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Group 7-day waking average?

gll said:
According to libre, 5.9 and 82% in range yesterday (I was super hyped about the 60% one the day before) so I'm positively ecstatic here with that one 🙂

Hope everyone's doing well today, will grab a coffee and have a read thru everyone's posts 🙂
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Delighted to be able to award you a gold star today Lou although I was torn between that and a heart. Makes a big change from the usual "Care" and hope it is the first of many. Have you increased your basal again to achieve that great result?
 
rebrascora said:
Michael, did you also inject the correct extra 6 units of Toujeo once you realised your mistake? If not, it would be a good idea to do so now otherwise your levels may be a bit haywire for a few days.
Pleased you are OK and on a nice 7 now. That walk with 6 units of NR in your system (even with the biscuits) could have been a bit dodgy! So pleased you had JBs with you to top up.
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Thank you. yes I did have the 6 units of Toujeo. I always carry JB's with me even though in the heat of summer they are like concrete!
 
gll said:
According to libre, 5.9 and 82% in range yesterday (I was super hyped about the 60% one the day before) so I'm positively ecstatic here with that one 🙂

Hope everyone's doing well today, will grab a coffee and have a read thru everyone's posts 🙂
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Hi,
is the Libre a one off payment or a monthy one?
 
rebrascora said:
Have you increased your basal again to achieve that great result?
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no but sort of...
I did a couple of basal adjustments in the last few weeks while still being plagued with everything after covid and honestly, I think its my body starting to very slowly feeling better and all that is catching up (been feeling extra insulin resistant since then).
Also been much more on point with sticking to my guestimates of what my fixed bolus can actually cover at each meal. Sorta getting it right.
Lastly been having epic sleeps and no dawn messing it up for 2 nights.

Honestly I felt my basal was almost there pre covid (DSN wants me under 10 waking, that was my goal) so I'm still about 1/3 more basal than then. Hoping as I heal more, I can reduce it.
Still got lots of lung pain and aches and coughing up a ton of gunk so room for improvement 😉

@Michael12421 glad to hear you got on top of that mix up.
@Nige13 Libre you can just buy one sensor at a time that lasts 2 weeks. Its very hard to get it on prescription with a t2 diagnosis, even with MDI regime. If you haven't already, you can get a free trial of one sensor.
 
A bit later for midday meds & tresiba after Tuesday’s delay but, BS has come down nicely now 13:52 BS 6.8 after a half breakfast, 34, dose for half an oatcake of 16 NR: couldn’t eat yet when it came to it! Meds & tresiba in!

Will eat lunch now, though! Back on the ball but, trying to distract myself from not thinking too much: quite hard as my attention span for anything I do is that of a 2 year old toddler! Don’t know how much I’ll eat, my appetite isn’t great, & NR goes in afterwards now depending on how much?

Got a text message reminder, the 1st I’ve heard of it, for a PIP phone consultation appointment on 15/09 so, texted my case worker to be with me for that phone call next week. Waiting for a reply! Thank goodness for that reminder as there’s been no phone call or letter to tell me about this appointment!

Oops! Typo! The time of midday test was 12:52 BS 6.8
 
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Afternoon

9.something for me today

Bruce may be moving into the new house this weekend, I won't be going until after the 25th and hopefully he'll have got the cooker connected by then 🙄

With the way things are going with the buses teas will be late anyway 🙄 xx
 
rebrascora said:
@eggyg Very impressed indeed that you managed to catch a fork of lightening on camera! Hope you have a great time at Centre Parks with the family. I now have two marrows to go with my glut of courgettes. There is always one on each plant that evades you and gets away isn't
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It’s Mr Eggy’s photo mine was terrible! I laughed about the courgette that got away. We’ve only one plant but there’s always one rogue courgette. One minute you’ve managed to get them all, next day there’s a giant one laughing at you. That’s what happened yesterday, walked up the garden to hang the washing out and there it was. Hence the need to make two cakes yesterday! I haven’t looked today, I’m too scared! :rofl:
 
eggyg said:
It’s Mr Eggy’s photo mine was terrible! I laughed about the courgette that got away. We’ve only one plant but there’s always one rogue courgette. One minute you’ve managed to get them all, next day there’s a giant one laughing at you. That’s what happened yesterday, walked up the garden to hang the washing out and there it was. Hence the need to make two cakes yesterday! I haven’t looked today, I’m too scared! :rofl:
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My other half has made a good courgette bread with some added home 'sundried' tomatoes. At least it used up some of the glut.
 
I completely failed at Wordle yesterday. Today, i got it in 2!!
 
gll said:
didnt get it today, had 4 letters and too many possibilities :(
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I got there in 5 but I too was concerned about too many options and running out of tries.

Considering you are back to school @freesia I think it is a word which is likely in the forefront of your mind..... Hope that isn't giving anyone who hasn't yet done it, too much of a clue. 😳
 
Lanny said:
A bit later for midday meds & tresiba after Tuesday’s delay but, BS has come down nicely now 13:52 BS 6.8 after a half breakfast, 34, dose for half an oatcake of 16 NR: couldn’t eat yet when it came to it! Meds & tresiba in!

Will eat lunch now, though! Back on the ball but, trying to distract myself from not thinking too much: quite hard as my attention span for anything I do is that of a 2 year old toddler! Don’t know how much I’ll eat, my appetite isn’t great, & NR goes in afterwards now depending on how much?

Got a text message reminder, the 1st I’ve heard of it, for a PIP phone consultation appointment on 15/09 so, texted my case worker to be with me for that phone call next week. Waiting for a reply! Thank goodness for that reminder as there’s been no phone call or letter to tell me about this appointment!

Oops! Typo! The time of midday test was 12:52 BS 6.8
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I had no notification of the one for my 16 year old's at all. Unless you count the missed call and voicemail the day before.... she also kindly called when I had covid with brain fog....
 
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Anyway very late posting but my morning reading was 5.7. The trial Libre 2 sensor I ordered arrived yesterday. I think I might save it until after my review next week. Still not sure whether to ask to continue on low carb diet as that seems to be keeping the blood sugars under control at present, or agree to medication (I would probably try forxiga first as nurse offered some choice and I'm worried about the likelihood of metformin making my IBS worse. Which would possibly mean I could then eat a bit more carbohydrate without sugars shooting up)
 
Lanny said:
Got a text message reminder, the 1st I’ve heard of it, for a PIP phone consultation appointment on 15/09 so, texted my case worker to be with me for that phone call next week. Waiting for a reply! Thank goodness for that reminder as there’s been no phone call or letter to tell me about this appointment!
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kiddo got her award letter in the other day without needing to be seen for assessment. So relieved that we didn't have to jump through hoops this time around.
 
Good morning everyone.

BG 4.5 again a bit lower than I am used to but as a T2 it is fine

Walked for England yesterday, well over 200 minutes, but I was rather achy and tired by the end of it.

The online order was good and arrived a few minutes early. The delivery chap was friendly and very happy with his job, nice to see. Only a couple of items out of stock, the rest of it was all good.

Today will be a very quiet day I think, especially with the news. A day of reflection.

Have a great day today whatever you are doing.
 
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