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Mel dCP said:
On the subject of pumps... I seem to have a little infection on an old (maybe a fortnight) site. Red lump, a little warm, that leaks pus when I stick a sterile needle in it. Trying to get hold of someone to give me advice and maybe antibiotics but as it’s lunchtime, I’ve got two hopes - Bob and no.

Any advice? Sugars are good.
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Apologies for being late to the party. From my reading: infections like this are often caused by the Staph. bug (Staphlycoccus Aureas or family but also other bugs can be involved (see omicsonline.com J. Diabetes and metabolism 'Skin Infections in Diabetes: A Review - Gangwane et al Jan 2016 ) and because of our regular visits to places of infection (GP surgeries and hospitals), lowered immunity to infection as diabetics plus our penchant for injecting ourselves there can be a risk of picking up nasty bugs from one's skin, bugs that may be resistant to the usual first choice antibiotic the doctor suggests.
One 'trick' my doctor has used is to swab the discharge/pus and send it to the lab. then provide me with 2 days of antibiotic as samples and give me the script for the antibiotics also and when the swab result is back ? 48 hours he/she can tell me what bug(s) it is and if the bug(s) is(are) likely to be sensitive to the given antibiotic. If that antibiotic is likely to work I get the script filled, if not I can tear up the script and my doctor can fax a script for a difference antibiotic to my chemist. My doc says this approach works well for skin infections and urinary tract infections. But economics and convenience often stymie these attempts to reduce inappropriate antibiotic use.
The other thing my doctor said was that a collection of pus under the skin (= abscess) will not easily be cured by an antibiotic because the abscess prevents antibiotics reaching all the way in.
So the continued drainage of the abscess whether if necessary by the doctor putting a piece of material in the opening to stop it closing, or by lancing or cutting into the abscess to start it draining, is important. ( ask for the numbing cold spray before any cut as this numbs the skin. Local anaesthetic shots (like used for suturing or at the dentist etc do not work well for infected tissue if my experience as a non-wuzz and tough (but not super-tough) Aussie is anything to go by.
The two needle abscesses I have suffered from did not need the 'full treatment' above as they were small and draining well ( and I did not use occlusive dressings, tapes etc over the spot or did not try to use extreme pressure around the spot). I have only had one finger abscess from finger-prick measuring - minimal swelling of it was agony and lancing was need there. (even that did not get me out of the washing up though)!!
As always hand washing after dressings etc. and I avoided the skin site for a one month at least.
I hope you respond quickly to treatment @Mel dCP and make the most of the 'infirmity' to leave the household chores to others!!
 
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6.2 at 5.30 am
Had a busy night last night and when I tested before bed 18.2! what!
Did another because I didn't believe it 18.4!!
At 5pm I ate but took less insulin because I knew I was going to be busy.
mmmmmm thought I my insulin has ignored that activity which is the only logical(?) answer so I factored that in and took just 1.5 units of novorapid before bed.

6.2 happy days but between now and Christmas I shall be more active than normal between 6pm and 10 pm.

Should be interesting but not in a good way......

Have a wonderful Wednesday

Tony
 
Good morning y'all :) a waking 4,6 from a sleeping 3,8, good old A cells :) and sat at 5.5 waiting for the Humalog to start working for my porridge.
It looks a bit breezy and cold outside but not quite cold enough for the thermals, I need a shave but my shave gel is mysteriously empty and my last Mach 3 looks mysteriously used so I suspect child's been messing with them :) I'm tempted to pour her shampoo into her conditioner bottle and vice versa but that's a bit childish :p
 
kev-w said:
Good morning y'all :) a waking 4,6 from a sleeping 3,8, good old A cells :) and sat at 5.5 waiting for the Humalog to start working for my porridge.
It looks a bit breezy and cold outside but not quite cold enough for the thermals, I need a shave but my shave gel is mysteriously empty and my last Mach 3 looks mysteriously used so I suspect child's been messing with them :) I'm tempted to pour her shampoo into her conditioner bottle and vice versa but that's a bit childish :p
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Whats the point of growing up if you can't be childish sometimes?
 
@kev-w even better get some Oreo biscuits carefully take them apart and replace all the white sugary stuff with toothpaste, leave on plate sit back and watch as they get consumed :hilarious:

Morning all, rudely woken by Mrs Knikki as the xDrip alarm was going off, should have switched it off, seems I was going LO, so Jaffa Cakes to rescue and back to the land of zzzzz, woke with a reasonable 7.1 now sat here drinking coffee.

Although I seem to have a bit of a craving for chocolate :shifty: and I don't have any, shops at lunch time it is.:woot:

On a completely none diabetic side note, should get my Xbox replaced with a new one and my lovely Gameboy watch is totally tommy tankered so that is also going back (different shop) :rolleyes:
 
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therower said:
“ you’re as much use as a fart in a colander “
An old family favourite. :)
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The one I know is, ' If you were a fart in in colander, you wouldn't know which hole to come out of' lol (for someone who is a little indecisive :D)
Good morning:)
 
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Morning all,

had too many hypos yesterday, this seems to happen quite often after I have a good blood sugar day, which I had the day before. Today is going to be a no idea what is going on day. because I started a new snesor last night, and it's a bit erratic at the moment, it's switching between being lower than the fingerprick tests, higher, and occasionally quite close.

Totally wrecks my libre data, but this isn't a bad thing as I was getting a bit obsessed with the figures, and trying to perfect them, which may have been the cause of the hypo day.

Oh well, I have been saved from myself again..........
 
Knikki said:
@kev-w even better get some Oreo biscuits carefully take them apart and replace all the white sugary stuff with toothpaste, leave on plate sit back and watch as they get consumed :hilarious:
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Some marketer in a cubicle is already on to you with that idea. :hilarious:

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therower said:
@slip Afternoon bro. Was this “ old McDonalds farm “ last night or that “American”eatery a guy your age should no better than to visit?
Liking the laid back hypo style. A few tabs and see how it goes:).
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It was indeed the american eatery and yes at my age ! should know better! But she made me do it - the daughter that is! And yes perhaps she's got me wrapped around her little finger..........

So laid back I was horizontal! :hilarious:
 
Good morning my pancreatically challenged friends.
Had a very level day yesterday.....UNTIL the Mrs decided she wanted chips for tea....Normally have a mince beef pie and chips (small chips between us) and count 90 grams of carb, usually split dose over 2 hours.....well that didn't work as it should have....9pm was 9.9 and rising quickly (3 hours after food) so 3 unit correction...2 hours later 11 rising quickly another 3 units. Went to bed with phone in silent mode (still get my Pebble to vibrate thou)....2 pm Pebble trying to get off my wrist and 15!!!! 5 unit correction and back to sleep. Woke to a 7.1 at 7am phew!!! and now on a steady 6. Going up the chippy tonite to tell them to stop using high carb potatoes ;);)

Edited cos I cant spell MINCE :) :)
 
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Some people say diabetes can be caused by excessive sugar consumption, any one know what percentage of the Chinese population are diabetic 'cause we went out to a posh Chinese restaurant Monday evening and yes I did eat quite a bit but Mels cat it took a LOT of insulin to keep my BG out the stratosphere and then some and for some time after! :eek:
 
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porl69 said:
Good morning my pancreatically challenged friends.
Had a very level day yesterday.....UNTIL the Mrs decided she wanted chips for tea....Normally have a mice beef pie and chips (small chips between us) and count 90 grams of carb, usually split dose over 2 hours.....well that didn't work as it should have....9pm was 9.9 and rising quickly (3 hours after food) so 3 unit correction...2 hours later 11 rising quickly another 3 units. Went to bed with phone in silent mode (still get my Pebble to vibrate thou)....2 pm Pebble trying to get off my wrist and 15!!!! 5 unit correction and back to sleep. Woke to a 7.1 at 7am phew!!! and now on a steady 6. Going up the chippy tonite to tell them to stop using high carb potatoes ;);)
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Yes @porl69 my wife uses those high carb potatoes.......

I calculate my carb intake before my roast dinner then have to take extra insulin afterwards!
Truth be told I take insulin for 6 but then eat 8 and I once tried taking insulin for 8 but I ate 10!
If they weren't perfect I wouldn't eat so many.
She once had the temerity to make less potatoes which made me sulk all night so she hasn't done it since!!

Tony
 
Tony337 said:
Yes @porl69 my wife uses those high carb potatoes.......

I calculate my carb intake before my roast dinner then have to take extra insulin afterwards!
Truth be told I take insulin for 6 but then eat 8 and I once tried taking insulin for 8 but I ate 10!
If they weren't perfect I wouldn't eat so many.
She once had the temerity to make less potatoes which made me sulk all night so she hasn't done it since!!

Tony
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MMMMMMM roast spuds :)
 
Afternoon all, just in the back of the car on the way to Hay on Wye...

**** night, kept going high and had to take corrections, now down to 3.9 so obviously overcooked it. All my cats.

Thanks for the info, @kitedoc - I’m aware that abscesses form a sort of capsule which can resist treatment with the standard flucloxacillin that I have. Doc said to go back in a week if it’s not improved, but I’ll be away from home. So I may have to try a walk in centre at my mum’s if necessary. I can feel a hard area under the skin, which I assume is the thing itself. It seems to be coming to the surface from deeper down, if that makes sense?
 
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