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<blockquote data-quote="IanBish" data-source="post: 2693371" data-attributes="member: 571512"><p>Firstly, some praise for my local surgery. I phoned at 1:45PM, was seen by a GP by 3PM. I explained that I'd had odd sensations in my right hand, she (the GP) asked questions, did basic stroke checks, and wasn't happy to let me go, so referred me to the Same Day Emergency Care Dept. Two hours later I was there, and had bloods taken, an ECG, lots of tests performed, and had a head CT scan. This showed I'd had a stroke. I was admitted and had a bed within the hour. </p><p></p><p>Among the tests performed were some blood sugars. I remember they came back as 4.8 one time, and 6.5 the other time. This was in between the two white bread sandwiches that they gave me, plus the scrambled eggs on toast, or the corned beef hash that I ate (I declined the sticky toffee pudding).</p><p></p><p>The chap in the bed next to me had a painful, black big toe due to diabetes. I don't know what his sugars were, but the other chap there came back at 16.5. To be fair they were all in a fairly bad way.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I'm still here and alive, so it must have been a fairly mild one. They sent me on my way with a load of drugs, with a promise of a follow-up in a few weeks. And told me to cut down on alcohol, and to stop smoking (which was my plan).</p><p></p><p>So if you've missed me - and why would you - that's why. It's been a bit difficult to type this (because of the hand issues), but it's getting easier.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, back on the low carb wagon tomorrow!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IanBish, post: 2693371, member: 571512"] Firstly, some praise for my local surgery. I phoned at 1:45PM, was seen by a GP by 3PM. I explained that I'd had odd sensations in my right hand, she (the GP) asked questions, did basic stroke checks, and wasn't happy to let me go, so referred me to the Same Day Emergency Care Dept. Two hours later I was there, and had bloods taken, an ECG, lots of tests performed, and had a head CT scan. This showed I'd had a stroke. I was admitted and had a bed within the hour. Among the tests performed were some blood sugars. I remember they came back as 4.8 one time, and 6.5 the other time. This was in between the two white bread sandwiches that they gave me, plus the scrambled eggs on toast, or the corned beef hash that I ate (I declined the sticky toffee pudding). The chap in the bed next to me had a painful, black big toe due to diabetes. I don't know what his sugars were, but the other chap there came back at 16.5. To be fair they were all in a fairly bad way. Anyway, I'm still here and alive, so it must have been a fairly mild one. They sent me on my way with a load of drugs, with a promise of a follow-up in a few weeks. And told me to cut down on alcohol, and to stop smoking (which was my plan). So if you've missed me - and why would you - that's why. It's been a bit difficult to type this (because of the hand issues), but it's getting easier. Anyway, back on the low carb wagon tomorrow! [/QUOTE]
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