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What was your fasting blood glucose? (full on chat)

Lamont D said:
My local that is not so local, started selling them again after new year, and the shape has changed to a rectangular shape.
I'm admiring the carb counting. Have always are to my glucometer and kept a food diary.
I know now which foods are alright for me, as in portion size. But I won't be obsessed with minute detail and defo no calorie counting.
We do what we have to do.
Isn't it tho?
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The oncologists and nurses are very keen to weigh us, know what and how much we eat and scold some for not appearing to be eating enough. They don't like vague answers such as I think so or well, you know. They know from bloods if people are lying and would rather we adjust diet first before giving more drugs. Cronometer also gives feedback on a range of nutrients and vitamins. The medics seem to trust the analysis and I like to think I'm giving myself a marginal gain in helping them in managing my treatment. The consultations after monthly bloods are more useful when I'm armed with the data from Cronometer. Attached is part of the daily analysis I see. I don't just pray then deny all agency.
 

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JohnEGreen said:
They moved me up at midnight but no room for me in the inn so it’s sleeping on the ward corridor for me tonight.
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Oh my goodness...there is nothing worse. I really feel for you @JohnEGreen
The same happened to me 20 years ago, only I was moved to a broom cupboard. I hallucinated the rest of the night. I still remember those terrifying hallucinations vividly. The doc in the morning looked in the broom cupboard surprised in the morning, what are you doing in here? Get me out of here were my words to him. I am not staying in here a moment longer...
 
JohnEGreen said:
How can I rest I feel agitated diminished It’s humiliating I know it’s irrational to feel this way but it is what I feel I could cry.
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You can't rest. It is impossible in those circumstances @JohnEGreen
I have just written of a similar experience for me.
It is not irrational to want to cry.
This is humiliating. It is not what your experience of a hospital should be....
This is an endurance experience.
 
JohnEGreen said:
I only have my phone at moment so can’t give hugs so here is one for your awful experience I must try and rest I think I may be booked in to theatre today sometime.
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Thank you.
I will stay on here as long as I can...
I am sending you good wishes and prayers that it will all be sorted today as quickly as possible.
And that you will be wending your way home to your own bed as soon as possible @JohnEGreen
 
JohnEGreen said:
How can I rest I feel agitated diminished It’s humiliating I know it’s irrational to feel this way but it is what I feel I could cry.
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Oh @JohnEGreen .

What an awful experience.

Completely understand how you feel.

It's what might happen in a disaster movie, but we read about such things but to know it's happening to you...what a disgrace.

It's like some third world care.

God bless & let's hope the wait is short & you are operated on asap and it is as successful as possible.

like @gennepher I hope you're getting some shut eye.

Best wishes .
 
Morning all. The only pertinent topic today is to support @JohnEGreen by good wishes, thoughts and especially, if its how you roll, prayer. Ultimately later this year put your X in the best place to end this S show. Last week I saw the NHS at its best and today's Drip Trip will be as comfortable an experience as it can be due to the kindness of strangers though I know the nurses well by now. Their pay and conditions are a condemnation of the prejudices, priorities and values of a noisy section of society and John, like many another, is a victim. Get mad but quietly determine to get even - peacefully by the power of your vote. Take the image of John in that corridor into the voting booth.
 
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