Group 7-day waking average?

Well done on the HS @SB2015

My auto-generated BG was 6.7 this morning.

Nice work on the double-jab 5.8 @eggyg 🙂
 
For those wondering what the Haggadah looks like (that’s the order of service and it’s got all of the songs and other instructions for the Seder service written down in it) then here’s the first page of a Haggadah written (by hand obviously) in a concentration camp in 1941 by Rabbi Leo Ausbacher.

The Seder plate is depicted at the top of the page.
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Shocking Sunday wake up 10.1
I know the reason why, having slept for just over 12 hours, and yesterday ate to much of something I love but shouldn’t have eaten just before bed !
 
ColinUK said:
For those wondering what the Haggadah looks like (that’s the order of service and it’s got all of the songs and other instructions for the Seder service written down in it) then here’s the first page of a Haggadah written (by hand obviously) in a concentration camp in 1941 by Rabbi Leo Ausbacher.

The Seder plate is depicted at the top of the page.
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I have been to a number of Seder meals... very moving.
 
I spoke too soon as regards getting on top of things. The last 2 mornings I have woken high again and needed a corrections. 10.5 this morning. Shot myself 2 units of Fiasp and went back to sleep and woke up again on 7.3 which is reasonable to start the day. Will need to dial the Levemir up again!

@ColinUK Thanks for the fascinating information and your Grandad's story. So important to remember and retell these personal accounts and to wonder at the ingenuity of people to achieve so much even in the most impossible situations.

@SB2015 Congrats on another House Special. It must be nice to know that your new tech is doing a great job now you have got to grips with it. I know you had a lot of frustration when you first got it but seems like you have it cracked now!... Hope I haven't jinxed you saying that 😳
 
Morning all. 6.3 for me this morning.

@ColinUK thank you for telling us all about Passover. I find it so interesting. The stories from your relatives are important to be retold and not forgotten, thank you for sharing them.

@SB2015 congrats on the HS.

Have a good Sunday everyone.
 
5.3 this morning. Just caught up on the last few days hotly debated discussions: NHS, Endos, Passover. Hmm such interesting topics.
 
Spozkins said:
A 5.3 for me this morning. Starting tresiba today and on a low dose so hoping for the best but expecting we might need some adjustments.

I hope everybody enjoys their Sunday, wherever it finds them.
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When I switched from Lantus to Tresiba (approx 5 years ago?), I started with a 10% reduction in the dose, then tweaked upwards. I was usually on 14-16 of Lantus. I take 11-12 of Tresiba. The switch over tweaking didn’t take long. Hope it’s as smooth for you as it was for me!
 
Leaderofthecats said:
I absolutely agree. Scotland is a famously impoverished nation with an even more famously underfunded healthcare system.

I should be seeing an endocrinologist anyway instead of just being told to top in loads of Tramadol every month for crippling period pain for years I reckon, but at least I'm getting those now and not just told to clear off and take ridiculously weak OTC painkillers that do absolutely nothing.

I got my hbac01 down to non-diabetic level on my own before , and I'm trying my best to do it again.

It would help if the NHS wouldn't tell people they no longer have diabetes, when it's evidently a lifetime condition!

I'm sick of people telling me to do literally impossible things. I'm trying my best and if that's not good enough for people, crow about my future death elsewhere please. At any rate, I don't plan on it any time soon!
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Your pain sounds to be far in excess of what would be considered a normal level that people might experience and although most 'women's problems' are attributed to hormones it maybe you should be referred to a gynaecologist. Obviously I don't know your medical history but the pain relief you are taking ought to be helping. My daughter who is an obs and gynae consultant gets referrals for people in your situation. This may of course more difficult if you are in a remote area but maybe worth a shot. Have you considered CBD oil or that may be a bit controversial.
 
@Leaderofthecats I agree with @Leadinglights , a referral to gynae would seem appropriate from what you are saying. I too suffered dreadfully with mine for years and years and was pretty much ignored by the female gp’s I saw. I then was transferred to a new male GP who rang me out of the blue, had a chat and he said ‘you shouldn’t be having to put up with this’. I had an ablation within the year and it literally transformed my life. I’m not saying an ablation would be suitable in your case but I would urge you to really push for a referral. Let us know how you get on x
 
Leadinglights said:
Your pain sounds to be far in excess of what would be considered a normal level that people might experience and although most 'women's problems' are attributed to hormones it maybe you should be referred to a gynaecologist. Obviously I don't know your medical history but the pain relief you are taking ought to be helping. My daughter who is an obs and gynae consultant gets referrals for people in your situation. This may of course more difficult if you are in a remote area but maybe worth a shot. Have you considered CBD oil or that may be a bit controversial.
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CBD Oil maybe helps, but not a huge amount as it seems incredibly weak when up against either the nausea and vomiting condition or this awful period pain. It's also ludicrously expensive, unfortunately, being about £20 for those tiny bottles - or double that for the higher strength stuff. But it was a good suggestion, and I liked taking it well enough.
🙂 Thankyou.

My present doctor is just trying to pass it all off as within a normal period pain range. Even the cyclical vomiting, which has been suspiciously absent this month (whether due to rehydration, massively healthy diet, or total fluke , I don't know). But it's absolutely awful. Makes me want to kick him in the nuts then tell him he's overreacting!
Some months even if I take like 200mg of Tramadol at once , which is usually enough to knock out a horse, I'll still be awake for two or sometimes three days because it's too painful to sleep.
And I get through approximately one massive tube of the lower strength Voltarol gel every month (apparently NHS doctors can't prescribe the double strength stuff, which I buy myself from the chemist) , and lots of Ibuprofen gel and those nice Thermacare back wraps.

These are all enormously helpful, but the level of pain is just incredibly high to begin with. Tramadol is especially good due to its calming effect, and if I can get to sleep it tends to be surprisingly good quality sleep because of taking it.

The hideous female doctor at my local doctor clinic just reckoned I'm a massive sissy and "making a meal of normal everyday aches and pains", so she wouldn't prescribe anything at all!
For years!

The third doctor tended to witlessly agree with her about everything because they're both "of one mind" , but I haven't seen either of them for years and he was much more sympathetic than either of the other two about a different female plight I had. I have wondered about whether I should try asking for him in the future anyway, as my present one seems alarmingly dense about diabetes.
 
SueEK said:
@Leaderofthecats I agree with @Leadinglights , a referral to gynae would seem appropriate from what you are saying. I too suffered dreadfully with mine for years and years and was pretty much ignored by the female gp’s I saw. I then was transferred to a new male GP who rang me out of the blue, had a chat and he said ‘you shouldn’t be having to put up with this’. I had an ablation within the year and it literally transformed my life. I’m not saying an ablation would be suitable in your case but I would urge you to really push for a referral. Let us know how you get on x
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Thankyou so much for being so supportive.
Are gynaecologists supposed to do more than just checking for endometriosis on a CAT or ultrasound scanner?

That's all that the ones I was sent to ever did, then they'd just shrug and say "looks normal, guess it's just normal bad period pain."

It always seemed hopelessly half-baked, to me.

I've heard some women actually pass out from the pain, and still get fobbed off like this, which is just crazy! D-:
 
I'm glad that you no longer have to suffer badly like this! Well, personally I think endometrial ablation sounds like a top tier suggestion with literally no downside assuming nothing goes wrong during the procedure, but doctors haven't been going for it unfortunately.
I think it's a great suggestion though!
Maybe I should ask doctor 3 about it, you never know he may actually go for it now that the hideous female doctor isn't saying anything for him to just lazily agree with.
 
Leaderofthecats said:
I'm glad that you no longer have to suffer badly like this! Well, personally I think endometrial ablation sounds like a top tier suggestion with literally no downside assuming nothing goes wrong during the procedure, but doctors haven't been going for it unfortunately.
I think it's a great suggestion though!
Maybe I should ask doctor 3 about it, you never know he may actually go for it now that the hideous female doctor isn't saying anything for him to just lazily agree with.
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Possibly if you go armed with loads of information about possible causes, do your homework, and insist that it is not normal pain, believe me persistence will pay off. I don’t know your age so not sure if they would consider an ablation. Anyhow I know that many of our doctors give in and refer people because they are constantly on their back. I wish you well in your quest (sounds like something from a film) lol. The more info and knowledge you have, the polite but firm suggestion that you are referred should hopefully work. Let us know how you get on x
 
7.4 @ 5.29 too early by half. :(

Have a nice Palm Sunday y'all. The palm cross on the mirror is looking proper tatty and no chance to get a new one.
::)
 
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