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Group 7-day waking average?

freesia said:
Good morning. A very surprising 10.0 for me this morning. No idea why but had a high jagged line all night. New sensor but finger prick confirmed.
Another year older today! Wish i had the day off. Have a good day whatever you are doing. Keep warm x
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Happy birthday !!!
 
04:31 BS 6.8🙂 Yep! Yesterday went pretty well with only after breakfast a bit out of range at BS 10.8 & only ate twice again, another relief after all the overeating of the previous few days: it’s nice to NOT HAVE TO EAT for a change because my BS is going down!😱:D😉 Although, confession time here, I DID pig out a little bit before going to bed, around about when I would normally eat dinner, with some mini marshmallows: was prepared for a higher reading upon waking this morning; the DF has been very kind to me & I even snuck in, JUST, in target range so, I got those sweeties for free!😳o_O:D😛😎😉

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉
 
5.1 for me this morning. 🙂

Dez
 
@Michael12421 hope you feel better soon, can you have a nap in the afternoon maybe?
Morning all, 6.7 for me today. Got an email yesterday from UCLH regarding a cystoscopy under GA, pre-op telephone call on the 9th, trip to London for pre-op tests on the 10th, they wanted me to go to London on 18th for a Covid to which I said no, I’m not doing a 4-5 hour round trip when I can get one locally, they are going to send me one which can be returned by a courier. Cystoscopy on the 22nd and need to isolate for a week beforehand (work are going to just love me). This is so that the surgeon can ‘have a good look’ about the erosion of the mesh, how difficult it is going to be to remove it and how much reconstruction will need to be done. Follow up on 8th Feb and hopefully by then I will have an op date, busy, busy, busy.
Have my two grandsons at the moment, how loud are they, my youngest has the loudest voice ever lol :D they are going to their respective homes after lunch and then my granddaughter is coming for a sleepover, we are going to make mince pies and will take her out for breakfast at Shoreham Airport in the morning. No rest for the wicked🙂
Hope you all have a good day xx
 
And a 6.1 from me this morning.
 
Morning all, 5.4 here.
Next chapter in my quest for the Libre, I put the hospital letter asking them to prescribe it in to my GP. A few days later I checked online, and it had been put in the 'Acute' not 'Repeat' medication section, and not issued, so I rang the dispensary.
Oh yes, they said, they won’t have put it on a repeat, they like to keep a careful eye when it’s something new.
But I need one issuing, I said.
Oh that’s fine, just order it on line.
But I can’t, it’s not on a repeat.
Oh, well you could phone.
Er, I’m on the phone to you now.
Oh, (sound of penny dropping). Would you like me to put it through for you?
You couldn’t make it up.
 
Morning all,
5.5 this morning...
@Robin you gotta love 'em!

Blessings Snowwy
 
Well a nice 7.4 at getting up time but I saw my trace going up for a while in the early hours, looks like it got up to 8.5, but I think it was the sweet corn treat I had with dinner last night.
On the whole not so bad, snow just started here in North Germany, nothing crazy yet but the sky looks full of it, have a great day folks!!
 
Morning all. 6.7 for me this morning, though i think thats as a result of correcting before bed as it had shot up to over 11, and increasing my basal by half a unit. Will keep an eye on things.
Have a good Saturday everyone
 
Good afternoon! I’m really late, got distracted. Anyways 5.8 for me. Today is actually the first day since returning from hospital that I feel “ normal”. Long may it last, possibly because I managed to eat a bit better yesterday and therefore imbibed more calories. It’s dry and bright today, snow has gone, so going to venture out for a walk. Need to build up some strength. Have a good weekend.🙂
 
5.9 for me this morning but only because I had a jelly baby an hour and a half earlier, but I had 2 units of Levemir at bedtime because I battled high levels all day yesterday and with the weather being so bad I didn't have my usual exercise. I unit might have been a better choice.

@Michael12421...Hope you are OK now. What happened?

@Robin My GP's online system has a "custom request" option for the things that they don't want to authorize on repeat for whatever reason. You have to click on that option and then type out your request and it has to be done separate of any repeat prescription order, so if I need insulin and HRT I have to order the insulin on repeat and send the request and then open up the medication page again and click the "custom request" and then type in that I would like some more HRT please. I appreciate your practice may operate a different system but just in case it is the same I thought I would mention it. You are right though, it would be comical if it wasn't so frustrating and you have to worry that older people who maybe aren't as switched on, just give up
 
@Michael12421...Hope you are OK now. What happened?

I was just stressed out. It has just been a very expensive month. vet bills, new glasses. new mobile and now the problems with the guttering and downpipes. I took my NR last night - just 2 units - and then slapped the cod to bake in the oven and I just knew that I wasn't going to eat it. I ate as much as I could but it wasn't a lot. To make up for it I had 2 large glasses of fruit juice and went to bed. I am one of lifes biggest worriers and although very tired I just could not sleep. I managed a couple of hours but no more. I feel like c**p today and I know that it is not going away. So with my morning reading I needed breakfast and it was hard work.
 
Robin said:
Morning all, 5.4 here.
Next chapter in my quest for the Libre, I put the hospital letter asking them to prescribe it in to my GP. A few days later I checked online, and it had been put in the 'Acute' not 'Repeat' medication section, and not issued, so I rang the dispensary.
Oh yes, they said, they won’t have put it on a repeat, they like to keep a careful eye when it’s something new.
But I need one issuing, I said.
Oh that’s fine, just order it on line.
But I can’t, it’s not on a repeat.
Oh, well you could phone.
Er, I’m on the phone to you now.
Oh, (sound of penny dropping). Would you like me to put it through for you?
You couldn’t make it up.
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My online prescription ordering has a box where you can make a request. I used this to order a new Peak Flow Meter a few months ago.
 
rebrascora said:
@Robin My GP's online system has a "custom request" option for the things that they don't want to authorize on repeat for whatever reason
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grovesy said:
My online prescription ordering has a box where you can make a request. I used this to order a new Peak Flow Meter a few months ago.
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Thank you, both. I did have a good look on the site, but couldn’t see anything where I could put one in, I'll have another look for future ref!
 
@Michael12421 Oh dear Michael! So sorry that you are worrying about the finances. I am a real worrier too, so I do understand and I am sure we all go through phases where we get a run of things that all needing money spent on them but you really have hit a bad patch recently. I hope you are as fortunate with the guttering repair as you were with the heating engineer and it is not as expensive as you think, but the money only goes so far and if it means you can't afford to get it fixed until next month, or a quick temporary fix until the weather is better and your finances have recovered a bit, then that might be something to consider even if it costs more in the long run.
 
Good morning
Thank you Barbara for suggesting I post on here. Reading this thread has been useful. Especially Michael your struggles with Toujeo. I wonder if this is something I should look at. I have been on it for a while. My waking BS was 12 must try harder.
 
grovesy said:
Mine is under the main repeats.
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Nope, nothing there on mine, but the good news is, when I just checked, that they have now put the Libre and 200 Libre strips on to my repeats, and issued them! (not sure I need that many strips, they’ll last me a while) Next hoop, finding out if our local pharmacy is up to procuring them!
 
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