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Missing in Action - let us know how things are going
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Northerner
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Northerner
Admin (Retired)
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- Type 1
Happy new job !
edHi folks - been a busy few months, ups and downs, as in life as always.
hope to be a bit more active again now on the forum.
The news from me is - mum diagnosed with t4 colon cancer and t2 nymph cancer as why i have been missing for a while - things looking up a little after surgery and now in the midst of chemotherapy her chances are looking a bit brighter than we thought.
As for me i came on the forum after being diagnosed type 2 in late november due partly not to being too well on metformin i dropped 3.5 stones in 3 months which had the result of getting my bloods back (to my suprise) into normal --- ish levels.
Doctor took me off the metformin and banned me from testing for 3 months after 2 low long term bloods, as she (kinda righly to be honest) decided i was eating to my finger pick results and she wasnt getting a proper picture of how i was actually doing lol.
Soooo 3 months down the line now just been back to the doctors and had my latest results - still at 5.5 for long term - so still decent - and no weight loss - well 2kg only anyway lol.
Therefore i appear to be Pre Post Pre diabetic at the moment still getting spikes if i cheat (ummm sorry) not often i might add. Still on diabetic list for yearly check ups and 6 months for bloods - happy with that.
And thanks to all who gave me help and advice during as we all know is a disorientating time of my life, you guys and gals helped me steer through the minefield of learning about diabetes.
Thanks once more
hope to be a bit more active again now on the forum.
The news from me is - mum diagnosed with t4 colon cancer and t2 nymph cancer as why i have been missing for a while - things looking up a little after surgery and now in the midst of chemotherapy her chances are looking a bit brighter than we thought.
As for me i came on the forum after being diagnosed type 2 in late november due partly not to being too well on metformin i dropped 3.5 stones in 3 months which had the result of getting my bloods back (to my suprise) into normal --- ish levels.
Doctor took me off the metformin and banned me from testing for 3 months after 2 low long term bloods, as she (kinda righly to be honest) decided i was eating to my finger pick results and she wasnt getting a proper picture of how i was actually doing lol.
Soooo 3 months down the line now just been back to the doctors and had my latest results - still at 5.5 for long term - so still decent - and no weight loss - well 2kg only anyway lol.
Therefore i appear to be Pre Post Pre diabetic at the moment still getting spikes if i cheat (ummm sorry) not often i might add. Still on diabetic list for yearly check ups and 6 months for bloods - happy with that.
And thanks to all who gave me help and advice during as we all know is a disorientating time of my life, you guys and gals helped me steer through the minefield of learning about diabetes.
Thanks once more
Aoife
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Hi everyone!
I have been MIA recently, have had a lot going on, was doing a course at uni (which thankfully I passed) followed by Glastonbury festival and then back to a big job interview for promotion which I got so all has been going pretty well all in all! I am however on night shifts next week and have pump clinic on friday so it could come unstuck!
I have been MIA recently, have had a lot going on, was doing a course at uni (which thankfully I passed) followed by Glastonbury festival and then back to a big job interview for promotion which I got so all has been going pretty well all in all! I am however on night shifts next week and have pump clinic on friday so it could come unstuck!
robofski
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Hi All,
Not been around much for quite a while, the automated email from the forum for my birthday last week prompted me to pop in and say hello!
Everything OK with the D (I hope, due for my annual MOT soon so we'll find out!) work is keeping me on the road (or rather in the skies) a lot right now, out to the US every month my body doesn't know what time zone it's in!
Nice to see a lot of familiar names still keeping things going here, it's a great resource for people, I know it helped me enormously when I first started insulin, I must make more effort to visit again!!
Dan
Not been around much for quite a while, the automated email from the forum for my birthday last week prompted me to pop in and say hello!
Everything OK with the D (I hope, due for my annual MOT soon so we'll find out!) work is keeping me on the road (or rather in the skies) a lot right now, out to the US every month my body doesn't know what time zone it's in!
Nice to see a lot of familiar names still keeping things going here, it's a great resource for people, I know it helped me enormously when I first started insulin, I must make more effort to visit again!!
Dan
hey
Hey all,
Sorry I've not been around - been an up down few months - working on getting back up though.
Diabetes related - Have just had my retinopathy results and my background retinopathy from last year seems to have gone away and I'm all clear again 🙂 happy days.
Hope you all are good
H x
Hey all,
Sorry I've not been around - been an up down few months - working on getting back up though.
Diabetes related - Have just had my retinopathy results and my background retinopathy from last year seems to have gone away and I'm all clear again 🙂 happy days.
Hope you all are good
H x
rossi_mac
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I'm wondering about any meets up in the big smoke? I fancy a beer and you lot are generally good 😉 what's the word I thought there was always a summer meet aswell as the annual D-day one in November? But I could be wrong memory not the best unless it's a number...
ivygirl
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Not been on here for quite a while! Have been through the don't care phase! Then earlier this year I had a gallstone attack and ended up in hospital. To cut a very long story short. Ended up having 2 emergency ops and spent a total of 8 weeks in hospital. Most of the time I had no medication (I wasn't eating!). But hey there is always a silver lining - I have lost one and half stone! My tummy is like a patchwork quilt with 2 long scars and 6 keyhole scars but it wasn't pretty to start with so not bothered! Now I'm on the road to recovery am determined not to gain the weight I lost and take my diabetes seriously.b
Northerner
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Good to hear from you again Pat 🙂 Very sorry to hear about the problems you have been having, glad to hear that you are coming out of it well, I hope that the recovery is swift and that you can keep that weight off! Remember we are always here if you need a few words of support and motivation! 🙂
Mrs Mad Ronin
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Im not around at the moment, i was abit poorly last week but this weekend my mum is down for a visit so busy entertaining her 
Lindarose
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I just wanted to let you know that ile be 'missing' for a while. Sadly I'm at papworth again and we know that no more can be done. It's obviously a very difficult time but ile be back with my morning readings as soon as I feel ready. Take care everyone xx
Northerner
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I'm very sorry to hear this Lindarose
Take care of yourself Sending you warm {{{HUGS}}}
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