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Group 7-day waking average?

4.5 got up at 4.30am so looks like im the first here. Wife has covid so we all have to isolate, xmas is put on hold as we cant get food in for Christmas day. Not too bothered as long as my wife and kids are ok.
 
Maca44 said:
4.5 got up at 4.30am so looks like im the first here. Wife has covid so we all have to isolate, xmas is put on hold as we cant get food in for Christmas day. Not too bothered as long as my wife and kids are ok.
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Not much fun. I do hope you all recover.
 
Well 6.1 on waking at 5:22am so due to recent days I took on a Lift tab, an hour later and I'd still fallen to 4.1 so 2 more Lift tabs and a reduced bolus 🙄

Don't trust soap when it says "sensitive", I ran out of Dove so opened a pack of Asda "sensitive" it isn't as gentle as it would lead you to believe, have been up all night with my hands and wrists on fire and itching, weeping and blooming sore :( Bruce bringing Dove up today and it will be layering Sudocrem on to try and relieve the itching and agony, swollen as well but had no option but to continue using it :(

@Maca44 sorry to hear about your wife, I hope she makes a speedy recovery and the rest of you make it through without contracting it
xx
 
6.4 for me today and I am very happy with that. Managed to get some sleep and feel more on an even keel this morning.

Had a real struggle day yesterday emotionally. Pushed myself to get out for a run at lunchtime and after I got back my levels shot up to 14 and took all afternoon and most of the evening to come down into range despite 5 units of Fiasp. Got chewed off with it at 7 pm and shot myself another 5.5 units and then ate a sweet mince pie (a shocking 45g carbs but I desperately needed comfort food) and then had a hypo just as I was finishing evening stables at 10pm. Not a low hypo but it was a good plummet and I didn't half feel it! Maybe I just needed that to break the tension, but definitely felt better afterwards.

Today is going to be a better day!
 
rebrascora said:
6.4 for me today and I am very happy with that. Managed to get some sleep and feel more on an even keel this morning.

Had a real struggle day yesterday emotionally. Pushed myself to get out for a run at lunchtime and after I got back my levels shot up to 14 and took all afternoon and most of the evening to come down into range despite 5 units of Fiasp. Got chewed off with it at 7 pm and shot myself another 5.5 units and then ate a sweet mince pie (a shocking 45g carbs but I desperately needed comfort food) and then had a hypo just as I was finishing evening stables at 10pm. Not a low hypo but it was a good plummet and I didn't half feel it! Maybe I just needed that to break the tension, but definitely felt better afterwards.

Today is going to be a better day!
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The se yo yo days are horrible, but I hope that the mince pie was a nice one.
Someone suggested to me heat it, just lift the lid and pop some brandy butter under.
Then eat it with cream as it will slow the release!! Sometimes it is just worth it.

Be nice to yourself today. You deserve it.
 
@Robin Many congratulations on your House Special.

@Kaylz So sorry to hear the new soap upset your hands when they are already in such a poor condition. Hope the Sudocrem eases them and they settle down soon. I have to be very careful with soaps and hand creams, even ones labelled sensitive or moisturising. As much as possible I stick to what I know works but it isn't always possible to get the right brands when you want them.

@Maca44 Sorry to hear you have Covid in the household. I hope it is a mild dose and everyone recovers quickly.
I am a bit concerned about your low readings recently particularly as you are a delivery driver. Since you are new to diabetes I wonder if you are aware of the rules regarding BG readings when you are taking medication which can cause hypos as you have mentioned a couple of times you have had lows when you have been at work. The readings you are posting suggest that maybe you don't need to be on gliclazide anyway. Have you spoken to your nurse or GP about your readings since you started getting these lows?
 
6.5 this morning.

Congrats on the HS @Robin
I hope you feel better today @Bexlee

We got totally drenched yesterday when we went for Mince pies and mulled wine around a fire yesterday afternoon. We walked there and then I used my Bus Pass for the first time to get back.

So pleased with Strictly outcome, which I caught up on late as we had a Zoom Christmas yesterday evening. HRVY was probably the best on the day, but I am still glad Bill won.

Cake to ice today, parcels to drop off locally as we have decided to burst out of the bubble we were giong to jion on Xmas day, and just stick to the two of us. A walk at some point.

Enjoy yourselves
 
rebrascora said:
@Kaylz So sorry to hear the new soap upset your hands when they are already in such a poor condition. Hope the Sudocrem eases them and they settle down soon. I have to be very careful with soaps and hand creams, even ones labelled sensitive or moisturising. As much as possible I stick to what I know works but it isn't always possible to get the right brands when you want them.
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They haven't been too bad lately, dry but not to any extent they were painful, had I realised that was my last bar of Dove I was using I would've gotten Bruce to bring some up sooner as I've a few packs down there, lesson learnt as I'm in absolute agony, will start with the Sudocrem after dinner but think I might have to tell my grandad he can't come tomorrow as I can't run about cleaning after him with my hands like this and surely both him and mum would understand that, running out of O'Keefe's Working Hands cream too but did a Superdrug order for more of that and Dove last night, don't expect it before Christmas but apparently it was dispatched last night via Hermes rather than the usual RM so goodness knows! lol xx
 
What a great suggestion @SB2015
Not sure why I didn't think to have cream with it in the first place. Not got any brandy butter but a tiny drizzle of rum would be nice. I bought these mince pies a month ago... a box of 12 from Lidl... to give to my sister but then lock down happened so she didn't get them. There are now 3 less in the box which I think is pretty restrained over a period of emotional upheaval but they are getting a little dry (but still gorgeous) so your suggestion is ideal. I might make a point of treating myself with one every few days to use them up from now on and tide myself over this difficult time and when they are gone, I can get back to being properly low carb again.
 
Morning all. 🙂 6.4 here.

Hope your wife’s better ASAP @Maca44 and the rest of you don’t get it.

Well, we never watch Strictly but hubby was flicking thru the channels and we just happened to catch Bill Bailey and Oti being pronounced winners - BB’s speech was brilliant, wot a bloke.:D😎
 
Morning all,
Sorry forgot to post before my run, anyhoo a 5.4!
@Maca44 wishing your wife a speedy recovery and that you and the rest of your family avoid the virus.

Church nativity on Zoom this afternoon, that will be a first!

Frustrating times at the moment but has someone else has already said...
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Blessings Snowwy
 
Morning all. 5.9 again. I’m aware it won’t be a good morning for some of the gang, what a shocker yesterday, not that the SE and London going into Tier 4 ( sad but inevitably) but that Boris “U-Turn” Johnson un-eased the Christmas five day break. It won’t affect us at all as we only have plans for Christmas Day as I always thought five days was far too long. We all knew that some folks would stretch the five days to six or seven, and we know, as the government do too, that the one day will now be stretched to two or three by some people. We like to push the limits don’t we? When the speed limit is 70 we drive at 80, if it was 50 we’d drive at 60. See what I’m getting at? Let’s just hope it does the trick. I’ve totally got Covid fatigue now and just want to get back to some sort of normality.
Well that’s enough of that. What about last night’s Strictly? Wow! What we going to do next Saturday?
Congrats @Robin. @Maca44 so sorry to hear this, fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.
Have a super Sunday everyone. Five more sleeps! 🙂
 
@Robin well done on the HS.
@Maca44 hope your wife is better soon.
Another low 4.0 for me this morning. 🙂

Dez
 
Maca44 said:
4.5 got up at 4.30am so looks like im the first here. Wife has covid so we all have to isolate, xmas is put on hold as we cant get food in for Christmas day. Not too bothered as long as my wife and kids are ok.
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Oh dear, sorry to hear this and hope your wife has a mild case and you all stay well. Stay in touch and let us know how your wife is x
 
6 on the nose for me.

And no I didn’t take a blood sample from my nose!
 
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