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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all,
A 5.5 for me today!
Well done @SaraKaya on your HS!

Blessings Snowwy
 
Good morning all. Up late again at 5:30am.

BG 5.4
Weight down again too.

I don't understand it but yesterday, for the whole day, I felt really 'down' even though everything went well. It's not like me to feel down too. Today I feel good. Back to my normal. Does anyone else ever go through something like that or am I just a bit odd.
 
4.8 for me this morning (via finger prick as Libre said 3.3 which I absolutely wasn't having!) No evening Levemir needed again as I got my daily exercise (5 miles) and managed with only 3 units of Fiasp and one of those was a mistake because I hypoed a couple of hours later. Had another fry up breakfast with black pudding, bacon, egg, mushrooms, onion and savoy cabbage and then sausages with cauliflower cheese and leeks last night and just a few Brazil nuts in between to keep me ticking over. Enjoyed it all and felt very satisfied.

@SaraKaya
Can't believe you got an HS after just reading your PM to me about longing for one (sent last night). Bet that brought you to your senses sharpish this morning. How fortuitous! Nothing like an HS to clear the morning fog from your brain.
Huge congratulations and hope it is the first of many!
 
Been quiet as been wallowing a bit.

On top of the passing of my cat, dad had a, and I quote, “minor heart attack” the week before. He’s fine now. Had stents put in and was home the day after.
But I was with mum and then with both to help out.
My support bubble mate has just gone off to Berlin (he is pursuing getting German citizenship post Brexit and has to return for official appointments) for about a month.
Work cancelled shifts and yesterday, thanks to trying to install new software for WFH, bricked my laptop completely and then tried to suggest that they wouldn’t pay me for the shift as I couldn’t work.
That position was quickly reversed when I pointed out that it was installing their software which had bricked the laptop.
Blood pressure has been high consistently for two weeks. Blood sugars all over the place (5.1 yesterday and 7.4 today for example) and weight has ticked up.
All in all a bit of a mess.

Anyway, just wanted to reach out and explain my absence.

At the moment I can’t see any other option than to go back on the exante shakes for a while to drop the pounds. But I’d rather not go down that route.
I’m confused with Keto vs low carb and it’s made worse because I don’t eat pork stuff.
Oh and it’s my birthday at the end of the month and it’s going to be spent alone no doubt because of lockdown.

Offered to go into the office to pick up a laptop (which finally they’re lending me) but was told that it’s better that the boss delivers it to me.
I’m now stressing about him perhaps wanting to come in and nobody’s been in apart from my support bubble mate.

And to cap it all I sent my set of global knives off to be sharpened and the courier appears to have lost them.
 
Morning all, 5.6 here, on a cold and frosty morning. Actually saw the sun yesterday, went for a walk to admire the flood meadows, which are full of water again.
@ColinUK that sounds like a messy (that’s the polite version) week, I hope things get better for you.
 
ColinUK said:
Been quiet as been wallowing a bit.

On top of the passing of my cat, dad had a, and I quote, “minor heart attack” the week before. He’s fine now. Had stents put in and was home the day after.
But I was with mum and then with both to help out.
My support bubble mate has just gone off to Berlin (he is pursuing getting German citizenship post Brexit and has to return for official appointments) for about a month.
Work cancelled shifts and yesterday, thanks to trying to install new software for WFH, bricked my laptop completely and then tried to suggest that they wouldn’t pay me for the shift as I couldn’t work.
That position was quickly reversed when I pointed out that it was installing their software which had bricked the laptop.
Blood pressure has been high consistently for two weeks. Blood sugars all over the place (5.1 yesterday and 7.4 today for example) and weight has ticked up.
All in all a bit of a mess.

Anyway, just wanted to reach out and explain my absence.

At the moment I can’t see any other option than to go back on the exante shakes for a while to drop the pounds. But I’d rather not go down that route.
I’m confused with Keto vs low carb and it’s made worse because I don’t eat pork stuff.
Oh and it’s my birthday at the end of the month and it’s going to be spent alone no doubt because of lockdown.

Offered to go into the office to pick up a laptop (which finally they’re lending me) but was told that it’s better that the boss delivers it to me.
I’m now stressing about him perhaps wanting to come in and nobody’s been in apart from my support bubble mate.

And to cap it all I sent my set of global knives off to be sharpened and the courier appears to have lost them.
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Sorry to hear things are not going to well at the moment.
 
ColinUK said:
Been quiet as been wallowing a bit.

On top of the passing of my cat, dad had a, and I quote, “minor heart attack” the week before. He’s fine now. Had stents put in and was home the day after.
But I was with mum and then with both to help out.
My support bubble mate has just gone off to Berlin (he is pursuing getting German citizenship post Brexit and has to return for official appointments) for about a month.
Work cancelled shifts and yesterday, thanks to trying to install new software for WFH, bricked my laptop completely and then tried to suggest that they wouldn’t pay me for the shift as I couldn’t work.
That position was quickly reversed when I pointed out that it was installing their software which had bricked the laptop.
Blood pressure has been high consistently for two weeks. Blood sugars all over the place (5.1 yesterday and 7.4 today for example) and weight has ticked up.
All in all a bit of a mess.

Anyway, just wanted to reach out and explain my absence.

At the moment I can’t see any other option than to go back on the exante shakes for a while to drop the pounds. But I’d rather not go down that route.
I’m confused with Keto vs low carb and it’s made worse because I don’t eat pork stuff.
Oh and it’s my birthday at the end of the month and it’s going to be spent alone no doubt because of lockdown.

Offered to go into the office to pick up a laptop (which finally they’re lending me) but was told that it’s better that the boss delivers it to me.
I’m now stressing about him perhaps wanting to come in and nobody’s been in apart from my support bubble mate.

And to cap it all I sent my set of global knives off to be sharpened and the courier appears to have lost them.
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Some days it's all too much! Good that you could express your feelings, not everyone can.
Someone once said to me don't worry about the things you can't control.
Today will be good, tomorrow even better!
 
Morning all. 7.2 for me, after a massive rise last night before bed caused through stress. Needed 2 corrections to bring it down and an alarm set through the night to check it.
Neding to put basal up again as last night i was told that i'd been in contact with someone who has tested positive. 10 days of isolating again.
@SaraKaya congratulations on your HS
@ColinUK, you are going through a lot at the moment, big hugs to you.
 
grovesy said:
Sorry to hear things are not going to well at the moment.
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It’s a January thing I think.
There’s something about this month. Roughly every four years January it’s a whole heap of ****. It’s like my anti-Olympics I guess.

On the plus side just been in touch with the knife sharpening company and they’re going to call me when the knives finally arrive and will expedite the sharpening and retipping etc and are going to personally deliver them within 24hrs as they’re coming to London anyway.
 
Morning all. A nice round 5 today. Very cold and a bit frosty up here. @Gwynn I felt the same yesterday too and it’s not like me. I eventually forced myself out for a walk and did three miles and felt better. @ColinUK it never rains but it pours sometimes. Lots of love and hugs. @SaraKaya congrats on the first of many HSs. Have a fab Friday if you can.
 
Morning

6.5 this morning after a mix of digestives and oat nobblies before bed last night, must remember to fill the tub today!

Reports of an outbreak of "it" at the abattoir half a mile along the road, article in the local paper suggest 10 positive results with more told to isolate, know a few people that work out there

@ColinUK sorry to hear your having such a rough time, its very difficult when everything is piled on at once, I do hope things ease for you soon

@Bloden doesn't seem as bad today but is still there, no doubt will get worse as the day goes on though as it nears my most stressful time of the day 🙄

@freesia sorry to hear your having to isolate again, hope it doesn't feel like its dragging on too much for you
xx
 
@ColinUK sorry to read your having a tough time at the mo. Glad your dad is home safe and on the mend. Vent away its better out than in as my Gran used to say. Fingers crossed it'll start to get better. Could you create a support bubble with someone else or your parents maybe? A change of scenery can help with the mindset
 
Snowwy said:
Some days it's all too much! Good that you could express your feelings, not everyone can.
Someone once said to me don't worry about the things you can't control.
Today will be good, tomorrow even better
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Veenorthants said:
@ColinUK sorry to read your having a tough time at the mo. Glad your dad is home safe and on the mend. Vent away its better out than in as my Gran used to say. Fingers crossed it'll start to get better. Could you create a support bubble with someone else or your parents maybe? A change of scenery can help with the mindset
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Only issue with creating a bubble with my folks is that I’ll need to travel there by tube train so that’s exposing everyone to unnecessary risk I’d say. Although they’ve both had their first jabs.
 
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