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Had my six monthly check with the d/nurse two days after seeing the doc about my feet. my HbA1c is down a point to 6.2 Blood glucose 88 ( is this good i dont know?) Blood pressure 130 /70 (and this ?) previously 180/25 i think BMI 29.5 (etc) Turns out the locum that took my fasting bloods forgot to do the cholestrel one so no result for trigs chol etc. I was given a Diabetic record card this time so i can track my stats she said she could not understand why i hadn’t had one before ( i have only been DXed for the last three years.) Dohh As mentioned in a previous post i have MRSA (three years now) Well i have been offered a chance to discuss using a regime to eradicate it using methods that involve strict hygiene in the home i.e washing bed linen daily etc and using betnovate body rubs i have an appointment next week for this It has apparently been bought in, in an effort to get people MRSA free before they go into hospital for operations. As currently there are too many people turning for ops who already have MRSA ( free gift last time they were hospitalised no doubt.) Which brings me on to my dreaded Foot Fungi As mentioned by Tiger Lily, to name but one , it seems that the spraying of shoes and disinfection of socks is high on the agenda to effect a cure on this . I asked the nurse about this she said she had never heard of anyone having to disinfect socks and spray shoes etc etc,,,, then ensues a three day battle to obtain the opinion of a diabetic chiropodist about the laundry side of things the upshot of all this is that no one can seem to get hold of one of these rare and elusive creatures so i have now been given her phone number in the hope that i can succeed where co workers in the health proffession have not. No cholestrol test No diabetic chiropidist opinion No record card issued for three years or more I love efficiency … dont you. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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so sad to hear really when do you get the chol tests run? kate — Join us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org — /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Had my six monthly check with the d/nurse two days after seeing the doc about my feet. my HbA1c is down a point to 6.2 Blood glucose 88 ( is this good i dont know?) Blood pressure 130 /70 (and this ?) previously 180/25 i think BMI 29.5 (etc) Turns out the locum that took my fasting bloods forgot to do the cholestrel one so no result for trigs chol etc. I was given a Diabetic record card this time so i can track my stats she said she could not understand why i hadn’t had one before ( i have only been DXed for the last three years.) Dohh As mentioned in a previous post i have MRSA (three years now) Well i have been offered a chance to discuss using a regime to eradicate it using methods that involve strict hygiene in the home i.e washing bed linen daily etc and using betnovate body rubs i have an appointment next week for this It has apparently been bought in, in an effort to get people MRSA free before they go into hospital for operations. As currently there are too many people turning for ops who already have MRSA ( free gift last time they were hospitalised no doubt.) Which brings me on to my dreaded Foot Fungi As mentioned by Tiger Lily, to name but one , it seems that the spraying of shoes and disinfection of socks is high on the agenda to effect a cure on this . I asked the nurse about this she said she had never heard of anyone having to disinfect socks and spray shoes etc etc,,,, then ensues a three day battle to obtain the opinion of a diabetic chiropodist about the laundry side of things the upshot of all this is that no one can seem to get hold of one of these rare and elusive creatures so i have now been given her phone number in the hope that i can succeed where co workers in the health proffession have not. No cholestrol test No diabetic chiropidist opinion No record card issued for three years or more I love efficiency … dont you. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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so sad to hear really when do you get the chol tests run? kate

Hi Next week for fasting bloods then wait another week i s’pose for these test results. I do hope to get hold of this elusive diabetic chiropodist that should be intresting… — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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10:54:23 Sun, 10 Oct 2004alt.support.diabetes.uk I asked the nurse about this she said she had never heard of anyone having to disinfect socks and spray shoes etc etc,,,, then ensues a three day battle to obtain the opinion of a diabetic chiropodist about the laundry side of things Take a peek at any athlete’s foot preparation in the chemist… general disinfection is mentioned or at least implied in the instructions and is totally necessary. For example, with the Scholl cream, they say you should use the powder too on your socks.

Well it appears that she is right and you lot are all wrong <G Went to see the diabetic chiropodist today she said that as long as i put my trainers through the washing machine and the same with my socks, given current meds for six weeks it will clear up in eight weeks. Also Must avoid man made fibres in my socks. Only cotton and wool. new trainers or walking shoes would be a big advantage but in her opinion that will do the trick. I think someone is sitting on a fence here. Lets face it if the doc says i need sprays for my shoes etc maybe they are worried i will ask for them on prescription… I am honestly convinced that the advice on disinfecting socks and spraying shoes is the right way to go but it was nice to observe the opinion of a podiatrist. Thanks to you all thus far Lets face what do they know really!. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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Had my six monthly check with the d/nurse two days after seeing the doc about my feet. my HbA1c is down a point to 6.2 Blood glucose 88 ( is this good i dont know?)

Don’t know – is that the American system, or should it be 8.8? 8.8 isn’t great. Blood pressure 130 /70 (and this ?)

I’d be happy to have mine thereabouts. previously 180/25 i think BMI 29.5 (etc)

Overweight, but not obese. BMI should be between 20 and 25, I think. Turns out the locum that took my fasting bloods forgot to do the cholestrel one so no result for trigs chol etc. I was given a Diabetic record card this time so i can track my stats she said she could not understand why i hadn’t had one before ( i have only been DXed for the last three years.) Dohh

Never heard of one of these, but my dx was only a year ago. Why not use the Health software that you can download free from Ratty’s website http://www.flyingrat.net/ Go to the "Diabetes" section, then "Databases". As mentioned in a previous post i have MRSA (three years now) Well i have been offered a chance to discuss using a regime to eradicate it using methods that involve strict hygiene in the home i.e washing bed linen daily etc and using betnovate body rubs i have an appointment next week for this

If you do get into washing the bed linen daily [and I would assume towels and such as well], it might be worth seeing if there’s a professional laundry in your area – the sort that takes in the stuff, washes, dries, and folds. There aren’t that many of them around anymore, and it might be a pricey option, but it would be a lot easier [and less stressful] than dealing with that much washing yourself. Did they say how long this regime would last? Or is it open-ended? It has apparently been bought in, in an effort to get people MRSA free before they go into hospital for operations. As currently there are too many people turning for ops who already have MRSA ( free gift last time they were hospitalised no doubt.) Which brings me on to my dreaded Foot Fungi As mentioned by Tiger Lily, to name but one , it seems that the spraying of shoes and disinfection of socks is high on the agenda to effect a cure on this .

Since fungi reproduce by releasing spores, which then "hatch" [or whatever it is that spores do], making more fungi, I would think disinfection would be pretty important. A quick google found this diagrammatic of the life cycle of a particular type of fungus http://www.uark.edu/misc/aphid/lifecycle/life.html I think all fungi work in pretty much the same way. I asked the nurse about this she said she had never heard of anyone having to disinfect socks and spray shoes etc etc,,,, then ensues a three day battle to obtain the opinion of a diabetic chiropodist about the laundry side of things the upshot of all this is that no one can seem to get hold of one of these rare and elusive creatures so i have now been given her phone number in the hope that i can succeed where co workers in the health proffession have not. No cholestrol test No diabetic chiropidist opinion No record card issued for three years or more I love efficiency … dont you.

Yeah, we should try it occasionally. If I were you, I think I would write a letter to the practice manager, detailing what’s happened. That’s really too many cock-ups in one go. Maggie

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a dermatologist is going to give you better advice sooner from the sounds of things

I’ll post what happens when i finally get a hold of the diabetic chiropodist.. — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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a dermatologist is going to give you better advice sooner from the sounds of things — Join us in the Diabetic-Talk Chatroom on UnderNet /server irc.undernet.org — /join #Diabetic-Talk More info: http://www.diabetic-talk.org/

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – so sad to hear really when do you get the chol tests run? kate Hi Next week for fasting bloods then wait another week i s’pose for these test results. I do hope to get hold of this elusive diabetic chiropodist that should be intresting… — Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).

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