Group 7-day waking average?

[Bexlee]

A very pleasing 5.9 this morning.

Just settling down for a me day of Le Mans 24 hour watching from the comfort of the arm chair.

Hope everyone has a good day and stays dry. It’s been a tad wet here all week made it challenging at work.

 

[rebrascora]

My index finger is the worst for getting blood, tend to use middle or ring finger but they do get little bruises so sometimes try the index. Don’t test as much as I used to so not so much of a problem now thank goodness. I’m one of the lucky ones who get lancets and strips on prescription

I already have really thick hard skin on my hands and sometimes it takes 5+ attempts to get enough blood with the deepest lancet setting, even using different fingers. My index finger is by far the worst but I still use it occasionally as there are some spots on it that will yield enough if my hands are warm. I've started experimenting with the back of my fingers recently but it is hard to squeeze the flesh enough to create a spot. My little finger is about the best but I try not to overuse it.

 

[Northerner]

My index finger is the worst for getting blood, tend to use middle or ring finger but they do get little bruises so sometimes try the index. Don’t test as much as I used to so not so much of a problem now thank goodness. I’m one of the lucky ones who get lancets and strips on prescription

I already have really thick hard skin on my hands and sometimes it takes 5+ attempts to get enough blood with the deepest lancet setting, even using different fingers. My index finger is by far the worst but I still use it occasionally as there are some spots on it that will yield enough if my hands are warm. I've started experimenting with the back of my fingers recently but it is hard to squeeze the flesh enough to create a spot. My little finger is about the best but I try not to overuse it.

You're not supposed to use the index finger or thumb, as the finger-pricking can reduce sensitivity over time and these two digits are considered the most important for retaining that sensitivity (somewhat alarmingly, I believe this was because you would need these to read Braille should you lose your sight 😱 ) - this is why I have always used my little or ring fingers, mostly the little fingers. One tip if you have trouble getting blood is to wait a couple of seconds after pricking the finger before trying to squeeze blood. This is because the reaction of the finger is to close the 'wound' after pricking, but his then relaxes after a couple of seconds 🙂 Also, much easier with warm fingers/hands, you can run them under warm water beforehand if having trouble 🙂

 

[rebrascora]

@Northerner
Thanks for those tips. I had noticed that sometimes I would have more success if I wait a few moments after pricking, but it isn't totally consistent. Sometimes I just don't have access to warm water when I need to test and I try to reduce exposure to water as much as possible with my hands as I have very dry skin. I have been losing sensitivity in my fingers for years, probably due to the overuse of steroid creams as a youngster and exposure to the outdoors, cement etc so I will be pretty snookered if I ever need to read braille. My left ring finger is probably the only one that might pick something up, so maybe I need to ease off that one for finger pricking The plus side is that finger pricking is not a big deal in terms of pain/discomfort.... just means that my monitor might occasionally have timed me out before I get enough blood for the strip!

 

[SueEK]

You're not supposed to use the index finger or thumb, as the finger-pricking can reduce sensitivity over time and these two digits are considered the most important for retaining that sensitivity (somewhat alarmingly, I believe this was because you would need these to read Braille should you lose your sight 😱 ) - this is why I have always used my little or ring fingers, mostly the little fingers. One tip if you have trouble getting blood is to wait a couple of seconds after pricking the finger before trying to squeeze blood. This is because the reaction of the finger is to close the 'wound' after pricking, lbut his then relaxes after a couple of seconds 🙂 Also, much easier with warm fingers/hands, you can run them under warm water beforehand if having trouble 🙂

Thanks Northerner, totally makes sense to wait a while, such good sense that I didn’t think of it. My fingers are fairly tough as I’ve been typing for 40 years (I’m exhausted ).

 

[Lanny]

04:43 BS 5.5. 🙂 I’m shivering in my duvet as I write this: it’s c c c cold this morning! Smiley covered in icicles emoji!

Had to have the heater on last night set to 18C as 17 just wasn’t adequate! Shivering emoji!

Just thought I’d show you my golf medal! 🙂 And I’ll post a thread later, after breakfast, my golfing triumphs! So, you CAN skip that entirely if you wish! 🙄😱😛😉

An early Good Morning to you all & stay warm out there: I need a hot cup of tea to warm me up!😉

 

[Stitch147]

Morning all, an 8.3 for me today and it's back to work i go!

 

[Grannylorraine]

5.3 for me, was sunny a while ago but clouding over now. I am off for my run shortly.

 

[khskel]

Morning all and 4.9 for me.

Gardening waste to take to the recycling centre and if the weather stays reasonable fill some more bags.

Have a good day everyone.

 

[Bloden]

Morning all.🙂 6.1 here on the Libre.😛

Had a lovely day in the sunshine (look it up in the dictionary if you’re not sure what it is🙄) down at Dale in deepest Pembrokeshire...lunch outside! a walk! More of this plz.

 

[Andy333]

I’ve just been put on to the libre system and it’s god send, I used to prick on my forearm with a check on the fingers if it was a little low as the accuracy is not so good. My diabetic consultant was happy with this so it may be better than missing testing al together if the fingers get over saw.

 

[Carolg]

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04:43 BS 5.5. 🙂 I’m shivering in my duvet as I write this: it’s c c c cold this morning! Smiley covered in icicles emoji!

Had to have the heater on last night set to 18C as 17 just wasn’t adequate! Shivering emoji!

Just thought I’d show you my golf medal! 🙂 And I’ll post a thread later, after breakfast, my golfing triumphs! So, you CAN skip that entirely if you wish! 🙄😱😛😉

An early Good Morning to you all & stay warm out there: I need a hot cup of tea to warm me up!😉

Well done Lanny

 

[Carolg]

10.1 for me after a late night home and silly supper. Went to theatre to see local dance school show. Little ones to young adults. Really good, granddaughter in 6 dances so she was high as a kite.

3/4 sleep till holiday so better think of what I have to do and aim for an extra afternoon kip. Have a good day all

 

[Robin]

Morning all, 5.7 here. Forgot to bring the bird feeder in last night, so had a rude awakening at 5.30am from a party of 10 rooks. They are very organised. A couple land on the feeder and swing it, spilling seed out on to the ground for the others to gobble up. They were back at 7am, and have just come back to try their luck again now.

 

[SueEK]

Very disappointing 7.6 for me this morning, not sure where that came from. Up early for car boot, half way there and text it has been cancelled- drat. Very cloudy here on the south coast, meeting son from London/Brighton bike ride and lunch out after.
Have a lovely holiday @Carolg

 

[Carolg]

Very disappointing 7.6 for me this morning, not sure where that came from. Up early for car boot, half way there and text it has been cancelled- drat. Very cloudy here on the south coast, meeting son from London/Brighton bike ride and lunch out after.
Have a lovely holiday @Carolg

Have a lovely time

 

[Northerner]

Good morning 🙂 Very late for me today, after an 11 hour sleep! 😱 No idea why, I'm normally wide awake at 5 am! Anyway, 8.2, so probably a bit of DP involved 🙄

 

[Lanny]

Good morning 🙂 Very late for me today, after an 11 hour sleep! 😱 No idea why, I'm normally wide awake at 5 am! Anyway, 8.2, so probably a bit of DP involved 🙄

Oh dear!😱 Hope you’re not coming down with something!

 

[mikeyB]

Good morning folks🙂

Fell asleep in the recliner last night. Woke up on 6.9, which is nearly right, but woke with a curious abdominal pressure feeling. Bella the cat had also spent the night sleeping in my lap on the recliner. Then, seeing I was back in the land of the living, started pleading for food. So had to satisfy her before I got caffeined and nicotined up. Worse than babysitting, this cat business

Anyway, opened my Father’s Day -and Grandfathers Day - cards. No postal orders in either, ungrateful lot.🙄

It’s the big one today- India v Pakistan at Old Trafford. There were 800,000 applications for the 25,000 tickets.😱 There’ll be tumbleweed blowing down the curry mile in Manchester for sure. Weather is reasonable - sun with few short showers. Should be fantastic noisy fun, no AK47s or nukes.🙂

Have a good day, everyone, I will for sure🙂

 

[KARNAK]

Good morning folks 6.1 on another overcast day.🙄 Had friends around yesterday afternoon, we sat on the balcony in glorious sunshine, only downside they drank all my beer.😱 🙂

@eggyg take your new and old phones to a phone shop with relevant leads, they should be able to transfer data from old to new no problem. My local store of which there are many didn`t even charge me, I gave him a few quid to get his turban cleaned and his beard nope better not go down that road,😳 nice man.

Nice to see you posting @merrymunky.🙂

Aw @Northerner maybe coming down wiv sumfink.

Happy fathers day to all whom it may apply too, including granddads, remember it doesn`t have to be a special day to special folks out, enjoy your day all.