Natalie123
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Sounds familiar from when I was on the 2 injections a day thing, doesn't feel nice at all.
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learning how to deal with my perfect mans hypos!!
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Hi Lissy
Can't really add anything to what has already been said. I seriously hope that he can get onto MDI asap which will go a long way to help control the big D.
My o/h (Robster65) didn't have the best of control when we first got together. The middle of the night hypos where I would sit with him whilst he munched his way through a bag of jellybabies were followed by tremendous highs the next day!
I could see the link but as he'd been diagnosed so long he thought he knew better. But when you're low you don't think straight sometimes a rational word or two can go along way.
We had a long chat about "us" and then I started recording all that went in carb wise, hypo treatments included.
I shudder when I think back to what he was injecting with his meals back then.
With help from all the guys & girls on here you can turn that corner and life improves 100%.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
Take Care
Sarah x
Can't really add anything to what has already been said. I seriously hope that he can get onto MDI asap which will go a long way to help control the big D.
My o/h (Robster65) didn't have the best of control when we first got together. The middle of the night hypos where I would sit with him whilst he munched his way through a bag of jellybabies were followed by tremendous highs the next day!
I could see the link but as he'd been diagnosed so long he thought he knew better. But when you're low you don't think straight sometimes a rational word or two can go along way.
We had a long chat about "us" and then I started recording all that went in carb wise, hypo treatments included.
I shudder when I think back to what he was injecting with his meals back then.
With help from all the guys & girls on here you can turn that corner and life improves 100%.
Look forward to hearing more from you.
Take Care
Sarah x
Lissy87
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Hiya Rob
I hope he can get on to the multilpe as it seems to have helped so many of you! your lady has posted on here too 🙂
He said that his last known HbA1c was 8.8!!!!!! can you believe!! it certainly does tell the story that we have each week!
He has an app with diabetes centre at the hospital on the 7th sep so fingers and toes crossed.
He is going to post on here at the weekend too 🙂
Thanks for your & RSVP's Kind support.
L x
Lissy87
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Hello hun,
Thanks for the post 🙂 Its nice to hear of other ladies proping their men up with jelly babies he he we have a bag either side of the bed which i love as i normally pinch the green ones 😉 I have been told to give him lucozade but rather difficult when his head is moving so much and any rational word would be a miracle!!! The first low i saw i thought he was drunk and then quickly realised his face was sweating then the eyes rolled eeeek i have never been one to run around naked for sweets before!!! ha
I am going to take what you have done by recorded everything that goes in and start a diary i love that idea!! Thanks.
Also like the ref of "THE BIG D" 🙂
Thank you so much
L x
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Just a quick reply about the 8.8 Hb. In itself, it could be a lot worse but if he's constantly bouncing from high to low, it will reflect an average without showing the extremes, which are worse than just a steady high average, if you see what I mean.
It's really important for him to get the stability, even at a slightly high level and then reign it in to a better average. I used to have convulsions years ago but since the beginning of last year we've got my Hb down from the 8s to the low 6s. If you start from scratch and he's a willing patient, you can both have a good future without complications.🙂
Looking forward to him posting too.🙂
Rob
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Heya Lizzy.
Welcome to the forum, I'm afraid I'm a bit late at the welcome as I not been on for an age. My god, in your picture, you look the spit of my cousin...not that it would make any sense to you or anyone!!
I echo everything everyone has said. Mike, Rob and Alan(northerner) are all extremely knowledgable and give sound advice.
Everyone on here is sooooo friendly as you have already gathered and my o/h has been in your situation twice with the lows (0.6 and a 1.1) and a DKA high where on brink of death..I am suprised he hasn't left me yet with all the chaos I bring!
It must be a scary thing to witness, my o'h says I have rolled my eyes back, contorted my body, fitted and hit my head and bled everywhere
...not quite the level of running around naked for sweets but he's run into the street in just his boxers to flag down the ambulance!😱
Good luck for the DSN appointment on the 7th, let us know how it went. Deffo get on DAFNE or similar(in Telford its the STILE course), deffo get glucagon, deffo get on MDI, maybe ask about the Continous Blood Glucose Monitoring machines, the hospitals can lend them out for a week or so at a time and they track the patterns your o/h levels and alarms apparantly can go off when too high or too low! Fab or what!
The episode you posted about originally, had your o/h been drinking alcohol at all that day? Alcohol can lower your levels and the liver is so busy detoxing the alcohol that it temporarily stops secreting out glucose, thus lower levels, especially if this is not known and insulin is then given?
It sounds like from your thread and replies that you are a sensible and intelligent person but even hypos can be misread, I've been kicked out of bars before because they assume I'm on drugs! Its evident you can now recognise the hypo symptoms which is great, I always say its like being drunk and disorderly but I can eat for England and usually end up doing, thinking or saying the oddest of things. In fact I think I posted on here once in the early hours as whilst hypo, my brain was trying to figure out who had posted last!?! I've also been convinced I was covered in varnish and I also swore blind that the paramedic once was Heston Blumental(why oh why would a michelin starred chef be in my bedroom at 2am!)
I hope that you enjoy learning and sharing on this forum, there is a great mix of people, knowledge and experience as well as regular meets. The next one is in B'ham in Sept and one in London in Nov for the forum b'day.
Take care and if you want all my green jelly babies too, send your postal address!!! LOL
Welcome to the forum, I'm afraid I'm a bit late at the welcome as I not been on for an age. My god, in your picture, you look the spit of my cousin...not that it would make any sense to you or anyone!!
I echo everything everyone has said. Mike, Rob and Alan(northerner) are all extremely knowledgable and give sound advice.
Everyone on here is sooooo friendly as you have already gathered and my o/h has been in your situation twice with the lows (0.6 and a 1.1) and a DKA high where on brink of death..I am suprised he hasn't left me yet with all the chaos I bring!
It must be a scary thing to witness, my o'h says I have rolled my eyes back, contorted my body, fitted and hit my head and bled everywhere
...not quite the level of running around naked for sweets but he's run into the street in just his boxers to flag down the ambulance!😱
Good luck for the DSN appointment on the 7th, let us know how it went. Deffo get on DAFNE or similar(in Telford its the STILE course), deffo get glucagon, deffo get on MDI, maybe ask about the Continous Blood Glucose Monitoring machines, the hospitals can lend them out for a week or so at a time and they track the patterns your o/h levels and alarms apparantly can go off when too high or too low! Fab or what!
The episode you posted about originally, had your o/h been drinking alcohol at all that day? Alcohol can lower your levels and the liver is so busy detoxing the alcohol that it temporarily stops secreting out glucose, thus lower levels, especially if this is not known and insulin is then given?
It sounds like from your thread and replies that you are a sensible and intelligent person but even hypos can be misread, I've been kicked out of bars before because they assume I'm on drugs! Its evident you can now recognise the hypo symptoms which is great, I always say its like being drunk and disorderly but I can eat for England and usually end up doing, thinking or saying the oddest of things. In fact I think I posted on here once in the early hours as whilst hypo, my brain was trying to figure out who had posted last!?! I've also been convinced I was covered in varnish and I also swore blind that the paramedic once was Heston Blumental(why oh why would a michelin starred chef be in my bedroom at 2am!)
I hope that you enjoy learning and sharing on this forum, there is a great mix of people, knowledge and experience as well as regular meets. The next one is in B'ham in Sept and one in London in Nov for the forum b'day.
Take care and if you want all my green jelly babies too, send your postal address!!! LOL
Lissy87
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Hiya Suze!
Wow thank you for you post. I am defo taking the thing you have mentioned particulay the continuous blood monitor machine.
He hadnt had any alcohol the other week. He has however been stressed out due to him running his business and being poorly.
He ok now still having the odd hypo every few days but quite calm i just cant wait to get him sorted. You other half sounds like he knows whats what. and if he is like me everytime something happens it makes me realise i couldnt be without him. (cheeeeeeeesey) he he
Telford you say your from!! We are in wolverhampton! How do you find the response from your GP and Princess royal?
Ha Heston would scare me!!
The support on here is out of this world im really glad i found you all. It is a real massive help to me and dunc.
Green Jelly Sweet Forever!! ha
Lissy x
I just wanted to add my rather late welcome to the forum.
It's certainly been an interesting thread this one and I boggle at the poor support that some GP's give. Anyway, I hope the information that the brilliant guys and gals here have given really turns things around for you both!
Andy 🙂
It's certainly been an interesting thread this one and I boggle at the poor support that some GP's give. Anyway, I hope the information that the brilliant guys and gals here have given really turns things around for you both!
Andy 🙂
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Oops! Sorry, I wrote Lizzy not Lissy!!
Not long now till the DSN appointment, hope you have written down a list of the questions you want to ask, it only shows your dedication and interest!
I doubt my o/h would ever show as much 'cheesy' affection as you have for your o/h..he tends to use humour to show his love!!! Nah, he's not too bad!
Princess Royal I have found fab, I don't care too much for my GP and the person I have the utmost respect and thanks for is my DSN. It was by chance that we met as she was covering someones leave but I have carried on seeing her even though she is from Shrews. I think when you find a health professional who cares, is extremely knowledgable and doesn't patronise either is a good thing. She's a keeper! I have had a lot of ups and downs with gaining control over 10y so I tend to see the head consultant at PRH which at least I feel I am getting the most experienced advice. He also sees me as we are planning a family (with Rick not the Doctor!!
) and I have been discussing the pump with him too. Glad things are settling even though a few hypos are creeping in. I'm having a few waking hypos and no idea why! I think sometimes, it can be 'just because'
Glad you are liking the forum, it is great as you can be as active/involved as you want or remain anonymous and just browse or anywhere inbetween! No-one on here holds grudges either if you only pop on here periodically to just ask questions, get advice or just to vent and get through a bad patch!!!!
...I used to work in Wolves funnily enough -Express & Star.
Oh, and it was while out around there that the bar thought I was on drugs! I think it was a place I doubt exists still -the Lite Bar ! OMG, does the civic still have Cheeky Monkey night? I vaguely remember being in there, worse for wear I might add. I'm too old and far too sensible to act like I did back in those days!!
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