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<blockquote data-quote="LionChild" data-source="post: 2426728" data-attributes="member: 461457"><p>Yes, I agree, it's exhausting having to manage blood glucose ! And when you are older, with all the other minor, or even major ailments and illnesses perhaps, it can really be a big strain....Sometimes it has really got me down. I cannot be as spontaneous as I was, everything has to be thought about, planned for, and I have to be vigilant, always. It has got better though, in that I do not now get quite so anxious when bg goes right up or down, as long as I have with me what is necessary, I think, I will be okay. But sometimes I am concerned about later, when maybe I am not quite so competent at dealing with all this.</p><p></p><p>Just to say that I usually just take 1 unit of Novorapid (fast acting) insulin when I get up, whatever my reading is and this seems to help bring down what I presume in the Dawn Effect. And very recently the Levemir I have raised from 4 to 5 units as I have already mentioned. I usually aim to have lunch around 12, but do not have any breakfast, just a drink of water. This helps and was recommended by a doctor who himself has Type 1, but is not my medical doctor, just someone I happen to have come across who I can speak to every now and again on the telephone for free....A very kind person, and someone who really seems to know what he is doing with this. Of course he has to take care not to over-reach his status if you see what I mean...? But mostly I cope on my own.</p><p></p><p>When my BG went up, I would go on my elliptical machine indoors, and after 10 mins or so of that, it would bring it down fairly predictably, and nicely, but now I find I get too tired to do more than 5 minutes at a time.</p><p></p><p>My weight is about 11 stone 10Ibs, and my height 5' 7 ", and I would really like to bring that down a bit, but its now too far out of the BMI range which anyway seems to be discredited so I am not too fussy about that. My BP has been very variable, and maybe more of concern when it goes to 145 systolic, but yesterday it was a happy 118. I understand that if BP is variable, that can be more indicative of CVD issues than simply a BP that is quite high like above...? All these aspects seem to be important as a whole, regarding a person's health...</p><p></p><p>I do get very tired these days. How about you? It is great to be able to share like this, particularly when we seem to have so many similar characteristics!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LionChild, post: 2426728, member: 461457"] Yes, I agree, it's exhausting having to manage blood glucose ! And when you are older, with all the other minor, or even major ailments and illnesses perhaps, it can really be a big strain....Sometimes it has really got me down. I cannot be as spontaneous as I was, everything has to be thought about, planned for, and I have to be vigilant, always. It has got better though, in that I do not now get quite so anxious when bg goes right up or down, as long as I have with me what is necessary, I think, I will be okay. But sometimes I am concerned about later, when maybe I am not quite so competent at dealing with all this. Just to say that I usually just take 1 unit of Novorapid (fast acting) insulin when I get up, whatever my reading is and this seems to help bring down what I presume in the Dawn Effect. And very recently the Levemir I have raised from 4 to 5 units as I have already mentioned. I usually aim to have lunch around 12, but do not have any breakfast, just a drink of water. This helps and was recommended by a doctor who himself has Type 1, but is not my medical doctor, just someone I happen to have come across who I can speak to every now and again on the telephone for free....A very kind person, and someone who really seems to know what he is doing with this. Of course he has to take care not to over-reach his status if you see what I mean...? But mostly I cope on my own. When my BG went up, I would go on my elliptical machine indoors, and after 10 mins or so of that, it would bring it down fairly predictably, and nicely, but now I find I get too tired to do more than 5 minutes at a time. My weight is about 11 stone 10Ibs, and my height 5' 7 ", and I would really like to bring that down a bit, but its now too far out of the BMI range which anyway seems to be discredited so I am not too fussy about that. My BP has been very variable, and maybe more of concern when it goes to 145 systolic, but yesterday it was a happy 118. I understand that if BP is variable, that can be more indicative of CVD issues than simply a BP that is quite high like above...? All these aspects seem to be important as a whole, regarding a person's health... I do get very tired these days. How about you? It is great to be able to share like this, particularly when we seem to have so many similar characteristics!! :) [/QUOTE]
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