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It's a pity that Katetoxo (who was briefly with us at the end of 2011) isn't still around, she was an asset to this forum. 🙂 Still, I may be to blame for her leaving, as I gave her a link to The Insulin Gang and she said that, although she liked this forum, she would prefer one with posters around her own age. 🙄😉
 
hi i am back for a chat

hi every body graham is growing up is doing really well in London I am back to 30 hours a week like just before graham diagnosis 7 years ago my little one molly is 3 next year will start reception graham secondary school she is a terror but no sign of diabetes for her {when she is unwell we always do a finger prick } and very busy now I keep in touch with Adrienne on facebook very interesting topics there as well solve all the questions with the new school so cu soon everybody I keep an eye here and very pleased to speak to the old members again !!!!! :D
 
grahams mum said:
hi every body graham is growing up is doing really well in London I am back to 30 hours a week like just before graham diagnosis 7 years ago my little one molly is 3 next year will start reception graham secondary school she is a terror but no sign of diabetes for her {when she is unwell we always do a finger prick } and very busy now I keep in touch with Adrienne on facebook very interesting topics there as well solve all the questions with the new school so cu soon everybody I keep an eye here and very pleased to speak to the old members again !!!!! :D
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Always lovely to hear from you Daniela 🙂 Good to hear that the school problems will be sorted out 🙂
 
HERE TINTIN said:
Hi folks, I am not really MIA, but I havent been around for a couple of weeks. I am struggling with dialysis at the moment. They seemed to have got on top of the neuropathy pain which dialysis seems to kick off. But the yesterday after it I was in terrible pain all night and couldnt sleep all night. Plus my bp has gone so low I am having trouble standing up and it crashed on dialysis yesterday and I fainted sitting down. It was quite scarey, I am hoping to see my dr next time if possible. I am not aneamic anymore , so if I could stand up I would be quite lively 😱 I am sure we will get on top of all this and I will feel much better. On a happy note I am now officially on the kidney/pancreas tx list, my case is packed and I am ready to go, I hope you lot are all ok and I am going to try and catch up a bit more frequently....Tintin
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Great to hear from you Tintin. 🙂 Sorry to hear about your problems - hope they can sort you out soon, especially the fainting! 😱
 
I hope they can sort it out for you TinTin, great to hear that you are on the list - I hope you don't have to wait long 🙂
 
Oh well, I popped in 6 days ago, obviously no-one noticed. Going missing again now.
 
Annimay said:
Oh well, I popped in 6 days ago, obviously no-one noticed. Going missing again now.
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Anita! Did I miss you? I'm sorry, I do try and keep up with all the posts! How are you?

Just checked back - I was away at the Kate Bush concert when you posted, hence why I missed it. I hope things are going OK for you on the metformin.
 
Hello

Im back.

Over the last few months I have taken my eyes off the ball.........why am I so stupid come back to bite me on the bum. Will write a message on the other board.

Need your help and support .
 
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Sheilagh1958 said:
Hello

Im back.

Over the last few months I have taken my eyes off the ball.........why am I so stupid come back to bit me on the bum. Will write a message on the other board.

Need your help and support .
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Always here for you Sheilagh 🙂 Nice to hear from you again, but sorry to hear about the problems you are experiencing.
 
Thank you for your support
 
Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that I'm still here, sometimes I log in & sometimes I don't but I do have a look at the forum most days & sometimes probably several times a day.

I'm still having a diabetic burnout & have been for the last few weeks ever since I went for my diabetic review following my diabetic bloods in November

I'm slipping with:
- bedtime testing - finding it's far too easy to say oh well I can't be bothered
- fasting or waking testing - too easy to wake up get up & not to test until breakfast time which is usually mid morning about 10am - 11am ish
- finding it far too easy to have the odd snack here & there during the evening without blousing! - last night I was munching away on popcorn the sweet one

When I look at my meter (the accu-chek expert) & look at the reports then targets
last 14 days - overall - above = 73%
within = 27%
so that shows how bad things are at the moment

If anyone would like to help or encourage me this would be great - tia
 
Have you seen posts for Freestyle libre ? A real good gadget. You can watch what foods are doing to you with graphs & trends. Please go on Post & vote 😎
 
Aw Gill, I'm sorry to hear that you are still struggling :( You have always shown the determination to get things on track though, so try not to look back - you can't change the past. What you need to do is look forward and try to devise strategies to deal with each of the issues you can identify. Break it down and think of ways you might be able to simplify your approach to each problem, and this way it will be less overwhelming - you'll also benefit from small successes which should encourage you to tackle the next thing on the list 🙂 For example, I know you find it hard to resist snacking, but could you try and improve the impact of that by finding some non-carb or low-carb things to snack on? Stop buying biscuits and suchlike - if you don't have them in the house you'll be less tempted! 🙂
 
mum2westiesGill said:
Hi everyone,

Just to let you know that I'm still here, sometimes I log in & sometimes I don't but I do have a look at the forum most days & sometimes probably several times a day.

I'm still having a diabetic burnout & have been for the last few weeks ever since I went for my diabetic review following my diabetic bloods in November

I'm slipping with:
- bedtime testing - finding it's far too easy to say oh well I can't be bothered
- fasting or waking testing - too easy to wake up get up & not to test until breakfast time which is usually mid morning about 10am - 11am ish
- finding it far too easy to have the odd snack here & there during the evening without blousing! - last night I was munching away on popcorn the sweet one

When I look at my meter (the accu-chek expert) & look at the reports then targets
last 14 days - overall - above = 73%
within = 27%
so that shows how bad things are at the moment

If anyone would like to help or encourage me this would be great - tia
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Still having the burnout & slipping with the same things but also started with a headcold a week ago which has really messed my BGs up for me 😡

Targets now are
last 14 days - overall - above = 93%
within = 5%

How do I get back to normal please?
 
mum2westiesGill said:
Still having the burnout & slipping with the same things but also started with a headcold a week ago which has really messed my BGs up for me 😡

Targets now are
last 14 days - overall - above = 93%
within = 5%

How do I get back to normal please?
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Hi Gill

Sorry to hear that you are struggling! I think we all suffer from burnout from time to time. But now you have recognised that you need to get back on track, that's a good start!

Just go back to the beginning and take baby steps, keep testing but only try to sort one thing out at a time. If you try to change everything all at once you will just get confused. Start posting your readings again if it will help, someone will give you advice. Good luck 🙂

Oh and it might be a good idea to wait until your cold is better before you make any drastic changes as illness always messes things up! Just keep doing what your meter suggests and then once you feel better start to tackle things properly.
 
Thank you Sally71 & I've just posted some BG levels on Group 7-day waking average? thread X
 
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