• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Group 7-day waking average?

I think we may be in for another bad day. Hope not but some things have already slightly unravelled.

Still, on with the day. Bit cool but lovely and sunny out there. A 5.6 this morning. A bit high for me but well within reasonable limits.

I may well try a crumpet with butter today. Not sure. Oh I do like to live dangerously.....

I hope to go out with my wife later on. It depends on how she feels when she reappears this morning (don't ask)
 
Late on parade again this morning but with a good reading of 5.1 so hopefully I will be excused.
Didn't feel well again last night... shivery and achy again..... so I had a couple of paracetamol and upped my evening Levemir by one unit..... That is 2 good instinct calls in 2 nights.
Upped my morning Levemir to 30units at 7am as my levels were still increasing a bit yesterday. I think that might be just a bit too much as my levels have dropped a little since then .... to 4.4 when normally I would be rising and need Fiasp to keep FOTF in check, so we shall see what happens as the day progresses.

@adrian1der and @HenryBennett Congrats to you both on the House Specials

@crystalangels
Those dangerously high levels have been going on far too long. It you are unable to get any support from your GP or nurse or an hospital referral, please ring the Diabetes UK helpline above as I believe they can refer you to a DSN for telephone advice and support. Something is very wrong with your treatment and you need professional help to get those levels down. The other alternative would be to ring 111 since you are getting nowhere with your GP.

@Clifton Very saddened to hear your news about Lawrence. That must be an awful shock for all of you, particularly in the circumstances. Hope your presentation goes smoothly and you are soon free to process your grief and support your family even if it is only via the internet.

@Spozkins Can't believe you had 2 days in a row with HSs and now your readings are so erratic! Do you have any idea why? Hope things settle down for you soon. Pretty certain my problems have all stemmed from the vaccine and now I am needing almost double the basal insulin I was before but I am getting the doses about right now and it is definitely helping a lot!
 
Gwynn said:
I hope to go out with my wife later on. It depends on how she feels when she reappears this morning (don't ask)
Click to expand...

Don't need to ask @Gwynn, I have a pretty good idea of what it is like. It's like doing a crossword where just as you think you are getting somewhere, somebody changes the pattern of the blacked out squares and the few answers you thought you had do not fit anymore. Good on you for sticking with it, the alternatives for your wife do not bear thinking about.

Have you made any contact with carer services? Might help.
 
rebrascora said:
Late on parade again this morning but with a good reading of 5.1 so hopefully I will be excused.
Didn't feel well again last night... shivery and achy again..... so I had a couple of paracetamol and upped my evening Levemir by one unit..... That is 2 good instinct calls in 2 nights.
Upped my morning Levemir to 30units at 7am as my levels were still increasing a bit yesterday. I think that might be just a bit too much as my levels have dropped a little since then .... to 4.4 when normally I would be rising and need Fiasp to keep FOTF in check, so we shall see what happens as the day progresses.

@adrian1der and @HenryBennett Congrats to you both on the House Specials

@crystalangels
Those dangerously high levels have been going on far too long. It you are unable to get any support from your GP or nurse or an hospital referral, please ring the Diabetes UK helpline above as I believe they can refer you to a DSN for telephone advice and support. Something is very wrong with your treatment and you need professional help to get those levels down. The other alternative would be to ring 111 since you are getting nowhere with your GP.

@Clifton Very saddened to hear your news about Lawrence. That must be an awful shock for all of you, particularly in the circumstances. Hope your presentation goes smoothly and you are soon free to process your grief and support your family even if it is only via the internet.

@Spozkins Can't believe you had 2 days in a row with HSs and now your readings are so erratic! Do you have any idea why? Hope things settle down for you soon. Pretty certain my problems have all stemmed from the vaccine and now I am needing almost double the basal insulin I was before but I am getting the doses about right now and it is definitely helping a lot!
Click to expand...
Honestly I'm in 2 minds about it. 1 it's pre menstrual, and the way your readings have been remind me of that. My bgs will go very very high and need a lot of insulin and much higher ratios then suddenly change at the drop of a hat. Ufortunately my cycle is not regular so its hard to keep track of whether that's the cause. Or issue number 2. Infection. In the past I've had crazy levels only to develop symptoms of say a UTI a week or so later.

So who knows. Ive only had a couple of days and am starting to feel a bit fed up with it now and cant be bothered with the constant monitoring and trying to figure it out! I can only imagine how you are feeling with it all. I may just take a step back myself and not focus too much as I think sometimes trying to figure it out sends me into analysis paralysis.

I really don't know how much longer it can go on for you though - you're taking an awful lot of insulin at the moment. Have you spoken to your GP/DS about it?
 
@Bexlee and @SB2015, day ok thanks. I do like working with the children and i get on great with the people i work with. I think i'm just frustrated as more and more is being asked of us TAs when we do interventions and there physically isn't enough time in the day/week to do everything. I'm constantly playing catch up, i suppose its the same for you teachers as well @Bexlee.
@Clifton, i'm so sorry to hear about Lawrence, and while you're away too. I hope you managed to concentrate on your presentation and it went ok.
@eggyg, love the pictures. It looks beautiful up there.
@rebrascora and @Spozkins i hope your levels settle soon.
 
freesia said:
@Bexlee and @SB2015, day ok thanks. I do like working with the children and i get on great with the people i work with. I think i'm just frustrated as more and more is being asked of us TAs when we do interventions and there physically isn't enough time in the day/week to do everything. I'm constantly playing catch up, i suppose its the same for you teachers as well @Bexlee.
@Clifton, i'm so sorry to hear about Lawrence, and while you're away too. I hope you managed to concentrate on your presentation and it went ok.
@eggyg, love the pictures. It looks beautiful up there.
@rebrascora and @Spozkins i hope your levels settle soon.
Click to expand...
Thank you. ...
 
Let me thank everyone who's passed on very kind thoughts for the loss of our family dog this morning. It's sincerely appreciated...

A couple of hours ago I received news my older sister has been rushed to hospital with a suspected stroke in Scotland. Mum is on her way from the Borders, brother who is a Doctor, teaches medicine in the northwest of England already on the road and I am flying into Glasgow Friday morning and renting a car out to Lanarkshire.

Been QUITE the day! My BG just checked is a whacking 8.8! Stress is a massive negative influence on glucose levels of that there is no doubt...

A small positive is the presentation went well to the assembled luminaries here and I am now instructed to act on behalf of the United Kingdom in a landmark case later in 2021, unrelated to my visit here.

One of those days where you wish it could start all over again with better news all round ...

Anyway, enough of my moaning, have a super evening everyone - and thanks again for all the virtual positive om.
 
Last edited:
That is indeed some day. Glad the work aspects went well and so sorry about the family and pet concerns. Not easy but try to relax, go for a walk etc as you can't change what's happening at home right now. Take care.
 
Blooming Heck! @Clifton So sorry to hear about your sister too. Hope they are able to stabilize her and make her as comfortable as anyone can be in hospital. Keeping you in my thoughts. Not religious but keeping finger crossed for a good outcome. Congrats on your success workwise.
 
Clifton said:
Been QUITE the day!
Click to expand...
Not the sort of day you’d wish on an enemy :(

I especially feel for your sister and I sincerely hope she makes a full and speedy recovery. She will be in my thoughts along with you and the rest of your family. Thank goodness it was a good day professionally.

Take care.

Henry
 
It turned out to be a reasonably good day today. The worry I had did not surface. No that's not correct. The worry I had was not made worse by an over reaction by my wife.

Sorry, DocB but there is no help for me. I have tried to find some, so many times. There's hardly any help for my wife let alone me!!! As a carer I am ignored.

Chin up as they say. (What does that mean?)

I am so tired of being on edge....
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top