I was like that, too @Antje77 . I dozed quietly for 45 mins. The nurse dealing with me said that she didn't know what I was on or was doing, but could I please come back and teach everyone else! I had just been taught relaxation techniques during my stressful working life. I just applied them to the MRI.MRI went remarkably well!Thanks to the oxazebam (and lack of sleep), it turned out I was relaxed enough to almost fall asleep.
In fact, I'm still struggling to stay awake on the couch a home, so I'll have a bit of breakast shortly, followed by a nap.
I had a simpler decision to make with my surgery on my spine. Consultant told me that with the surgery, I would not be totally cured, but I should show improvement over 2 years. Without surgery, I'd be confined to a wheelchair within 5 years, and I wouldn't get out of it again. It was a bit of a no-brainer. OK, I still have leg and hip problems, but I'm still walking with the aid of my crutch.Horrible decision to have to make. Is there any guidance about the potential outcome if you don't have the op? Especially when it's your eyes they are talking about, you need to know that. You need to be given enough information to make your own decisions.
I made a decision some years ago NOT to have surgery on my knee. The clinic couldn't say how successful it would be, they wanted to do the knee which hurt less than the other one, they didn't seem to be interested in my concerns about managing to move around when my arms and shoulders wouldn't allow me to use crutches, I knew a couple of people who had had the surgery without success. I did also know one person who had had the surgery and recommended it highly. I just felt that I shouldn't go for it and I usually do trust my instincts rather than careful workings out. The hospital simply lost interest in me as a result and I have never received any kind of treatment other than pain killers from my GP ever since. I knew they would but I still think I was right in my decision.
That's a tricky one when it's 50/50. All you can do is, as you said, ask lots of questions and weigh up the odds. Best of luck xxGood luck for tomorrow @Antje77
I've had a bit of luck too. Surprise phone call on Saturday afternoon saying I can gave an eye op this Thursday ( have been waiting since February). Trouble is not sure I want it. Surgeon says 50/50 may help or may make it worse. It will get worse over time anyway.
Haven't had much time to consider it as have got family staying. A takeout curry Saturday caused stomach issues. Today did late brunch after we went cold water swimming...well I didn't, 2 of my guests did. Rest were spectators.
Then in afternoon stroll to local church Tower which was open followed by much blackberry picking. Supper was pastries for them and salads., with cheese. Did have small taste of trifle.
Bg has been all over the place, at least 1 huge non food related spike and averaging 7.5. Not like me all.
Must have been a magic nap!MRI went remarkably well!Thanks to the oxazebam (and lack of sleep), it turned out I was relaxed enough to almost fall asleep.
In fact, I'm still struggling to stay awake on the couch a home, so I'll have a bit of breakast shortly, followed by a nap.
So Cooper has holidays and weekend breaks with you @shelley262 while his people are away.Busy but enjoyable weekend looking after our granddog Cooper and lots and lots of forest walking. We also picked blackberries on our walks and bought some apples from a local farm for youngest son and daughter in law who wanted some to make a crumble.They collected Cooper and the fruit late yesterday. I'm loving this more temperate summer weather - so good for walking.
Foods over last few days broadly low carb although had a couple of the local apples we got from the forest farm - very small ones and also had a few very tasty organic carrots with some slow cooked beef yesterday.
It must feel good to have that noisy MRI scan out of the way @Antje77. Of all the scanning techniques in creation, that one has to be the least user friendly.MRI went remarkably well!Thanks to the oxazebam (and lack of sleep), it turned out I was relaxed enough to almost fall asleep.
In fact, I'm still struggling to stay awake on the couch a home, so I'll have a bit of breakast shortly, followed by a nap.
There seems to be a bumper crop of blackberries this year @sueh21. Wild blackberries have so much more flavour than the cultivated varieties and don't seem to affect my blood glucose levels.Just experimented and made a blackberry and apple crumble, a small ramekin for my portion with ground almond and butter topping. Apples picked from my sister’s tree at 11am and blackberries on this afternoon’s walk at 2pm.
You are an amazing person Antje. Despite the last few days of S&D, then the stress of the MRI to be strong and fit enough to go in and scrape barnacles off the propellor. I can only admire your strength and good humour. Sounds as though you enjoyed the last part though. I assume the barnacle scraping of both the hull and the propellor would normally be done in a boatyard (out of the water) but, as MrsA2 says, there might be a potential job for you in that kind of work - if your arm and shoulder can stand up to it.Good thing too. I'll have a short sailing trip tomorrow to scatter someone's ashes (not someone I know, it's work), and today my friend/skipper called me if I could help out today because the ship had to be moved and he couldn't find a deckhand.
I took the route where I only have to watch out for sheep, in case the oxazepam was still doing something. We had to move another ship out of the way first (with permission from the owner), moved the ship we are to be using out of the way, moved the first ship back to it's original spot.
Tomorrow will start very early with the dreaded diabetic eye exam, after which I'll be the blurry eyed deckhand. Will bring two pairs of sunglasses.Arrrr!
This BG thing is getting very confusing. These last couple of weeks for me have been much the same as yours, it seems. Rising to the heights without food (even higher with) and topping off at 16.1 a couple of days ago despite taking insulin for food. Then I take an amount of insulin that I would normally take for the food I am going to eat, and I drop down into the 3's, and on one occasion the 2's. Something odd going on but I can't figure out what. Also putting weight back on. Must go through everything I am doing and try to sort it out. I thought I had arrived at a stage where I understood this BG business, but clearly not.Maybe barnacle scraping by hand could be part of the cool job you're looking for @Antje77? Develop it into a form of skilled self employment?
Another stressful day here, bg all over the place. I thought I was in much better control of bg than. The non food spikes are concerning
Yes the blackberries are delicious this year,getting some more for the freezer today. That’s a good idea for apples, I seem to be ok with about 50g and I usually have almond butter or cheese with them. No spike from the crumble yesterday so that’s good.There seems to be a bumper crop of blackberries this year @sueh21. Wild blackberries have so much more flavour than the cultivated varieties and don't seem to affect my blood glucose levels.
I can't get away with an apple though. My solution is to use apple peel whenever I need a touch of apple flavouring and then give away the peeled fruit to folk who are not diabetic.
Glad your niece got off the Islands safely, even though it was a complicated journey, and an early start. My brother and SIL got away from Lochmaddy, directly to Uig and then straight back down south in the coach. It was a tiring journey for them, but at least he didn't have to drive all the way. It would have taken days because he can only manage about 100 miles at a time now and they'd have to keep taking overnight breaks at hotels on the way.Monday 19 August
B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with pate. Benecol dairy free
L. Mug of Marigold vegetable boullion (I've developed a liking for this again)
D. My other new favourite. A SRSLY wrap with lettuce, tomato, walnuts, Skinny Food Co honey/Tamari soy chicken, peri peri sauce. Fresh raspberries and cream.
Vodka and diet coke.
Niece got back from Uist @Annb. She was exhausted. She had to get up about 3 am. to get on the 5.37 ferry to Barra. Then, another ferry from Barra to Oban before driving home. She did say that at least the drive from Oban was shorter than that from Mallaig. She's certainly getting a taste of what the islanders have to deal with. She is loving her time on Uist when she is there.
Getting back into school work, too. Grandson had an English assignment to finish doing research on the teenage soldiers in WW1 & also Wilfred Owen. Even I learned things I didn't know about Wilfred Owen. I didn't know that he was put in Craiglockhart War Hospital suffering with shell shock, nor did I know he made a friendship with Siegfried Sassoon while he was there. This is all prep for them studying Owen's wartime poetry.
I still have hundreds of posts to read. It will take a while. View attachment 69419
Could it be the pain you needed to take painkillers for are affecting your blood glucose? I have also wondered the same thing about absorbing and breathing when I’m baking with high carb ingredients.This BG thing is getting very confusing. These last couple of weeks for me have been much the same as yours, it seems. Rising to the heights without food (even higher with) and topping off at 16.1 a couple of days ago despite taking insulin for food. Then I take an amount of insulin that I would normally take for the food I am going to eat, and I drop down into the 3's, and on one occasion the 2's. Something odd going on but I can't figure out what. Also putting weight back on. Must go through everything I am doing and try to sort it out. I thought I had arrived at a stage where I understood this BG business, but clearly not.
Today I started out on 8.1 and had one cup of tea and my painkillers, plus basal insulin. Now 10.9 and rising.
I will eat though and take some insulin before I do so.
Bacon and eggs is usually a good option and doesn't affect my BG.
Later I have some haddock and will do something with that.
I wonder if, somehow, I am absorbing carbs through my fingers, or the air, with all the baking I've been doing.
Dinner looks amazing.Monday 19 August
B. TAG and 2 slices of SRSLY toast with pate. Benecol dairy free
L. Mug of Marigold vegetable boullion (I've developed a liking for this again)
D. My other new favourite. A SRSLY wrap with lettuce, tomato, walnuts, Skinny Food Co honey/Tamari soy chicken, peri peri sauce. Fresh raspberries and cream.
Vodka and diet coke.
Niece got back from Uist @Annb. She was exhausted. She had to get up about 3 am. to get on the 5.37 ferry to Barra. Then, another ferry from Barra to Oban before driving home. She did say that at least the drive from Oban was shorter than that from Mallaig. She's certainly getting a taste of what the islanders have to deal with. She is loving her time on Uist when she is there.
Getting back into school work, too. Grandson had an English assignment to finish doing research on the teenage soldiers in WW1 & also Wilfred Owen. Even I learned things I didn't know about Wilfred Owen. I didn't know that he was put in Craiglockhart War Hospital suffering with shell shock, nor did I know he made a friendship with Siegfried Sassoon while he was there. This is all prep for them studying Owen's wartime poetry.
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Could it be the pain you needed to take painkillers for are affecting your blood glucose? I have also wondered the same thing about absorbing and breathing when I’m baking with high carb ingredients.
You make me blush, thank you!You are an amazing person Antje. Despite the last few days of S&D, then the stress of the MRI to be strong and fit enough to go in and scrape barnacles off the propellor. I can only admire your strength and good humour. Sounds as though you enjoyed the last part though. I assume the barnacle scraping of both the hull and the propellor would normally be done in a boatyard (out of the water) but, as MrsA2 says, there might be a potential job for you in that kind of work - if your arm and shoulder can stand up to it.
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