[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread

kippy · 15-10-2020 3:26pm

Got a flu jab for the first time ever in the past few days. The supply issues, at least round Galway, seem to be resolved from what I can see.

banie01 · 15-10-2020 3:35pm

banie01 wrote: »

I'm in for mine this afternoon. The shortages really do seem to have been resolved. I only rang yesterday for an appt and there was immediate availability.

Just on the supply issues. Was speaking to my GP today as I was getting mine.
Still serious issues.
Their 1st delivery was 220 versus last few years being 1000.
Their 2nd was 200 and their 3rd delivery this week was only 80.

This would be for a very busy multi-doctor surgery.
There was a bit of dissatisfaction expressed regarding the HSE starting their Flu ad campaign in August but not securing sufficient deliverable stock to support a campaign starting in mid September.

I usually get my jab mid October anyway so it's not an issue for me but there are still shortages of vaccine at GP level at least.

Slime Princess · 15-10-2020 4:56pm

We usually get ours end of September. Our doctors surgery couldn't get us in until first week of November. Only the 4 year old has had his because they were running a nasal vaccine clinic for kids but they told us the standard vaccine is still experiencing supply issues. Both myself and OH have a number of conditions which would deem us high risk as well.

No pharmacies in the area had availabilities until mid-end Nov.

calfmuscle · 16-10-2020 9:02am

Thanks all

seems like everyone is going for it and I'll book mine soon. Just don't want to be taking a dose that an elderly person might want. I'll chat to my pharmacy!

calfmuscle · 16-10-2020 9:02am

Thanks all

seems like everyone is going for it and I'll book mine soon. Just don't want to be taking a dose that an elderly person might want. I'll chat to my pharmacy!

davork · 25-10-2020 7:16pm

Sorry, just saw this...

The GP usually forgets about me (i.e. puts me at the bottom of the list, unless they left the vaccine out and are panicking

) but my OH always gets jabbed

I ended up searching the local independent pharmacy's website (the life crowd), then boots.. in the end, got my jab at Boots (covered by the LTI scheme too) in the jervis center in Dublin a couple of weeks back...

Work will be doing their jabby session in mid November... but... I may have to be elsewhere at that time... and I've been WFH since March due to the OH's issues...

banie01 · 28-10-2020 12:55pm

I hope noone is too put out by my crossposting this?I know Graflynn has posted this survey earlier in the thread.
But uptake on the survey has been slow and it may help in providing insight in to T2 specific needs.

Valann123 wrote: »

Yes it is Grainne. Our findings will be shared with Diabetes Ireland but we are doing this as a community project. Response is very slow..35 so far.. so I am trying to give it a push along. We want to raise the Type 2 profile and try to create more of a community. Please can you reshare the link for me!

https://bloodsugartrampoline.com/type-2-diabetes-100-voices

pew · 28-10-2020 2:47pm

banie01 wrote: »

I hope noone is too put out by my crossposting this?I know Graflynn has posted this survey earlier in the thread.
But uptake on the survey has been slow and it may help in providing insight in to T2 specific needs.

I just completed it there

Royal Legend · 29-10-2020 12:16am

pew wrote: »

I just completed it there

Completed as well

Eircom_Sucks · 29-10-2020 11:50am

hey

is anybody seeing a diabetic specialist and not just their gp

granted gp would be ok , but i feel i want to see a specialist who will follow my progress , bloods etc

im in north dub and type 2

any dedicated places i can make an appointment and for them to request me back at certain times etc

CramCycle · 29-10-2020 12:02pm

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

hey

is anybody seeing a diabetic specialist and not just their gp

granted gp would be ok , but i feel i want to see a specialist who will follow my progress , bloods etc

im in north dub and type 2

any dedicated places i can make an appointment and for them to request me back at certain times etc

Your GP should refer you to a Diabetes Clinic directly, and as good as some GPs are, they are not experts and a clinic would be far more beneficial. I am with James who I find very good but any specialist clinic is better than none.

ohnonotgmail · 29-10-2020 12:02pm

Did your GP not refer you to an endocrinologist? If not ask them to do that. Depending on where you are in north dublin they may refer you to the diabetic unit in Beaumont.

Eircom_Sucks · 29-10-2020 12:46pm

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Did your GP not refer you to an endocrinologist? If not ask them to do that. Depending on where you are in north dublin they may refer you to the diabetic unit in Beaumont.

he's done sweet fa tbh , also why should i have to ask him and pay for the privilege , can i not just make an appointment myself ?

i want to be in the care of people who actually know what to do etc

ohnonotgmail · 29-10-2020 1:16pm

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

he's done sweet fa tbh , also why should i have to ask him and pay for the privilege , can i not just make an appointment myself ?

i want to be in the care of people who actually know what to do etc

I dont believe you can self-refer.

calfmuscle · 29-10-2020 1:50pm

Eircom_Sucks wrote: »

he's done sweet fa tbh , also why should i have to ask him and pay for the privilege , can i not just make an appointment myself ?

i want to be in the care of people who actually know what to do etc

You can only self refer if going private. To access a public service you're gp needs to refer you. Just ring ng him

Harry Palmr · 29-10-2020 7:28pm

This "lockdown" is starting to piss me off. My typical blood reading is about 2 mmol higher as I'm not working. Trying to decide if I should inject more basal, or the short acting for best effect. I'm also bored but that's another matter!

ebbsy · 10-11-2020 7:07pm

Just for anybody that's interested, I've been using a podatrist that is working out of Lloyds Pharmacy in Ringsend.

She is very good.

Xofpod · 11-11-2020 10:56am

Harry Palmr wrote: »

This "lockdown" is starting to piss me off. My typical blood reading is about 2 mmol higher as I'm not working. Trying to decide if I should inject more basal, or the short acting for best effect. I'm also bored but that's another matter!

My blood readings are also running higher, and I guess this is probably a fairly common thing, but with a strange pattern in my case - my afternoon levels (2 - 5 pm) are through the roof in the last month or so, despite my diet being pretty the same as since March, when I started working from home.

I'm aware of some of the obvious reasons:
- less exercise (no football, no gym), although I'm keeping reasonably active with cycling, walking and pilates
-less movement during the day, being much more stationary than I would be in the office

Nonetheless, the particular highs in the afternoon, as opposed to other times of the day, are something I can't put my finger on. Grateful for any thoughts folks might have.

philten · 11-11-2020 11:25am

I am the same, boredom and snacking more often has meant my readings are slightly higher. Also change in daily patterns from pre lockdown. Just tweaked my basal rates a bit to try and manage it. But also my total daily dose of insulin is higher cause of the snacking.

Think its all part of the lockdown phenomenon for T1D's.

I also get high readings after my lunch which I have learned to ride out rather than treat as they eventually come down later in afternoon. Also in my case have to make a conscious decision to go easy on the carbs for my lunch otherwise will spike. You could try bolusing well in advance of your lunch meal?

calfmuscle · 14-11-2020 10:21am

Happy diabetes day all!!

I'd it wrong to celebrate with cake?

kippy · 14-11-2020 10:30am

https://thriveabetes.ie/
Event on today - just in case anyone missed it.
Agenda:
10:30 Welcome & Opening remarks

10:45 Carb Counting and Beyond with Cathy Breen

11:30 Life with Diabetes as a professional Athlete with Stephen Clancy

12:15 Breakout Sessions Explained
12:25 1st Sponsored Breakout Session with:
Abbott - Living with diabetes in a COVID world with Eoghan Quinn FreeStyle Libre Ambassador
Ascensia - “How Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) Accuracy Can Influence The Decisions You Make”
BD - Managing the Highs and Lows of injecting insulin
YpsoPump My Life Diabetes Care Ypsopump System

12:40 2nd Sponsored Breakout Session with:
Dexcom - “‘Getting to know Dexcom Basics with Team Ireland’.
Medtronic - Minimed 780G Self Adjusting Basal with new Auto Correction Dosing Insulin Pump System
Roche - Let’s Chat Apps - Make it H”App”en MySugr App

1pm Lunch and extended Breakout sessions

1:45pm An Update from the Diabetes Ireland Advocacy Group with Cormac Gollogly

2:25 Diabetes Seeing the Whole Person with Sara Lasker

3:05 Living with Hypo Anxiety & The OPEN Project with Shane O’Donnell

3:50 Closing Remarks

CramCycle · 14-11-2020 12:42pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

Happy diabetes day all!!

I'd it wrong to celebrate with cake?

I had Lemon Drizzle at about 10:30am

kippy wrote: »

https://thriveabetes.ie/
Event on today - just in case anyone missed it.
Agenda:
10:30 Welcome & Opening remarks

10:45 Carb Counting and Beyond with Cathy Breen

11:30 Life with Diabetes as a professional Athlete with Stephen Clancy

12:15 Breakout Sessions Explained
12:25 1st Sponsored Breakout Session with:
Abbott - Living with diabetes in a COVID world with Eoghan Quinn FreeStyle Libre Ambassador
Ascensia - “How Blood Glucose Monitoring (BGM) Accuracy Can Influence The Decisions You Make”
BD - Managing the Highs and Lows of injecting insulin
YpsoPump My Life Diabetes Care Ypsopump System

12:40 2nd Sponsored Breakout Session with:
Dexcom - “‘Getting to know Dexcom Basics with Team Ireland’.
Medtronic - Minimed 780G Self Adjusting Basal with new Auto Correction Dosing Insulin Pump System
Roche - Let’s Chat Apps - Make it H”App”en MySugr App

1pm Lunch and extended Breakout sessions

1:45pm An Update from the Diabetes Ireland Advocacy Group with Cormac Gollogly

2:25 Diabetes Seeing the Whole Person with Sara Lasker

3:05 Living with Hypo Anxiety & The OPEN Project with Shane O’Donnell

3:50 Closing Remarks

Completely missed this, this year. Are any of the talks being recorded?

kippy · 14-11-2020 12:45pm

CramCycle wrote: »

I had Lemon Drizzle at about 10:30am

Completely missed this, this year. Are any of the talks being recorded?

Yeah, the main events are being recorded and will be up on Youtube at a later date.
The breakoutsessions with the sponsors aren't being recorded however.

I'd say you could still register and get the access code to join, if you were interested in those sessions specificilly.

banie01 · 14-11-2020 1:04pm

Happy international diabetes day then folks!
Not gonna lie, I actually am celebrating with cake

Still have some bday cake left over that is going to be finished later.

calfmuscle · 15-11-2020 12:55pm

I'd never really read up much on Frederick Banting but did this morning. What an absolute hero. Mad to think we wouldn't be here but him and the other scientists of his time.

Harry Palmr · 16-11-2020 12:49pm

This morning I felt "low" but the machine said NO - 8.7 About an hour later the machine said YES 2.3!

I hate it when that happens and should have trusted myself, not the machine.

banie01 · 17-11-2020 1:26pm

Nice to see the DRS back up and running.
I have an appt for 3rd Dec and given the gap between my being discharged from the Opthalmic clinic back to the DRS, I'm hoping that my eyes are still stable.

The clinic is being held in a hotel rather than the usual local primary care centre so there may even be a coffee

robinph · 17-11-2020 3:29pm

Excellent segment on the main evening news on the BBC yesterday regarding type 1 diabetes and mental health:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Mq429VY3g

calfmuscle · 18-11-2020 12:02am

robinph wrote: »

Excellent segment on the main evening news on the BBC yesterday regarding type 1 diabetes and mental health:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Mq429VY3g

Love that

banie01 · 24-11-2020 10:33am

Does anybody on here suffer with paronychia and hyper-granulation as a complication?
My fingers are suffering from regular bouts of a combo of ingrown nails, Whitlow's and lots of infection on the lateral nail fold.

It's a small complaint, put one that builds up when you do a lot of typing.

[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread

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