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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all. 4.1 after a 4JB treated hypo. I'm struggling with levels since being off work. Basal may be a bit too high but if i reduce it by half a unit, i end up having spikes overnight. Yesterday i struggled to keep levels up but then by 5pm, they suddenly shot to 12 and stayed 12-14 before bed, despite corrections, then i had the hypo early hours. I think i just need to get into more of a daily routine and hopefully things will level out.

Today i need to go to Aldi for mum then get the ironing done and make a cake for hubby, Spiced Apple Loaf, as he came home yesterday with a load of apples. Its a tasty cake but too carby/sugary for me so its his treat.

Congrats on the HS @BobbleHat. Have a good day everyone.

Ps. Yesterday in the garden the robin came again. He sits on the same branch and watches me. He's been every day i've been out there so far.
 
@eggyg Been to GC three or four times before but not in the last 20 years I think. They were all very much gay holidays, staying in gay hotels, going out in the Yumbo every night etc.
This time will be a bit of both I think. I want to get up into the mountains and go out and have some fun in the evenings.
And I’m staying in an adults only (but not gay) hotel that’s about 5 mins walk away from the Yumbo so that’s that bit covered 🙂
 
Morning

4.8 today, off to have a blood test in a few minutes. Like @eggyg we have a granddaughter with a 12th birthday today. Would also have been my late mum in laws 90th today, hubby will go to the crematorium later with flowers.

@BobbleHat - congratulations on your HS.

@ColinUK - I used to go to Grand Canaria a lot, but haven’t been for about 20 years now.
 
ColinUK said:
@eggyg Been to GC three or four times before but not in the last 20 years I think. They were all very much gay holidays, staying in gay hotels, going out in the Yumbo every night etc.
This time will be a bit of both I think. I want to get up into the mountains and go out and have some fun in the evenings.
And I’m staying in an adults only (but not gay) hotel that’s about 5 mins walk away from the Yumbo so that’s that bit covered 🙂
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What is the Yumbo?
 
A 5.8 for me this morning. And well done to @BobbleHat on your HS. 🙂

I got my flu and COVID (Moderna) jabs yesterday AM. No ill effects, just a slight twinge when I raised my right (Moderna) arm too quickly. But I only did that once. 😉

May the Gods bless all our wonderful NHS staff for the incredible work they do, despite being underfunded and under resourced. After dinner last night, I did a silent hand clap and a silent saucepan lid bashing in remembrance of how things were in those bad old days.

Stay safe everyone.

Dez
 
freesia said:
What is the Yumbo?
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It’s a shopping centre by day and a concentration of restaurants and bars by night.
It’s also a concrete eyesore with all of the architectural delights of 1970s Romford.
Some of the restaurants are great (or certainly were) and it’s basically the gay village as far as nightlife goes.
 
Today started bright and sunny but it's already clouded over, although it's mild and there's no rain in our forecast. 5.8 again, so a hat-trick of 5.8s.

Had my Covid jab at our surgery yesterday. Had barely sat down when I was called so I was in and out in about 3 minutes. Remarkable - last year there was a long queue. Arm's a little sore and I went to bed feeling slightly achy last night, but that might be nothing to do with the jab. Still the same this morning so had some Lemsip and not planning to scrub my regular Tuesday swim.

Congrats on the HS @BobbleHat

Still not caught up with the laundry, having been away for 3 days, so will get on top of that today. Might be mild enough to get the towels out on the line. Even if they don't dry completely it'll save some tumble dryer time.

Whatever your plans, have a good day.
 
Morning everyone, a nice sunny morning here today and with a BG of 5.0 what could be better.

Have a great day everyone and stay well.
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Good morning all , 5.4 for me today , just a normal day at work .
hope everyone has a lovely day !!!
 
ColinUK said:
It’s a shopping centre by day and a concentration of restaurants and bars by night.
It’s also a concrete eyesore with all of the architectural delights of 1970s Romford.
Some of the restaurants are great (or certainly were) and it’s basically the gay village as far as nightlife goes.
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What makes you think the architectural delights of Romford are any better today . Admittedly I haven’t been there for about a year, so it could have suddenly improved. At school we we always advised against walking to the concrete jungle at the end of the day, to go home and avoid it.
 
I am late eating this morning, but the fasting blood is 5.2 this morning (congrats to me and Bobblehat) :D
When I first woke up this morning I did so with a headache, can this occur if levels are too low?
Have a fab day everyone.
 
Morning all - Bright day with scattered cloud today in this bit of Cornwall.

6.9 first thing. Have lost all hope of ever getting a HS again due to the HCL. This despite it disappointingly not correcting after-meal spikes.

Not a lot on today, but will be making chicken, ham and leek filo pie for dinner, using up the leftover gammon from the last two nights. Also doing a clothes wash, which will be hung inside to dry away from evil seagulls who like to bomb anything hung outside!

@freesia thank you for asking what the Yumbo is! I was puzzled too.

Congratulations to @BobbleHat and @Jodee on your HSs.

Hope everyone has a lovely day!
 
got back from our long weekend away this morning we stopped an extra day, the weather wasn't good but it was a nice break, we had all our meals out, sandwiches at lunch time and evening meals at some lovely places, Friday we had fish and chips, can't go to the coast without a chippy supper, my BS has been brilliant ive no idea why as I haven't been counting carbs and had desert every day ive been in the 4s and 5s, this morning 4.8, just sorting out the washing hoping to get some dry without using the tumble drier to much, were off for our flu and covid jabs this afternoon not looking forward to that as it has up to now alway made me feel ill on one occasion I was bad for a week, but has to be done, congrats to all your HS people over the last few days
 
4.6 when I first woke at 6am, followed by a 5.4 when I finally got out of bed a couple of hours later! Not bad though and pleased with a nice steady overnight BG.

Got another call last night from Dad to say that Mum had fallen again and an ambulance was several hours away at least. So we drove over again and got there by about 11pm, got Mum back up with again thankfully no damage done, other than she was a bit shaken. Decided to cancel the ambulance and stayed whilst we got them both to bed. I think we need to see if we can get something in place to help them more, maybe just doing their own food and washing is now too much and when they are tired it’s easier to fall. We already change and wash their bedding but they do their clothes washing still which I think is starting to be too much for them. Neither of them want to go into a care home and would both hate it, so we need to get some more help. We’re an hour away so can’t do much more so I think we now need to get something more in place for them.

Congratulations @BobbleHat and @Jodee on your HS today!

@PattiEvans - interesting reading about your experiences with HCL. When I last spoke with my hospital DSN she said that I would likely have worse control than I currently manage on MDI, it seems like the technology is not quite there yet but hopefully will improve over time.

@Gwynn - sorry to hear how things are with your wife, it must be so hard, sending you positive vibes and strength.

Had a nice wander down to the river this morning which made a nice change for us. Lots of Canadian Geese on the river!

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Take care everyone!
 
Eternal422 said:
Got another call last night from Dad to say that Mum had fallen again and an ambulance was several hours away at least. So we drove over again and got there by about 11pm, got Mum back up with again thankfully no damage done, other than she was a bit shaken. Decided to cancel the ambulance and stayed whilst we got them both to bed. I think we need to see if we can get something in place to help them more, maybe just doing their own food and washing is now too much and when they are tired it’s easier to fall. We already change and wash their bedding but they do their clothes washing still which I think is starting to be too much for them. Neither of them want to go into a care home and would both hate it, so we need to get some more help. We’re an hour away so can’t do much more so I think we now need to get something more in place for them.
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I hope your mum is ok today. It is a worry for your dad and yourselves. We were in a similar position earlier this year, with mum constantly falling and having to go in and out of hospital. We sorted her out with a pendant in the end with neighbours contact numbers as well as our own. Thats been really helpful. The company also call an ambulance if no one can get to her and stay on the "line" talking to her until help gets there. We also had a 24/7 number for the community nurses who can send a team out to help her up, though if they are with others, mum had to wait, as long as she wasn't hurt.
 
freesia said:
I hope your mum is ok today. It is a worry for your dad and yourselves. We were in a similar position earlier this year, with mum constantly falling and having to go in and out of hospital. We sorted her out with a pendant in the end with neighbours contact numbers as well as our own. Thats been really helpful. The company also call an ambulance if no one can get to her and stay on the "line" talking to her until help gets there. We also had a 24/7 number for the community nurses who can send a team out to help her up, though if they are with others, mum had to wait, as long as she wasn't hurt.
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We already have the pendants/wrist watch buttons and fall detectors with Careline who do the same service you mention. We are a bit reluctant to enlist neighbours but have ourselves and my daughter and son in law on the list of numbers. Trouble is all of us are an hour away, still often faster than an ambulance, especially if the fall hasn’t resulted in injury. Neither Mum nor Dad can get themselves or each other up if one of them falls which is what the problem is. It’s hard to see them getting frailer and less and less able to care for themselves.
 
Was a 9.3 for me this morning after treating a low alarm going off at 4 30 . Sitting outside with dog in sun having a coffee in tea room garden..Back for lunch then out for a good walk .Silly time appointment at glaucoma clinic tomorrow.Congratulations to @ Bobble hat and @ Jodee on your Hs.. Keep the faith folks
 
Eternal422 said:
is. It’s hard to see them getting frailer and less and less able to care for themselves
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It is, its horrible. Could they access community nurses/falls teams who may be able to get there quicker than yourselves? Or have a cleaner once a week/fortnight to keep on top of things?

I don't know/need to know re finances but i know that my mum has someone come in once a fortnight for an hour or so to give the house a clean through, any washing thats not been doneshe puts on and hangs up before she goes. She's pretty good. Mum also has her name down for local residential accommodation (they do one and two bed apartments) where they have people on hand 24/7 for falls, care etc and where she wants to go has community rooms and activities so there is different company for her too and also a cafe if she doesn't want to cook.

I know these are subject to finances but it might be worth thinking about. My view is, the more people mum can call on, the more likely she will get help quickly if she needs it.

I really hope your mum and dad are ok. To see your parents getting old and frail is upsetting.
 
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