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    Freestyle Libre 2 inaccurate

    Could the sensors have been effected by recent extreme heat if they were being stored in a room that got too warm? The timing would be about right.
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    Bovril

    Just had a Bovril on the ward as an evening drink, it's quite sweet.5g sugar - oops! Hmm next mmol soon
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    Tummy fat

    I do like to convince myself fruitcake is part of my carefully controlled diabetic diet, and sensible eaten it can be. But how often I fall, tumble, fail at the words sensible and fruitcake. I have on occasion purged my kitchen of cake, but I then switch to honey or jam sandwiches, or other...
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    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME 4

    Thermals
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    78.1kg on Friday, works out at BMI 29.6
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    Type 2s: What was your fasting blood glucose in a morning? (very low chat level)

    5.9 - 6 weeks after surgery, levels finally settling down. Woohoo!
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    What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

    10.1 this morning, recovering from surgery, so exercise regime’s gone. Aching to relaunch myself onto country paths, over country styles. A while yet, but a good carrot to dangle, aid & abet my recovery.
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    Eating far too much

    Carbs, bread, with a bit of sweet puddings thrown in.
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    Eating far too much

    At KK123 13.3 this morning, 18.something this evg. Hmm, yes, concern.
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    Eating far too much

    Usually I am well controlled - well reasonably controlled, with an almost cast iron acceptance to eat right foods, cake but a good memory, not overeating, most MmoL 4.5 to 9.5 December I got ill, losing weight hand over fist, 8kg (10% of my body weight), possibly Bronchiectasis. Finally started...
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    Stopped in my tracks

    Influenza A knocked the stuffing out of me this year, two rounds of isolation at the hospital and because I’m asthmatic 40 mg of Prednisolone was added to the boiling pot to ‘allow’ me to heal in peace with a long ease off to continue, hope I will see much improvement as I rebuild 10% body lost...
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    Type 2 Sharps Box Disposal

    My council is now responsible for collecting them. I used to drop off at chemist till they stopped, at the surgery till they started refusing them as they got so many. After much research, hidden away in the sorting your rubbish website page for our City Council I found a link to a downloadable...
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    Type 2 Sharps Box Disposal

    Supplied on prescription, so collected from Boots, but they no longer accept full ones back. Take mine back to the surgery when I have an appointment.
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    Type 2s: What have you eaten today?

    Porridge, a small piece of Malt Loaf - and so far, pint and half of water.
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    Weekly weigh in - Fridays

    In 1982, 67kg 10.5 St In 2006 105kg 16.5 St In 2017 80kg 12.5 St Friday 76.0kg 11.97 St I think regaining my 1982 weight probably pie in the sky, but would like to make it to 73kg, 11.5 St
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    One word?

    Complicated
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    WORD ASSOCIATION GAME 4

    Minuscule.
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    Goat’s Milk and Cheese

    I’ve switched from Semi skimmed cow’s milk to skimmed goat’s milk, have lost weight. Not sure if this could be down to the change or many other variables in my life. Has anyone else made the change? Do you feel better for it?