It may be little consolation but over five weeks since my cold started and although I’m “only” coughing morning and night now ( noon is ok on the whole), I definitely feel loads better in myself. I’ve just been using painkillers and a lavender pillow spray and temple rub, it may be a placebo but I dare not use it every night now, I’m down to two pillows from using three for four weeks. Maybe next week I’ll try and wean myself off the lavender spray and get down to one pillow! I really can’t believe how much snot/phlegm/mucous can come from one small woman. I should be about 7 stone now. Hope you all eventually got over it.Morning Everyone.
8.4 for me along with a solid sleep. 🙂
Late posting again (been up a while). Trying to get organised to go pick up some more supplies. Daughter is now unwell too and we are fast running out of cough mix and she can't have lemsip due to her being on co-codamol and of course I cant find the decongestants I keep for her.
Still feeling rubbish. Not even sure if there is any point in calling GPs as it is viral and throwing antibiotics at it wont help and don't know if there's anything they can do to help with the coughing other than what I can get over the counter.
Gratz @rebrascora and @TinaD on the HS today
Have a great day everyone!
We have Dunelm but not a huge selection, The Range, always a bit cheap looking I think and nothing amazing. TKMaxx occasionally have some nice cushions but usually only one of each. No department stores anymore, apart from House of Fraser which would be fine if I wanted a football shirt on my sofa! The nearest city would be Newcastle, they’ve Fenwicks and John Lewis. But I don’t like shopping and 120 mile round trip to buy a cushion just doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t have a sewing machine anymore so making my own is out of the question. Fingers crossed the ones I’ve ordered are ok.
Welcome to this thread. Re the walking and BGs. The effect of exercise can last up to 48 hours. So yesterday’s walk could still effect today’s readings. Conversely, a lot of exercise can raise your BGs! Welcome to the fickle world of D!Hi everyone, 6'5 this morning.
Last days I've been going for a walk after breakfast and had good BGs before lunch. I want to see how are my BG if I don't walk, so today I am sitting at home...for science
Actually I feel I am getting a bit of a cold, so I guess it could be good to stay warm here. I have to work tonight anyway, so I will get my daily walk then.
We have a Range behind the house. It's OK for some things, bur the selection of each category is quite small. Dunelm is 30 miles away.... Exeter (109 miles away) has the nearest department stores. So I can sympathise @eggyg. Hope you like your new cushions when they arrive.
Hello! I've read in the forum that exercise and diabetes can be quite tricky! And I feel I am still "playing on easy mode" because I don't have to consider bolus insulin yet. Still a lot to learn, of course.
I'm done
the "how can one person generate so much mucus" has crossed my mind multiple times.
Every coughing related muscle hurts, coughing up blood in the mucus now (small bits nothing worrying).
I've given up with tissues and onto toilet roll now, needing miles of the stuff 😉
I seem to be either up half the night coughing or waking up feeling like someone is sitting on my chest and coughing/choking/gagging it all up when I wake up then ticking over with coughing fits all day.
I've been loading up with painkillers and cough mix to thin it all as much as possible alongside vapour rub n paracetamol.
Bought a pulse oximeter today to double check because of breathlessness and was just googling what the readings mean...can't bloody breathe at all now for laughing and crying because laughing hurts
I'm done
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I found sudafed mucus relief very effective but it sounds as if you may have a chest infection so may need antibiotics.
