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Sweet toothed vampires
Posted Jun 2, 2009
So more blood tests and more results to write about.
The frequent HbA1c results round up.
From the doctor on the 18th May I had a HbA1c of 7.0% according to the bit of paper I was given when I asked for printouts of the results. Not too bad considering that in march when I was at the hospital for a routine clinic appointment it was 7.3% Maybe the suggestions of the doctor at the hospital are working. I hope so as I've incorporated some suggestions of the DSN who I saw in may as well and I think it should drop further (I hope so).
In other results I had a liver function test as well and everything was fine. Not bad considering my liver will have had some use over the few days before my blood tests, it had been my birthday on that weekend 
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Bend at the knees
Posted Apr 30, 2009
Once more I'm subjecting myself to some physio treatment on the NHS. Every so often I need to go and see someone about the fact that my knees hurt. I know I'm getting old but it's not just that. I've been seeing physios and related specialists for a long long time (sine I was just a wee one in fact). I've not seen any for since I was in my late teens and have just been ignoring any aches and pains but I've decided to go back now (things have got a bit more painful recently).
The physio thinks that generally my legs aren't in too bad shape but I could do with some stretching on the leg muscles and also that I should be put on the waiting list to see the podiatrists at the gait clinic.
These are people who look at how the joints work together as you walk and move. When I last saw these people in my teenage years I heard the phrase "hmmm, interesting". Not the things you like to hear from a medical specialist! Hopefully the stretching and if the gait clinic can make up some orthotic insoles then it should get a bit better.
Still I've made the first step now so I hope it goes smoothly from here.
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A Comet-ary
Posted Feb 26, 2009
Well a clear starting evening at last. As long as it stayed that way for a couple of hours we might be able to get a chance to see comet Lulin.
A few hours later when Leo had risen enough to clear the hills and treetops around our house I went out for a look. Some high light cloud but Leo was visible as were the Pleiades so there was a good chance. A quick scan of the area didn't revel anything so back inside to check the exact position with some software. When I knew where it was I went back out and looked where I needed to. A short while later and there was a small smudge in the view of the binoculars. Moving around a little using averted vision and there. It was certainly there in view. Not any stars in the same field of view either. Out to MC in the back garden (I'd been in the front till now) and see more thin high cloud in the sky. Check again and there it still is.
Now to make sure MC could find it. Tell her a couple of pointers and then hear the gasp of yes, there it is!
Sucess.
We'd finally both managed to see the elusive comet. It's mostly been elusive by being hidden by a think heavy blanket of cloud meaning nothing could be see in the night sky.
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Pictures at a festival
Posted Jul 24, 2008
Well I've finally got round to uploading the pictures I took at Glastonbury.
To see them try these links
Thursday - a day of wandering round when not too much was going on:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phil55494/Glastonbury2008Thursday
Friday - First day of the festival proper:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phil55494/Glastonbury2008Friday
Saturday - Everything is going on. Sorry no Amy Winehouse or Jay Z pictures as I didn't see those, I was watching the things going on elsewhere (the aerial stuff in the circus field):
http://picasaweb.google.com/phil55494/Glastonbury2008Saturday
Sunday - Last festival day lots of good stuff still happening all over:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phil55494/Glastonbury2008Sunday
Monday - It's all over. Time to pack up and look at the aftermath:
http://picasaweb.google.com/phil55494/Glastonbury2008Monday
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Not quite as good as I hoped
Posted May 30, 2008
The latest HbA1c result that is. Last time (in feb) my HbA1c was 7.7% It has now come down, only to 7.0% though. This is a little disapointing as I had thought it would have come down to a bit lower than that (somewhere around 6.8% I thought). I guess it means that my diabetes hasn't been quite as well controlled as I would like. The current guidelines are for the HbA1c to come in at 6.5% or less, that's roughly an average BG level of 8.6 over a couple of months before the test. That's hard.
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