Good Morning

[eldergarth]

Someone should be helping, surely? Can your practice nurse not give you support?
I'm not very happy about you struggling like this. Something should be done!
My gp practice could definitely shame yours. They need shaming into helping. I think because you don't live alone your not as vunerable as others so they prioritize the elderly and more vunerable Ron. I guess this is the nhs now.
My partner has different problems so he is classed as vunerable. I guess all practices have their own way of doing things. Might be worth making an appointment with practice manage to find out WHAT your gp practice CAN do for you hun?

The occupational therapist are supposed to be contacting me this week to arrange visit so maybe for the better if they see me like this doesn't feel like it know

 

[tina_marie]

Someone should be helping, surely? Can your practice nurse not give you support?
I'm not very happy about you struggling like this. Something should be done!
My gp practice could definitely shame yours. They need shaming into helping. I think because you don't live alone your not as vunerable as others so they prioritize the elderly and more vunerable Ron. I guess this is the nhs now.
My partner has different problems so he is classed as vunerable. I guess all practices have their own way of doing things. Might be worth making an appointment with practice manage to find out WHAT your gp practice CAN do for you hun?

Morning Vicky , I was speaking to my brother at the weekend . His girlfriend is a practice manager down in Poole my home town and it's just as bad down there . One thing I was really shocked to hear was that they are closing the A&E department at Poole hospital and transferring everything to Bournemouth A&E , this to me is ludicrous . Bournemouth won't be able to cope . My old gp surgery has been put into special measures . Makes you wonder what is happening to our health service.

 

[13lizanne]

Well that was an exhilarating outing. My bg has dropped to 3.9 with my exertion in the frosty air, time for a cuppa methinks

 

[Liam1955]

6/12 - Good Morning Everybody from a dull, miserable and cold York. Hugs those who are not well. And hope everyone else is well and enjoy the day.

 

[ickihun]

Well that was an exhilarating outing. My bg has dropped to 3.9 with my exertion in the frosty air, time for a cuppa methinks

Wow. Mine always increases but I've seen some recent posts stating once your body gets used to the stress of the new exercise it starts lowering the bgs instead of increasing. Has your walking always lowered your bgs Anna?
I remember coming back from a new gym induction last year and my bg increased to 11.2 from 7.4 at start. I wasn't amused. Gym instructed hadnt seen such an increase, which I was surprised as it was a diabetes get fitter referral. When I'm in less pain I will join my walking clubs and self monitor for 6wks. Very interesting on short-term hba1c result.
When I used to swim I had to eat protein before the hour exercise to counteract the high bg after drying off. Otherwise I found it counter productive. Loved my fun swims. In spring I'll be back at it. Too cold my local pool, it triggers sciatica in my right leg. Everytime. I'm still looking for a hotel which allows no resident 9yr olds in winter. I'll keep looking. Even aquatic centre used by athletes in Sunderland isn't warm enough for my underactive thyroid symptoms. Looking forward to Spring!

 

[13lizanne]

Yes Vicky, my walking almost always lowers my bg but not usually by much 0.5-1.5 at most. My fbg today was 5.1 I had 1 slice wholemeal toast (from a small sized loaf) buttered, with a cube of cheese for breakfast at 8am approx then went for an hour's walk at 9.30am my 3.9 bg was taken at approx 10.45. I have noticed, however, if I am walking really fast or running up and down stairs a lot my bg can rise for a short period before dropping again. I usually walk 2x daily for 40mins with longer walks when I'm only walking once per day. I keep to a pace where I'm slightly out of breath but can still talk as I walk. That was a long answer, sorry! Perhaps the gym is too stressful/strenuous for your BG levels? Gentler exercise should be effective. Good luck! @ickihun

 

[ickihun]

Yes Vicky, my walking almost always lowers my bg but not usually by much 0.5-1.5 at most. My fbg today was 5.1 I had 1 slice wholemeal toast (from a small sized loaf) buttered, with a cube of cheese for breakfast at 8am approx then went for an hour's walk at 9.30am my 3.9 bg was taken at approx 10.45. I have noticed, however, if I am walking really fast or running up and down stairs a lot my bg can rise for a short period before dropping again. I usually walk 2x daily for 40mins with longer walks when I'm only walking once per day. I keep to a pace where I'm slightly out of breath but can still talk as I walk. That was a long answer, sorry! Perhaps the gym is too stressful/strenuous for your BG levels? Gentler exercise should be effective. Good luck! @ickihun

Thanks Anna. I'm walking and constantly out of breath at mo but not due to building up exertion. I'm having a problem with breathlessness and dizziness. Cardiologist is investigating. I've never had breathing problems. My sister has asthma but not me. I've only been unfit once that I can remember. I know how that feels when your working your heart more to build up fitness and stanima. This is immediate breathlessness. Just getting up from rest. Strange, isn't it?

 

[13lizanne]

Hopefully the cardiologist will get to the bottom of the problem Vicky, that must be quite frightening for you? @ickihun

 

[ickihun]

Hopefully the cardiologist will get to the bottom of the problem Vicky, that must be quite frightening for you? @ickihun

I don't mind admitting - I'm scared! I'm going to distract myself til results come through and just try and stay as active as I can. Lergies have gone. I feel, nearly a new woman! lol

 

[PatsyB]

Good Morning to everyone , I hope your day is a good one

 

[13lizanne]

Good morning @PatsyB and everyone. Still black as pitch outside (7.50am) frost is gone though. Hope this will be a good day for everyone

 

[ickihun]

Morning guys!
9yr old has lergies and gone back to bed. 3yr old has nativity play this morning.
I wish I could be in 2 places at once. Daddy staying home for 30mins nativity should take, me thinks. My poor baby big boy

 

[Diamum5972]

Morning everyone, it's foggy again today but much warmer - we're getting up to 12 degrees this afternoon! If I wasn't so busy I'd be sunbathing later

 

[Liam1955]

7/12 - Good Morning from a wet and rainy York, but forecast says going to be Sunny this afternoon and reach 12 degrees. Hope Everybody is well today? Hugs to those who are poorly.

 

[Diamum5972]

Morning all, it's going to be warm again but this time we're getting clouds and rain with it. Yuk! I hate warm rain! Sending hugs to everyone who needs one xx

 

[Liam1955]

8/12 - Good Morning from a very grey, raining York. It's so 'dark' got all the lamps on! Hope Everybody is well and enjoy the day. Sending hugs to the poorly people, especially: @debrasue - @Diamum5972 - Barbara - and @PenfoldAPD Get Well Soon. And hope you - Vicky @ickihun are feeling much better after last night

 

[debrasue]

Morning, peeps!
It's grey and soggy here in the West Country this morning, which rather matches my mood today. (I've managed to acquire another streaming cold on top of the 6-week hacking cough I've got already, so I feel rather grey and soggy myself.) Thanks for your good wishes, William!
If I had my druthers today, I would probably have gone back to bed after my online shopping delivery arrived, but I've just discovered that I have to collect TT No 2 from school and look after her this afternoon, so that's not going to happen.
Oh well, roll on spring!
Hugs to all the poorly peeps, notably @eldergarth, @Liam1955, @PenfoldAPD, @Cumberland,
@ickihun, @maureen5752 and anyone else I have forgotten - for which my sincere apologies, but I'm blaming a head full of cotton wool this morning!
xx

 

[ickihun]

Morning guys!
I'm still unsettled so I'm waiting til I'm totally shattered before I go to bed.
So I thought I'd say hi incase I sleep a little later this morning and go straight into the afternoon after 2 pressing telephone calls are made.

 

[PatsyB]

Morning all....again awake till 2am then slept and up early this am grrrr

 

[KevinPotts]

Morning all....again awake till 2am then slept and up early this am grrrr

Very frustrating for you. My Vonnie often experiences the same thing ....me you can out me on a clothes line and I sleep soundly