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RachelT said:
Sorry folks, i've been kind of distracted and stuff. New things to do at work (i actually get to meet real patients now...) and i think the old blood sugar is behaving it'self. Well, i'll know a week on Friday when my MOT is due. My dr has put me on iron tablets which give me the runs worse than Metformin, but make the rest of me feel a lot better. I pop by from time to time but i'm not much help on insulin doses and carb counting, least of all pumping. And somebody or other beats me to the pharmaceutical questions.
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Hi Rachel, really nice to hear from you - and your input on anything is always welcome, even if you think someone else has answered things! I hope that the MOT goes well, please let us know how things go, and don't be a stranger! Hope you can pop along to one of the forum meets some time this year, it would be nice to see you again 🙂
 
That would be great, however i've researched getting to oxford from northampton by public transport for courses for work, but it's virtually impossible. Have fun y'all though. I'll keep an eye out for London or Brum based meets though. Facebook me if i'm being negligent.
 
RachelT said:
That would be great, however i've researched getting to oxford from northampton by public transport for courses for work, but it's virtually impossible. Have fun y'all though. I'll keep an eye out for London or Brum based meets though. Facebook me if i'm being negligent.
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There's be one in London in April and one in Brum in September, so hope to see you at one of those 🙂
 
RachelT said:
That would be great, however i've researched getting to oxford from northampton by public transport for courses for work, but it's virtually impossible. Have fun y'all though. I'll keep an eye out for London or Brum based meets though. Facebook me if i'm being negligent.
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I'm in Northampton as well! Unless you want to go to London or Birmingham public transport links are awful
 
?Hola! Well, try as I might, the universe has decided that I can no longer ignore my diabetes and has put me on notice.. It's my own fault - I let the diet go to hell in a hand basket, and after a fall which damaged ligaments in my leg - exercise fell by the wayside too.

So here I am, with my tail between my legs and a prescription for Metformin....! :(

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Karina
 
karinagal said:
?Hola! Well, try as I might, the universe has decided that I can no longer ignore my diabetes and has put me on notice.. It's my own fault - I let the diet go to hell in a hand basket, and after a fall which damaged ligaments in my leg - exercise fell by the wayside too.

So here I am, with my tail between my legs and a prescription for Metformin....! :(

Any advice would be greatly appreciated

Karina
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Hi Karina, lovely to hear from you, but sorry to hear that you have been having a rough time :( Best advice to start off with is to start a food diary and start taking regular blood sugar readings so you can look for areas that need the most improvement - it will also give you something to discusss with the doctor, nurse and/or dietician. Try and tackle things one at a time and set yourself small goals so you can tick off some successes - the goals will become more challenging as you become more confident and determined 🙂

And don't forget you can rant, chat and pose your questions here and be sure of plentiful support! 🙂
 
Thanks Northerner! Good to see you're still going strong and here to help. Good advice there - I'll give it a shot and keep you posted.
 
Ok, that's a promise! 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Lovely to hear from you Phoebe - I see you on FB and Jemima really is such a delightful little girl! Have a lovely first Christmas with her and hubby 🙂
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Thank you, Delightful is the right word for her. We had a great christmas and her Birthday was also ace, very emotional as kept getting flash backs of the birth.

xx
 
Does anyone know if Sugarbum is ok as I haven't seen her on here for ages?
 
I'm pretty good, thanks

Good news, Hba1c is 6.8 (i'm happy with that considering it took in Christmas and i haven't been especially good.) weight is down (without dieting), no protein in my urine (must be a first!) and even my blood pressure is lower, also i can stop taking iron tablets and as a consequence spend less time on the loo. Even my slightly higher that perfection Cholesterol has been written off as "not being at risk". The nurse even found a pulse in my feet first time without having to get the ultrasound out. Result! I left the surgery happier than when i went in for the first time ever!

bad news is that my Mum has been called to go back to her GP about her "blood sugar", so she could try asking them if anybody else has inherited diabetes from both their mother and their daughter....or father-in-law but that's a bit far fetched. She's quite pragmatic about it though, saying "Oh well, if Rachel can cope with it so can I." I told her she can join the forum, especially if the Dr tells her something silly like "you've got a bit of diabetes" or "you're pre-diabetic". Only problem is that she will get all "food police" on me.

Rachel
 
Some really excellent news there Rachel, apart from your Mum's possible diagnosis of course - hope she can turn it around with your help, and ours, possibly! 🙂
 
She's never had a sweet tooth and has always eaten less sugar than me or anybody else in our family. I expect that living with my father has left her with a carbohydrate habit, like it has the rest of us, but she's had no symptoms to speak of so i expect that she'll be fine on diet control (as long as she can keep Dad away from the potatoes!), if there's any problem at all.
 
sorry not been on for a while 😉 but had some good news today will post a thread
 
i have really miss this place but with work and family hey back now:D
 
Hey guys

Haven't been on for a while but am back now.

Have posted in general message board explaining.
 
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