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Group 7-day waking average?

Well my run of good readings has well and truly come to an end. Had to start using my steroid inhaler a few days ago and BG levels have gone haywire since, mostly high in the 8s, 9s and 10s but been up as high as 13. Keep feeding in corrections which barely budge it and then I put a bit too much in and plummet and then back up too high the moment my hypo treatment hits my blood stream.
Must have fed 4 corrections in last night and stayed up late hoping to see a result. Even increased my overnight Levemir and still woke up on 9.2. Jabbed myself another correction and went back to sleep and hugely relieved to be 4.7 when I eventually got up. Of course it started to rise again straight away, so more NR into my system along with increasing my basal. Had a low carb breakfast again today and thankfully I am currently in range at 6.6 with an horizontal arrow...YES!! Now to keep it there!
 
Even later posting today.

This morning I was 5.1 in spite of getting up very early(for me) as I had the first hair appointment this morning!!!! No time to post before I was out the door. So good to be tidy again and be able to see again.

The rest of the day was spent with a cycle ride to meet friends for a walk. Warm but breezy.
Supper here afterwards in a socially distanced bubble and now ready for sleep.

A good day with no pub or restaurant.

I hope you had a good day and some sleep with the grandchildren on their sleepover @eggyg.
 
Morning all. 6.3 at 4.45am. Been awake since 3am and no, it’s not the kids, they are flat out! Woke at 3, and because of very, very gusty winds I couldn’t get back to sleep. I sleep with the en-suite window open and the bedroom door was rattling, old house, old doors! Then the electricity must have been off as when it went back on at 4, my phone beeped and the bathroom fan went on! Then the RLS started so just got up. Did catch quite a spectacular sunrise though.
Had a fab day with the kids yesterday, went for a long walk, 6 miles! Which is pretty good for a 2.5 year old. No wonder she’s slept right through!
This gusty weather is set for the day apparently so don’t think we’ll get our outdoor pizza oven lit as was the plan. Indoor non pizza oven it is then. Have a great day. 🙂
 
@eggyg how old is the house, mine’s Georgian so no floor is level and the doorframes are all warped. Which would be fun drunk

Yesterday I crumbled. Emotionally lots of things from the past few months caught up with me and I wept. So I opted for a mix of things to comfort me from watching Field of Dreams and Haichi: A Dogs Tale on Netflix or Prime as they always make me sob... watched Frozen and Frozen II because they make me smile but II also brings the tears... then Hamilton which is as incredible on screen as it is on stage... and yes it brought the tears in places to. I also ate.
A bag of sea salt and black pepper crisps, two pitta bread, a pot of hummus, about 1/4 of baguette, butter with Cornish sea salt and a bit of Camembert.
Froze the other pitta bread and chucked the rest of the baguette away.
Haven’t weighed myself yet today as I know the retrograde step my weight will have taken but may step on the scales in a bit. Have measured my BG however and that’s 7.8.
I won’t beat myself up about yesterday’s eating as there was a marked difference between that and how I used to eat... for starters I’d have polished off the entire pack of pitta and no doubt would have had half the baguette with the entire Camembert wheel and the remainder with pb&j.
Today is back on the Exante shakes and back on the program.
I will sit with my thoughts and feelings from yesterday and try and unpick what was happening and why I turned to food (although it’s a very engrained habit after all these years).
 
Morning all,
A 5.7 this morning, still a bit wild out there!

Blessings Snowwy
 
ColinUK said:
@eggyg how old is the house, mine’s Georgian so no floor is level and the doorframes are all warped. Which would be fun drunk

Yesterday I crumbled. Emotionally lots of things from the past few months caught up with me and I wept. So I opted for a mix of things to comfort me from watching Field of Dreams and Haichi: A Dogs Tale on Netflix or Prime as they always make me sob... watched Frozen and Frozen II because they make me smile but II also brings the tears... then Hamilton which is as incredible on screen as it is on stage... and yes it brought the tears in places to. I also ate.
A bag of sea salt and black pepper crisps, two pitta bread, a pot of hummus, about 1/4 of baguette, butter with Cornish sea salt and a bit of Camembert.
Froze the other pitta bread and chucked the rest of the baguette away.
Haven’t weighed myself yet today as I know the retrograde step my weight will have taken but may step on the scales in a bit. Have measured my BG however and that’s 7.8.
I won’t beat myself up about yesterday’s eating as there was a marked difference between that and how I used to eat... for starters I’d have polished off the entire pack of pitta and no doubt would have had half the baguette with the entire Camembert wheel and the remainder with pb&j.
Today is back on the Exante shakes and back on the program.
I will sit with my thoughts and feelings from yesterday and try and unpick what was happening and why I turned to food (although it’s a very engrained habit after all these years).
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@ColinUK , wow a bigshoutout to you for your honesty! Don't dwell too much on the past, ' There are no wing mirrors on the plough' !
 
@Snowwy It certainly is a bit blowy out there today but I’m looking forward to getting out and going for a walk.
I may walk to Columbia Rd this morning. It’s a world famous flower market and it’s having a soft reopening today... it’s usually packed with cut flowers and trees etc and is really quite remarkable to behold. It’s also about an hour’s stroll door to door so the breeze will hello blow the cobwebs away and may take an ounce or two with it
 
05:27 BS 5.7 🙂 Very pleased with that as I had a battle on my hands yesterday after I got a wee chill when I was caught in a drizzle when I went for a wee walk down the lane: couldn’t get back fast enough when the rain started; was grey but, dry when I started & made it about 200 steps when it started to drizzle! I was stretching my legs to test myself energy wise! 🙄 Thank goodness it was only a light drizzle but, was in it for about 5 minutes? This was about 09:30 & I turned on the heater when I got back as I felt a wee bit chilled. I felt a wee bit unwell with a bit of a chesty cough, headache & maybe a bit of a higher temperature while dozing throughout the day. BS started rising slowly before lunch had risen to 11.4 so, I upped Novorapid to 40 units & upped midday Levemir to 50 but, wasn’t quite enough & after eating was 13.8. Upped the insulin a bit more for dinner, 44 units Novorapid but, still not enough 15.3 after. Added correction before going to bed early, about 17:30. Woke just before midnight 23:26 10.3 went with 20 units correction & 46 units for breakfast, total of 66 units Novorapid, & upped Levemir to 46 units. Nervously waited for any hypo signs & thankfully none then, 01:54 9.2 a bit high but, MUCH better & tested 2 more times at 04:13 5.8 & the above reading, 05:27 5.7 BS is still holding steady after active Novorapid so, it seems I got the insulin right: both Novorapid & Levemir; think I’ll put midday Levemir up to 54 or 56 depending on readings? I feel quite a bit better after my long sleep with no headaches & only a couple of slightly chesty coughs here & there; no higher temperature, I don’t think! Will see how today goes?🙄 Will be vigilant, testing frequently as I may even have to reduce doses if I get over this slight chill quickly: really silly of me to get caught out by a bit of rain; shouldn’t have started out at all when it looked a bit dodgy!😳

Good Morning to you all & have a lazy, easy Sunday!😉
 
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@Snowwy Thank you

I’m not alone in using this forum for accountability and if I’m not honest then I sabotage that ability.

Also I’m aware that people lurk and read posts to inspire them and I think it’s important that we don’t sugar coat things - especially weight loss and healthier eating etc. I know if I saw threads that were an endless “OMG THIS IS SO EASY!” without any recognition of bad days I’d feel worse when I had one. I’d feel I’d failed somehow. Hopefully by being honest, with myself and with all of you, I am able to look at the reasons why I turned to food yesterday - appreciate the difference in behaviour that was evident even in amongst the tears yesterday (just realised I didn’t buy (and devour) cake, dessert, biscuits, ice cream so that’s a positive in amongst the negative) and learn from it.
 
@Lanny Hope your chill is fleeting and you’re back on par soon x
 
Morning All, well it a 6.2 for me this morning, and it's wet and windy town
 
Thanks @ColinUK , 🙂

I went through periods in my life where I ate my emotions rather than felt them: when mourning the deaths of my mum, 2015, & my sister, 2018; grief hits hardest at night & I ate through the night with about the same amount of calories as I’d already eaten through the day!😱

I remember reading about a member’s review, & conclusions, about a book on these forums & what she learnt about recognising when you’re eating your emotions instead of feeling them around the time I was mourning my sister & actually recognising that curtailed my eating quite a bit compared to my mum’s passing: ate through the night for a few nights only; went through weeks, if not months, of that the first time!😱

I’ll have a look on the forum & post when I find it! Back in a mo!
 
Ah yes! This thread here:-

forum.diabetes.org.uk

OVERCOMING OVEREATING

For those who have an overeating disorder, you might find this book helpful. I've not read it myself but thought I'd draw it to your attention in the hope that it will help those who need it. Overcoming Overeating ~ Conquering Your Obsession with Food is written by Jane Hirschmann and Carol...
forum.diabetes.org.uk forum.diabetes.org.uk

And @Bloden ‘s comments about the book & her experiences I found very helpful in first recognising what I was doing so, I could begin to do something about it!

Thanks very much again @Bloden🙂
 
@ColinUK we have an approximately 300 year old Grade 2 listed sandstone cottage. All wonky walls and unlevel floors! We’ve lived here for 34 years and can’t imagine ever selling it even when the old sash windows rattle and the doors creak. Whereas ours is all beams and low ceilings I bet yours is all high ceilings and grand plaster work ( I hope) I do really like the Georgian style, in fact I love all old houses, the quirkier the better.
Hope you’re feeling more yourself today, I think it does you good having a blowout every now and again.Enjoy your walk. 🙂
 
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@eggyg that reminds me of a 13thC farmhouse we used to have in France. No floor was level and we could skate across them in socked feet and end up in a heap in the middle. Mum and dad never did adequately explain how their bed used to miraculously walk across the room from vibration alone some nights
But it was all stone lintels and low ceilings etc. Even had a wooden butter churn in the garden.
My place is all massively high ceilings and what was once ornate covering etc but it’s been painted over so many times it’s lost definition. I’m intending to peel the paint and gunk off of it at some point but not for a good while yet.
 
Lanny said:
Ah yes! This thread here:-

forum.diabetes.org.uk

OVERCOMING OVEREATING

For those who have an overeating disorder, you might find this book helpful. I've not read it myself but thought I'd draw it to your attention in the hope that it will help those who need it. Overcoming Overeating ~ Conquering Your Obsession with Food is written by Jane Hirschmann and Carol...
forum.diabetes.org.uk forum.diabetes.org.uk

And @Bloden ‘s comments about the book & her experiences I found very helpful in first recognising what I was doing so, I could begin to do something about it!

Thanks very much again @Bloden🙂
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Thank you
 
Ahh! A shapely 5.2 this fine calm morning (after a very windy night). 🙂

Stay safe and well.

Dez
 
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