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Group 7-day waking average?

Michael12421 said:
People here - very kind - are mentioning juice. Not a thing I keep in. What kind of juice are you thinking about? We have lots of orange juice as well as mango juice and some others. Should they contain sugar? Eating is a problem but drinking juice would be more than OK as my mouth is very dry and I am drinking lots of water. I would have to bolus for the juice if it contains a lot of sugar - right?
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Fresh fruit juice would be best and yes you'd need to bolus for it because all fruit juice that I know about would contain carbs. The carton will tell you.
Your big risk right now is ketones leading to potential DKA and this needs urgent attention.
 
It can be any drink with carbs @Michael12421 , things like a mug of ovaltine, horlicks, drinking chocolate, any full sugar soft drink & bolus for it instead of food, even a cup of tea with sugar in it although you’ll need at least 3/4 tsp per cup as sugar is only 4g/teaspoon or drink another cup or two if tea that sweet is unbearable: tried it before in a pinch when I had nothing else; disgustingly sweet but, needs must! With levels that high you could have ketones & they could be because of starvation so, getting some carbs in you will help. Drink as much water as you can & just drink carbs at your usual meal times or when you’re hungry!
 
Michael12421 said:
We have lots of orange juice as well as mango juice and some others.
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Might also be worth having a few in at all times as they treat hypo's better than biscuits or toast, also many find it better and quicker than jelly babies so worth keeping that in mind, please keep a very close eye on your levels and get a means for testing ketones as soon as possible, as a Type 1 its essential to have a way to check for ketones as they can be very dangerous too xx
 
@Gruers Hope its a mild dose ...
 
On holiday in Cotswolds but having to cut it short and go home tomorrow. Arrived with almost new Libra, knocked into a door frame and off it pinged, attached the spare one - all good. Then kept finding odd bits on the floor realised it had disintegrated. Attached the spare from my travel bag - all good, went through start procedure, waited an hour then told, “Sensor ended attach a new one!” It’s faulty. Home tomorrow and phoning Abbott’s.
Today is gorgeous, sunny and warmish, found an amazing new pub (new to us) Hope to join the Zoom on Sunday
 
Have you had something to eat or drink containing carbs today @Michael12421 and what are your levels like now?

The injuries you sustained yesterday together with your missed basal insulin dose will be making your levels high. Keep making small corrections every 4-5hrs aiming to get them to about 10. We are all wishing you well but please don't put things off until tomorrow if you are able to do them today. Your health is too important.
The carbs and cals book should have photos of glasses of orange juice to guide you on how much bolus you will need for it. Please take care. Sending love and ((hugs)) to you and MIssy.
 
Well it was a 4.3 for me this morning but only because I woke at 5.30am with a finger prick reading of 2.8.... Yikes! ... and promptly sent 3 jelly babies to do battle with it for me. I can't understand that as I had a similar day yesterday as the day before activity wise, used the same amount of basal but had slightly less cheese at bedtime, but no alcohol last night, whereas I had a rum and coke the night before, but that should have taken things the other way. Yesterday I woke up on 9.8, today I woke up 2.8
Anybody want to host the DF for me as she has already outstayed her welcome here!
 
Michael12421 said:
Alhough not at all hungry and as my reading was 21.2 I had a mug of cocoa with 2 teaspoons of sugar and 3 chocolate chip biscuits. I injected 7 units of NR.
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Well done!
How long is it since you had the cocoa and cookies and injected the NR and have you checked your levels since? You need to keep a close eye on those levels when they are that high and don't forget to keep drinking plenty of water too. I know it is a pain having to keep going to the loo but you need to keep hydrated and help your kidney's flush some of that glucose out.
 
Gruers said:
7.4 today but on Monday my COVID test came back positive, we are self isolating
stay safe everyone
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Really sorry to hear this @Gruers

Hope it passes speedily and mildly. Get well soon!
 
Michael12421 said:
Alhough not at all hungry and as my reading was 21.2 I had a mug of cocoa with 2 teaspoons of sugar and 3 chocolate chip biscuits. I injected 7 units of NR.
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Hope your bug passes soon @Michael12421

Here are some sick day rules which might be handy?

Sickday rules pdf

Sick day rules flowchart from Leicester diabetes centre. Particularly useful for people with Type 1 Diabetes during the Coronavirus outbreak.
www.t1resources.uk www.t1resources.uk
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Hope your bug passes soon @Michael12421
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Mike you haven't been following have you? Michael doesn't have a bug, bad hypo's, hospital, injuries, glucose drips etc is the issue xx
 
HenryBennett said:
My turn 😎 In your opinion Starbucks coffee is cheap muck - in my opinion AF beer is like drinking weewee. Sorry, couldn’t resist that😛
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If your pee tastes like Peroni AF beer then you should bottle it as you’ll make a fortune!
 
04:52 BS 5.6 🙂

Woke early as I conked quite early yesterday after my hospital trip & after midday meds & Levemir were taken! Got a phone call from my brother around 18:00 asking me if I getting a flu vaccine & I said yes, I have an appointment to get it at exactly 20:05 on 14/10/20: he had just gotten his that evening with a group of people, as usual in previous years, & he saw my sister in law but not me & was worried: was I ill; yes I had been but, getting better! Maybe the doctors thought I was a bit more vulnerable for a mass group of people queuing to get their vaccine & gave me a separate timed appointment where I won’t meet anybody but, the medical staff giving me the vaccine? I was actually quite shocked to hear that flu vaccines were still done that way this year but, he said it was socially distanced with seats 1 metre apart & everyone in masks! Every year we always see each other, my brother, sister in law & I the diabetics in our family, getting our vaccines around 18:00, we’re very punctual, in a mass group where vaccines take place from 18:00 to 20:00: take a ticket & wait your turn!

Since the phone call woke me up anyway, I had something to eat & went back to bed! Slept a lot yesterday & woke up feeling all “Bright eyed & bushy tailed” quite early this morning! I’m gonna treat myself to a caramel, cinnamon latte, normally a tea person, with my cheese & mushroom omelette & just bolus for the caramel syrup, 1 tablespoon that’s not that much more than the 2tsp of honey I need in coffee as 3tsp=1 tablespoon! I only need half a tsp in tea or CAN drink it with just milk if out & about but, coffee needs more! It’s very yummy to have the caramel, rather than my usual honey, & cinnamon sprinkled on top but, it does need 6 to 10 units of NR depending on whether I’m in range or not to start with & I woke in the 5’s today! Yay!😛

A very early Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉
 
A 5.8 for me this morning. Enjoy the weekend one and all.
 
Morning all,
6.2 for me today, further patio work in between the showers.
@Michael12421 you continue to battle with this frustrating condition, hope it all settles soon.

Blessings Snowwy
 
Morning

Well after a change in bedtime biscuit it's a 4.8 on an absolutely miserable day, wet and blooming freezing! Bruce couldn't get supplies up yesterday so had to crack open the hobnobs, damn tasty they were too

@Michael12421 what did you have? Trouble is, you don't really know your correction factor and on top of that many find if above a certain level their correction factor changes and they in fact need more but that's something only you yourself can work out, are you taking your basal as usual?

Have a nice day folks and hope its nicer where you are
xx
 
An Hawaii 5-0 for me this morning. 🙂
Weather's not too bad so far this morning, so I'm giving my newly acquired Roger Black a break today and off out for a walk shortly.

Dez
 
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