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<blockquote data-quote="gemma_T1" data-source="post: 2008008" data-attributes="member: 473650"><p>Well done for being so brave! [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122] </p><p>If they said so, you most definitely were!!!! </p><p> [emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123]</p><p></p><p>So glad you’ve got it out of the way... and you can start the process of healing your eyes. </p><p>I found swimming was brilliant for mine. They really improved in both the OCT test and the fluorangiografia test. So go for it!!! </p><p>Yes, easy with the exercise, don’t bring your heart rate up too much for a while, I think they say yoga in case you start standing on your head and doing the asanas entailing moving your head up and down too much. [emoji6]</p><p></p><p>But don’t worry you’ll be back to yoga soon... just keep to the Savasana pose for the time being ... it will do you good in any case.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="♂️" title="Male sign :male_sign:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/2642.png" data-shortname=":male_sign:" /></p><p></p><p>After Xmas I took a challenge to go without alcohol until Easter and so I started to read lots of stuff to keep me motivated, it helped that I was ill for most of December and January [emoji6] </p><p>Anyway, I read lots of stuff about the damaging effects of alcohol on practically every organ of our body, even if we are not chronic alcoholics, it causes inflammation amongst many other things. I have to say knowing this has made it much easier not to fall into the temptations of celebrating birthdays, aperitivo times and more generally the glass of wine with dinner... </p><p>it’s quite an eye opener when you start to discover what it can do to you... although don’t get me wrong I’m looking forward to my glass of wine with Easter Sunday lunch and I won’t be going dry forever, but I’m much more conscious of its effects on my body and especially on my diabetes control, so I think I’ll always put the question is it worth it to myself. </p><p></p><p>As for the pump I’ve always used Medtronic ... not by choice as it was the one they offered me 15 years ago. I have the 640g version. </p><p>It makes life much easier.. I could never get my basal right on the injections... my bloods were either too high or too low ... too much insulin and I’d hit 1.8 in the night, a half a unit less and I’d be up to 17/23 in the morning so the pump was the only solution. </p><p>Obviously it’s not perfect but it does give you a lot of freedom, although it’s a pain when it doesn’t work ... but since using the metal catheters it’s much better, after a few years the plastic ones became a nightmare for me. </p><p>Get your clinic to show you a few and ask the pump users on the forum, they will be full of knowledge and quite happy to share it and their experiences with you. </p><p>I personally wouldn’t go back to injecting, I had to a few years ago because my body wasn’t accepting the cannula, and it was a nightmare. Luckily, that didn’t last forever and I was able to go back on the pump. </p><p>Just like to finish by saying I am so proud of you for being so brave and getting your injection!!! Xx</p><p> [emoji471][emoji471][emoji471]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gemma_T1, post: 2008008, member: 473650"] Well done for being so brave! [emoji122][emoji122][emoji122] If they said so, you most definitely were!!!! [emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123][emoji123] So glad you’ve got it out of the way... and you can start the process of healing your eyes. I found swimming was brilliant for mine. They really improved in both the OCT test and the fluorangiografia test. So go for it!!! Yes, easy with the exercise, don’t bring your heart rate up too much for a while, I think they say yoga in case you start standing on your head and doing the asanas entailing moving your head up and down too much. [emoji6] But don’t worry you’ll be back to yoga soon... just keep to the Savasana pose for the time being ... it will do you good in any case.♂️ After Xmas I took a challenge to go without alcohol until Easter and so I started to read lots of stuff to keep me motivated, it helped that I was ill for most of December and January [emoji6] Anyway, I read lots of stuff about the damaging effects of alcohol on practically every organ of our body, even if we are not chronic alcoholics, it causes inflammation amongst many other things. I have to say knowing this has made it much easier not to fall into the temptations of celebrating birthdays, aperitivo times and more generally the glass of wine with dinner... it’s quite an eye opener when you start to discover what it can do to you... although don’t get me wrong I’m looking forward to my glass of wine with Easter Sunday lunch and I won’t be going dry forever, but I’m much more conscious of its effects on my body and especially on my diabetes control, so I think I’ll always put the question is it worth it to myself. As for the pump I’ve always used Medtronic ... not by choice as it was the one they offered me 15 years ago. I have the 640g version. It makes life much easier.. I could never get my basal right on the injections... my bloods were either too high or too low ... too much insulin and I’d hit 1.8 in the night, a half a unit less and I’d be up to 17/23 in the morning so the pump was the only solution. Obviously it’s not perfect but it does give you a lot of freedom, although it’s a pain when it doesn’t work ... but since using the metal catheters it’s much better, after a few years the plastic ones became a nightmare for me. Get your clinic to show you a few and ask the pump users on the forum, they will be full of knowledge and quite happy to share it and their experiences with you. I personally wouldn’t go back to injecting, I had to a few years ago because my body wasn’t accepting the cannula, and it was a nightmare. Luckily, that didn’t last forever and I was able to go back on the pump. Just like to finish by saying I am so proud of you for being so brave and getting your injection!!! Xx [emoji471][emoji471][emoji471] [/QUOTE]
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