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[am64]

If you type in the search bar julian burgess it shows red shirt with number 40 on the back.. plus my name has a star next to it

nope ....theres a bloke playing a guitar in a kilt !! no red t shirts

 

[Jules001]

you looking in the right place lol... whats yours I add you lol

 

[shiv]

I've PM'd you, Jules

 

[SilentAssassin1642]

Hi Jules, welcome. I have neuropathy too and take Gabapentin - I take 300mg three times a day. but yours sounds much worse than mine

 

[Jules001]

Right I have opened my privacy settings.. there is over 400 ppl with the same name as yours lol......

 

[Jules001]

Hi Jules, welcome. I have neuropathy too and take Gabapentin - I take 300mg three times a day. but yours sounds much worse than mine

Hey dude...

I only take 300mg of gabapentin in the evening before bed your on a higher dose than me.... anyway how are you coping with it!! are you working? how has it affected you?

 

[Jules001]

Just done the dreded finger test "ouch" lol 17.4 which I think is what you refer to as your HBA1C

 

[shiv]

You know your HbA1c is the one they take at the clinic/surgery and it's a general representation of your levels over the last couple of months? You've really confused me with that comment, heh.

Do you do corrections?

 

[VBH]

I dred to think what my HBA1C is gonna be I think the last 1 I had was really high....

Ah. Thats the real problem then and its not going to get any better until you sort that out.

but my nurse has changed my insulin by loads..

Ah now theres the key. Your nurse controlling your insulin rather than you. Now I know the insulin users know their stuff better than I, but I think you would be far better off learning your way around insulin dosing and taking that over. After all, you have to deal with it all day, not just when you drop into the surgery or get on the phone.

Those who get a handle on manging their own insulin dose can have far greater control over their blood glucose (BG). I'll leave it to the insulin users to start talking about carb counting and DAFNE. Good luck.

 

[Jules001]

Oh right ok... In that case I haven't had an Hba1c for at least 6 months or more..... did you read about my fb setting is open now so you can find me lol

 

[shiv]

Oh right ok... In that case I haven't had an Hba1c for at least 6 months or more..... did you read about my fb setting is open now so you can find me lol

17.4 is pretty high for a blood glucose reading, do you take correction doses to bring any high BG readings down?

 

[SilentAssassin1642]

Hey dude...

I only take 300mg of gabapentin in the evening before bed your on a higher dose than me.... anyway how are you coping with it!! are you working? how has it affected you?

I don't let it bother me, it doesn't get in the way - what I have is a transient form of it which means mine will get better and probably go away once I keep levels under control - it was caught before too much damage was done. That's not to say that yours is the same type though. And yes, I work, or I will be again come monday when i start my new job. As I said, mine isn't very bad I just get the odd tingle or shooting pain but it doesn't get in the way unless my levels are through the roof.

It sounds as if your levels are running pretty high - what is your team doing to help you with this? And try and get an HbA1C done if you can, it'll help you work out where you can start with getting levels down again 🙂

 

[PhilT]

Hi Jules, welcome to the forum.