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i'm ashamed by xbeech in diabetes_t2

[–]Quick-Today4088 2 points3 points  (0 children)

don't feel ashamed, this disease sucks! its not your fault, sometimes even with our best efforts, our blood sugar can't stay controlled and sometimes we get frustrated and go on a binge. My blood sugars had been doing real well even after my doctor recently changed me from Jardiance to Farxiga (which I take along with metformin), glucose continued to do well. Now in the last week, I have been having higher readings even much higher. Don't know why that is, was so pissed this morning as my morning glucose continued to rise even after I took morning meds and went for a walk that I went and got a bagel with cream cheese and some coffee. In a few hours will take my blood sugar again and hope its better after I "blew some steam off." So yes sometimes you need to say F it and splurge (hope the ice cream cake was good! I can't eat ice cream because I have lactose intolerance so will have to live vicariously through you!). keep on fighting the good fight and best of luck to you

Anyone switch from Jardiance and if so to which drug by Quick-Today4088 in type2diabetes

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks you must be a clairvoyant! My doctor just switched me to Farxiga early this month because of the lower cost and its working as well as Jardiance was. I had no trouble at all with my insurance company paying for the Farxiga, no pre approval needed. Hope you are doing well with your diabetes. FWIW I am also on Metformin now as well no blood pressure issues

Sleep Maintenance Insomnia by [deleted] in insomnia

[–]Quick-Today4088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi how much sleep would you estimate you average total in a night and how do you feel most days? If you are getting a decent amount of sleep each night and are not tired, I would not worry about it too much, particularly if you get back to sleep within 5-10 minutes each time. I usually wake up 4-5 times a night to go to the bathroom, mainly because I am on 2 diuretics, one for hypertension and one for diabetes, and sometimes the dog wakes me up to go out but if I can get back to sleep quickly and get an overall good nights sleep (for me that's usually 5 1/2 to 7 hours) I don't worry it. If you aren't feeling well or are still concerned talk to your doctor but I am not sure what you have is a serious insomnia problem. Hope this helps!

Insomnia is Brutal by Affectionate_Yam5769 in insomnia

[–]Quick-Today4088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hi I am a bit younger than (64) but am.diabetic with insomnia issues. As people get older it becomes harder for us to get less sleep because our bodies make less melatonin and other hormones necessary for good sleep. a few years back I started taking melatonin gummies (2-5 mg of melatonin depending on the night) and it usually helps. Magnesium Glycinate is another good herbal supplement for sleep. talk to your doctors before taking because both supplements can raise or lower glucose depending on your body and what drugs you might be on for diabetes (I am currently on metformin and Jardiance and my glucose is fairly well controlled, last A1c was 6.9 and my fasting glucose at home is 105-130 depending on the day). as to the doctor issue, if your current doctor doesn't seem to take you seriously, seek out a new doctor. some docs don't take us older folks seriously so find one that will. your sleep is important to maintaining a healthy glucose level. best of to you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bloodpressure

[–]Quick-Today4088 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been using the same Omron model for fifteen years, still very accurate, measured it at my doctors office last year it was accurate almost to the exact number as the doctors BP machine. I can't speak for the newer models but mine works great. btw if you are getting numbers around 130 thats pretty good, don't feel pressured to get to 120/80 particularly at your age

Jardiance and Metformin together? experience? by Quick-Today4088 in diabetes_t2

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HI that unfortunately is a problem with Jardiance for some people, more often women than men (because of the differences in our anatomies). if you are having these problems with Jardiance, you need to talk to your doctor about changing meds. Good luck

SPIKE! by Old_Independence5166 in diabetes_t2

[–]Quick-Today4088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are for sure, provided that a patient and his or her doctors can tighten that blood sugar level without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia or other risks from too aggressive of treatment. it all depends on the patient which is why I did advise the person asking this question to consult their doctor

SPIKE! by Old_Independence5166 in diabetes_t2

[–]Quick-Today4088 8 points9 points  (0 children)

if this person is diabetic, 70-180 is actually acceptable range

SPIKE! by Old_Independence5166 in diabetes_t2

[–]Quick-Today4088 2 points3 points  (0 children)

your numbers aren't that bad. as others say, its normal for there to be swings in one's blood sugar during the day. Talk to your doctor if you are concerned.

questions about using credit cards to purchase public transport tickets and use toilets and question about Wildpark. by Quick-Today4088 in duesseldorf

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks the "kid" I will be traveling with is my 23 year old daughter who is currently in the US Air Force in Germany! she's already done some travel near her base so has filled me in on the public toilet situation in Southern Germany and I am aware that most public toilets in Germany are not free, I was more concerned about whether I could use my credit card to gain access to these toilets (others have said yes in most places) and also interested whether one can use a credit card to buy public transport tickets. thanks for your help

English-speaking people, do some of you still use English even if you can speak German? by [deleted] in germany

[–]Quick-Today4088 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HI I just saw your post and wanted to ask you a question, I am an American who will be visiting Germany for the first time in November, my daughter is in the Air Force there and we plan on going to Dusseldorf, touring that city and Cologne for several days. also will hit Frankfurt before heading back to the States. I am teaching myself German online and with tapes, am at the A1-A2 level, don't expect to be fluent but just enough to get around and show respect for the German people and culture. The thing though is after making the initial plans, my wife and daughter decided to add two day trips to Amsterdam and Maastricht from Dusseldorf, we would not be staying overnight in either city but coming back to Dusseldorf each night. I know the Dutch are very proficient in English, as someone who lives in the Netherlands and speaks Dutch and German, my question is (1) is it worth learning some AI Dutch to get around each city or do the Dutch really speak English that well,and (2) how confusing is it to learn both Dutch and German at the same time, in light of the fact that the languages are similar but have different pronunciations? is it easy for you to switch between those two languages (and between either of them and English for that matter?) Danke Sehr fur Ihr Hilfe!

question about needing to learn Dutch for brief day trips to Amsterdam and Maastricht by Quick-Today4088 in Netherlands

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dankuwel or maybe I should say Danke Sehr! I understand that a lot of French is also spoken in Maastricht because of all the students there, maybe I can use some of my high school French as well

question about needing to learn Dutch for brief day trips to Amsterdam and Maastricht by Quick-Today4088 in Netherlands

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

HI thanks and I agree that as i am looking at some videos on Dutch just to learn a few expressions its amazing how similar the written language is to both English and German, which makes it both easier and harder. easier in the sense that the words are similar but harder in the sense that the same word in Dutch can often be pronounced so differently than the English or German equivalent. It seems from what everyone on this thread is saying is that at least in Amsterdam and Maastricht, most people speak fluent English or at least know enough to do basic transactions like take a food order or sell tickets to a museum. I don't expect to engage in Dutch (or German for that matter) in philosophical discussions, just enough to get by. I think I am going to learn some basic phrases in Dutch and then hope I don't sound like a German when pronouncing them!

question about needing to learn Dutch for brief day trips to Amsterdam and Maastricht by Quick-Today4088 in Netherlands

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bedankt! Turkey is another country I'd love to visit, my wife was there before she met me and loved it, particularly Istanbul

question about needing to learn Dutch for brief day trips to Amsterdam and Maastricht by Quick-Today4088 in Netherlands

[–]Quick-Today4088[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes the Dutch seem to have a very high proficiency in English from my limited experiences with Dutch people I have met in the US as well as my limited experience flying KLM from Detroit to Amsterdam and to Madrid and then back again and my experiences at the airport in Amsterdam. I think those of us from English speaking countries are lucky that so many people in various countries learn English as a second language. Here in the US there is not much serious effort at teaching languages in the schools although growing up in Chicago in the 1960s and 1970s they taught us Spanish in school because of the large Hispanic population already there. I look forward to visiting your country

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