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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

5.6 this morning did a work out yesterday so that probably helped. I am surprised though as I had chopped leeks with minced lamb yesterday. I know it wasn't the lamb. I didn't have many just enough to add flavour and I remained in the 7s for most of the day, a bit high for me. I had some boiled chicken later in the evening still in the 7s and went to bed annoyed with myself! Got up this morning and 5.6 so all ended well. I picked out the chopped leeks from the mince lamb and had it this morning with the remaining boiled chicken, I was starving! Going to be busy for the next couple of days so we will see how the levels play out.
 
My friend has been and gone. It seems she finds more than one person together as challenging but is happy to visit just one person - that person being me! If it gives her someone to talk to, that's fine by me. Better than sitting at home alone. Anyway, I had a tiny piece of the coffee cake (no breakfast) and it was very tasty, however, the figs didn't add much to it, so not worth the bother.

I will have some lunch, but no idea just yet what it will be. Neil eventually got up and has now gone to do my shopping so there will be a bit more choice when he gets back.

I have had a number of endoscopies over the years and maybe they just think it's time for another one. I don't enjoy the process, but I can cope with it. I think, actually, I should be having a colonoscopy because that is where they have fond problems in the past. A stitch in time ... But I'll go with this for now and ask the medical consultant, with whom I have an appointment next Tuesday, what it was for and if there is any follow up on the colonoscopies.
 
gennepher said:
Yes they do @Lainie71
I just wonder sometimes, how a stranger knows to give you the help or words you need at that particular moment.
But then, I've done/said something for/to a stranger on the spur of the moment...
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Some people just know - my dad was a person who would look at me and know what was wrong with me and what to say to me, same with my hubby who we call St John :angelic: I have been a counsellor, confidant and all manner of things whilst doing peoples hair!
 
Annb said:
My friend has been and gone. It seems she finds more than one person together as challenging but is happy to visit just one person - that person being me! If it gives her someone to talk to, that's fine by me. Better than sitting at home alone. Anyway, I had a tiny piece of the coffee cake (no breakfast) and it was very tasty, however, the figs didn't add much to it, so not worth the bother.

I will have some lunch, but no idea just yet what it will be. Neil eventually got up and has now gone to do my shopping so there will be a bit more choice when he gets back.

I have had a number of endoscopies over the years and maybe they just think it's time for another one. I don't enjoy the process, but I can cope with it. I think, actually, I should be having a colonoscopy because that is where they have fond problems in the past. A stitch in time ... But I'll go with this for now and ask the medical consultant, with whom I have an appointment next Tuesday, what it was for and if there is any follow up on the colonoscopies.
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The complete emptying of the bowel with the enema can be an issue for some in sorting out the biome again.
D.
 
BG @6.05am was 7.5
8 .15am BG was7.3 before breakfast had 40 g porridge +6 blueberries +2 strawberries half pint of half milk half water cup decaf coffee 2 hours later BG was10.3
lunch before food BG was 5.4 had ham and cheese omelette cups dec coffee/ 2 hours later BG was5.1
Porridge is pushing my BG up in a morning will have to find alternative breakfast. Will go back to Greek full fat yogurt and berries and check out my BG levels then.
At breakfast I took my Gliclizide recently given this medication by my doctor.
Will update after evening meal.K
Evening meal update on BG 6.4 before meal
2 hours after meal @8.40pm BG is 7.5 we had Pataks jalfrezi curry with chicken and cauliflower rice, cup of decaf tea.K. See what tomorrow brings!!!!!
 
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Granny_grump_ said:
BG @6.05am was 7.5
8 .15am BG was7.3 before breakfast had 40 g porridge +6 blueberries +2 strawberries half pint of half milk half water cup decaf coffee 2 hours later BG was10.3
lunch before food BG was 5.4 had ham and cheese omelette cups dec coffee/ 2 hours later BG was5.1
Porridge is pushing my BG up in a morning will have to find alternative breakfast. Will go back to Greek full fat yogurt and berries and check out my BG levels then.
At breakfast I took my Gliclizide recently given this medication by my doctor.
Will update after evening meal.K
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Try three eggs lightly fried in a table spoon of extra virgin olive oil plus full fat yoghurt and berries... you won't need to eat until evening.
D.
 
gennepher said:
In my case @lindisfel there was nothing on file at my doctor's surgery. There was no information there about any endoscopy, and I had not been to see any doctor, or specialist that year or the year before.

I knew nothing about endoscopy or if it was top end or bottom end. I did turn up for the appointment and I was terrified. It was for 9am on the Thursday, and the letter only came Tuesday afternoon.

No time to investigate where this endoscopy appointment originated from. I cannot use the telephone with being deaf to find out. So I physically went to the GP practice on the Wednesday, but they said there was nothing on record there, and they knew nothing about it, and the endoscopy referral was not initiated by them.

When I got to the hospital I found out it was via mouth. I am asking all kinds of questions because I do not know why I am having it. When I am told there is a camera via mouth going downwards, that was me in a panic. You are anesthesising me I asked. No they said. I got up to leave.

I explained I have excessive dry mouth and throat due to Sjogrens Syndrome, and I am panicking it will get stuck.

Remember I have not seen any specialist at this hospital in Wales, or any hospital in Wales over any issue. I had moved to Wales about 10 years previously.

Although I am terrified, because this whole endoscopy thing was totally out of the blue, there is this wee voice inside me that said I should go through with it.

They agreed to anaesthetise me in the end.

The guy who did the procedure was the actual specialist I saw a couple of weeks later. And he told me of a pile of problems I had, and I got various medications for them, and strategies on how to deal with them.

So, in the event, I was glad I went, and although I questioned the specialist, he could give me no answers as to who referred me except to say it was a nurse. My partner J came with me to the follow up appointment, and he asked as well who had referred me, the specialist just said a male nurse again.

The specialist was a lovely kind friendly guy.

But it still bewilders me who initiated this.. maybe it was an angel?
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I had a gastroscopy, I thought I would be brave.
Never again its a nightmare of continuous gag reactions. Next time I shall be drugged first.
D.
 
lindisfel said:
I had a gastroscopy, I thought I would be brave.
Never again its a nightmare of continuous gag reactions. Next time I shall be drugged first.
D.
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Hi I had years of that until they found a surgeon prepared to do the operation for GERD gastro oesophageal reflux disorder I had it done a long way from home has our local hospital wouldn’t do it, I’ve never looked back since can eat most Foods now even spicy food. I couldn’t even get a spoon of rice down without it choking and making me sick constant acid reflux sleeping ie: lying down was a nightmare had to be propped up due to the reflux it burned back of the throat and all the oesophagus until there was a hole between my stomach and oesophagus 6 hour operation fabulous surgeon a Mr Pusnami for ever grateful to him.K PS they don’t put you out anymore well upto my retirement they didn’t.
 
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Granny_grump_ said:
Hi I had years of that until they found a surgeon prepared to do the operation for GERD gastro oesophageal disorder I had it done a long way from home has our local hospital wouldn’t do it, I’ve never looked back since can eat most Foodo now even spicy food. I couldn’t even get a spoon of rice down without it choking and making me sick constant acid reflux sleeping ie: lying down was a nightmare had to be propped up due to the reflux it burned back of the throat and all the oesophagus until there was a hole between my stomach and oesophagus 6 hour operation fabulous surgeon a Mr Pusnami for ever grateful to him.K PS they don’t put you out anymore well upto my retirement they didn’t.
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The first 2 or 3 times I had an endoscopy I was fully conscious and, I'll agree, it was awful - the tube you had to swallow was huge and it hurt getting it down plus the gagging was pretty awful as well. But the last 3 times, I have not been anaesthetised but sedated to relax me, which makes me go to sleep anyway. The tubes aren't as big any more either. I'm hoping for the same experience this time as well.
 
Crikey o’Reilly that was a LOT of rain at 4am!
Swipey: 7.4
Frustrating Twitter chat with my electric and gas supplier - my gas smart meter stopped talking to them in April so not surprisingly my account is in a lot of credit. I managed to get them a reading on 31 October. But trying to get them to fix it … pulling teeth would be less painful.

Gutted I was not put down for tennis shifts this week when I made myself available and have been chasing for shifts since I got back from golfing break in September, which brings back all sorts of stress and anxiety. This is now the longest I have gone without any shifts and my freelance account and IT access will end in mid-December if I don’t get a booking. So brings back recurring doubt that I am actually any good in my second career. Feels like I am not.

Think I won’t be bothering much either posting for a while. Was nice to be back for a couple of days.
 
Annb said:
The first 2 or 3 times I had an endoscopy I was fully conscious and, I'll agree, it was awful - the tube you had to swallow was huge and it hurt getting it down plus the gagging was pretty awful as well. But the last 3 times, I have not been anaesthetised but sedated to relax me, which makes me go to sleep anyway. The tubes aren't as big any more either. I'm hoping for the same experience this time as well.
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Hi Annb The gagging was awful I well remember but if they now sedate you it makes it more bearable, I wish you well and good luck with whatever is wrong with you. K
 
RFSMarch said:
Crikey o’Reilly that was a LOT of rain at 4am!
Swipey: 7.4
Frustrating Twitter chat with my electric and gas supplier - my gas smart meter stopped talking to them in April so not surprisingly my account is in a lot of credit. I managed to get them a reading on 31 October. But trying to get them to fix it … pulling teeth would be less painful.

Gutted I was not put down for tennis shifts this week when I made myself available and have been chasing for shifts since I got back from golfing break in September, which brings back all sorts of stress and anxiety. This is now the longest I have gone without any shifts and my freelance account and IT access will end in mid-December if I don’t get a booking. So brings back recurring doubt that I am actually any good in my second career. Feels like I am not.

Think I won’t be bothering much either posting for a while. Was nice to be back for a couple of days.
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We don’t have a smart meter - I don’t think that they are that smart. I take readings from gas and electric meters and send them in at month end . My bills have not really gone up much. Sorry you are not getting shifts, hope that changes for you.
 
dunelm said:
We don’t have a smart meter - I don’t think that they are that smart. I take readings from gas and electric meters and send them in at month end . My bills have not really gone up much. Sorry you are not getting shifts, hope that changes for you.
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@Hi dunelm never give in you never know what is round the corner, Wishes you very good luck K sorry dunelm only just got up think I’ve got you mixed up with RFSMarch post on hear this morning.
 
RFSMarch said:
Crikey o’Reilly that was a LOT of rain at 4am!
Swipey: 7.4
Frustrating Twitter chat with my electric and gas supplier - my gas smart meter stopped talking to them in April so not surprisingly my account is in a lot of credit. I managed to get them a reading on 31 October. But trying to get them to fix it … pulling teeth would be less painful.

Gutted I was not put down for tennis shifts this week when I made myself available and have been chasing for shifts since I got back from golfing break in September, which brings back all sorts of stress and anxiety. This is now the longest I have gone without any shifts and my freelance account and IT access will end in mid-December if I don’t get a booking. So brings back recurring doubt that I am actually any good in my second career. Feels like I am not.

Think I won’t be bothering much either posting for a while. Was nice to be back for a couple of days.
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Hope you get some shifts @RFSMarch
Fingers crossed.
 
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