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Group 7-day waking average?

OK, so a bit of advice please about my low waking levels. It is 4.42 here and I am planning dinner, I am planning to have spaghetti loosened with a tablespoon of mayonnaise, mixed with tuna in sunflower oil and a liberal amount of chopped parsley. My BS a few minutes ago was 4.77. My pasta measurement is the recommended one person intake, you know, the hole in the middle of the pasta stirrer that is supposed to recommend the one-person ration. I usually take into account my pre-eating BS plus the carbs I am about to eat. I would normally knock off 5 from the pre-eating BS level, but that would leave me with a minus! I don't know! What do you think that I should do?
 
@Michael12420 the pasta should raise your levels but as you have found out we are all different. I have noticed your waking levels are very low and really needs to be increased, check before you go to bed and for awhile set an alarm for 03:00 to check again, if needs be shove some carbs down your throat and hopefully your morning figure will be raised. All the best my friend.
 
nonethewiser said:
Tested at 3.30 and was 4.8, turned tap down on pump for half hour and woke to 4.8 at 6.30

Good day, youngest passed driving test on first attempt.
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Aye, great news, Nonethwiser, but now you get the pleas for paying the car insurance worth more than the 6 year old Astra also requested:D

Been there, done that. Best of luck🙂
 
Northerner said:
I usually have a quick jelly baby if I'm low before eating Hazel. Hope you manage to keep your levels up today and feel a bit better soon 🙂 And have a chat with the DSN 🙂
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Going to the hospital on Friday, for physio on my thumb - so will pop into see DSN

Just had a large glass of milk before my larger than usual breakfast, so all 8s good
 
Northerner said:
Good morning 🙂 6.1 for me 🙂 Libre course at t'hospital today 🙂
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I haven’t looked at this thread in ages.
Good morning Northerner. I hope that you have a good day on the course.
I am amazed at how much I learnt from the videos that have been done from the webinars for the Libre.
@everydayupsanddowns posted a link to them along with a list of the topics, and more have been added since.
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/board...n-programme-launches-tomorrow-20-march.80156/There is stuff in there that I wish I had known pre-Libre, but I think it just shows what access to the info the Libre gives us has done to management of T1 in general.
Have a good day.
 
SB2015 said:
I haven’t looked at this thread in ages.
Good morning Northerner. I hope that you have a good day on the course.
I am amazed at how much I learnt from the videos that have been done from the webinars for the Libre.
@everydayupsanddowns posted a link to them along with a list of the topics, and more have been added since.
https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/board...n-programme-launches-tomorrow-20-march.80156/There is stuff in there that I wish I had known pre-Libre, but I think it just shows what access to the info the Libre gives us has done to management of T1 in general.
Have a good day.
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Thanks for that @SB2015, I will take a look 🙂
 
Morning all a disgustingly round 7 this morning (I refuse to sully myself adding the point zero at the end 😉). Double figures again at bed time last night so either it’s adjustment time for ratios or I’m getting a cold to add to the delights of the hay fever. Talking of which does anyone find allergy season makes the blood sugar a bit more erratic? When it gets to very high my blood sugar becomes quite erratic. I noticed last year and again this year. Just mulling 🙂
 
****-a-doodle-doo!
Today it's 6.2

With all the recent fun and games with "'er indoors" (as we call our Amazonian Alexa) mishearing what we said. I was reminded of this little ditty that tickled my funny bone many moons ago.

When God gave out brains
I thought he said trains,
and I missed mine.

When God gave out looks,
I thought he said books,
and I didn't want any.

When God gave out noses,
I thought he said roses,
and I asked for a big red one.

When God gave out legs.
I thought he said kegs,
and I ordered two fat ones

When God gave out ears,
I thought he said beers
and I ordered two jugs.

When God gave out chins
I thought he said gins,
and I ordered a double

When God gave out heads,
I thought he said beds,
and I asked for a soft one

Oh God! What a mess I am

Dez

Update 8:00am
I've discovered my own personal powerful natural laxative. (TMI sorry)
I think I've overdone it on the low carbing these last few days as I've had a few painful calf muscle cramps in the night. In an effort to increase my magnesium intake I added some foods that I don't eat very often - wilted spinach leaves and red kidney beans.
Now which one is it? eeny meeny miney mo
I didn't have the cramps last night but if you take the "m" out of them - that's what I did have!! 😱
 
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05:59 BS 4.5. I feel fine: already been to the bathroom & back for call of nature & washed hands! 🙂 Didn’t sleep as long as I normally would despite going to bed late, 01:30. Realised upon waking that my shoulder no longer hurts: still can’t move it much; but, no pain. And I actually slept on the left side for most of the night without the discomfort through my sleep that makes me turn: doesn’t wake me; still aware of it though. It seems the physiotherapist was right & it WAS my left neck muscle that was hurting: neck muscles now that wee bit stronger; week of neck stretches! 🙄:D😛

The orthopaedics guy finally called me back yesterday, I’d forgotten about it, after his week away saying he got my message. He told me he expedited the MRI scan as fast as he could & I told him I got the appointment letter & the scan for 25/07/19. I also, told him it had been a “red hot” week because of the examinations, his & physiotherapist‘s, & the neck stretches. But, the red hotness had reduced down to just the neck area after the neck stretches, which I noticed were really starting to help! 🙂

So, ok I DID play a wee bit of golf yesterday but, I limited myself as to how much & relaxed a bit, as much as I could, while playing & it was still a struggle to rebuild after last night’s loss but, no tears were involved! 😱:D😉

A much more like my usual waking hour, early Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉
 
Oh yes! Completely forgot! 😳

I’d put my midnight basal back up to 22 this whole week because of “red hotness” but, that has been much reduced & my BS is low again so, from midnight tonight I’ll reduce it back down to 20. 🙂
 
Morning all. A totally undeserved 6.3 after going to bed on 8.4 AND demolishing 3 Carr’s Cheesy Table Water Biscuits, sooo morish! It’s a beautiful morning so far, going into town for a hair cut and I have birthday cards and presents to buy for a couple of friends. Don’t know what yet. One is female aged 65 and one is male aged 75. I may be a while! Have a wicked Wednesday. 🙂
 
KookyCat said:
Morning all a disgustingly round 7 this morning (I refuse to sully myself adding the point zero at the end 😉). Double figures again at bed time last night so either it’s adjustment time for ratios or I’m getting a cold to add to the delights of the hay fever. Talking of which does anyone find allergy season makes the blood sugar a bit more erratic? When it gets to very high my blood sugar becomes quite erratic. I noticed last year and again this year. Just mulling 🙂
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In a word, yes.
 
7.9 for me after a 1 1/2 hour walk. Have a nice day all
 
Morning all, an 8.2 for me today. No work for 3 days. Physio assessment appointment today to see if he can suggest anything to help the damaged tendons in my foot which give me jip some days.
 
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