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

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen.
Blood sugars at 8:15 ish this morning were 7.2

At this moment we here in Tilehurst Towers have brilliant sunshine, snow, what snow and where.

Our written language has always been a mystery to me. Words with the same sound but different spelling. As an example let’s take the simple sentence above.

At this moment we here or hear in Tilehurst Towers have brilliant sunshine, snow, what snow and where or wear.
Just two or to or too examples.
As for grammar a total minefield.

Stay warm folks.
 
Lakeslover said:
Hi @dogslife ,

Just to confirm that mods are happy for you to continue to post without FBG for a couple of days while your fingers recover. Hope they are less sore soon.
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Thank you@Lakeslover. There are other reasons for my not testing every morning. See my response to Jaylee. :)
Jaylee said:
Hi,

Could your technique with testing be a little off?
Lancet sharpness & depth setting to as minimum as possible. Or jabbing the sides instead of finger pads, could help?
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Thank you @Jaylee for your suggestions. Much appreciated. I already do those things. There are other reasons for my no longer testing every morning. After recently testing 4x/ day, including fasting tests, and recording results along with food eaten for my GP I was told that my food is not the problem. Having being diabetic for 20+ years my pancreas is worn out. I am taking the maximum medication that can be prescribed by a GP, have been referred to the diabetes specialist team and am awaiting an appointment. So unless I feel unwell I have stopped routine testing. I am continuing to take my medication, my low carb diet and my regular walking. I also go for my eyesight checks and review appointments which are fine. My latest HbA1c in December was 68. Thanks again for taking the trouble to respond to my post. :)
 
dogslife said:
Thank you@Lakeslover. There are other reasons for my not testing every morning. See my response to Jaylee. :)

Thank you @Jaylee for your suggestions. Much appreciated. I already do those things. There are other reasons for my no longer testing every morning. After recently testing 4x/ day, including fasting tests, and recording results along with food eaten for my GP I was told that my food is not the problem. Having being diabetic for 20+ years my pancreas is worn out. I am taking the maximum medication that can be prescribed by a GP, have been referred to the diabetes specialist team and am awaiting an appointment. So unless I feel unwell I have stopped routine testing. I am continuing to take my medication, my low carb diet and my regular walking. I also go for my eyesight checks and review appointments which are fine. My latest HbA1c in December was 68. Thanks again for taking the trouble to respond to my post. :)
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I wish you well, I am under the hospital diabetic team and they fitted an Abbot sensor, I fought not have one, because I am immunosuppressed and was fearful of effectively an open wound, but the medics fitted one and am now quite happy with it. The GP prescribes the sensors and I now no longer finger prick.
 
dunelm said:
Good morning everyone on another snowy start to the day here in the dark and dangerous north.
5.7 this a.m.
Veterans Breakfast Club this morning but I need to await the delivery of a cubic metre of logs. Mrs Miggins will go though, pointless both of us missing out. No farmers market today - it’s not on in January - best order some kimchi on line then as I am running out. Still a good quantity of proper sourdough in the freezer.
Art bit - wonders will never cease, the “attach files” routine is working this morning. Will it continue? As Epictetus commented, external things are out of our control.
Hope you can decide to have a good day. Best make koffy - I have a Bertrand Russel book to start - a present given to me for Christmas. I read it 20 years or so ago but it will be interesting to read again and it would be churlish not to make use of such a thoughtful gift.
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Great that you were able to attach your painting. A really atmospheric post @dunelm
 
I have been so careful not walking on icy pavements. Today, temperature nicely above freezing no sign of ice.

Put my non slip boots on ready for the walk around Eaton Rise before my classes in Norwich.

Had a lovely walk but then disaster struck. A patch of black ice which sent me flying.

A&E was brilliant. I now have 7 stitches in my head, but actually consider myself very lucky as the nurses told me that they were overwhelmed with people slipping on ice this week which had resulted in them breaking wrists elbows, shoulders and even knees.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
I have been so careful not walking on icy pavements. Today, temperature nicely above freezing no sign of ice.

Put my non slip boots on ready for the walk around Eaton Rise before my classes in Norwich.

Had a lovely walk but then disaster struck. A patch of black ice which sent me flying.

A&E was brilliant. I now have 7 stitches in my head, but actually consider myself very lucky as the nurses told me that they were overwhelmed with people slipping on ice this week which had resulted in them breaking wrists elbows, shoulders and even knees.
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Well unfortunate and as you say, a lucky outcome in adversity.
 
Hello everyone. I woke up with 5.7, bg was great all day, even when I ate a piece of cake with friends, and then in the evening it rose to 14 and I brought it down to hypoglycemia, and now it's 9.0 :( A little annoying

My cat was diagnosed with asthma by a vet and now I think I'm a bad owner if I let this happen. For three days (since the start of inhalation), the cat had no аsthma attack, but today 2 happened. I'm under terrible stress.
Maybe I'm just exploiting with the fact that I have diabetes to whine here... but where do you usually find joy every day? I feel like I have very little happiness left inside me.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
I have been so careful not walking on icy pavements. Today, temperature nicely above freezing no sign of ice.

Put my non slip boots on ready for the walk around Eaton Rise before my classes in Norwich.

Had a lovely walk but then disaster struck. A patch of black ice which sent me flying.

A&E was brilliant. I now have 7 stitches in my head, but actually consider myself very lucky as the nurses told me that they were overwhelmed with people slipping on ice this week which had resulted in them breaking wrists elbows, shoulders and even knees.
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Ouch!
Take care @Krystyna23040
 
Krystyna23040 said:
I have been so careful not walking on icy pavements. Today, temperature nicely above freezing no sign of ice.

Put my non slip boots on ready for the walk around Eaton Rise before my classes in Norwich.

Had a lovely walk but then disaster struck. A patch of black ice which sent me flying.

A&E was brilliant. I now have 7 stitches in my head, but actually consider myself very lucky as the nurses told me that they were overwhelmed with people slipping on ice this week which had resulted in them breaking wrists elbows, shoulders and even knees.
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Oh Krystina, that must have been quite a whack to need 7 stitches. I've gone over many times on ice but happily have never done any serious damage, other than to my dignity, but the older I get, the more risky it becomes, so I try not to go onto ice at all now. Do be careful with yourself, yourself is very precious.
 
jjraak said:
And sailors know how to swear, @Annb

Just for clarity.

My accident as well as resulting in me breaking multiple body parts .(Ouchie)

I took a massive bang to the head , and was knocked unconscious for several minutes.

Crash helmet testifies to the power of the impact (thank god I wore it down & closed)

Reflecting on the accident to a friend, on the bigger 900 and wearing a half face helmet or a flip up in the UP position, I'd have lost half my face and lost the leg...so I got off quite lightly, considering how badly things could have gone

The last few years since crash, was about fixing my mind, now the body healing part was over.

I've had plenty of assessments and specialist investigations, ending in a psychiatrist treating me for the past year or so

Solicitors suspected a mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
But to be fair other opinions suggested it's part of the PTSD symptoms
I was even described as 'psychotic' by one learned professional.... :eek:

Years long + medication to manage my condition was semi effective but with some distressing side effects That did abate over time but still caused issues.

End of psychiatrist visits and back to GP.
Was a worrying time.

Discussions about the side effects and how lack of monitoring 'could' have been fatal, doc suggested

Concerned, Lauren has always expoused the merits on 'natural' drugs...CBD oil amongst them.

No judgement, but I have never done drugs of any sorts and only take prescribed drugs reluctantly, but I was at a loss.

Without the meds I was now wary of taking, my anxiety levels & mind wandered severely.

With then I was waayy more calmer, rational & at peace with the world ....but they might have killed me..maybe

I tried CBD (it's the marijuana of folk lore without the druggie hallucinogenic part.)

Sold in Holland & Barrett for example, all very legal

While the oil did help, someone then suggested the 'Gum' that I now use, think haribo kids sweets..(yeah, I know but it's a life I can lead now versus issue in the future, a circle I am trying hard to square )

I found them at first not that effective, but persevered.

And I think a 'tolerance' not the right word, but I can't think of it at the moment...ho hum

And I found i was a calmer nicer person inside ....and others noticed the improvement too

So....it's a sweet style med, natural in its main nature.
It calms, soothes & lets me cope with the day to day of modern life.

I'm not as weird as I first though...(ok ok no sniggering at the back, you lot )

it's a more commonly prescribed medicine than I thought & part of quite a big industry, which suggests many like me benefit from its use.

Have a good day, take care
And hope the weather is a bit warmer in the coming days up there.
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You have to do what you have gotta do.
as the song goes.
no judgement here.
seen too much.
I chose to eat what I say because I found out it is healthy for me.
and as a fellow wierdo, (I defo am) been told more than once or twice or many more.We all have our needs and wants and as individual as we all are, what works to quiet the mental, the anxiety etc. It Must be good for you.
I think and I believe that sometimes it could be a plea for help, and no one is listening. And we are grasping and looking for answers, why the answers aren't given,we have to sometimes be as desperate as I was to get the knowledge, discover how, why and if, it was right for me.
To finally get to know when to act, to do the necessary, to stand and walk away, to say no.
To show that despite the mental illness is a symptom and not the cause, to be as true to yourself, be truthful to those that care, be strong and resilient, be brave to admit your faults, and when you are wrong and correct it. And help get through all the pain and anguish that life throws at you.
We all want life to be normal. We want to be normal.
Being a weirdo isn't that bad as long as we can control it.
You have to do, what you gotta do.
 
Annb said:
Oh Krystina, that must have been quite a whack to need 7 stitches. I've gone over many times on ice but happily have never done any serious damage, other than to my dignity, but the older I get, the more risky it becomes, so I try not to go onto ice at all now. Do be careful with yourself, yourself is very precious.
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Thank you @Annb . You have been very lucky
 
Try this health & safety advice for ice. Cut the toe of an old pair of socks & slide them over the shoes..
Should grip the ice.?
Sounds stupid & looks silly, but..
It never stopped my grandfather getting down the pub or me hiking to work?

4.6 on the ol waking..
 
6.8 at 04.30 today.

I had to get Neil to replace my Libre sensor yesterday - no way my hands could manage to get the packet open, or even apply it. Once again - what would I do without him?

Decided my writing project needed an epilogue last night, so sat and wrote most of that. Really must get the whole thing put together asap. I enjoy writing, but have to wait for the inspiration to strike before I can get my characters to let me know how they will react to given situations.
 
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and to those who this weather is ideal for playing hopscotch.
Blood sugars this morning were a nice little 14.9 and at this instance 13.1, hopefully I will a tale to tell later.

Now I must away go, things must done be, oh no I starwars Yoda write I
 
Zhnyaka said:
Hello everyone. I woke up with 5.7, bg was great all day, even when I ate a piece of cake with friends, and then in the evening it rose to 14 and I brought it down to hypoglycemia, and now it's 9.0 :( A little annoying

My cat was diagnosed with asthma by a vet and now I think I'm a bad owner if I let this happen. For three days (since the start of inhalation), the cat had no аsthma attack, but today 2 happened. I'm under terrible stress.
Maybe I'm just exploiting with the fact that I have diabetes to whine here... but where do you usually find joy every day? I feel like I have very little happiness left inside me.
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Hi all, 7.6 today higher than normal. No idea why.

@Zhnyaka I have two cats (one pictured in my avatar) and I can’t imagine having to give them an inhaler. They might let me once, but then they would run off every time they saw me coming. You are not a bad owner, you didn’t let it happen….like you didn’t let yourself get diabetes. Sometimes these things just happen.

I try to find joy in the little things, the birds feeding on my feeders, a winter plant defying the weather to flower in the garden.
 
Jaylee said:
Try this health & safety advice for ice. Cut the toe of an old pair of socks & slide them over the shoes..
Should grip the ice.?
Sounds stupid & looks silly, but..
It never stopped my grandfather getting down the pub or me hiking to work?

4.6 on the ol waking..
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That is really interesting @Jaylee. Must try that.
 
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