• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Group 7-day waking average?

6.0 again this morning
 
eggyg said:
Morning all. A very, nice and unusual ( for me) 5.9. It must have been the walk through Storm Ciara yesterday afternoon. Blimey it was a bit breezy and a tad wet, little old Carlisle suffered again, but after threats of evacuation last night, it appears the water has receded. Thank goodness, like @Northerner we live on a hill but very close to a river. Whilst out yesterday we had a walk down as we knew it had burst its banks. Wow! It was pretty bad. The worst is over now for us, I hope everyone else is ok.
Click to expand...
This is the path where I would normally go for a run, at the bottom of the hill from me and adjacent to the Nidd 😱

ng02.jpg
 
We’re expecting another blow round here this afternoon, it won’t be as wild though , winds up to 70mph
 
Yikes, first real snow fall of the winter, staying in, hate the snow.

5.1 this morning

Stay safe people
 
zoombapup said:
Had a 6.2 this morning. Didn't like that, so redid the test with a different finger and 5.8. I've got a spreadsheet that shows above 6 as red so I didn't like to leave it there.
Click to expand...
6.2 is a perfectly acceptable level to be at to be fair so I wouldn't have bothered retesting especially as a 5.8 isn't much different and an average of the 2 would still give you a 6, I think you worry too much and as a diabetic it isn't always going to be possible to achieve continuous levels below 6 whether it be due to the weather, stress, illness etc, you really need to be a bit more relaxed around it all as I well know obsessing about keeping a strict range and being disappointed when you aren't is very damaging to mental health xx
 
Another disappointing reading this morning of 9.3. I didn't sleep well. Got it down to 5.3 by 2.30pm but arms legs and eyelids felt like lead most of the morning whilst I was doing stable duties and it was in the 10s. Funny how I seem to feel worst with my BG about 10 but then if I go above that, I don't feel so bad.

@Kaylz
Congrats on your House Special. Hope it lifts your spirits a little.

@Bonniesmum
Good to see your levels coming down slowly, which is the best way to do it..... slow and steady Hopefully you will start feeling better soon. The skin irritation you have been suffering may well be as a result of those high BG readings. Fungal skin infections like thrush and athletes foot thrive when your levels are high. I would be inclined to try some athletes foot cream on your hands if the other cream you have been prescribed has not worked but hopefully once your BG readings come down into the normal range, that will also help.
 
Kaylz said:
6.2 is a perfectly acceptable level to be at to be fair so I wouldn't have bothered retesting especially as a 5.8 isn't much different and an average of the 2 would still give you a 6, I think you worry too much and as a diabetic it isn't always going to be possible to achieve continuous levels below 6 whether it be due to the weather, stress, illness etc, you really need to be a bit more relaxed around it all as I well know obsessing about keeping a strict range and being disappointed when you aren't is very damaging to mental health xx
Click to expand...

Normally Kaylz I would agree with you. But I'm a bit of a control freak (it kind of goes with my job) so this was more to satisfy that part of my psyche than any particular need to retest if that makes sense. I'm basically just trying to keep my "score" right. I do the same for a lot of things, so its not really just BG. Call it a personality quirk.
 
Hi all. Well it is certainly calmer today. We’ve had unexpected snow today here in Norfolk. Can you imagine the children’s reaction at school - day off? Week off? Never go to school again?! Will we have to do mock exams tomorrow Miss? Oh children (and to be fair teachers 😉!)

No idea what went wrong this morning 9.3 and upto 10.1 by the time I’d got showered and dressed. New sensor last night think it gibbing a little. It was 2 units out it’s now about 1 unit out see how it goes tomorrow. A more reasonable 6.1 now.
 
Last edited:
Good morning folks. Yesterday’s promised wind turned out to be just the normal windiness we can get in my east Kent coastal village 🙂 which is about 3/4 up on the cliffs.

7.7 this morning, perhaps I shouldn’t have had that slice of rich fruit cake, it was very nice though.
 
Morning all, 7.3 this morning, rotten day at work yesterday, new computers, so many problems, nightmare. Today meeting all afternoon and have to take my big homemade coccyx cushion with me to sit on uncomfortable chairs. It’s embarassing when loads of other surgeries are there, still I shall hold my head high!! Weather much quieter now. Stay safe all x
 
Morning

A few snow showers yesterday but very wet stuff so didnt lie, more snow showers expected today but ground is still wet so it wont lie, very cold and black ice patches about and I've to go out this afternoon 🙄

Anyways 6.0 for me this morning, waiting to get breakfast, will do some other bits and bobs and then get some bases mixed for making more e liquid as running a bit short on mixed stuff then brave the elements this afternoon, not to worry I'll be home and in jammies with a nice coffee by half 3

Have a nice day folks and stay warm and safe if venturing out
Xx
 
Morning Folks

Reporting a reading of 9.3 for this morning

Cold doggy walk and off to the office for me
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top