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Welcome @Bazzlejet to the forum you will get great help here!
@Paulbreen congrats on HS, haven't had one of those for ages!
Just back from 5 mile run, not so cold...
Met next door neighbour in street as I finished, she was walking her dog. Told me she get Covid vaccine this morning (in her eighties!) and then has to stay in until Thursday when she goes for cataract op! Just a precaution against general infection. I don't know, appointments for stuff like red buses!

Blessings Snowwy
 
A 5.1 for me this morning at 07:21 after a 6.4 yesterday at 07:28. The wife and I get my son to bed on Saturdays and then have a sit down dinner with a bottle (or two) of wine and I am consistently 6.4 on Sunday mornings. I suspect it is eating late.

Had a call with my GP this morning and he is happy for me to come off metformin and re-test my HbA1c in three months. 🙂

My weight loss goal was to be under fifteen and a half stone by my birthday (14th). I was 15 stone 6.6 lbs this morning 🙂 with a BMI under 28 (27.8). The next target is to be under 15 stone 5 lbs which will be more than 4.5 stone off since I started. I find it hard to believe that I have lost over 60lbs! I do find that setting small, achievable goals is motivational for me. If I can get down to 13 stone 12lbs my BMI will be below 25 which is the big goal for this year but I'll do it by setting small goals along the way.

I've managed to take an exercise class every day this month so far. I do three days of indoor cycling and then a day of yoga and I've done 80 miles so far this month. I try and do 45 minutes per day. The Kick-Start the Year Challenge is to take a class every day in January - so far so good!
 
@adrian1der that‘s amazing. I bet you’ve never felt better.
 
HenryBennett said:
Welcome. Sorry if I’ve missed it elsewhere, but what was your HbA1c when you were diagnosed and have you been offered any help by your GP?
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Henry, this is his introductory thread....
Newbie type 2 | Diabetes UK
HbA1c not known by the OP yet but looks like it will be a high one and I suspect may be misdiagnosed Type 1
 
5.5 this morning
 
Morning all. 🙂 9.9 here.

The tide was right out this morning so we had an extra long walk. Lots of sandpipers around, mostly having words with the raucous seagulls, by the looks of it.

@Kaylz I hope the DN gets back to you ASAP.
@Bexlee - people’d have to be daft not to realise how hard teachers are working atm! Good for you.o_O:D
 
adrian1der said:
Had a call with my GP this morning and he is happy for me to come off metformin and re-test my HbA1c in three months. 🙂
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@adrian1der
Well done! You must be so pleased!

Also great results with your weight loss & exercise. I agree with your strategy of setting staged realistic targets. You must be enjoying the benefits of your new regime. Fantastic!
 
Bloden said:
@Kaylz I hope the DN gets back to you ASAP.
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Thanks, she's stumped, she can't do anything to get fast tracked to get me out of here and only thing she sees as working to stop my BG increasing in the afternoon is to remove the cause (my grandad) which my mum won't do for me so I'll just have to put up with it unfortunately, she sounded like she was nearly in tears and was struggling to understand that even though I've explained and raised my concerns why I'm still having to go through it but hey ho xx
 
Christy said:
@adrian1der
Well done! You must be so pleased!

Also great results with your weight loss & exercise. I agree with your strategy of setting staged realistic targets. You must be enjoying the benefits of your new regime. Fantastic!
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Thanks @Christy
Haven't stopped grinning all morning 🙂

At first he suggested re-testing in six months and then coming off metformin but with a bit of prodding he agreed I could come off straight away and re-test in three
 
Was 8 before bed after a spike, followed by a sudden drop after 2 units correction. Woke at still 8 which feels like a good result for me. Lovely delivery box of fruit veg eggs and milk arrived this morning. Will be having mushroom omlette for lunch. Discovered that i can get my prescription fro the outside window of the chemist in sainsbury's which will save me having to get someone to collect. Just going to have to cancel i think the desperately needed eye test for new glasses as really too much of a risk.
My 85 year old mum is now saying she will refuse to go to get her vaccination, lets hope they will come to her, even if she is not in a care home, only sheltered accommodation. I haven't seen her for 11 months, and she always sounds like she is on her last legs (i have been thru lots of emotions with the situation and my sister is looking after her) but have resigned myself to the fact that i may not see her again.
 
Forgot that it was my 2nd diaversary Friday last, feel like I've had it forever lol. Had a word with the diabetes nurse where I work due to my morning numbers being consistently in the late 7s or 8s with not much change in my diet, if anything eating less carbs. She says it is 'the nature of the beast' and I may need to go back up to 4 metformin although my hba1c is ok but is slowly increasing, will wait and see what my next hba1c is. Being sent along to our other surgery for Covid vaccine in an hour, horray.
That's all for now folks!!
 
adrian1der said:
A 5.1 for me this morning at 07:21 after a 6.4 yesterday at 07:28. The wife and I get my son to bed on Saturdays and then have a sit down dinner with a bottle (or two) of wine and I am consistently 6.4 on Sunday mornings. I suspect it is eating late.

Had a call with my GP this morning and he is happy for me to come off metformin and re-test my HbA1c in three months. 🙂

My weight loss goal was to be under fifteen and a half stone by my birthday (14th). I was 15 stone 6.6 lbs this morning 🙂 with a BMI under 28 (27.8). The next target is to be under 15 stone 5 lbs which will be more than 4.5 stone off since I started. I find it hard to believe that I have lost over 60lbs! I do find that setting small, achievable goals is motivational for me. If I can get down to 13 stone 12lbs my BMI will be below 25 which is the big goal for this year but I'll do it by setting small goals along the way.

I've managed to take an exercise class every day this month so far. I do three days of indoor cycling and then a day of yoga and I've done 80 miles so far this month. I try and do 45 minutes per day. The Kick-Start the Year Challenge is to take a class every day in January - so far so good!
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Well done Adrian, great achievement and you're so right to set small but achievable goals. x
 
When I was first diagnosed I was left feeling pretty low. It did seem like I had been given a slow sentence towards dreadful complications. Then I joined the forum and saw all the amazing results that all of you were achieving and had achieved and it made me realise that if they can do it so can I!

Without your help, support and the amazing inspirational stories you have all shared I wouldn't be where I am now so a big thank you to each and everyone of you. You have been incredible. If my journey can inspire just one other person to take active control of their condition the way you all inspired me then I will be a very happy man indeed.

Time for a quick cup of tea and then I'll hit the bike 🙂
 
Good afternoon 4.5 on a grey day, done a Lidl`s shop prices gradually creeping up.🙄
Heart unit phoned whilst I was in Lidl`s nearly gave me a heart attack,:D just wanted to
make me an appointment for heart scan so told them to phone back, when I got home
the Pharmacy driver turned up with a pump spray to spray under my tongue don`t no nowt
about it.😎

Broncho @rebrascora stay on Rascal if you can:D and hope Me Me hoof will heal without
any visit from the vet.🙂

Congratulations on HS @Paulbreen and hope the appointment went well.🙂

Well done @adrian1der great result, well done.🙂

Welcome @Bazzlejet nice to have you onboard, yes moving in the right direction keep it up.🙂

Take care folks stay safe, no @Lanny yet?
 
Inamuddle said:
Was 8 before bed after a spike, followed by a sudden drop after 2 units correction. Woke at still 8 which feels like a good result for me. Lovely delivery box of fruit veg eggs and milk arrived this morning. Will be having mushroom omlette for lunch. Discovered that i can get my prescription fro the outside window of the chemist in sainsbury's which will save me having to get someone to collect. Just going to have to cancel i think the desperately needed eye test for new glasses as really too much of a risk.
My 85 year old mum is now saying she will refuse to go to get her vaccination, lets hope they will come to her, even if she is not in a care home, only sheltered accommodation. I haven't seen her for 11 months, and she always sounds like she is on her last legs (i have been thru lots of emotions with the situation and my sister is looking after her) but have resigned myself to the fact that i may not see her again.
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So sorry you can`t see your mum just hang in there you don`t know you won`t see her, fingers crossed. {{{HUGS}}}

Seems a pity to miss your eye test they`re so good with safety, I went a few weeks ago a good safe environment.
 
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