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

[Krystyna23040]

I can only repeat what the others have said @Krystyna23040.
I would also ask if another hospital in the country especially in not too far away London could arrange for that certain specialist you need.
Lots of hugs. I certainly know what having your partner being unwell is certainly like!
All my best wishes and my prayers.

Thank you @Lamont D . I agree it is heartbreaking having your partner being unwell.

Thank you for suggesting we look at another hospital. We hadn't thought of that.

 

[jjraak]

5.5 this morning.

An update on Mr K. He was not so good this morning so had to go to A&E again.hi


This time the doctor told him the truth. He does urgently need an op. Exercise won't sort it. The problem is that he needs a surgeon on duty who has the expertise to do the op and there is a 2 month wait list to see a suitable surgeon. If he is operated on by a surgeon who doesn't have the right expertise they can make his condition worse.

The doctor he saw today is going to try to get him an appointment with the specialist surgeon as soon as possible.

Oh, Krystyna....what a horrible position for Mr K.

As you know all ops carry some risks, and while Mr K is so poorly it might seem counter intuitive to hold off operating, clearly the docs are concerned enough to want to delay.

Hard for you both, but a sensible solution while it stays as it is.

I hope the search for a top qualified surgeon bears fruit asap.

I think @Lamont D suggestion is worth considering, though goodness knows how you even go about finding that out ?

Big hugs to you both, it's resolved asap.

Best wishes JJ + Lauren.

 

[jjraak]

I had my modest weirdest dream last night, the duoloxitene certainly has my brain doing the weirdest.
it was back when I was a late twenty years old.
I was struggling to get in touch with Mrs L.
I needed for Mrs L to be close to me for whatever reason I'm not sure.
going into and out of pubs, asking where she is from friends, anyone.
I was desperate.
I was worried.
I believed everything had happened to Mrs L, including leaving the kids......!
I went back home kids in bed asleep.
I looked out of the front room window, nothing.
The kitchen window. Nothing!
I was losing hope, I had to go to work in the morning.
I phoned family. I phoned friends. Whoever...
Midnight came and went, stood on the front porch.
I think I smoked.....!
Then, as I had one last look by the nearby pub. Lots in them days!
Mrs L appeared around the corner
I was so relieved, I never had the chance or in the dream got the chance to ask.
She climbed the stairs and without a word went straight upstairs and went to sleep...
I just screamed and woke up!

On the subject of some meds, myself & Lauren have been discussing such recently.

As mentioned earlier I had a bad reaction to a similar medication.

If talking therapy, is about relaxing the patient enough to talk about distressing memories.and facing them again ?

Perhaps the medication route is similar, is our conclusion.

But with no 'guardrails' it's a bit more free flowing and chaotic?

On duloxatine (still) I had similar anxiety filled dreams

Mine were more we had parted and everything to get us back together failed.

That aching desperation bringing back the feeling directly after the accident, is what we put that down to.

Which i would say is reasonably what is happening to you, given recent events.

Not pleasant at all, I know
But sometimes having some understanding of the underlying reasons of perhaps what we dream meant, can help ..it did for me, anyway

Hoping for better days ahead for you both

While the washing & Mrs L took a tumble
The dinner she started provided a nice feast as well as a welcome visitor.

I'd call that a honourable draw for the day..

Best wishes to you both
Take care fella.

 

[Annb]

Legs bandaged up again - that's me for another week.

9.5 today at 05.20. I sat in the big chair from about 24.30 and woke again at 02.40 but I didn't bother getting a BG reading at that stage. At 05.20 I needed to take some painkillers so checked it at that point. Either Libre didn't warn me that it was going over 8, or I didn't hear it (entirely possible - usually other people tell me that it is going off). I think stopping the Metformin hasn't done BGs any good, but it has helped my bowel problems. Maybe I should just chop my 400mg tablets in half and try that, or take one every second day.

A very kind friend, knowing I was having a bit of a problem, brought me some flowers yesterday. Such a kind thought. Unfortunately, once she had gone, Neil had to go through them and take out the lilies that were in with some roses. They were only buds, so not a problem for him, but once they open they have a seriously bad effect on his chest. Never mind, I'm left with some very lovely rose buds and some foliage. He had to do the same thing in August with some flowers sent by my brother for my birthday - I hadn't realised that there were lilies there until they started to open up, then the flowers had to be sorted through to remove all the lilies. No idea why they are a problem for him, but they are.

 

[Lamont D]

On the subject of some meds, myself & Lauren have been discussing such recently.

As mentioned earlier I had a bad reaction to a similar medication.

If talking therapy, is about relaxing the patient enough to talk about distressing memories.and facing them again ?

Perhaps the medication route is similar, is our conclusion.

But with no 'guardrails' it's a bit more free flowing and chaotic?

On duloxatine (still) I had similar anxiety filled dreams

Mine were more we had parted and everything to get us back together failed.

That aching desperation bringing back the feeling directly after the accident, is what we put that down to.

Which i would say is reasonably what is happening to you, given recent events.

Not pleasant at all, I know
But sometimes having some understanding of the underlying reasons of perhaps what we dream meant, can help ..it did for me, anyway

Hoping for better days ahead for you both

While the washing & Mrs L took a tumble
The dinner she started provided a nice feast as well as a welcome visitor.

I'd call that a honourable draw for the day..

Best wishes to you both
Take care fella.

Thanks as always mate.
I just don't take meds just for the sake of it or to satisfy a doctor's thought of what I might need to help. It is our health after all. Whatever is discussed, I would only start on a very low dosage as our mental health practitioner said to me that I seem to be sensitive to do many things. I am and another one goes on my list.
Because of my RH, I can only take paracetamol despite trumps ramblings. For pain meds, not that I need of want them. Similar to anti biotics, they have to be sugar free.
so we will see.
6.8 this am, so busy today, carers, mental health practitioner, woman about next door trees, housing about a couple more rails for Mrs L and finally, no wrong, penultimate. It's #3 birthday. Cards done and done etc. Finally on PC this morning cos they need to know our finances for assessment for caring costs. Done and done until I tried to log in until the site told me I hadnt, and then timed out. Aaaaaaghhhh!
Then they sent another email saying I had already an account Aaaaaaagghhhhhh!
A little bit of swearing and I went and eat in the sun.
Beautiful sunny day again.
He back after kitchen duties I hope.
Best wishes.

 

[gennepher]

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The next page in my sketchbook...
Watercolours and black ink...

A really warm day today...

But night temperatures are cool at 3° C.
My house plants are still outside in the garden and I have a feeling it's probably about time I brought them in.....

I slowed down a bit today with sorting my bedroom. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get some get up and go and manage to do some more work on it.

Time for a cup of tea....

Still the photo uploader to this site is broken.....

So, here is a link to elsewhere of my painting
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©️gennepher >^..^< 2025 All Rights Reserved The next page in my sketchbook... Watercolours and black ink... A really warm day...

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[Lamont D]

I had another fascinating dream but this had its randomness moments.
It started as I was planning my section of the car factory for a new model and the plan that needed authorisation for implementation.
I was left at the headquarters on my own.
I found a friend who after submitting his own plans for his area.
He offered a lift.
We crashed into a hotel or a pub. My chest hurt after I got out of the car.
I met up with some of my old football team. A drink or two and got into bovver with a couple of idiots. I sorted them. Got a taxi and escaped home on the motorway.
Then, as I was assembling my work colleagues into their roles into the tasks required on the new model, but the production line was alongside a motorway, so that the finished model could go straight from there to the sales showrooms. I felt proud of that one for some reason.
It was a qualified success and my team and the person looking over it all was lauding my ingenious plan.....!
We had a party and woke up.
I was coughing this morning and a bit of phlegm on my chest. And every time I coughed my chest hurt. No cold, no flu, no covid, I was okay after lunch. Cough gone now!
Best wishes.
Happy dreams, sweet dreams.

 

[Krystyna23040]

Oh, Krystyna....what a horrible position for Mr K.

As you know all ops carry some risks, and while Mr K is so poorly it might seem counter intuitive to hold off operating, clearly the docs are concerned enough to want to delay.

Hard for you both, but a sensible solution while it stays as it is.

I hope the search for a top qualified surgeon bears fruit asap.

I think @Lamont D suggestion is worth considering, though goodness knows how you even go about finding that out ?

Big hugs to you both, it's resolved asap.

Best wishes JJ + Lauren.

Thank you @jjraak .