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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)
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alf_Josiah
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Good early evening all.
I have noticed over quite a long time that temperature stress affects my blood sugars raising them in high temperatures and dropping them in cold conditions causing hypo’s.
Now am I alone or do others have the same issues?
I have noticed over quite a long time that temperature stress affects my blood sugars raising them in high temperatures and dropping them in cold conditions causing hypo’s.
Now am I alone or do others have the same issues?
jjraak
Expert
All going Pete tong...
And I do hear if Bruce & kuenssberg also resign from the govt, sunaks reign collapses
..so some say.
dunelm
Master
Can’t help with this as I don’t keep records any more.
Annb
Expert
Ah. Not a watermill then. Quite a substantial ruin though.
jjraak
Expert
Morning all.
Back home after our travels.
Only Greece, 4 hours-ish as the metal bird flies
But left me feeling like it was more long haul.
Cream crackered when we got back, slept for hours at a time like I had the craziest jet lag...
But ...a truly wonderful holiday.
Met so many lovely people
Might have been the friendliest place I've ever been ...
So much so the 'Truman Show' felt more then a little worryingly real .
We usually talk to everyone, and many have an interesting job or tale to tell.
This hols just felt more like we were being guided.
(Mad, I know, but it's how it honestly felt)
1st night in, lovely couple.
Him a Prison psychologist.
Obv 1st question with limp & scarring, 'what happened ?'
Very good at his job, led me to expanding a little bit more in ways I haven't felt comfortable sharing too often, about how it's all affected me mentally.
I felt safe enough to be honest & tell him.
Didn't judge me, none of that 'dont be silly' I've had from family, etc which shutdown that avenue of conversation & agreed a lot of what I said to him made sense.
In fact he said that the coping mechanisms I'm adopting are very likely how he would approach it too.
Felt good to have such vindication.
2nd night in similar story, except couple where she was a person injuries lawyer.
Lots of useful advice, very generous with her time to me
And while it seems all doom & gloom we had the most fantastic time, full of warmth & laughter around the pool bar.
But the highlight was the older couple who became friends.
The resilience they both showed after their own personal tragedies was inspirational....almost like they were sent as a sign, that life continues, altered but still worth embracing every single day of breathe left within us.
They fully understood how what affects one, impacts heavily on the other.
Felt like I'd know them forever.
Massive respect.
And now we're back down to earth, I'll be honest & say I enjoyed the holiday massively more then I truly expected.
A lot of tension reined in tighter then I knew, over the last two years, unwound in the sunshine.
Very welcomed after a difficult year or two.
With a little planning & adaptation we managed to do more then I thought possible.
Lauren, bless her, took on a lot of my more usual tasks, and after the first few times of gently explained why, it left me grateful rather than embarrassed, that much of what I took for granted was still beyond me ( heart xxx )
And I relaxed a little more then I expected.... particularly eating wise .
Not beating myself up over it tbh.
It is what it is..rings true
Haven't really got back to pre holiday schedule, etc just yet .
But I am determined to make the journey back to LCHF & better management from today.
So no fbg, testing resuming in earnest tomorrow.
Onwards & upwards from here on.
Hope you all have your best day possible today.
Yamas.
Back home after our travels.
Only Greece, 4 hours-ish as the metal bird flies
But left me feeling like it was more long haul.
Cream crackered when we got back, slept for hours at a time like I had the craziest jet lag...
But ...a truly wonderful holiday.
Met so many lovely people
Might have been the friendliest place I've ever been ...
So much so the 'Truman Show' felt more then a little worryingly real .
We usually talk to everyone, and many have an interesting job or tale to tell.
This hols just felt more like we were being guided.
(Mad, I know, but it's how it honestly felt)
1st night in, lovely couple.
Him a Prison psychologist.
Obv 1st question with limp & scarring, 'what happened ?'
Very good at his job, led me to expanding a little bit more in ways I haven't felt comfortable sharing too often, about how it's all affected me mentally.
I felt safe enough to be honest & tell him.
Didn't judge me, none of that 'dont be silly' I've had from family, etc which shutdown that avenue of conversation & agreed a lot of what I said to him made sense.
In fact he said that the coping mechanisms I'm adopting are very likely how he would approach it too.
Felt good to have such vindication.
2nd night in similar story, except couple where she was a person injuries lawyer.
Lots of useful advice, very generous with her time to me
And while it seems all doom & gloom we had the most fantastic time, full of warmth & laughter around the pool bar.
But the highlight was the older couple who became friends.
The resilience they both showed after their own personal tragedies was inspirational....almost like they were sent as a sign, that life continues, altered but still worth embracing every single day of breathe left within us.
They fully understood how what affects one, impacts heavily on the other.
Felt like I'd know them forever.
Massive respect.
And now we're back down to earth, I'll be honest & say I enjoyed the holiday massively more then I truly expected.
A lot of tension reined in tighter then I knew, over the last two years, unwound in the sunshine.
Very welcomed after a difficult year or two.
With a little planning & adaptation we managed to do more then I thought possible.
Lauren, bless her, took on a lot of my more usual tasks, and after the first few times of gently explained why, it left me grateful rather than embarrassed, that much of what I took for granted was still beyond me ( heart xxx )
And I relaxed a little more then I expected.... particularly eating wise .
Not beating myself up over it tbh.
It is what it is..rings true
Haven't really got back to pre holiday schedule, etc just yet .
But I am determined to make the journey back to LCHF & better management from today.
So no fbg, testing resuming in earnest tomorrow.
Onwards & upwards from here on.
Hope you all have your best day possible today.
Yamas.
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jjraak
Expert
Oh dear, @Annb so sorry to hear that..hope it eases swiftly.
I found real ginger tea made a real difference to my breathing after my last asthma flare up
(A good few years ago, tbh)
So much so, it's my go-to whenever either of us get any type of cold or chest infection.
Well known to be effective on the airways .
dogslife
Well-Known Member
Good morning all. Fbs early this morning was 10.1 but taken following a possibly slight raise in adrenalin whilst catching and removing a large spider from my bedroom to the garden! The predicted thunderstorms didn't arrive yesterday and the sun is shining again this morning. Hope all goes well for you all today. 
ianpspurs
Oracle
Morning all from a sunny L.A. where the weather girl says it will be scorchio - for which read no socks needed. .JKP still sub par but improving - well health wise st least. @dunelm safe journey and have a good time if the purpose of the journey fits. Thanks for the art. @Annb hug for the impact of the cold. @jjraak efcharistó for that post. God moves in mysterious ways. This story sequeys neatly from your experiences of God's grace into this - in my addled mind anyhow. The older couple remind me of one close to me (my parents actually) and the Joni Mitchell lyrics (attached) I quoted in my eulogy. for them. Since it is summer for the next few days one simply must bless one's aural orifices with sound nectar (club card is vaguely illegal according to the fake news meeeeja - how you 'doin in the heat Alf?). Be good, hydrate well, wear a wide brimmed hat and slip, slop, slap. seek, slide
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jjraak
Expert
efcharistó para poli.
Loving the words ...
Knew of the swim, but understand a lot more of the why, thank you for the link.
And in the spirit of summer ..
lindisfel
Expert
Been having trouble with my meds since H/A in April. The second anti coagulant is causing me serious stomach and bowel problems and I am feeling rough most of the day.
Will have to speak to the doctor, I can't manage this for the six months it's scheduled. Two months now is more than enough it's slowing down any progress.
D.
Will have to speak to the doctor, I can't manage this for the six months it's scheduled. Two months now is more than enough it's slowing down any progress.
D.
Krystyna23040
Expert
Really good news that your blood sugars were 8.2 after breakfast.Good morning all. Yesterday before breakfast my fbs was a whopping 16.2.This morning after starting my new medication , Forxiga, with yesterday's breakfast ( in addition to my existing 3 diabetes meds throughout the day and stopping my Gabapentin for the past 2 evenings ) my fbs was 8.8!
After taking my second dose of my Forxiga along with Gliclizide after today's breakfast I was concerned I might have a hypo so tested again 3 hours after breakfast----8.2! Early days and still anxious about side effects but feeling more positive than I have since July '21 when my sugars started their upward trend.
Krystyna23040
Expert
6.8 this morning. Took dogs for an early walk in the park as it is far too hot to take them out for our usual Sunday walk around NT Parkland.
Annb
Expert
Yes, you really should speak to your doctor - it can't be doing you any good to be feeling rough most of the time and I'm pretty sure that having these digestive problems will do harm one way or another. Surely there must be an alternative. There areother anticoagulants on the market.
jjraak
Expert
Yeah, enough is enough.
We need to be our own physician.
Best wishes they give you better options.
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