Self Medicating With Food...Diabetes, Support?

[73kittycat73]

Continuation of this thread. Welcome one and all.

[73kittycat73]

Yay, go you WreckTangled! I bet you are so pleased? I would be. Well done!
Guess who went to The One Stop today? I felt a few anxious moments but stayed there and it was really positive over all. I did it! I'm definitely going back next week.

[BorderlineHappy]

@WreckTangled that's brilliant news.
@73kittycat73 that's great.
I fell asleep earlier and now I feel weird.

[73kittycat73]

Thank you. Weird how? Like you feel 'wrong?' I used to get that but it was just a throwback to my teenage years and my mum moaning at me not to waste the day, to get up, don't be lazy etc.
Well, I had double carbs for tea, jacket potato and ravioli. I took my BS twenty minutes after eating and it was 4.9. I've just done it now, a little over two hours later and it's back down to 3.6. I think I might phone the Drs on Monday, see if I'm due my Hba1c and if it shows I need to come off some medication.

[WreckTangled]

Yes I am pleased! Well done on getting to the one stop. I would definitely be requesting to speak to someone about those readings, it's a bit low to be after a meal. Shows you're doing a great job

[PaperMonster]

Hello all, just catching up. Good to hear about tattoos, great hba1cs and fantastic achievements In getting to the shop! Rubbish to hear about bs lows though.

Had a tiring couple of days - had a really rubbish night’s sleep a couple of nights ago and I still feel like I need to catch up!!

Had a lovely evening doing a treasure hunt around a local village - me and my partner won! Only done about 4 miles today as I’ve not helped out at school where I walk loads as the bubble burst in the class I help in.

Physio have had a meeting about me today and rang asking extra questions about my arm, so hopefully I’ll be xrayed soon and see someone more senior.

Think our glorious weather is about to burst and we’ve rain on the way!

Hope you all have lovely weekends! X

[BorderlineHappy]

@73kittycat73 Like i dont know what day it is😂
@PaperMonster congrats on the win,ye its terrible when you dont get enough sleep.Really knocks it out of you.

[73kittycat73]

Thank you WreckTangled. I will try and phone on Monday then.
Sorry to hear about your bad night PaperMonster. Ooh, a treasure hunt! What did you win? Good luck with getting your arm seen to. I hope it's soon. We have downpours predicted for Saturday and Sunday.
Aww, BorderlineHappy I'm like that usually anyway!
I'm having a huge craving for something to eat now. I won't give in though. I think I'll go to bed and sleep till morning to avoid eating.
Have a great night everyone!

[BorderlineHappy]

Isn't it awful when your food turns out shite.
Yesterday I had avacado,poached eggs and a vagal.
The avocado was rock hard and tasteless.
I had a few cookies as compensation.

[BorderlineHappy]

That should be bagel 😂

[PaperMonster]

That’s disappointing about the avocado. I love a tasty, mushy avocado- but they are tricky buggers aren’t they?! Love them with poached egg!

@73kittycat73 I won some chocolate! I picked the nutty one!

Had a nice lie-in this morning. Thought I’d go for a walk once I was washed and dressed. By which time it was chucking it down so I sat on the sofa and promptly fell asleep for two hours!! I’ve done a bit of baking this afternoon and if the rain stays off I’ll pop out for a walk after my cake is done!

[73kittycat73]

vagal sounds very rude. Made me smile though! Sorry to hear your food was rubbish. It's so disappointing when that happens. I hope the cookies helped make up for it.
Ooh, chocolate PaperMonster, nice prize! I hope your cake came out nice and that you had a nice walk ion the end? I wouldn't worry about the nap, you obviously needed it.

[PaperMonster]

@73kittycat73 didn’t bother with a walk in the end!! Cake looks good - for my colleagues when I go and say my goodbyes tomorrow.

Today we’ve been to the Lakes. Typical British summer’s day: gloriously sunny one minute, chucking it down the next! Good day though!!

[73kittycat73]

Aww, I'm sure your colleagues will appreciate the cake!
Glad you had a nice trip out.
TMI ALERT: Got to wait in for a handy man tomorrow. I'm really annoyed about it actually. I phoned the landlords office Saturday morning to say that mine, and my mums loo, was backing up when flushed and the drains needed looking at. Waited all day, no one came and no one would pick up the phone to the landlords. Woke up this morning and the bowl is full of tissue and mess. It's lucky my mum lives next door or I wouldn't have a loo to use! It's so annoying as it could have been fixed yesterday and avoided all this.

[PaperMonster]

Oh @73kittycat73 that is not a pleasant situation for you and thank goodness indeed that your mum is next door! Fingers crossed someone comes out tomorrow to sort it out x

[73kittycat73]

Thank you. Just looked now and it's getting worse. It smells too. < not envy.

[BorderlineHappy]

I seem to be stuck on the same weight for a few weeks now

Nothing is shifting.
Ah it's so frustrating

[WreckTangled]

I weighed myself this morning and it was not good. I really need to stops eating so much at least if I do ever manage to lose some fat I should be fairly muscular underneath...!

[73kittycat73]

Hi BorderlineHappy I have heard that if you plateau to eat a carb heavy meal, then go back on track. Don't know if this would help?
Well muscle weighs more than fat WreckTangled that's why the scales are like that.
Still waiting for someone from the landlords office to show up.
I'm actually quite hungry. I usually eat my breakfast at 11am but I was up at 6am. Couldn't sleep, was too worried about the loo. So I had my breakfast at about 7-8 am this morning instead. Have had a apple, but don't want to eat too much extra as had two squares of mint dark chocolate last night.

[WreckTangled]

No it's definitely fat! I can see it all on my stomach and hips

[BorderlineHappy]

I might just have a day where I go over calories and go back to the deficit tomorrow.

[WreckTangled]

Why don't you go up to maintenance for a few days? That's what all the fitness people I follow recommend

[BorderlineHappy]

@WreckTangled knowing my luck I'll put weight on alright 😂
Ah you've twisted my arm I'll give it a go.

[PaperMonster]

@73kittycat73 I do hope that by now it’s been fixed?

@BorderlineHappy I think @WreckTangled is talking much sense there!!

Went to work. Gave them cake - which they were hoping for! Got a present! Said my goodbyes. Did some shopping in an actual town!! That felt a bit overwhelming tbh!! Came home and fell asleep!! I am exhausted!!

[73kittycat73]

Hi everyone. Had a hard day. I phoned the LL (Landlords) office this morning and they said they'd send someone out today. Get's to 1 pm, then 2pm, 3...I tried phoning back and it goes straight to messages. I was getting a bit desperate at this point, my loo had been unuseable for almost 3 days! I tried phoning environmental health for some help. The stupid woman kept telling me it was my LL problem and to phone him, after I explained they weren't answering. In desperation I tried phoning Shelter for some advice, ie, could I hire an emergency plumber and invoice my LL for it. Phoned and phoned but couldn't get through to anyone. Finally at 5pm someone from the office turned up. Could barely speak English which doesn't bother me but had a time of it trying to communicate with each other. Of course in the end it was my fault. Apparently I put too much tissue down the toilet. worlds biggest eyeroll Nothing at all to do with the cruddy plumbing. Last time it was apparently because I put 'nappies' (Sanitary pads) down the toilet (I had a hysterectomy a few years ago, haven't used 'Nappies' since then.). The time before I was accused of putting cloths down the toilet! Still, it's done for now. Really stressed me out though. REally, really wanted to eat sweet stuff and not go to yoga. Didn't eat sweet stuff in the end and did go to yoga. She likes to sneak in these impossible poses at the end. This week it was the tortoise. I hope everyone's had a better day than me?!

[PaperMonster]

@73kittycat73 how bloomin stressful! Thank goodness it’s sorted and fingers crossed it remains sorted! And well done on not caving in with the sweet stuff! X