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Wow you’ve been through the mill! But glad to hear you’re home where you have control of your diet. Well done on the weight loss even if it was accidental!
 
Thank you @Brunneria and @Rachox. Glad to be home with my family.

The kids have been brilliant and have been helping me with all sorts of things. They've even been reminding me to take meds/insulin.

Lots to learn and a long road ahead, but at the risk of sounding corny, they do say "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step". :)
 
B.A._Bigmacus said:
Hi everyone,

Another apologies for the delay in a further update. I'm afraid I've been quite ill the last few weeks.

So whilst in hospital I had went septic and was very poorly. Ended up staying in for nearly 2 weeks however back home now. Have been going to the hospital each day for dressings. They tell me the wound is very clean and healing so thats good news, however the sheer amount of fluid draining from it is incredible. I'm having to have my wife do replacement packing/dressing every 6 hours as they become too full after this and I leak all over my clothing and whatever else I happen to be say on at the time. Disgusting, I know.

With my blood sugars being so high I was having daily visits from the diabetic specialist whilst in hospital. He decided as well as the 4x Glucophage I was taking daily I should start taking insulin too. I now take 30 units of NovaMix 30 twice a day. Since being in hospital I've lost a lot of my appetite (probably from not eating for literally 2 weeks). I'm now eating twice a day and not as much as I used to, however my readings are still around 12-18 mmol. I suspect it will take some playing around to get it right. Due to see the specialist again next month. On the plus side, I've lost two stone in a month!

So, next steps are to learn what I need to regarding diet, exercise, keto etc. Wish me luck!! :)
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Hi there - Wow - You've been in the wars. It rather sounds like you got yourself into hospital in the nick of time, and it sounds like your wife is earning herself some extra brownie points doing your dressings and so on. Hopefully she won't need to do that for too much longer.

Look after yourself and I'm sure there will be loads of members here very happy to help wrestle your diabetes back into shape. Your infection, surgery and recovery will be impacting on your numbers, but this is a window of time, and whilst you're laid up, it's the perfect time to stat doing a bit of reading.
 
B.A._Bigmacus said:
Thank you @Brunneria and @Rachox. Glad to be home with my family.

The kids have been brilliant and have been helping me with all sorts of things. They've even been reminding me to take meds/insulin.

Lots to learn and a long road ahead, but at the risk of sounding corny, they do say "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step". :)
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Interestingly, I posted that quote on the forum only today!

[ cue spooky music ]
 
ickihun said:
How are things @B.A._Bigmacus?
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Hi @ickihun

Still healing, but almost there. Started back work last week on a phased return. Still struggling to get BG down but working on it. Generally feeling pretty exhausted but putting it down to going back to work after being laid up for so long and having deadly man-flu! :):doctor:

Still in desperate need to sort my act out. See the specialist nurse on Monday and I suspect they'll increase the number of units I take. Not sure though as still very new to this insulin lark!

I feel pretty low but I guess when you get so low the only way is up. Things will get better. I will get healthy. I will become more mobile. I will beat this.

How are you? Thanks for posting on my thread :)
 
B.A._Bigmacus said:
Hi @ickihun

Still healing, but almost there. Started back work last week on a phased return. Still struggling to get BG down but working on it. Generally feeling pretty exhausted but putting it down to going back to work after being laid up for so long and having deadly man-flu! :):doctor:

Still in desperate need to sort my act out. See the specialist nurse on Monday and I suspect they'll increase the number of units I take. Not sure though as still very new to this insulin lark!

I feel pretty low but I guess when you get so low the only way is up. Things will get better. I will get healthy. I will become more mobile. I will beat this.

How are you? Thanks for posting on my thread :)
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What's happening is your body has to adjust to lower bgs which can make spirits low or lower than a jolly @B.A._Bigmacus at least.
Once you've adjusted to lower bgs your spirit will adjust back to your jolly, happy self.
This whole process takes time.
If your hba1c was very high then even on a low carb diet you may still need insulin, maybe just basal element thou but cross that bridge IF it happens. Hospital will adjust accordingly.
For now take this opportunity to get a lower carb diet cemented, for going forward.?
I wish someone advised me of such when I first needed insulin. Mind u I found this forum not much after that stage for me too.
I experimented with low carb high fat diet. It was great for reducing insulin unit amounts but no weight loss, not even from less insulin being injected. I have other hormone complications to slow my weight loss down and boy did it remind me, I started adding weight with cheese, butter, double cream and too many nuts.
I adapted my lchf diet to low carb only and I shifted 3.5st by doing it. I even needed less thyroid medication but a betablockers for racing heart. I was roaring to go but I'm currently semi immobile, so I didn't burn off as much fat or reduce my insulin resistance, in the end. In fact I'm on more insulin.
Activity has to kept up, for life so choose something sustainable, you can achieve for decades. This diabetes lark is for a very long time, luckily.
So start your marathon not on a sprint but a steady doable maintenance level. What you feel, you can do, very very long term.

I know you can do this and smash your hba1c into a wow.
This I have no doubt. :) :) :)
 
Have you been tested for anti bodies and how much inslin your body is making to confirm you do have type2 not type1?
 
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