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So, here's the nub: after decades of roller coaster sugars and little constancy of activity, I began a new journey in September 2013 to wrest control in such a way that it would not be too reactionary and knee jerk.
I accepted that it needed to take time and that the damage I've done may already be far greater or more encompassing than simply prolific retinopathy.
In recent months I'd been experiencing chest pains & palpitations when my BG dropped and especially when being active.
So it came as a shock and panicked me when I began getting strong heart palpitations, chest tightening and a freezing left arm.
A call to 111 led to an ambulance and a subsequent visit to the cardiac unit, from where I'm posting this, after an overnight stay and lots of tests.
Happily, I haven't had a heart attack, but it's possible that I may have Reynauds Syndrome (which would explain the major issues I'm having with finger pricking at the moment).
The cardiologist has stated she would prefer to see me go back onto an ACE inhibitor & will write to my GP accordingly... looks like I have more research to do!
That aside, my foray into LCHF since Christmas have been wonderful: almost miraculous BGs throughout.
So here's the grumble: hospital food.
Dinner comprised: salmon and cucumber sandwich, Muller Lite Peach Yoghurt (low fat, very sweet ) and carrot soup that U can only assume came out of a packet.
Whist there were carbs per 100g listed on the sandwich & yoghurt packages there was nothing about the soup, and the staff member did not appear engaged with her role (not surprising considering the management techniques of present day UK) to ask.
Fortunately, I could turn to my new android phone and make the relevant calculations with the calculator and Carbs & Cals apps; but what if I was someone with diabetes who carb counts but isn't so IT literate?
Well, the end result was a postprandial spike of 13 mmol, which I reduced to 7.0 before sleep.
I woke to 5.0, followed by 5.6 & then 5.4 before breakfast. ☺
The same process occurred with breakfast... sweet, gruel-like porridge with no info. (Alternatives included rice crispies, cornflakes and weetabix.)
One hour on from breakfast and my BG is 8.7; the two hour test is coming next...
7.5 after two hours, then 9.8, 9.2 and 9.8 after treadmill (lowered basal), and lunch. 3.2 after dinner (oops, overestimated carbs), 6.4 around 22.15.
I accepted that it needed to take time and that the damage I've done may already be far greater or more encompassing than simply prolific retinopathy.
In recent months I'd been experiencing chest pains & palpitations when my BG dropped and especially when being active.
So it came as a shock and panicked me when I began getting strong heart palpitations, chest tightening and a freezing left arm.
A call to 111 led to an ambulance and a subsequent visit to the cardiac unit, from where I'm posting this, after an overnight stay and lots of tests.
Happily, I haven't had a heart attack, but it's possible that I may have Reynauds Syndrome (which would explain the major issues I'm having with finger pricking at the moment).
The cardiologist has stated she would prefer to see me go back onto an ACE inhibitor & will write to my GP accordingly... looks like I have more research to do!
That aside, my foray into LCHF since Christmas have been wonderful: almost miraculous BGs throughout.
So here's the grumble: hospital food.
Dinner comprised: salmon and cucumber sandwich, Muller Lite Peach Yoghurt (low fat, very sweet ) and carrot soup that U can only assume came out of a packet.
Whist there were carbs per 100g listed on the sandwich & yoghurt packages there was nothing about the soup, and the staff member did not appear engaged with her role (not surprising considering the management techniques of present day UK) to ask.
Fortunately, I could turn to my new android phone and make the relevant calculations with the calculator and Carbs & Cals apps; but what if I was someone with diabetes who carb counts but isn't so IT literate?
Well, the end result was a postprandial spike of 13 mmol, which I reduced to 7.0 before sleep.
I woke to 5.0, followed by 5.6 & then 5.4 before breakfast. ☺
The same process occurred with breakfast... sweet, gruel-like porridge with no info. (Alternatives included rice crispies, cornflakes and weetabix.)
One hour on from breakfast and my BG is 8.7; the two hour test is coming next...
7.5 after two hours, then 9.8, 9.2 and 9.8 after treadmill (lowered basal), and lunch. 3.2 after dinner (oops, overestimated carbs), 6.4 around 22.15.
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