scarymoon1 wrote: » I hate this diabetes
everyday taxi wrote: » Two weeks down on this Newcastle diet. Lost approx 13lb. Sugars generally in the morning 4.5 to 5.5. During the day and evening range from 6.0 to 9.5. Have started walking to aid good control. About 25 min walks, once sometimes twice a day. Hope to shift about another stone, and get them afternoon and evening sugars down to "normal". Seems to get more difficult to stop craving something nice.................like a sausage, some bacon, southern fried chicken, lasagne.....a biscuit, a twix, a cake.........ONLY six more weeks...!!
CramCycle wrote: » You don't have to carry a full packet of strips. you can throw a few in your wallet/purse in a small ziplock bag. As for the sharps, I never carry extras unless I am away for a few days, would you not just use the same one a few times for the day and keep your spare strips in there?
To_be_confirmed wrote: » Bayer seem very adamant that the strips must be kept in the bottle and lid kept closed. I presume they have a good reason for this, or that the foil-wrapped ones are done so for good reasons also. I presume you mean keeping the one or two lancets in the ziplock bag? Though I have looked into a few different pros and cons, and the bottled containers of 25 or 50 strips seem to need workarounds of one sort or other whereas the foil-lined ones are ready to carry (in small numbers anyway). I wonder are there other manufacturers who use foil-lined strips that are available on the LTI?
Royal Legend wrote: » It gets easier, tiredness, cravings, eventually go away, I am going to give it another few weeks, I have not stuck to it rigidly for the last three weeks, still keeping the weight down. Keep it up, the hard bit comes where the weight stops dropping off in pounds.
CramCycle wrote: » Nope I meant the strips, the strips work through the GDH on the strips, moving a few temporarily into a sealed ziplock bag will not greatly reduce their working ability.
BlackEdelweiss wrote: » Would anybody have a contact email for the Diabetic Clinic in Letterkenny hospital. I have moved abroad and the diabetic care here is crap to say the least. I had great help from the nurses at home and would just like to run a few things by them.
The_Conductor wrote: » Similar scenario in 'Under the Dome' from about 2 months ago.
Eurovisionmad wrote: » I'd just like to say massive thanks to Hamilton Long Pharmacy on O'Connell Street for giving me a new insulin pen without any hassle, especially as I only had my LTI number with me and no book! I had lost my original one while shopping in Dublin today, I was worried I'd have to go to an out of hours GP or A&E to get a prescription!
caligg wrote: » Just in case this happens to others, I've found over the years that in cases of emergency pharmacies are very helpful in dispensing insulin without LTI book or prescription. They do prefer to have the LTI code but they can call your regular pharmacy to obtain this.
Pixie-Fairy wrote: » Hi, I'm pixie. Got diagnosed this morning that I'm diabetic, after 2 months of my doctor knowing. Kinda freaking out over it. I'm on glucophage tablets at the moment. I actually know nothing about it at all. Really freaking out about it.
Bobblehead Panda wrote: » First of all, if your doctor has known for 2 months that you have diabetes and hasn't told you until today then look into lodging a formal complaint. Don't freak out. My husband was diagnosed a few years ago and I was so worried when I found out. I remember thinking he was going to die in his sleep that night or something. At the beginning it was difficult because his diet was pretty crap so changing his habits was hard. As time went on it became much easier though. He lost 3 stone pretty quickly as he changed his diet and his diabetes is under control. He never has any issues. Don't worry about knowing nothing about it. We didn't know anything either. His doctor referred him to the diabetes clinic in Connolly Hospital and we attended a Desmond course which gave us all the information we needed, so look into doing that. We sometimes think that it was a good thing that he was diagnosed because it gave him the kick in the ass he needed to get going and lose some weight. It's not always easy, but it is very manageable if you're willing to put some work in and life goes on.
baby fish wrote: » What are the normal steps taken e.g. further GP visits/visit to diabetic clinic / more blood tests etc..etc..taken following 1st blood test which confirms a person is diabetic? I know of a case where after of 1st blood test the doctor gave prescription for tablets and told patient to call back in 4 weeks. No further advice given re diet, referral to diabetic clinic, nothing What should happen? Who needs to be seen.
5live wrote: » I am surprised there wasn't a follow up scheduled in at most a week to check if glucose levels were at an acceptable rate and a dietician appointment made to explain what foods to avoid and what ones to bring into the diet. And of course a visit to the clinic, as you say. My advice would be to advise the person to visit another doctor or make an appointment themselves for the clinic.
