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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

Debandez said:
Before even reading your reply I wrote 'money is the root of all evil '.
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Without sounding patronising or condescending Debandez...I wonder how many patients realise their GP practices are not salaried employees of the NHS..essentially they are private partnerships with NHS contracts...clearly there has to be control of how budgets are set/spent... that's the remit of the local CCGs who's members can have six figure salaries...however I would have thought value for money would be essential...quality control essential...could the awful advice regularly churned out on dietary choices for T2's come within those two categories...NO...the lack of alternative diets to manage BG's...the archaic DESMOND courses which seem to be gold standard courses for the newly diagnosed T2's...the refusal to provide testing strips...the trite old excuses used to justify not providing good solid consistent care & advice for T2's...private enterprise has been in our health service 'silently' for many years...you're right money is the root of all evil...it talks!
 
Morning prick and tell aficionados all. Still "On Tour", still winter but one day Aslan will come. Real mixture of tales of today. @PenguinMum so sorry to hear about the eye problems and add my wishes for speedy solution. @philchap1 is that level low for a type 1? @Bubbsie sorry for GP/receptionist related issues. Not sure who feel concerned for most, you or the staff. @Inchindown that sounds like a horrendous night. @Emma_369 hope your little one soon recovers.
Enjoy Thursday folks - doesn't this have a name yet, how slack.
 
jjraak said:
Sounds like they've gone all "prince Philip"...hahaha .
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Prince Phillip lives in his ivory tower John...overprivileged...doesn't live in the real world...I choose to liken our practice them the to Trump Administration...lets build a wall around the surgery and keep those pesky patients out...lets 'trumple' them into submission..
 
ianpspurs said:
sorry for GP/receptionist related issues. Not sure who feel concerned for most, you or the staff.
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Yes I appreciate that sentiment ian...the poor loves...yesterday the practice manager explained why her receptionist slammed the phone down...ooh was it because I was abusive "No"...did I breach the zero tolerance policy "No"...why?...because she felt the conversation was going nowhere...so when I next have to ring the practice...I'll go through my repertoire and make sure I have something interesting & entertaining for them...then when they least expect it...I'll hit them with a whammy & ask for an appointment or a call back
 
Between 4 and 7 is the target.
 
We always use an independent optician and can pop in any time for things like the odd adjustment, new hinge screws and a chat about anything worrying with eyesight.
Hope your urgent referral is urgently acknowledged. Push them if you feel that they are slacking, things do go astray.
 
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Late on the forum again but 5.8 earlier. - On the heating front I've just discovered smokeless coal. Amazingly in this age of post truth it actually does what it says. Its such a pleasant surprise in our times where marketing means anything can mean anything to find one small thing that actually is what it says it is.
 
"... and that was "all you need is love", by the fabulous Beatles.

right the studio clocks says..it just gone ten, so time for a weather update..

I've just spoken to Alexa our weather Girl and she says..( i love that accent and the new covers, very nice )

"Wrap up warm, it's a bitter day here in London, 0 degrees, and dark skies predict snow, in the next few minutes.."

so if your out, stay warm & safe,
and if you in..why not snuggle down for a while with a nice hot drink and join us here, on Radio DCUK for a little company and comfort on this cold, cold day..

We asked for your BEST of......and today postbag was bulging .

Sorry,.... you are ALL winners, but we can only draw so many.

The first out of the hat, were. @JohnEGreen , @Roulis and @Bubbsie,
who's having a bumpy ride at the moment and a cold on the way to boot...
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get better soon @Bubbsie .(.loving the new avatar..),

Well done to all of you !!

but today's star post is....... @Charis1213 ..

a little bird tells me @Charis1213 has been feeling a little down, feeling like a bit of a Loser lately.,

well today, let me tell you @Charis1213 ... Today you are a WINNER

( we also took a straw poll of your OLF's and they all say the same lovely thing about you ...YOU are a WINNER.)

So just for you all, here is the 5.0 club video.....

Hula hoops at the ready..in 3,2,1..Go



I love that old stuff..

I also joined in, with the studio sounds team, as i got a 5.5 this morning.

have a good un, all "

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Small steps kiddo. Are you able to distract the chimp inside your head when it screams “binge”?
When My chimp sees something stuffed with carbs and starts crying for it like a naughty child, I take a drink of water, make some tea, go for a walk, wander round the garden - that sort of stuff.
Stay well.
 
Good morning everyone. Still awaiting my Freestyle Libra products that I ordered on 9th Jan - typical bad big business practice - “we won a big order, everyone else can wait”.
So, backup finger pricking says 5.7 this am.
Have a great day if you can. Take a moment just for yourself.
 
dunelm said:
Write it all down, baffle him with bullet points.
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OR do what they seem to do and
IF you can't dazzle them with brilliance.
Baffle them with BS...."
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( no, not blood sugars.... thought that would probably work as well,
judging by the standard of understanding of the problem, some seem to have... )
 

Left you out the radio spot as that was a bit of fun.

So sorry to hear your news.
How awful and worrying.
I know you saw @Mel dCP post ...
so you know the benefits do come in time.

I'd say your better placed now since dietary changes to tackle this regardless.
and hopefully it's not too serious.

On a positive, it's been spotted and it could have gone on longer...
which doesn't sound great, but sadly the best i can muster, given the poor care from prev opticians you had.
Though, there might (prays) be a point to the fact they didn't spot it, because it hadn't happened at that moment in time ?

Best wishes for a speedy outcome and recovery. x
 
Good morning all. A very long and exhausting day yesterday, so slept in today. Blood sugars were 4.3 this morning.

@Goonergal -- Thanks for your kind words. The weather wasn't really too bad, just a bit frosty. Glad I can stay in today though. Well done on your consistently excellent blood sugar levels.
@Bubbsie -- So sorry about your frustrations with your surgery. Hope your appointment with the GP goes well. Also, best wishes concerning your cold. Get better soon.
@DJC3 -- How many strips have you left for your codefree. Must be frustrating to know that the readings can be so inaccurate. With respect to higher than expected HbA1c, I would go with daily blood sugar readings over HbA1c test. My HbA1c is also much higher than expected (about 7 to 8 points) and my meter should be reasonably accurate. I have tested my meter two times against lab values and it was spot on.
@NixiHB -- Welcome to the thread.
@Charis1213 -- Congrats on your lowest fasting levels so far. Well done.
 
I'm still holding out hope for T2 - in denial I think... Thanks for the welcome!
 
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