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Group 7-day waking average?

Well that's stuff being set up outside already, been there about 10 minutes, he wasn't here until 7:41 on Friday, feeling rather sick again but hey ho xx
 
Morning all, 3.9 here, Dawn is having a lie in, I'm not! Off for a foggy trip to the supermarket then back for my Libre Webinar training. Had a panic yesterday as I read the small print and realised the platform they are using won’t work on my ipad, and my ancient lapoop has lost the audio. So will need to borrow OH's laptop which I’ve never used before.
 
5.3 this morning for me. 🙂
Oh!, and happy Cyber Monday too.

Dez
 
Morning. 5.5 today. Reduced my basal by 1 unit last night and again this morning. Struggling to keep numbers up and still struggling to eat much. Lost 8lbs since last Tuesday. Going to start on some solids today, well chewed etc. Still can’t have fibre so white bread it is! Went out for a 10 min walk yesterday, I was fine. Might try a bit longer today if the rain stops. Going to try and ring my GP surgery for some advise. Wish me luck in firstly getting through and getting a telephone appointment before 2022! 😱 Have a good day.🙂
 
5.9 before the dog walk this morning, 6.0 when I got back... but then BG began to rise after I had dosed and while waiting to eat a slice of toast, so I had to add a smidgen extra insulin for my liver‘s shenanigans (it has been mercifully quiet of late)

Currently 10.2 and should have enough iob to pull it back into range by lunch.
 
Morning all - dull, grey and miserable in West Berks this morning. Didn't manage to get on yesterday so happy to report a 5.4 at 09:36 yesterday (a lazy day!) and a 4.8 at 06:06 this morning 🙂
 
Robin said:
Morning all, 3.9 here, Dawn is having a lie in, I'm not! Off for a foggy trip to the supermarket then back for my Libre Webinar training. Had a panic yesterday as I read the small print and realised the platform they are using won’t work on my ipad, and my ancient lapoop has lost the audio. So will need to borrow OH's laptop which I’ve never used before.
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Good luck on the webinar and hubby’s laptop!
 
SueEK said:
Have you got your heating sorted out yet Michael, if not 8 hope the engineer is coming very soon. Get the hot water bottles and blankets out, if necessary hat and gloves as well x
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Bad to worse. I am wearing a thermal vest, and a tee shirt and a pullover and my winter coat - and that's just indoors!
The battery in my mobile although charging only lasts an hour. The water supply has just been cut off so can't make a cup of tea - it will have to be a whisky. Oh the joys of life!
 
Bloden said:
Good luck @eggyg !!! 🙂I did wonder if you’d had any guidance - seems a bit mean to send you home without at least a diet sheet. 😳
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TBF I know what I should be eating but can’t face it. It’s more advise on insulin requirements and Creon. I feel it’s a three pronged attack or viscous triangle! What to eat to help bowel obstruction, how much insulin to take for the minuscule amounts I’m eating and how much Creon to take as I’m putting it up and up but everything is just going straight through me! Hope you’ve had your breakfast, sorry!
 
Michael12421 said:
Bad to worse. I am wearing a thermal vest, and a tee shirt and a pullover and my winter coat - and that's just indoors!
The battery in my mobile although charging only lasts an hour. The water supply has just been cut off so can't make a cup of tea - it will have to be a whisky. Oh the joys of life!
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At least the whiskey should warm you up. Hope you get sorted, sounds like a nightmare.
 
eggyg said:
TBF I know what I should be eating but can’t face it. It’s more advise on insulin requirements and Creon. I feel it’s a three pronged attack or viscous triangle! What to eat to help bowel obstruction, how much insulin to take for the minuscule amounts I’m eating and how much Creon to take as I’m putting it up and up but everything is just going straight through me! Hope you’ve had your breakfast, sorry!
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Sounds like you need some specialised input. Good luck.
 
Well I cracked it! .... and over egged it!
8.2 this morning but only after a 3 unit correction in the early hours!.... No hypos or jelly babies though!
I ate about a quarter of a jar of peanut butter before bed last night (I was having a mental struggle day and needed comfort!)... and also had a day off from slogging up the hill 3x hauling my "horse hostess trolley" (lightweight sack barrow with full feed buckets and haylage). Let the car do the work for once. Didn't go higher than 12.9 thankfully but was above range pretty well all night so my Libre stats are well shot! Was high most of the day yesterday too and needed multiple corrections to keep me below 10 so 14units of Levemir is just not cutting mustard during the day (particularly if I am going to have a lazy day) and I am back to 16 today and back to my exercise.

@Michael12421. Your situation sounds really dire. Do you have anyone you can go and stay with until it gets fixed? How can your water be turned off as well? That is an essential. Really worried about you. Please keep us updated and hopefully report some progress soon. Maybe go sit in the car with the heater on for an hour to warm through..... but not if you have already hit the whiskey. Don't want you getting done for drunk in charge.... and be careful of those BG levels if you do have some whiskey as it will bring you down.

On a positive note I broke the 10 stone barrier yesterday.... 9st 13.9 according to the scales once I put new batteries in. I had to strip right down (beyond undies 😳) and visit the loo to get there but I didn't need to cut a chunk off my hair or visit the blood donors to manage it, so not totally desperate measures!
 
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@Michael12421 can we come and join you? Its dull and cold here and the front door and bathroom window are wide open again, not liking it at all xx
 
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