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eddie1968 said:
@13lizanne I have Gastroparaesis and when it flares up my BGs are very erratic - hypos and hypers...can be tricky to keep stable. The condition is usually caused by long standing and poorly controlled diabetes as this was my case. :)
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I think I have that @eddie1968 . Did specialist test you for that?
I have flare ups then not. Irratic bgs and irratic stomach bloating. Blockages. Sugar free candy rock can help, sometimes.
 
Hi @wylie27
You wrote in another thread for FBGs
First time caller,. Morning reading was 8.9mmol

For the past 4 years, my reading sits between 8.1 to 10.2 in the mornings. We have tried everything to reduce the number. Carbed up, Carbed down, XR meds at night, all meds at night.. Exercise before bed. No exercise.

Nothing changes it. *shrug*

Sounding quite fatalistic. It might help if you tell us some more about your situation to see if we can offer any suggestions.
You may have already had one or two tips about Fasting tests. These are really intended to be the first thing you do after washing your hands on getting up. My normal routine is to get up at 06:00 and usually test by 06:05. Weekends and holidays it can go to pot and my FBG do tend to rise as my BG rise anything up to 1 point as my liver helps me start my day, even if I am fasting. So the timing can influence the first reading. One day this week my wife brought me a cup of tea, which I drank and then tested and the number was horrible.
If your morning numbers are what they are, what are your pre and post eating numbers like?
Wish you well and hope to hear from you.
 
Good morning, my friends,

My wifi in my flat situation still appears to be hanging in the air due to my corporate appointee and care coordinator so I'm back at the library logging on and sending this post.

My blood glucose readings in the last few days a bit higher when my adult ADHD flared up and I bunged heaps of sugar in my coffee (about 3 teaspoonfuls in each cup) but I realize I have to use sweeteners to better give my diabetes TLC and extra loving care.

I ate a lot yesterday in an Adult ADHD binge, 18 sausages, 1 roast beef ready meal and a doner kebab my friend Lee treated me to. I've also been smoking one 20 gramme pack of tobacco per day and drinking cups of Diet Cola from Tesco's my friend Ioanna gave me yesterday.

Have a lovely day, my lovely friends. Lovely and sunny today in Stockwell, South London.
 
Hello Johnny, How are you feeling now? Did you remember this morning to use sweeteners? It's great that you recognise what is causing your food binges, lots of people don't have your other disorders to deal with and have food binges too sometimes. I hope that you will achieve good control today and tomorrow - you know that you can do it! Keep trying @autisticwonder1970 we are all supporting you here on the forum. Have a lovely day with your friends
 
eddie1968 said:
Morning FBG 8.1 mmol/l. Ice cream did it lol. Another beautiful and sunny day here - brekkie time.:)
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Similiar for me. Seaside ice cream licks to stop spillages. They had monkey's blood on too! yuck!
Took extra insulin to help. Once kids resume school and nursery i will do meal replacements to get rid of some weight before xmas. I only sinned on xmas day last year so I'll do same this year.
 
tina_marie said:
Looks like Rons still playing the waiting game as nothing in the post again today.
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Don't hold your breath. I got referred to a Respiratory Clinic (the sleep centre) last November. Had my inpatient sleep study in mid February and results late May. I had to wait till the 10th August for my CPAP machine. That's 10 months from referral to treatment. It's a specialist discipline but 10 months is long for a debilitating condition. Neurology referrals should be quicker I hope. The other two bad areas for waiting are Diabetes and ENT. :)
 
THANKS to those who expressed their concerns that I was leaving and for sending me their email addresses to keep in touch. Had talks with Administration and decided I would return to the Forum. :D
 
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