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

[Krystyna23040]

Anyone who reads your posts or comes into contact with you would know instantly that you are already an excellent teacher. That field is ploughed enough. Have another coffee and chill out.

Thank you @ianpspurs - will definitely take your advice and have another coffee and chill out

 

[gennepher]

Sorry for the soup disaster. I make lots of soup in an ordinary saucepan. Is that an option for you. Being a lazy cook, I bung everything in, add water/leftover gravy/ meat juices, bring to simmer, switch off or reduce heat right down, add lid and let it all brew. Electric cooker so retains heat - with gas you'd have to keep it on simmer.

My electric stove/cooker broke down over 10 years ago, and I never replaced it,,,so, I do not have a hob to cook on...I have an omelette maker which I fry eggs on and a bit of other cooking. I have an electric thing to make cakes and scone type things in. I had my soup maker.... so that gave me dinner or tea most days... I tend to eat nuts and a tiny bit of fruit in the morning for breakfast because I don't like eating first thing, but I know I need to eat something to take my medicines. I have an egg boiler. And a couple of other small things. But nothing I can make soup in... I did not replace my electric cooker because I have a tendency to forget about food which is cooking because I get too involved in something else. This started when my ex-husband many years ago left the chip pan on, and the kitchen went up in flames. I have always had a fear of fire even as a child from within the house (but not outside the house, I have no idea where that came from). So I now prefer things which have a timer, and if I forget, it doesn't matter... it just means it might be a bit cold by the time I remember!

 

[gennepher]

Fbg 6.9

Another painting from my sketchbook....
This one is of my old cat Popeye....


I got to the doctors surgery today, only to be told by reception that I had come on the wrong day. No, I have not. I said. Yes you have she said. Come back next week she said. No I said.

My appointment is today... You've got it wrong said receptionist, come back next week and so it went on... I told the receptionist that I had a text to say to come in a week early from the diabetic nurse. That makes no difference said the receptionist but is no appointment for you on here today.
At this point I told the receptionist to get hold of the diabetic nurse. No, the receptionist said there is no appointment for you today on my books with the diabetic nurse, you had better go back home....

Look I told her, I'm bursting to go to the toilet. When I come back I expect to find you have sorted this. Your appointment is next week repeated the receptionist...

I am going to the toilet I said.

I came back to find the receptionist busy talking on the phone. She was having a bit of a heated conversation.

The receptionist came round the counter to me. The diabetic nurse never put your new appointment in the diary she said. I will take you to her...

So I got a shortcut and a tour through some locked doors...

And the receptionist walked me into the diabetic nurse's room... And the receptionist pats me on the back before she leaves. She says something and I've no idea what she said...

I did not see that receptionist again when I left....

The diabetic nurse was working on her computer. Finally she looks at me and says you need to be on this medicine. I say I am already on a thousand mg of Metformin, and I also take Sitagliptin. Oh you can have this medicine as well she said, it will help your kidneys. It will help your heart and she came with some other things it would help, most importantly, it will help you lose a lot of weight. She prints out a prescription. And tells me to telephone her in a month's time. I cannot use the telephone because I am deaf. I explain yet again. Oh how can you contact me then asks the diabetic nurse? May I email you, I suggest?. No she says, you can text me she says. No, I can't, I explain because your text service is no reply only and I cannot text back to you. I have absolutely no means of communication with you. Oh I know said the diabetic nurse. Perhaps you could write me a letter in a month's time to tell me how you are getting on with this medicine...

She gives me a prescription.

The medicine is forxiga... dapagliflozin... 10mg.

I was very tired when I got home but I did some research. And I did not like the contraindications, nor the fact that it clashed with some of my other conditions and will exacerbate some of the problems I have, which I have prescribed medicine for. The diabetic nurse did not discuss any of this, and it's like she's taken no notice of any of the notes on my files at all... Obviously because I'm that concerned I am not going to start taking it... It's going to cause me more problems and I'm going to need more medicine to solve those problems.

Good night

A link to my painting...

Another painting from my sketchbook.... | gennepher

Another painting from my sketchbook.... This one is of my old cat Popeye.... I got to the doctor's surgery today, only to be told by...

www.blipfoto.com

 

[gennepher]

Morning all from what is a gorgeous late autumn day here in L.A., far from what certain Charlatans want to gaslight us into seeing as a nationwide Hellscape. @Lamont D hugs for Mrs L and especially yourself. MIL, 95, was blue lighted to hospital last Saturday and JKP has to visit daily. You too must be under strain - do please remember to look after you. Thanks be to God that medical science and tender care are helping her mum but the travel, parking issues and lack of facilities in West Suffolk - acros and dodgy roofs included - are taking their toll. I believe the commentariat refer to that as a symptom of our en****tification. @gennepher RIP soup maker V1 - long live the MKii. We bought a soup maker last year, bit of a beast and a pain to clean despite claims the machine was self cleaning but a good investment. Thank you for continuing to share your art. @Annb I hope the car starts easily and leg day goes well. Here, I am not monitoring my fbg as I am on steroids, at least temporarily. They gave me hiccups at times for two days but that has thankfully gone now. I am ravenous and have ballooned to 74 kg (11s 9Lbs ) - I'm now a miniature 5 feet 11 ins due to shrinkflation of the body corporeal. The steroids make me feel warm which I like and going somewhat off piste has greatly improved my sleep, transit system and general demeanour. However, I have also increased my fluid intake by drinking this - I've always avoided fizzy water - and increased the dose of pregrabalin whilst avoiding co codamol. I have no idea what is working but something is as I am more mobile, stable and can actually sit in peace. Sorry if this is TLDR and I hope you all have a wonderful Thursday - just don't plough to the margins.

Thank you @ianpspurs
Yes, mine makes self cleaning claims as well... so I know exactly what you are talking about... but overall I think it's much easier to make soup with...

 

[gennepher]

I am going to hospital later and Mrs L is slightly better than yesterday but her moods and sleeping are much worse. This morning in discussions with the main specialist, afterwards fluids added intravenously, and another course of antibiotics started. There is a plan in place now. Which includes her T2 meds and her pain meds. But this last couple of days Mrs L has become a lot more frail.
And obviously confused.
Had my next counselling appointment it went okay and I need to look after myself despite the good hba1c result of 46, along with lower other stuff like cholestrol, etc.
I just so anxious.
And my daughter and eldest sat me down and bollocked me.
I deserved it.
Gonna feed myself. I feel like chicken tonight! OMG!

@Lamont D
I am sure you did not deserve that bollocking...
But you are in a very difficult situation and balancing act. It is more than hard...
It is all very well everyone saying you have to take care of yourself...you have to look after yourself, but at the end of the day everything needs doing... I will just send you some hugs...