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Group 7-day waking average?

Kaylz said:
I'd send you some if I could but was hard enough to find them as it was! lol, MIL to the rescue though :D
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It has just been added the ‘hopeful’ (not quite so essential) shopping list.
Glad my husband waited for pop master before going shopping.
 
Good morning I`m with @Baz 7.0 on a very overcast day, going for a walk today probably call in Lidl`s need some frozen fruit and few other bits & pieces.🙂 Take a walk along the beach on the way back see if anything has changed although it seems so strange with all the hotels closed also the pier, no Grockles no massive coaches.🙄

Congratulations on HS @Northerner.🙂

Happy Anniversary @Bloden.🙂

Sorry your appointment was cancelled @Kaylz but your BGL`s are very good.😎

Sad day for your family @eggyg {{{HUGS}}} to you all.

Take care folks and don`t listen to Donald Trump who is quite happy to see his nation wiped out, stay safe.🙂
 
Good morning from the ghost village 🙂

Woke up with with a 6.1 this morning after a nice straight line overnight. Best ever post-curry night, but then it was without rice, or Naan breads, just pappadums, which are very low carb. Even the liver is tamed- the dawn phenomenon forced me up to 7. This diabetes lark is easy if you do sod all.:D

Got the news that my nephew, who is my chief wheelchair assembler for the Rovers, and is a GP in Oldham, got the Virus. Spent a day or so on a drip to replace fluids, but he’s been chucked out now and hoping to get back to work soon. Daft bugger, I would have milked at least a fortnight off to “recover”.🙄

Apart from that, I rang Abbott on Monday for a resupply of sensors. They duly arrived this morning, so at least something is working normally. Which is more than you can say about my Whill wheelchair, which has had a worldwide product recall. Apparently, the control panel buttons can wear out and behave oddly, like suddenly switching to sport mode, not appropriate at funerals. Anyway, TGA are coming to replace the control panel on April 14, so no worries.

Anyway, folks, plough on. Take all the positives- fresh unpolluted air, peace and quiet, birdsong, and a Tory government forced to become socialist. What’s not to love?:D
 
Well my weekly-ish round up looks like this....

25th Mar ...... 6.4
26th Mar ...... 4.4
27th Mar ...... 4.4
28th Mar ...... 7.3
29th Mar ...... 4.4
30th Mar ...... 2.9
31st Mar ...... 4.7
1st Apr ......... 6.9
2nd Apr ........ 8.2
3rd Apr ......... 7.1

Struggling with my aversion to 5s again! Will never manage an HS at this rate!

@Michael12421
So sorry to hear you had such a nasty hypo and all the extra trauma of falls etc. I imaging you will be feeling very battered and bruised. Such a relief that there was no major damage needing medical assistance but it sounds really horrendous.
Can I ask when you take your basal insulin? If you jab it in the evening, I wonder if swapping it to in the morning might help or vice versa. Apologies if you have already covered that option. I know you have developed problems since changing your basal insulin and that you don't have the option to change back to the old one but maybe the timing of it might help. If you are going to hypo, it is definitely better that it happens through the day, when you are more alert to deal with it. You are absolutely doing the right thing in running your levels high for a few days, ideally a week or two. I agree that some barrier on the stairs would be good perhaps a big home made banner reminding you to take hypo treatment and with hypo treatment attached to the banner. Please do be careful.

@ColinUK Sorry to hear that you are unwell and your BG levels are fluctuating. I hope you have Paracetamols to take and take them regularly to help your body fight the illness.

@Kaylz It must be really upsetting when relatives show so little consideration for you, but so pleased that others are there to step into the breach.
Well done with your food experiment. I hope it has encouraged you to try something different again soon. In these difficult times, having a little flexibility with food makes things a bit easier, but I can also see how it is not the best circumstances for you to experiment, especially with so many other stress factors playing in.

@Northerner .... Many congrats on your House Special. You have been dodging it for a while so well done on landing it today.

@Bloden I hope you and your husband are able to enjoy your day despite the restrictions. Maybe looking back on this next year will make your silver wedding all the more special. I am sure we all will appreciate the simple things in life that much more after this.

@KARNAK Ted it is great to see you getting some more stable results recently. Hope it continues. Do be careful going to the shops so often..... they are the most likely source of infection and I really do not want to be worrying about you getting this virus. Take the very best care please.
 
mikeyB said:
Got the news that my nephew, who is my chief wheelchair assembler for the Rovers, and is a GP in Oldham, got the Virus. Spent a day or so on a drip to replace fluids, but he’s been chucked out now and hoping to get back to work soon. Daft bugger, I would have milked at least a fortnight off to “recover”.🙄
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Glad to hear that he only got a relatively mild dose 🙂 Must be one of the few GPs to actually get tested! 🙄
 
I take my basal about half an hour after dinner. It is Toujeo and cannot be split into morning and evening like Lantus. I was prescribed 18 units before bed. I have never done anything else and I really, under the present circumstances, don't want to try taking it in the morning. I have reduced my basal however to 15 units. As I understand it basal is to 'maintain' a level and does not have any affect on reducing it. Maybe I'm wrong but I do as I am told by the doctor. Any attempt at doing otherwise would worry me unduly and at the present moment I do not feel like experimenting.
 
SB2015 said:
5.4 this morning. Basal now down to 120%, so whatever it was is going away. Very happy with that.

Impressive graphs from @Northerner and @Kaylz.

What a difficult day for your daughter today @eggyg. Glad that you will have a stance to share nostril views this evening. Perhaps there can be two gatherings after all this. An unbirthday, and a chance to share happy memories of your daughter’s father-in-law.
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There will be some sort of memorial when we’re through this. I personally aren’t religious and hate funerals so I would be happy to be chucked unceremoniously in the compost bin but her in laws are very churchy so this must be very difficult for them. Although he died of heart failure in a care home apparently they class everyone as if they had corona so no visits to see his body allowed for his wife and sons, they hadn’t seen him for weeks before he died either as the care home, quite rightly , stopped visits. It’s so sad.
 
That is so sad. :(

KARNAK said:
Not at all see said link https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/p/product-recommendation/floralys-shea-butter-toilet-tissue/p971 😉
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LOL.

G'day all. A 9 for me which is dire. Lots washing on the line, blowing nicely and the dark clouds have gone so it's sunny and bright. Mum's up and settled, late today as it was a bit all go with bro-in-law coming to pick up my son's groceries for this week. I got him too much really, but once in the routine I'll get organised with it. He needs to do me a list. Bro-in-law wearing a new snazzy heavy duty mask they gave him at the town hall this morning. Better late than never! Town hall is shut really, dunno why they are there.

I luvs hunter gathering, it's my raison d'etre at the minute, I'm shopping for four peoples. I was out before 8 to the big shops and it was all very civilised with markers where to stand and a q for Aldi and a longer one for Sainsbury's but moving fast. I was in and out really but then had to wait ages for the bus home, my headache went really bad, had a lot of headaches lately. The only thing I couldn't get today was Brillos and tinned prunes, but Mum isn't desperate for that last as we have a tin in the cupboard. Ages since I've been on a bus. It was mostly empty and also they've done away with the 'no oap's before 9.30am' rule. Yay! I came back with a headache due to other proles being all jolly and chatty.

My friend sent this:
Here's a nice chart from the Oklahoma State Department of Health comparing the virus with normal cold, flu, and allergy symptoms:
http://www.coronavirus.health.ok.gov/sites/g/files/gmc786/f/fb-covid-comparison-8.5x11-eng.jpg
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I'd have put the cough as one of the main symptoms, absolutely horrendous if it was C that we had. Also, aches and pains, that funnypec pain that I had made me call the doctor. I never call the doctor!

I feel quite accomplished so will now chill with Bookworm...forgot to say Mum got her letter, she's now on 12 week lock-down and a fat lot of difference that'll make to us! She wants to know does she get a bag of groceries like them people on the news?
 
Michael12421 said:
I take my basal about half an hour after dinner. It is Toujeo and cannot be split into morning and evening like Lantus. I was prescribed 18 units before bed. I have never done anything else and I really, under the present circumstances, don't want to try taking it in the morning. I have reduced my basal however to 15 units. As I understand it basal is to 'maintain' a level and does not have any affect on reducing it. Maybe I'm wrong but I do as I am told by the doctor. Any attempt at doing otherwise would worry me unduly and at the present moment I do not feel like experimenting.
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Hi again Michael, I can entirely understand you being reluctant to experiment too much after having such a nasty incident and especially as it is not the first one like that you have had in recent months. You are definitely right to reduce the number of units down to 15. Many people have a seasonal variation and need to adjust their basal up and down a bit at various times of the year, so it is important to be aware of that and have some flexibility.
You say you take the Toujeo an hour after dinner, but do you go to bed then or later? If later then maybe delay it until you actually get into bed. Taking it whilst you are inactive in bed may delay the absorption of it a bit and slow the rate of it kicking in, but definitely stick with the lower dose of it for now. Personally I think you would be much better taking it in the morning rather than the evening but I totally understand why you are reluctant to change at the moment. Good luck and take it easy for a while to let your body recover.
 
Kaylz said:
I'll put the tub they are in into one of the drawers next time I'm in the kitchen! I didn't think yesterday and set it on my laptop for 10 minutes and had rather soft chocolate at one end 😱 won't be making that mistake again! Next move I want to try a mint or orange club! xx
Yum orange club my favourite
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Kaylz said:
Pretty close to that myself to be honest, he left my mum and me when i was 9 months old (affair), at about 13 he stopped talking to me for a couple of years because I developed a fear of flying so wouldn't go to Spain with them, he stopped talking to me again about 2011 and only started speaking again cause his dad died (they barely spoke to each other either) yet he'd drop everything for his dear darling god son and run to the rescue! xx
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I don’t understand behaviour like this why doesn’t he realise how lucky he is and what a privilege it is to be a parent x
 
Freddie1966 said:
I don’t understand behaviour like this why doesn’t he realise how lucky he is and what a privilege it is to be a parent x
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Neither do I hun, I had a miscarriage 10 years ago and I'd give anything to have had our child here, unfortunately it obviously just wasn't meant to be :( I think the problem is I wasn't a boy but I was a tom boy, I don't know really and I'm giving up caring to be honest xx
 
Kaylz said:
Neither do I hun, I had a miscarriage 10 years ago and I'd give anything to have had our child here, unfortunately it obviously just wasn't meant to be :( I think the problem is I wasn't a boy but I was a tom boy, I don't know really and I'm giving up caring to be honest xx
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His loss not yours ...life can be so cruel at times .. massive hugs coming your way . I probably can understand some of your feelings as I was an adopted child x
 
Freddie1966 said:
His loss not yours ...life can be so cruel at times .. massive hugs coming your way . I probably can understand some of your feelings as I was an adopted child x
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my mum has been great though and my grandad has ALWAYS been there for me, getting to the point where if he does get in contact wanting something just telling him where to go lol xx
 
Good morning . 6.3 on the finger. I have just applied a new sensor I hope this one is as good as the last one.
I am in total shock, I’ve only managed to nab a Sainsburys shopping delivery slot for next week 🙂
I’ve not read any posts yet ,so I hope all is well with you all.
 
Morning all,
5.7 this morning after an interesting 7.6 yesterday evening after dinner. Still trying to work out what did that!

@Ljc I am in awe of you getting a Sainsbury slot, they still won't allow me as a new registration!
I have been trying for any slot with ALL the supermarkets around me since this started to no avail.
Amazingly yesterday for the first time, Iceland had one.
However we don't need anything so I didn't take it but I wrote to them thanking them for being the first to make any available in my area and to keep up the good work.
On a sadder note, just heard our minister Andy is very poorly with suspicious symptoms, appreciate any prayers if you are on that wavelength.

Blessings Snowwy
 
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