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  1. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    11.1 It’s coming down!!!
  2. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Late posting but was 11.3 Where can I post to ask why it’s spiking during the day?
  3. P1ckle

    Yoghurt

    That sounds Devine
  4. P1ckle

    Yoghurt

    Thanks. Had heard skyr was good but wasn’t sure if it was better than full fat Greek.
  5. P1ckle

    Yoghurt

    What yoghurt can I eat for lowest carb? Thanks
  6. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    I actually am feeling a bit better. Reading high before lunch but one step at a time x off to find a food thread now to ask more questions :)
  7. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    Thank you thank you. I will keep testing and keep asking here. I’m picking up every bug around lately so just want to feel better to pick me up and push motivation forward. If that makes any sense.
  8. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    Thank you. Thank you all for your comments and help. Suddenly didn’t feel so alone. Thank you and Happy New Year to you all x
  9. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    Hi all, Diabetic nurse was all set up and ready. She checked ketones which were only 0.3 today so down from Saturday. She got the duty doctor in and out to check my chest and confirm the diabetic meds. 5 more days of presnisolone. 7 days of doxycycline Start glicazide 40mg tomorrow morning...
  10. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    Nurse said: Another 5 days steroids and 7 days of new antibiotics for my chest. Glicazide 40mg daily for a week. Given a testing kit and told to test before meals and keep a diary to show to the doc next week. She said we were running out of options and insulin was a likely outcome. She would...
  11. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    Appointment is 12.30 so not long now. I feel like I’m being pushy but it’s ridiculous no one will listen.
  12. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    I’m super thirsty and my mouth is almost always dry. Diabetic nurse just called back and made an appt to see me tomorrow at 12.30. She mentioned glicazide to bring them down straight away. She said she would do a finger prick to test for ketones and go from there.
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    I don’t know what to do

    Hi, I called my gp surgery at 9am. Told them the out of hours doc had said I need to speak to my own gp about my diabetes urgently on Monday as my readings were too high. Receptionist said the diabetic nurse would call me back. I called again at 4 to be told that the message had been passed on...
  14. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    17.8 Waiting on diabetic nurse to call back regarding high readings.
  15. P1ckle

    I don’t know what to do

    When I said it was well controlled I meant Hba1c was stable and not rising. My morning (fasting readings) started increasing in february. My eye screening was the summer before and fine and then the summer after February showing background retinopathy. My foot check in December was fine...
  16. P1ckle

    What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

    23.1 3 more days of steroids and antibiotics