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Group 7-day waking average?

Welcome back @BobbleHat.

Congrats on the HS @Barrowman.

Lovely photos @Grannylorraine. Looks like you had a good time and great weather.

I've just got back from the first cinema trip of the day. We really enjoyed Freakier Friday. Jamie Lee Curtis is great.
 
Good afternoon. 8.9 this morning. My BG is rising with the temperature again. Out in the garden early before it git too hot. Shredded lots of pear and plum tree prunings. They smelled lovely. I tipped a truthful into the chicken run. They love ruffling through it for spiders and other tasty treats.
I would gladly swap our weather for yours @Homer
Congratulations on the HS @eggyg and @Barrowman
Welcome back @BobbleHat
Have a good Monday folks. I am chilling after a nice ham salad. Back in the garden this evening when it cools down.
 
I got about 3 hours of sleep when in house pharmacist called 12:29 & took my waking BS after the call 12:37 BS 9.8.

It seems that my memory is no longer perfect, actually been aware of that & already noticed a bit of decline around age 39/40 as mind, IQ, memory etc. reaches its peak at age 35 & it’s a decline from there, as I’ve been on 31G 6mm since 2013 when going on insulin & it was the Softclix Lancets that were 28G;: why it’s ingrained on my memory as I changed my lancets after every prick due to increased sensitivity from neuropathy; went through boxes of lancets much faster than most people & kept seeing 28G on them! So, I don’t know why I’m bending the 31G needles NOW?

Pharmacists will check with my DSN team at the Causeway Hospital, had to do that too when changing to the reusable pens & cartridges as I’m officially under their care, so, a bit of delay in getting different needles although we did have a mini consultation on what needles are available: what is better; longer, shorter or thicker! The thicker needles are longer with 30G 8mm & there’s 31G 4mm!

Anyway, finally put in Tresiba of 50 at 13:13 after scanning 13:10 BS 11.7. It rose to BS 16.5 by the time I ate 15:28.

With some sleep I’ve been giving it a rethink & the first odd bent needle started with the switch to the NovoPen*6 & thought that can’t be a coincidence & thought even more! Then, I remembered how fast the insulin went in the first time I used it as it’s a smooth action without the clicks of the disposable pens that was that bit slower going in: the same clicks when dialling it come; made by the little sticking up bars on the cylinder for each unit? And I thought “Ah hah!” Is that IT: i’ve been trying to slow down the pushing in of NR as I felt the increased pressure this past week; it’s easier to get a straight needle for the smaller doses the last 2 nights with less pressure when I was getting the bent needles on the max 60 doses during the day?

I’m going to try out the hypothesis by seeing if splitting the injections into 2 smaller amounts will keep the needle straight? I’ll see how that goes?
 
Pam123 said:
Morning just 5.0 this morning running late today as we slept in, on the agenda today is a tip run hubby is loading the car now so many cardboard boxes and off cuts of work tops, then we need to get some plaster board then home to start again hubby has to phone IKEA to return unwanted items for the kitchen, daughters boyfriend ordered the kitchen and to say he over ordered is and understatement the cost of the items not needed amounts to £600.

Congrats on your HS @eggyg
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update as I need to let off steam its just taken over 2 hours on the phone to IKEA to arrange collection for the items we don't need, hubby spoke to a complete and utter Moran who he couldn't get through to the the items we are returning are unopened he said the refund would have to be on a E card, complete rubbish and every time hubby asked to speak to a supervisor he disappeared and just kept relaying what ever he had been told to say, eventually he confirmed the refund which is just short of £600 will be sent back to the original payment then proceeded to charge £25 for collection when we were told if we used the kitchen planner any returns were free. rant over
 
Homer said:
I wish you would send the sun up here, it’s very dull and grey. No heatwave for us
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They lied. We peaked today at 30 degrees and tomorrow’s forecast is for 31. Which will be ideal ballet watching temperature I think!
 
I only ate twice today & FINALLY I got my needles straight; isn’t it funny how a bit of sleep & a good lot of clear thinking can do to take the pressure off of me & I get straight needles!

My breakfast BS went up into the 19’s at the 1 hour mark but, still dropped faster than usual with the last 45 minutes to the 4 hour mark at BS 11.4 just making sandwiches & tea, I made an extra 1.5 sandwiches & bagged it & tea in a flask for later if needed on my bedside chest of drawers, & sitting down to eat 1.5 & a mug of tea at JUST about the 4 hour after mark BS 5.3 with a straight down arrow: making 3 sandwiches & 2 lots of tea in about 40 minutes; drank the tea first before eating & then, put in the NR!

I’m hoping to sleep tonight & thought at least -4 less than last night & to be extra cautious I gave it -6 less!

There’s the usual bag of giant marshmallows beside my pillow on the bed, along with the half empty 1kg tub of peppermint creams, & tea in a flask with sandwiches to hand just in case!

TOO cautious maybe as there’s less basal working it’s way through my system tonight & I may be high in the morning but, I’ll take that if I get some much needed sleep?

A Very Good Night to you all & hope you have a Peaceful Sleep! 😉 & A Stream Of Z’s emoji! :D
 
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