Last Saturday 9th December I woke in severe hypo but hadn't realised. The whole day was bad then became horrific. I had woken with bad head and neck pain and eye pain, vision problems. I put those down to the neck inflammation. Which it was. Only I did my blood and 6.5,seriously bad hypo for me. I ate, did not bloody want to! Then went back to bed ( Read more... )

A nice day turned into an horrific day again. A lovely visit from Tilly and a wonderful new garden bench (still flat packed). I have a belting one sided headache triggering the TN on the left. Doctors visit, it's borderline anemia, have I tried greens, red meat? One they tell you to Avoid red meat for cholesterol which the diabetes put up, Two I ( Read more... )

Sometimes I just wish there was someone special who would just hold me, quietly and gently. Always there is pain all over but my forearms where I take the blood from (AST) are always swollen these days and sore. I take blood 6 times a day but frequently each test requires several tries to get the blood to be enough. I just wish I had someone ( Read more... )

Belting head and neck pain again so aiming for an early night. It does not help that there is NO windbreak whatsoever in the garden now. If you sit in the arbour the wind comes howling through the woods at you in every direction. This is not good for me ( Read more... )

I've been on my own many years, many years. I prefer it that way but oh dear Gods I wish I had someone special who could gently massage my forearms these last few days. They were already swollen from all the blood testing and I've weeks to go at taking blood 8-9 times a day, many attempts each required test then any ketones tests too. I've only ( Read more... )

Two nights ago my 4.5 tog duvet was changed for a new 10.5 tog duvet and my Gods, it's Bliss! It is absolutely fantastic and even made my mattress feel comfy! It seems to be about 4½" thick and the cats absolutely adore it. As do I. In the morning after using it for the first time I was actually thinking about getting back to bed All day ( Read more... )

As just said I actually had a Really good day agency wise yesterday And I've got a bidder on a gorgeous rug on eBay... And then I was violently ill late evening and had to go to bed when I could finally get there and it's all my own fault. I can only have soft or pureed food. I'd been craving tuna mayo sandwich. So I ate one. Too solid. Cue ( Read more... )

Following the dental anaesthetic (11 Jan) fking up my mouth, eye, vision and balance and the emergency GP concerned put my morphine up from 60mg daily to 80mg thanks to horrific pain (13 Jan) I was staggered, deeply hurt and upset when seeing my GP on Wednesday (20th Jan) he told me All my symptoms were psychological and unlike the emergency gp he ( Read more... )

Was rushed to doctors today as emergency due to extreme pain from my face & BLINDING violent pain just above the damaged eye thanks to dental anaesthetic fkup Monday. My mouth has dropped on one side and eye lid same side won't close properly. Closed I can see out of it. I have no sensation in the eye. At least I have movement still, she's not ( Read more... )

So I ask the Agency NOT to send Sandwich Girl here again after 5 visits in which she still doesn't know what to do, can't find anything. And so they sent her here today (well yesterday now) , claiming they had to do a last minute change due to having a New girl who'd never been to mine (or from the sound of it Had any on the spot training at all ( ( Read more... )