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Group 7-day waking average?

@Gwynn yes I definitely think we all have times like that.
@SaraKaya congrats on your first HS.
@ColinUK sounds like a really rubbish week but glad to hear your dad is home and recovering and that the knives problem seems to be sorted. Hope tomorrow is a brighter day for you xx
@Kaylz hope your headache surprises you and doesn’t get any worse x
6.6 before I got my head off the pillow, 6.9 when I got up. Nothing to report, nothing done, been nowhere, seen no-one but my house is very clean, curtains washed, ironed and back up. All VERY BORING. Back to work next week. Have a good day all xx
 
First off congratulations on your first HS @SaraKaya , I’m green with envy as it took me AGES to get my first one! 😉

08:22 BS 6.8 from Little Miss Slugabed after a long lie in! :D Pleased to report that I’m now on maintenance dose of clenil only & not ventolin anymore. Doses are steadily coming down & BS staying in range, for the most part, as I decrease: breakfast is always tricky & it’s staying in the 11’s without correction; lt’ll settle eventually once doses are settled & getting it lower, NOW, can lead to hypos later in the day!🙄🙂

Had a long chat on the phone with my eldest brother & he’s not got his vaccine letter yet, in his 70’s now, so, mine won’t be for another while yet, a very young 49! 🙄:D

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉 Wrap up warm: it’s fffrrrreeeeeezzzing today; my little toesies protesting like mad going to the loo😱


Breakfast is in the oven & a nice pot of tea will warm me up! 😛:D😉
 
5.5 for me this morning. 🙂
And congrats to @SaraKaya on your first House Special.

Dez
 
4.3's and chilly knee's
 
Veenorthants said:
@ColinUK that would be my worse nightmare. Don't go on the tube and put yourself at risk, could you not walk, run or cycle? Are they too far? The fresh air and exercise would help in a number of ways
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It’s roughly 8-9 miles but it’s through some really poor areas regarding Covid infection rates.
I could slowly jog there lol
 
Lanny said:
First off congratulations on your first HS @SaraKaya , I’m green with envy as it took me AGES to get my first one! 😉

08:22 BS 6.8 from Little Miss Slugabed after a long lie in! :D Pleased to report that I’m now on maintenance dose of clenil only & not ventolin anymore. Doses are steadily coming down & BS staying in range, for the most part, as I decrease: breakfast is always tricky & it’s staying in the 11’s without correction; lt’ll settle eventually once doses are settled & getting it lower, NOW, can lead to hypos later in the day!🙄🙂

Had a long chat on the phone with my eldest brother & he’s not got his vaccine letter yet, in his 70’s now, so, mine won’t be for another while yet, a very young 49! 🙄:D

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉 Wrap up warm: it’s fffrrrreeeeeezzzing today; my little toesies protesting like mad going to the loo😱


Breakfast is in the oven & a nice pot of tea will warm me up! 😛:D😉
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Lanny I know the advice says otherwise but tell him to call his surgery and ask if they’ve forgotten him.
I know quite a few over 70s who’ve done that and been offered appointments.
 
@ColinUK sending a hug. It’s Crapity, wan*ity, bolloc*s sometimes!
Isnt it funny when you have never met a group of people but you feel connected by a commonality like Diabetes! Every cloud!
@rebrascora I woke up and tested straightaway didn’t even have a wee (not a good idea with a pelvic floor like a dominoes thick crust I can tell you) I did a little happy dance which added to the jeopardy but so so worth it!! 5.2 such lovely numbers!!
Sara x
 
ColinUK said:
Lanny I know the advice says otherwise but tell him to call his surgery and ask if they’ve forgotten him.
I know quite a few over 70s who’ve done that and been offered appointments.
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I’m pretty sure they haven’t as the 90’s plus are getting theirs this week, my dad’s was 20/01/21. but, I’ll tell him to check: his wife, my SIL, had a cancer tumour removed from her right foot in March 2020 just before lockdown 1 & diabetic they’re both in category 5 because he cares for her; doing 1 to 4 first & I’m in 6 because of my diabetes.
 
SaraKaya said:
@ColinUK sending a hug. It’s Crapity, wan*ity, bolloc*s sometimes!
Isnt it funny when you have never met a group of people but you feel connected by a commonality like Diabetes! Every cloud!
@rebrascora I woke up and tested straightaway didn’t even have a wee (not a good idea with a pelvic floor like a dominoes thick crust I can tell you) I did a little happy dance which added to the jeopardy but so so worth it!! 5.2 such lovely numbers!!
Sara x
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I was screeching at high pitch “5.2, 5.2, 5.2, 5.2!” in bed & if anybody witnessed THAT, they must have thought I was mad! :D🙄😳🙂😉
 
Congrats on the HS @SaraKaya and @Lanny well done!
@ColinUK I hope things pick up for you and you feel better soon

A 5.8 for me at 06:58 on a beautiful clear, crisp and frosty West Berkshire morning. I wish I'd got dressed before doing the chickens as me legs were freezing cold on the walk across the garden. If we can't have a warm spring morning I'll take a morning like today. I do love these cold, still winter days
 
Gwynn said:
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.
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Yes I had a bad day in the week picked up again now today
I woke to a 6.7. yesterday was a weird day all recordings in the sixes
 
Kaylz said:
sorry to hear your having to isolate again, hope it doesn't feel like its dragging on too much for you
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Hey @Kaylz. Thanks. It was close contact so am off to get a lateral flow test this morning as the person tested was asymptomatic, just to set my mind at ease a bit. Also my OH is a key worker so if i test positive, then he will have to isolate. At least we'll know soon. I hope your headache has eased x
 
High reading again this morning, still trying different things but now really want to change from the tejou. Anyway the sun is shining!
They are still only half way thru the over 80's in my area for the vaccination. Its gonna be a while till they get to the over 70s.
Yesterday my grandaughters school had positive cases, both her parents are key workers and i am the only other souce of childcare and can't look after her. My daughter in London best friend and support bubble tested positive. My best friend (who works at the opticians i was going to go to last week but cancelled) has got covid, as has her husband.
Initially the south west appeared quite safe compared to other areas, and the rates are still possibly lower, but it seems to be getting a lot worse now.
Sorry for the negativity, off now for a brisk walk, take care and sorry to hear that some of you are struggling too x
 
@ColinUK Sending big (((HUGS))) Wish I could also have sent you my breakfast because it was gorgeous and you could not help but feel better for eating it... It will keep me going until my evening meal and just 20g carbs and no pork products...
Scrambled egg breakfast.jpg
2 slices of seeded low carb bread toasted with butter topped with leeks cooked in butter (left over from last night's dinner) and mushrooms fried in chilli oil, 4 small pullets eggs scrambled and topped with cheese and spring onions and served with pickled gherkins .... which took me 15 mins to get the lid off the jar but sooooo worth it... they really complimented the other flavours.
Anyway, hope the sight of it inspires you rather than makes you feel like you missed something.... It works well for lunch too... so you could make some now. I would happily do you a swap for some of that lovely Lemon tart you made the other day.
Sometimes low carb seems like it takes a lot of thinking about but this breakfast was thrown together at short notice and has really given my day a boost. Off out now to do my daily exercise and try to work some of it off!
 
@rebrascora Do you do take aways? You've made me really hungry....
 
@adrian1der Get out into the orchard and find your girls' sneaky nest and make yourself some brunch because I know you are a much better cook than me. If it's any consolation, I have sneaky hens too but they have a sneaky owner and I install sneaky nest boxes around the garden and outbuildings to enable them to fulfil their natural instinct. Then I know where to go looking when my proper nest boxes are empty. I love to see how long it will take them to find and start laying in my latest construction for them.... Just things like a broken bucket on it's side wedged in somewhere under a shrub with a brick in front to keep the bedding in and some dried grass and weeks or leaves as bedding.... it's a fun game! ... I know, I am a bit sad, but watching them discover one of them and investigate it, trying it for size and security and then eventually laying in it puts a grin on my face.
 
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