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

Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
 
Lamont D said:
6.8 before the egg run, a dozen stashed in cupboard for now. According to staff, fifteen deliveries today.
Cupboard or fridge? Any views?
If I remember rightly @JohnEGreen, one of my first posts on this thread, was about how proud I was, that my eldest had rescued a teen from jumping off a motorway bridge near us. Since then, there has been put in places, not all, a higher prevention fence. There has been a call for these fences for every motorway bridge.
And it is endemic of the pressure put on our youngsters, trying to survive in this country these days.
Was having a lovely deep sleep, when I felt Mrs L stir. And in a demanding tone asked.....
If we could go home now?
I answered that we were.
After the fourth time of asking, demanding I phone for a taxi. I spent the next ten minutes visit the upstairs with Mrs L, to prove we were. She mentioned the old people's bungalows on a particular area, was where we were.....
Of course, getting back into bed, Mrs L, fell asleep quickly whilst I couldn't!
This is not the first time it has happened.
I should, make enquiries.
Weather is drab, dank and even tho it is above freezing, it is still freezing!

Myself and Mrs L found ourselves around forty five years back, with family struggles and before our lot began life, we looked after her two younger brothers,. There was a lot of rebuild in the area, many areas were being either knocked down or restructuring. And around that time, we had the offer to return to where we were or seek rehousing elsewhere in the borough.
Because of the influx from other estates etc. We knew, we had to move away, for our kids sake.
And thank whoever, we did. You could say, we were lucky but we decided and cajoled the housing for a decent home.
This house was our fourth option, we looked at. And in an instant, we knew.
And because of that, it changed our lives so much for the better.
I do miss, where we grew up. It is a brilliant area except for those, that burden every one else with their existence.

Still no bin men.
Still no garden.
Still got lots to do.
Still no idea, what is next?
Best wishes.
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Eggs, despite those annoying trays that the manufacturers of fridges supply, don’t go in the fridge. My brother who lives in Spain and has hens, keeps eggs in a lidded terracotta pot due to the heat - but not in the fridge. Best tip - buy only what you can consume within a few days to keep the albumen from going all runny. Of course, in the good old US of A where chickens are chlorinated to make them edible and cows don’t know what a field is - they wash the eggs before sale which removes a protective coat and therefore they need refrigerating.
 
gennepher said:
Fbg ...not taken it cos I was awake all of last night...

I went out there early to try and get some veg and eggs. I noticed the Polish shop were unloading quite a few crates of vegetables which presumably came from Poland.

But I went to Lidl first and luckily they had a load of vegetables, the choice and selection not as good as it usually is, but the quality of the veg was absolutely perfect.

So I got all I needed in vegetables...I can make a different soup every day for a week now.

I went to get some fresh meat, but the chiller section was almost empty of fresh meat...there was some belly pork. I have never cooked it before, but I thought if I threw it in the Remoska, it should turn out alright. And it did, I am eating it now.....

But disaster struck for me while I was looking for eggs. I found them eventually, but not before I had walked down an entire aisle from top to bottom of the store with nothing else but sweets, sweets and more sweets on either side of the aisle and before I had got about a third way down, I don't know whether it's some chemicals from the sweets or what but they made me feel so sick and my tummy was turning over and over and I don't know how I held it down.

Obviously, the store were short on a lot of goods and they just simply filled both sides of the aisle from top to bottom with all those sweets from their storeroom. The smell was overpowering for me, I cannot stand sweets and sweet stuff anyway, but that made me so ill. I felt sick and dizzy. When I got to the till there were no cashiers you had to self service yourself so I got hold of an assistant and I asked them to do the self service for me. He said I don't really wanna do that. How about I get a cashier for the till, I said that suits me just fine.

I got my stuff to the car, but I was still feeling ill and dizzy from those sweets, the smell from them. A passerby helped me get my stuff in the car because she said I didn't look too good.

I am nearly home when I realise I am just about to have a humdinger of visual migraine attack. I took my tablets quickly and managed to back the car in the driveway. I am so glad I widened the entrance to my driveway. It makes it so much easier backing into it, when there are cars parked either side of the road.

I grabbed a slice of cheese out of the fridge and ate that and then my stomach started to settle. And the visual migraine began to clear, so I eat another slice of cheese.

I just fell asleep then and this posted itself...

The visual migraine is almost clear now, but it was that full double aisle of sweets that caused me to feel very ill, the smell of those horrible sickly sweets that people feed their children.

I am just going to find my creative and add to this....
Here we go... I did it before I went out...it is of a cushion, but it looks like horrified monkey faces...oh well...

Have your best day...

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Yuk for the walk down the isle of disasters but hooray for the monkey faces.
 
dunelm said:
Eggs, despite those annoying trays that the manufacturers of fridges supply, don’t go in the fridge. My brother who lives in Spain and has hens, keeps eggs in a lidded terracotta pot due to the heat - but not in the fridge. Best tip - buy only what you can consume within a few days to keep the albumen from going all runny. Of course, in the good old US of A where chickens are chlorinated to make them edible and cows don’t know what a field is - they wash the eggs before sale which removes a protective coat and therefore they need refrigerating.
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Agree eggs are better kept cool but not refrigerated. However,we have to buy eggs when we can get them so they do go in the fridge and a few brought out at a time to be kept in the larder.
 
Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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Well done getting to the hospital & getting a 'Medical' opinion, in the absence of a 'national' health service.

Bravo for enduring the 4 hour lay up .

Hopefully the heart holster gives clarity to what the underlying issue is and a quick remedy to fixing it ASAP.


Best wishes
 
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jjraak said:
Mmhhm

Horrified monkey faces.

..because they can't find the stick people anymore ?

Exactly how I felt when I found out .:arghh:
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My bad. This refers to Genn's creative which I felt were sheep's heads. Texel Tups dyed for auction ( gives a false impression of shape, more lamb chops than actually there) to dupe naive buyers - the seller just forgot and did the face as well.
 
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Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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Thank goodness it is not dangerous @Annb . Very scary though.
 
Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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Hug for going through that but things heart related are best treated seriously. Take it easy and follow any advice offered. That goes to a few overly "entrepreneurial" spirits here.
 
Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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Hugs @Annb
It is scary, not knowing what this is.
I hope you can find some answers xx
 
Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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A&E probably the best for diagnosis - 4 hours on a trolley - a win for perseverance in spite of the complaints from back and legs.
 
ianpspurs said:
Would be fascinating to know what @Lamont D's #8 may have called her. The bind moggles.
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Dog maybe........
Dexter. Cos that was the name of their last dog.
It.....
Or..... Ay you...!

My other son had a cross of a lab, a few years back, lovely blond coat.........Marilyn.
Another...... From a rescue centre place..in......Chester.
Latest in family is unusual.........Rex.

Just a brief few names.
 
Annb said:
Just back from a lengthy visit to A&E. My heart has been all over the place for the last 4 days. I thought it was something to do with something that I had eaten and couldn't tolerate. If it was, I have no idea what it was. Couldn't get even to talk to a GP on the phone so decoded to accept the receptionist's suggestion and go to A&E. Been wired up to a machine for nearly 4 hours and had 4 lots of blood tests. BP was very high when we got there but finally fell to a very reasonable level by the time they let me go.

There is something, but it's probably not dangerous. They are going to recommend to the GP that they set me up with one of those 24 hour monitoring things and think I have to do something about my high potassium level. All up to the GP now. Actually, after having to lie fairly still on the trolley for almost 4 hours my heart settled down even though my back and legs were screaming. That's the longest I've laid down for years.
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Our local hospitals are in crisis mode...
No room at the inn.
Simply, too many patients, not enough resources.not enough wards, beds, doctors, nurses and so on.
Hope you are feeling better.
 
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