2 who during lockdown hhave been able to see their gp for reviews and hba1c test where they receive treatment, wheras my t1 clinic hasn't been able to see me for a year now so I haven't actually had a review or seen a doctor in over a year and a half. My hba1c and additional help have been because I've pestered my gp and had to call the emergency out of hours numbers.

We all have our issues and many of us deal with other health conditions in which we may not be given the time of day either.if you're not happy with the care you're given then you can demand more help, complain or move to another gp/clinic.
 
Spozkins said:
But I'd also like to point out that I know people in person with t2 who during lockdown hhave been able to see their gp for reviews and hba1c test where they receive treatment, wheras my t1 clinic hasn't been able to see me for a year now so I haven't actually had a review or seen a doctor in over a year and a half. My hba1c and additional help have been because I've pestered my gp and had to call the emergency out of hours numbers.

We all have our issues and many of us deal with other health conditions in which we may not be given the time of day either.if you're not happy with the care you're given then you can demand more help, complain or move to another gp/clinic.
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Sure, we all have different problems and issues.
Fortunately I am reasonably happy with my GP practice - just as well, as there is now just one mega-practice here, so absolutely no option to move to another.
 
silentsquirrel said:
T1s do have an unfortunate tendency to advise T2s to "consult your diabetes team" !
Hollow laughter from T2s, who are most unlikely to have such a luxury! Grrrrrr.....
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Apparently I'm supposed to be talking to "my endocrinologist" as well. My what, now?

I can't even get talking to one of those about my hideous period symptoms, never mind diabetes.
 
T2`s should be treated as any other D type, I have friends who have horrendous feet problem
and all are T2 I advise them as well as Podiatry and HCP`s we meet up monthly to discuss problems.

I usually end up phoning the appropriate clinic to get them a real appointment, joys of knowing the boss.
 
Leaderofthecats said:
Apparently I'm supposed to be talking to "my endocrinologist" as well. My what, now?

I can't even get talking to one of those about my hideous period symptoms, never mind diabetes.
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Trust your Endocrinologist they really can be extremely helpful, anything to do with your health is not a problem
to them, they`ll ask about your Diabetes first and guide you through how you feel that`s the time to tell her/him
about your horrendous period pains, its normally a woman.

Hope you get a positive review never had a bad one, even sorted minor issues out just say it the way it is.
 
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