Hello from Wales

[Owen]

Bore da Nikki...welcome to the forum. Another Gog here, I'm just along the coast from you on sunny Anglesey. Until June this year my control was right out of the window but it's starting to get better now. This place helps a lot - it's also good fun.

Hwyl
Jonsi

Taf's rule Gog's drool. 😉

 

[Jonsi]

Many moons ago someone from South Wales asked me "we call you lot up North 'Gogs'...what do you call us down South?
"Ba****ds!" I replied.

 

[Owen]

Many moons ago someone from South Wales asked me "we call you lot up North 'Gogs'...what do you call us down South?
"Ba****ds!" I replied.

Did you say, liberated, modern trendy, friendly etc

 

[HOBIE]

Hiya,
My name is Nikki and I am an adult onset type 1 diabetic. I was diagnosed 8 years ago after my 2nd child was born.

Due to a number of problems I rather lost control of my sugars, and my last two hba1c's have been 95 (10.8 in old money!). I am now working hard to try and get it all back under control and am already finding it useful to read through the old posts on the forum.

Looking forward to getting to know you 🙂
Nikki

Good luck Eggoch with bg etc 🙂

 

[Eggotchi]

Hey Jonsi! Anglesey is gorgeous, we pop up there quite a bit 🙂

 

[Owen]

Hey Jonsi! Anglesey is gorgeous, we pop up there quite a bit 🙂

Look I'm being ignored now, because I'm not a Gogh and I speak Wenglish

 

[Eggotchi]

Not ignoring you! I'm only recently 'welsh' (using the term loosely!) having moved here last year. So far my language skills are somewhat limited, i am learning though! 🙂

 

[Owen]

Not ignoring you! I'm only recently 'welsh' (using the term loosely!) having moved here last year. So far my language skills are somewhat limited, i am learning though! 🙂

You gonna have to learn fast or they'll burn your house down 😉 Just playing🙂

 

[Andy HB]

Ah. Definitely early morning for you then!! Hope you have a good shift!
Not sure where Senghenydd is, but we're up north near Llandudno. 🙂

I spent my formative years in Colwyn Bay but am now in mid Wales.

Welcome to the forum.

Andy 🙂

 

[trophywench]

You gonna have to learn fast or they'll burn your house down 😉 Just playing🙂

LOL 'Come home to a real fire ...' - not funny at the time if you happened to have done what they said after that. However - to lighten the mood, I can confirm 'What's got a hazelnut in every bite?' now - since one shat on me out of the tree he was up in August! And it HURT !

 

[SB2015]

And getting back to your plan to improve control ....

The main things that improved my levels were
- avoiding snacking between meals
- the timing of my bolus before meals (dependent on type of food and BG prior to meal)
- don't sit down for at least 15 minutes after a meal
- finding out which foods spiked my BG (by using a Libre)

 

[Eggotchi]

And getting back to your plan to improve control ....

The main things that improved my levels were
- avoiding snacking between meals
- the timing of my bolus before meals (dependent on type of food and BG prior to meal)
- don't sit down for at least 15 minutes after a meal
- finding out which foods spiked my BG (by using a Libre)

Thanks!
The exercise part of things is a problem for me sadly as I also have ME and am being assessed for other neurological conditions. I am trying the other advice though! 🙂

 

[stephknits]

Welcome, glad you found us. Another late bloomer here 🙂. I have a Welsh dad, but now live in suffolk, which is a long way away. Still try to get over in the holidays, we went to the Gower last time - tidy 🙂

 

[Eggotchi]

Welcome, glad you found us. Another late bloomer here 🙂. I have a Welsh dad, but now live in suffolk, which is a long way away. Still try to get over in the holidays, we went to the Gower last time - tidy 🙂

It is a fab place to visit!
Love your name btw! I do a lot of knitting and other wool crafts 🙂

 

[stephknits]

It is a fab place to visit!
Love your name btw! I do a lot of knitting and other wool crafts 🙂

There are quite a few of us crafty folks on here, there is a thread (sorry) in off the subject about crafts somehow here with lots of amazing things people have made. 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Have a look at Procraftination in off the subject