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9.4 at 05.30 today. I know why that was and will try not to do it again.

DIL has just bought two piglets as pets-cum-ploughs for their back garden. That involved fixing the outer fence and getting an electric fence installed as well. There are loads of regulations involved in pig keeping - more than I had realised, but then I never had any thoughts of keeping pigs. They are sort of pets, but at the end of the day, they will be meat. More regulations involved in that. Just hope they are not as good at getting out as the dogs were.
 
An amazing 4.7 this morning.

Lovely to see a reading in the 4s. Probably because I have been so active on Monday and Tuesday. Today we have stayed out of the torrential rain so will only probably do 8K steps during my classes. So not likely to be such a good reading tomorrow - although it is rather nice not to have quite such an active day.
 
6.8 this am. Which is better ish.
What a horrible night, rain cascading down, high winds both battering the Windows and the detritus of this storm with no name is piled up in my front garden once again. Lakes (puddles) have formed in both front and back gardens.
I refuse (Sorry pun warning) to go out and clear it until the weather picks up, as there is another bout of horribleness of rain and wind coming through tonight.
It kept waking.me up.
Lots of visitors today including the mental health co-ordinator.
Mrs L had a very good chat with her.
Then with one self, I do think that now that she gets my issues and why I needed the counselling and how difficult it is for me to cope.
My youngest son birthday, and celebrating away. Lucky etc.

Have felt really low this afternoon, maybe realising how much all of this is taking out of me, after this morning 's chat. Reliving stuff, never does you much good until much later. I need something to do until then..... But I don't want to do that,............ but I will as a distraction.... Hopefully.
Going, be back later. I think!
Best wishes.
 
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I fell asleep earlier this evening as I was trying to write this... I only woke up minutes ago to try and finish it... missed the midnight deadline...

The weather was absolutely foul this morning... torrential rain and wind...

But the sun came out late afternoon....

Nearly the time of midnight, nearly time for me to go to sleep...
So night night, sweet dreams...

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5.7 this morning.

Yesterday I only did 7K steps. Today I have already done 5K steps as we walked Bonnie in the park and then went to our local market town so I could get some flaxseeds and pecan nuts from The Grape Tree.

I bought some Linwoods milled organic flaxseeds which they have just started making. Am looking forward to trying them.

It was so funny last night. I had put the heat on low just to warm up the hall a little before the classes started. Then I quickly turned the thermostat to zero as the class started. I hadn't realised that I had turned it the wrong way and it was running at 30+ degrees. A little too warm for what was quite a strenuous class. Obviously a senior moment.
 
BG is all over the place today - probably due to the awful night I had.

I have a new pain. Excruciating. There was no way I could lay down on my bed, so I struggled back through to the kitchen and the big chair. Thick dressing gown on and a blanket over me, but I was cold and shivering. Took painkillers and hoped to sleep, even though even the big chair wasn't comfortable. That was just after 23.00. Took another dose at 04.15 and finally did sleep from about 04.30. Woke up again at 07.00 but couldn't take any more painkillers until 08.30. Meantime, BG has been dancing around the upper 7's through 8's to lower 9's (sounding an alarm every time it goes over 8).

I had already taken off my bandages last night, so made a huge effort (helped by Neil) to get to the Health Centre to get them bandaged again. When I got back, Libre told me that BG was too low (3.4). I had 2 digestive biscuits to cover that, and a cup of coffee. Not long after that, Libre was at it again because BG was 8.4. I ignored it and had a bowl of soup and now it has dropped back into the upper 7's.

Fun and games!
 
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The next page in my sketchbook...
This charcoal and ink drawing is my creative for today...

Torrential rain earlier but almost dried up, and just a little rain...

Badgers made a big mess earlier with the food waste containers and recycle...
But I didn't put my recycle etc, and black wheelie out until just before they were due to come at 7 am.. But it did my head in because I couldn't sleep all night in case I overslept and missed the three weekly rubbish wheelie collection.... I used my head torch because it was still dark... the head torch being a walkers hat with a bright light in front of it...

So that was me overtired for today...

Time to lock up...

Night night from me....

Sweet dreams...

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Good afternoon all.
Sorry, but far to many posts to catch up on. But I do hope all is well.

I am being left unsupervised this early evening. Mrs J is going with a few of her fellow fiends to see the Last Downtown picture and also have a meal. A true girly evening. A late night, but unfortunately, tomorrow is a full on medical day for us both. Mrs J does not handle late nights then early morning get ups. It will be time for me, me’s and myself to wear my tin helmet, make the tea and keep my mouth closed. Some what difficult.

Now it is time for me to wave Mrs J off, then the evening is mine, until my eldest son arrives to keep an eye on me, drat, drat and double drat. Yes I’m not trusted, they know me to well.
I shall cease writing now incase we burst into song.
 
Good evening everyone on a full on day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.8 this a.m.
Trolley dash in the supermarket at 0800.
Basket of ironing - Mrs Miggins’ stuff - I don’t iron my things as it wears them out and in any case I’m living la vida loca.
Helped broken arm Bertha get sorted for a shower.
Walk into town.
Chat with Trevor who sits outside Sainsbury’s on his walker, collecting for Marie Curie. Coins inserted into the yellow tin.
Walk back again.
Beef bourguignon doing an 8 hour stint in the slow cooker. Will be used for dinner tomorrow when it will allegedly “improve” overnight.
Some smart Alec tried to convince me that they were from my bank fraud team - hung up and called my bank - phew!
Down to school to pick up The Girl In The Bubble.
15 minutes of reading the latest book with said grandchild.
Just poured a glass of Sauvignon Blanc - the choice drink of unpaid carers.
Art bit - some ink splodges
Hope your day has had just as much excitement. If not, maybe tomorrow!
 

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6.6, a reading that is lowest for a few months the tablets are working, and my dietary restrictions of course. Started higher dose of duoloxitene today, don't feel any different, quite the reverse, Mrs L was a handful today. Everything she started to do to help with chores etc. I had to help her finish it. And of course fetching and carrying, Mrs L needed or wanted.
Went to supermarket on the bus while carer and babysitter where there.
Spent too much, but Mrs L 's choices are not so cheap, and I like to spoil her now and again.
Steak for tea.
Relaxing evening please?
I wish........
Goodnight all.........
My best wishes.
 
dunelm said:
Good evening everyone on a full on day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.8 this a.m.
Trolley dash in the supermarket at 0800.
Basket of ironing - Mrs Miggins’ stuff - I don’t iron my things as it wears them out and in any case I’m living la vida loca.
Helped broken arm Bertha get sorted for a shower.
Walk into town.
Chat with Trevor who sits outside Sainsbury’s on his walker, collecting for Marie Curie. Coins inserted into the yellow tin.
Walk back again.
Beef bourguignon doing an 8 hour stint in the slow cooker. Will be used for dinner tomorrow when it will allegedly “improve” overnight.
Some smart Alec tried to convince me that they were from my bank fraud team - hung up and called my bank - phew!
Down to school to pick up The Girl In The Bubble.
15 minutes of reading the latest book with said grandchild.
Just poured a glass of Sauvignon Blanc - the choice drink of unpaid carers.
Art bit - some ink splodges
Hope your day has had just as much excitement. If not, maybe tomorrow!
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Easy to see why Mrs miggins keeps you around. Lol

Sounds like a full on but enjoyable day ...nice

More of it, for all of us, I say .
 
Lamont D said:
6.6, a reading that is lowest for a few months the tablets are working, and my dietary restrictions of course. Started higher dose of duoloxitene today, don't feel any different, quite the reverse, Mrs L was a handful today. Everything she started to do to help with chores etc. I had to help her finish it. And of course fetching and carrying, Mrs L needed or wanted.
Went to supermarket on the bus while carer and babysitter where there.
Spent too much, but Mrs L 's choices are not so cheap, and I like to spoil her now and again.
Steak for tea.
Relaxing evening please?
I wish........
Goodnight all.........
My best wishes.
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All sounds good.

I found the duloxatine made stools super firm & made me nauseous, so good you're having a clear run at them

I think I read they take a while to have an effect, but I found they helped my nerve pain, from day one almost .

The anxiety settled by the end of month one really, I felt calmer, I hope the same for you .

But truth is more likely it's all suck it and see .which judging by our two reactions could take a while to hit the 'right' combination.

Best wishes, fella :cool:
 
Evening all.

A too rare post, apologies

I do read and monitor how you're all doing, but 'life'..blah blah gets in the way

Small update, as @Lamont D post reminded me .

I had a med added to my lot, that gave me a rather horrible turn so I stopped taking them.

Rather too vivid dreams & apparently I was twitching and throwing myself about while shouting loudly, while sound asleep, . .oh dear

On the 3rd morning of taking them I couldn't get my head off the pillow

Slept through my alarm, missed work and slept through several phone calls

Lauren was so worried I didn't answer she came back from work to check I was ok .

Groggy as the proverbial, rough for a few days after until it was out of my system .

Psychiatrist agreed I should stop and is prescribing sertraline (?) to combine with the duloxatine. .so fingers crossed

I'm very lax of late with BG levels.

I test some morning and I run mid 6's most time.

Have to think for the short term, maggarett plains will be beyond my reach....for now..

Kind regards to you all
 
Annb said:
BG is all over the place today - probably due to the awful night I had.

I have a new pain. Excruciating. There was no way I could lay down on my bed, so I struggled back through to the kitchen and the big chair. Thick dressing gown on and a blanket over me, but I was cold and shivering. Took painkillers and hoped to sleep, even though even the big chair wasn't comfortable. That was just after 23.00. Took another dose at 04.15 and finally did sleep from about 04.30. Woke up again at 07.00 but couldn't take any more painkillers until 08.30. Meantime, BG has been dancing around the upper 7's through 8's to lower 9's (sounding an alarm every time it goes over 8).

I had already taken off my bandages last night, so made a huge effort (helped by Neil) to get to the Health Centre to get them bandaged again. When I got back, Libre told me that BG was too low (3.4). I had 2 digestive biscuits to cover that, and a cup of coffee. Not lo ng after that, Libre was at it again because BG was 8.4. I ignored it and had a bowl of soup and now it has dropped back into the upper 7's.

Fun and games!
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What a beastly night you had.

I do hope tonight is the exact opposite & you sleep like a baby .
 
dunelm said:
Good evening everyone on a full on day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.8 this a.m.
Trolley dash in the supermarket at 0800.
Basket of ironing - Mrs Miggins’ stuff - I don’t iron my things as it wears them out and in any case I’m living la vida loca.
Helped broken arm Bertha get sorted for a shower.
Walk into town.
Chat with Trevor who sits outside Sainsbury’s on his walker, collecting for Marie Curie. Coins inserted into the yellow tin.
Walk back again.
Beef bourguignon doing an 8 hour stint in the slow cooker. Will be used for dinner tomorrow when it will allegedly “improve” overnight.
Some smart Alec tried to convince me that they were from my bank fraud team - hung up and called my bank - phew!
Down to school to pick up The Girl In The Bubble.
15 minutes of reading the latest book with said grandchild.
Just poured a glass of Sauvignon Blanc - the choice drink of unpaid carers.
Art bit - some ink splodges
Hope your day has had just as much excitement. If not, maybe tomorrow!
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A great art bit @dunelm almost spring like
 
jjraak said:
Evening all.

A too rare post, apologies

I do read and monitor how you're all doing, but 'life'..blah blah gets in the way

Small update, as @Lamont D post reminded me .

I had a med added to my lot, that gave me a rather horrible turn so I stopped taking them.

Rather too vivid dreams & apparently I was twitching and throwing myself about while shouting loudly, while sound asleep, . .oh dear

On the 3rd morning of taking them I couldn't get my head off the pillow

Slept through my alarm, missed work and slept through several phone calls

Lauren was so worried I didn't answer she came back from work to check I was ok .

Groggy as the proverbial, rough for a few days after until it was out of my system .

Psychiatrist agreed I should stop and is prescribing sertraline (?) to combine with the duloxatine. .so fingers crossed

I'm very lax of late with BG levels.

I test some morning and I run mid 6's most time.

Have to think for the short term, maggarett plains will be beyond my reach....for now..

Kind regards to you all
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Wow @jjraak, that is quite a rough ride, the vivid dreams and the after effects of them can be dreadfully disorienting. And it is much worse than a hangover.
I have never heard of taking both sertraline and duoloxitene together. That seems OTT.
Mrs L was taken off the sertraline, a step at a time, until the very lowest does could be introduced a step at a time. Mrs L is now only on duoloxitene.
My latest vivid dream was a few days ago........
I was walking along down a street, and started meeting people I knew and it was much like a celebration of all those people together, even tho they were from different times and places, I had either lived or worked, some of them couldn't possibly know each other.
And of course, the majority no longer living.
Most memorable moment was greeting the person who was a true friend and a big part of my football coaching and joining the club's academy staff back in the Nineties.
Worst was seeing family, especially my brother. It was haunting but joyous in some ways.
Headache and stomach issues most of the next day, aching joints etc.
Still get those job related dreams where I can't complete the task no matter and struggle to keep up with the line.
I wish you well mate.
 
Given up on trying to sleep in my bed meantime. I got in and managed to get into a fairly comfortable position last night, did manage to doze off, but woke again at 01.15 in agony. Then I tried to move to get out of bed, but couldn't. I really thought I'd be stuck there for the night - couldn't even reach my alarm to call Neil for help. Eventually I did manage to edge round, almost falling off the side of the bed - quite alarming that. Made it back to the kitchen and the big chair with painkillers and tried to sleep there. Didn't manage it. No sleep so far, despite a 2nd dose of painkillers.

BG currently is 5.6. That's something anyway.

I've realised that if I tell myself that something is hurting, it doesn't make it feel any better, but it does seem to make me better able to deal with it. Kind of acknowledging the pain, seems to help me. Must be a bit nutty!
 
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