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Group 7-day waking average?

6.4 for me. 🙂
The Twenty-Twenties are on their way! 😱

Have a Happy Monday

Dez
 
Had a funny one yesterday, went from 5.3 to 7 for a few hours, then back down to 4.9 this morning. I'm going to test the same food that spiked to 7 again at dinner, see if it was that. Seems unlikely, but you never know.
 
zoombapup said:
Had a funny one yesterday, went from 5.3 to 7 for a few hours, then back down to 4.9 this morning. I'm going to test the same food that spiked to 7 again at dinner, see if it was that. Seems unlikely, but you never know.
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I don't see anything wrong with that to be honest, things will do that and meter discrepancies an all xx
 
zoombapup said:
Had a funny one yesterday, went from 5.3 to 7 for a few hours, then back down to 4.9 this morning. I'm going to test the same food that spiked to 7 again at dinner, see if it was that. Seems unlikely, but you never know.
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Those are ALL great figures, and a rise of 1.7 is nothing like a spike!! Remember meter readings are 'ish', the meters read to 0.1, but this is misleading, they are not that accurate.
Whatever you are doing is obviously working well.
 
SueEK said:
Morning everyone, 6.1 this morning. 6 yr old grandson had eyes tested yesterday and surprised to find he has spheres of +4,25 and +6.25 so obviously needs glasses, no shock that he needs them as my other grandson, his mum and myself all had glasses aged 4 but what I was shocked at was that because of the strength he needs they suggested the thin and light lenses and so the glasses have cost £90. I think that’s dreadful that they need to pay that much when he will probably need them changing regularly and my son and family will struggle to pay that. Am happy to help out of course but surprised that you should pay so much for a six year old. Little moan over.
Have a good day all
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What! I worked in an opticians before I retired, all children are entitled to free lenses and frames on the NHS. If they want fancy designer frames well that’s a different matter, they have to put to for those, but the lenses are free! When you say “ they suggested the thin light lenses” was it explained to them that they don’t have to. Lenses these days are all acetate and even the high prescription he has they won’t look too thick, I assure you. We had kids who were +9 or 10 and yes they look thick but they won’t be heavy. It’s actually usually the frames which are heavy. Could I ask, was it a firm of chain opticians by any chance? I would go back in and question this, it’s a disgrace in my opinion. As you say he may need new ones every 6/12 months, and the chances of him losing them are high!
 
Robin said:
Morning all. 10.1 here, haven’t been in single figures since I fell off a horse yesterday morning. Firefighting with about twice as much insulin as usual, it’s amazing what a difference it’s made. Going to the GP later to plead for stronger painkillers, my body hurts! (well, mainly ribs on right hand side, but anything I do sends the muscles into spasm)
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Oh @Robin I hope you feel better soon. I do hope you don’t get my cold because believe you me I am aching with coughing and that’s with intact ribs! It’s a dangerous hobby. My three daughters were all riders, it’s just the eldest one now and her little ones. I’ve had some worrying times with her falling off her horses. 😱
 
eggyg said:
What! I worked in an opticians before I retired, all children are entitled to free lenses and frames on the NHS. If they want fancy designer frames well that’s a different matter, they have to put to for those, but the lenses are free! When you say “ they suggested the thin light lenses” was it explained to them that they don’t have to. Lenses these days are all acetate and even the high prescription he has they won’t look too thick, I assure you. We had kids who were +9 or 10 and yes they look thick but they won’t be heavy. It’s actually usually the frames which are heavy. Could I ask, was it a firm of chain opticians by any chance? I would go back in and question this, it’s a disgrace in my opinion. As you say he may need new ones every 6/12 months, and the chances of him losing them are high!
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Yes it was a high chain. I questioned this but she said the reduction she got was that she got the glasses free and that the rest was part towards the lenses and the thin and light. He has quite an elfin face so thick glasses wouldn’t look good on him and I’m happy to pay the extra for him but am disgusted also that they should have to pay for anything other than as you say designer glasses. I have suggested she go to another one with his prescription and ask what they would have charged. My other grandson also has glasses, admittedly a lower Sph but doesn’t pay anything for his.
 
eggyg said:
Oh @Robin I hope you feel better soon. I do hope you don’t get my cold because believe you me I am aching with coughing and that’s with intact ribs! It’s a dangerous hobby. My three daughters were all riders, it’s just the eldest one now and her little ones. I’ve had some worrying times with her falling off her horses. 😱
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Thank you, @eggyg, I’ve just come back from the GP with a copious supply of Codeine, and a 'well, you might have a broken rib, but the treatment's the same...' She also congratulated me for landing on my right side, thus sparing my spleen! Somehow it’s always worse when I see my daughter fall off (we share lessons) And that’s involved a couple of trips to A and E in the past!
 
Morning all it's a 7.8 this morning from me , Hope everyone has a good new Years eve
 
Morning all.🙂 5.4 here.😛

Had a lovely day yesterday - drove over to Brecon to have lunch in a v nice country pub with some friends from Spain. The sun was shining, the countryside was beautiful and the food was delicious. Back down to earth with a bump today - got a week of full-blown essay-writing ahead of me. Roll on Jan 7 when I hand it in and life gets back to normal!🙄

Ooo, ouch @Robin. Hope you’re all healed up soon - sit on the sofa and delegate like @eggyg didn’t LOL.😱🙂
 
Morning folks 🙂

Can’t believe I’m saying this at the end of December BUT I had to strip last night! Not sure what the downstairs neighbours have their heating set to but I was blooming cooking!

Anyways I'm claiming it
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Bruce was finished an hour early yesterday and he's hoping to get away early today too

Have a great day folks
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Bloden said:
Morning all.🙂 5.4 here.😛

Had a lovely day yesterday - drove over to Brecon to have lunch in a v nice country pub with some friends from Spain. The sun was shining, the countryside was beautiful and the food was delicious. Back down to earth with a bump today - got a week of full-blown essay-writing ahead of me. Roll on Jan 7 when I hand it in and life gets back to normal!🙄

Ooo, ouch @Robin. Hope you’re all healed up soon - sit on the sofa and delegate like @eggyg didn’t LOL.😱🙂
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Oh, I’m delegating like mad! I've got three slaves, at least til tomorrow, when son and daughter go off to their respective homes, so I'm milking it for all it’s worth.
 
Morning all, 9.3 here. Got my basal up 50% and more or less doubling boluses. tactical error last night, all my painkillers wore off at the same time, I woke up at 2.30am having slipped down the pillows, and it took me half an hour to work myself into a position where I could reach the codeine and ipuprofen and a glass of water, then another half hour for it to kick in enough so I could move to a more comfortable position. Muscles round the affected ribs were going into spasm, and I watched my blood glucose go into orbit on the Libre.
 
Morning Folks

Reporting a reading of 7.6 for this morning.

Doggy walk and bike ride is the order of the day followed by a quiet night in hoping the fireworks don’t scare my dog too much - bear in mind the Christmas Cracker noise sent him scurrying up the stairs
 
Morning all on this the last day of the decade, make it count. A viral induced 7.4, or was it birthday cake? 😱 Have had a hard fought battle to have a lie in today. I wish I’d just got up at 5.30 when my body first told me to. Had a wander around the town yesterday and a visit to granddaughter for her birthday. Suffered last night, just when I thought things were going well I do something stupid like put one leg in front of the other and dare to walk about for an hour! Back on the codeine last night. Like @Robin, I suspect, New Year will be seen in with a Diet Coke watching Jools Holland pretending to be live on the TV. If I can stay awake that long! Anyways, enough of my miserable ramblings. I wish every single one of you a very Happy New Year. 🙂
 
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Good morning folks . That DFs been visiting again . When I woke at 5 a m I was 10.8 and my overnight graph is an absolute picture, don’t worry about it showing I am low as it’s fibbing a bit.
 

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Bloden said:
Morning all.🙂 5.4 here.😛

Had a lovely day yesterday - drove over to Brecon to have lunch in a v nice country pub with some friends from Spain. The sun was shining, the countryside was beautiful and the food was delicious. Back down to earth with a bump today - got a week of full-blown essay-writing ahead of me. Roll on Jan 7 when I hand it in and life gets back to normal!🙄

Ooo, ouch @Robin. Hope you’re all healed up soon - sit on the sofa and delegate like @eggyg didn’t LOL.😱🙂
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You’re right @Bloden I'm useless at not doing anything, probably why I’m still suffering. Got yet another scolding off Mr Eggy last night for doing too much and have been ordered to rest today. Yeah, whatevs! :D
 
Foggy and cold and so is the weather. 🙄
5.9 this NYE.
Oh and we get an extra day this year. 😱
Fortunately for those who work Monday - Friday, it's on a Saturday.
54,100 seconds to go until 2020.
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Dez
 
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