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liam1955 said:
Posting my fasting result on here because Type 2 What was your fasting blood sugar is becoming a Chat Thread. My fasting this morning was 6.1.
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The mods will correct that Liam.
 
I still think it's Monday ....play the Twilight Zone theme music lmao
 
Oh no! Sending you massive hugs Vicky, when I was first diagnosed I had false hypos when I got down to 4.5 and that was scary enough! Make sure you take it easy (I know, easier said than done!)
 
My general rule of thumb for me personally is:

3-4 mmol/l - headache and hunger (extreme)
2-3 mmol/l - sweating and palpitations
< 2 mmol/l - acting different, can be aggressive/foul mouthed, staggering, unconsciousness when approaching 1 or less mmol/l.

Everybody is different. Sometimes no warning at all.
 
What meds do you take for seizures ? Just curious.
 
eddie1968 said:
What meds do you take for seizures ? Just curious.
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At the minute Eddie I've been prescribed gabapentin while waiting for scan results it's supposed to help but still get the odd ones now and again neurologist wouldn't prescribe correct meds until MRI results confirm the MS
 
liam1955 said:
Hi Eddie - I contacted a mod yesterday about it, and so far = not a word!
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Difficult one... There was a kerfuffle a couple of months ago, when people stopped posting on that thread because it was being so stringently policed by the mods, and posters were being cautioned if they added anything other than a simple FBG statement.
The mods reconsidered their position and relaxed the rules a little to allow posters to also add brief comments, as long as they related to FBG.
Life's never simple, though, and the comments side is escalating, as you point out, William.
I think it's probably related to the number of new members we are attracting to the forums. This is a good thing, and will inject the vitality a website needs in order to survive and grow, but it also means that threads need to be clearly labelled and well monitored to ensure that everyone using them is aware of the rules. Personally, I think we could handle this aspect better...
 
liam1955 said:
Posting my fasting result on here because Type 2 What was your fasting blood sugar is becoming a Chat Thread. My fasting this morning was 6.1.
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I've been posting mine on the other fasting bloods thread because I couldn't find any actual fbg postings when I went on the type 2 fbg
 
Yes we are aware of what happened last time Debrasue and the time before that a couple of years back. At that time this thread type 2 life was started so that people could talk further about their fbg and other bg levels etc. Perhaps @eddie1968 could tell us more?
 
It was a pretty strict thread and was just FBG figures - anything else was edited or removed. I think it became robotic just looking at figures - that's a bit boring IMO.
 
Yes, but there's a big difference between people posting a short comment and them posting videos, photos, recipes etc etc., there are designated threads for all of these things. This forum is often where newbies first get information, it's where I found help after following the NHS guidelines for 10 yrs! Just imagine what it must be like to come on to the fasting thread and be confronted with what's there just now. Y ou're an old hand at the diabetes game and yet, like me you don't post on there anymore either.
 
Good Luck to You All. I'm off. Bye Folks
 
Just to say - Thanks to those who have PM'd me with their email addresses and Facebook names, I will keep in touch. Take Care and will miss you. William xx
 
maureen5752 said:
Are you leaving us Liam?
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Yes @maureen5752 time has come, have enjoyed it and been a member of this forum since July 2014 - but too many nice people have left and the Forum is going down the drain in my opinion - rules are not being adhered too and threads being derailed.
You take good care of yourself and hope your peripheral neuropathy improves. William xx
 
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