Morning all I’m really struggling at the moment controlling my Hbac1. I’ve always found it a challenge but I’ve managed to keep it pretty low. Now it’s consistently high. Especially after lunch. Any tips?

Good afternoon. Just a quick reminder that we've got an online catch up at 6pm. You can join through the calendar section in the app. Hope to see you there!

Hi, a couple of years after my stroke a friend told me to gargle. He seemed to know what he was talking about and I now gargle with mouthwash every day. Apart from improved dental hygiene I wonder if it has done any good? My thought is it can’t have done any harm and I am training the muscles in my throat?

For anyone coming to UKSF in sunny Aberdeen I'll be doing some talks on stroke and the environment in the Green zone of the exhibition hall and chairing a talk on individualised stroke prevention on Wednesday at 11am. Hope to see you there.

Thanks for all your feedback about the best day for our catch ups. On average Monday evenings work best although I do note that Steve works Monday evenings. Next week I'll be on my way to Aberdeen for the UK Stroke Forum on Monday, so I'm going to move our catch up to a week on Friday. Going forward I'll aim for them to be on Mondays. See you a week on Friday! Or in Aberdeen if anyone's going.