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Roller coaster BG and HbA1c levels

I haven't posted for a while but I thought it might be useful to some of you to hear of a recent experience with raised BG and HbA1c levels and my...

Thread by: 2131tom, Jun 28, 2020, 1 replies, in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Sick day rules for Type2s.

If it's of any reassurance, my BG has been fine for the past 4-5 years and the regular blood tests have confirmed that, so I've not been too...

Post by: 2131tom, Mar 24, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Sick day rules for Type2s.

Yes, I'm having trouble getting my BG down over the past couple of weeks but I think I've had a low-level cold (minimal but definite symptoms) too.

Post by: 2131tom, Mar 24, 2020 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Just want to cry

It's just a thought, but have you felt this way at this time of year before? If you're anything like me, it's just about the worst season for...

Post by: 2131tom, Dec 13, 2015 in forum: Other Health Conditions and Diabetes
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Am I cured

I'm in a similar position in that my HbA1c is quite low - and generally always has been - but like you I work at keeping it that way. If I slip,...

Post by: 2131tom, Dec 2, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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This year's flu injection

I was exactly the same - a day later I wouldn't have known I'd had it.

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 29, 2015 in forum: Other Health Conditions and Diabetes
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I think I have an abscess or boil - advice needed

Suggest you pop down to the pharmacy, ahead of needing to go to the GP's, and see what they think and might have for it. I get similar and they...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 28, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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Undiagnosed but high blood sugar

I hope you don't mind me dipping into the middle of this thread for a moment: Whilst trawling the site I came across this post on the thread from...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 28, 2015 in forum: Ask A Question
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Home HbA1c monitor

Well, the results are in and my HbA1c is 42 (6%) compared to the 35 (5.4%) that my average readings suggested it might be. It also represents a...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 26, 2015 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Dizziness

Thanks, Nosher. I'll have a good look at that later on. I've recently noticed I'm getting quite a few low readings (some <4) so I wonder if I'm...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 23, 2015 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Dizziness

Sorry Nosher, I missed your reply. Yes, I test at various times throughout the day, not just post-prandial, and I did test after I was diagnosed...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 22, 2015 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Do you grow your own or have a Allotment

I've got 3 of them - all acquired in April this year in a village initiative which has now turned what was part of a farmer's field into plots....

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 21, 2015 in forum: General Chat
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Accu Chek Mobile Device

I've had a look on e-Bay and drawn a blank on my search for a spare pricker (!) but, if all else fails, new kits aren't desperately expensive...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 15, 2015 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring
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Not doing good

It's a good analogy: I found it impossible to give up smoking until two and a half years ago, when I suddenly 'felt' I was being stupid and I...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 14, 2015 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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Dizziness

I was diagnosed the same way - I experienced dizziness (especially 2 hours or so after breakfast, and again in the early evening as I was going...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 13, 2015 in forum: Newly Diagnosed
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My story - Type 2

A much older friend of mine, now sadly dead, once said: 'Old age is a state of mind' and he was right. Even into his mid-80s and suffering...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
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Terrified of needles

Yep, that's me as well - though I don't have to inject, but I'll test all the time without a second thought . I'm getting worse in my old age...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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craving sweet food

Yes. Though I'm T2 and I've never had a sweet tooth (I always missed my pudding, in favour of a second helping of savories), I still crave...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
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Why did you get tested?

After months of feeling hot and 'wobbly', particularly around mid-morning and then a bit dizzy at times during the rest of the day, with a really...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
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Home HbA1c monitor

I'm currently checking to see whether I can use the average of my readings to give me a reasonable indication of ongoing HbA1c, using the...

Post by: 2131tom, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Blood Glucose Monitoring

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