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Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all, a Heinz Special 5.7 for the third day in a row!
All the very best to all those running Virtual London Marathons today, especially thoss running for Diabetes UK. Not the best weather for it but once you are wet, you just get on with it!

Having run a number of Marathons in the past including 3 London's you never know what the weather is going to be. You can do it!

Blessings Snowwy
 
First off, I’ve decided from more testing that something is going on, maybe fighting SOMETHING AGAIN, whatever, & I need more insulin right now, basal & bolus, so, I’ve gone against instructions & added corrections & have increased midnight basal & will increase bolus doses for today! I felt SO much worse the other day on high BS & don’t want to feel like that again!

05:59 BS 8.6 after another day battling high BS all day, tested after meals too & after the 4 active hours of bolus too, so, know that both aren’t enough: firefighting with NR corrections as didn’t want to add more longer acting LR; only increased the basal at midnight!

I’m just a smidge bit grumpy this morning on only 4 hours sleep but, also relieved that the BS has come down to more manageable figures, albeit still a bit high: BS 14.6 was the highest yesterday after lunch at 16:15, didn’t correct until after the active 4 hours of NR to see where it fell to, 18:08 BS 12.8; then, tested again after that without eating to see if it’s steady or rising, as I suspected, to test the basal dose 20:56 BS 14.0! I was right there wasn’t enough basal either! At that point I finally ate dinner with just enough NR to bring me down & ate another omelette because I know I don’t need to bolus much for that,, 20 units at 2/mmol I want to go down plus an extra 2 for the slight increase for the eggs. Aimed for 5mmol again knowing since the basal isn’t enough, it’ll be higher than that but, it gives me a starting point. Left it until midnight to test & was very happy to see 00:02 BS 7.7 & bunged in the increased LR dose of 46 units, it’s not the first time I’ve had to increase my doses for blips like this & that’s where I start at first before increasing if needed to 50! And that’s something that’s finally hit me on the head, a bit of a “Duh!” moment, ever since Covid in May I kept getting a little ill every few weeks or so but, now I don’t get quite so ill but, my BS starts rising & it’s always accompanied by things tasting more intense & odder than usual!

Haven’t eaten breakfast yet but, will now & decided, again not the first time I’ve need to increase doses & start off at +4 first, on increased meal boluses of 32, 28 & 24 units of NR & an increased LR of 56 units at midday! That’s the plan & I’ll test to see how it goes?

I realise that I didn’t give any greetings at all yesterday & in my haste to eat first &finish posting, I apologise! 😳

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉 It’s Sunday si, have an easy, lazy day!😎

I’ll still be hopping on my toes a bit but, hopefully with a bit more manageable BS, won’t feel so lousy?🙄
 
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‘Orrible weather today, so I’ll be hoping for a gap to get in my walk. Mention from a number of you about exercise bikes has spurred me to buy one (I’ve resisted for years). A Reebok from Argos being delivered on Thursday.
 
Congratulations on the HS @Northerner

@HenryBennett I have a cross trainer in my room, shame there's that much other stuff in there at the moment that I can't use it 🙄

Well the bus didn't show up so mum was late as she had to walk the couple of miles in this awful weather, odd as the bus at the back of 7 went up the way, she ain't too happy but she can get changed when she gets in (well she'll have to!)
xx
 
Kaylz said:
I have a cross trainer in my room, shame there's that much other stuff in there at the moment that I can't use it
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That’s always been my fear re any gym equipment. Cross trainers are apparently very effective but for me take up too much space. This I can fit in the garage alongside my motorbike.
 
HenryBennett said:
That’s always been my fear re any gym equipment. Cross trainers are apparently very effective but for me take up too much space. This I can fit in the garage alongside my motorbike.
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This isn't massive, if it was it wouldn't fit in my room! lol, it would easily fit in a garage, just I can't get in the wardrobe to put things in there so there's a lot sitting on the floor around it, don't know where it will go when I move in with Bruce though, can't have it blocking his dart board or anything 🙄 xx
 
HenryBennett said:
That’s always been my fear re any gym equipment. Cross trainers are apparently very effective but for me take up too much space. This I can fit in the garage alongside my motorbike.
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I have one but not for Fitness per se, I got mine as I borrowed a friends following a knee replacement and it was part of the physio post-op. I then got my own, I only use as I feel the benefits of my knee.
 
Morning all, 4.7 here, and it’s still raining. Went riding in the rain yesterday, came back soaked, but with the heating on the blink til tomorrow, all the stuff is still drying out over the gas fire. It reminds me of my childhood. CH is something I now take for granted, but I bet a lot of us 'maturer' members grew up without it.
 
Well done @Northerner and @rebrascora on the HS. Sounds like wet and miserable is the order of the day for most of us. Time to go back home today but have had a good break. Back into the maelstrom tomorrow. Have woken up with a real pain in my knee, can’t think of why, no bumps or falls or anything, how I’m ok changing gears whilst driving, will soon find out.
6.4 today. Have a good day one and all and especially to those running their marathons xx
 
Morning. A very pleasing 5.4. I’ve been in bed 12 hours! And miracles of miracles slept for most of them. Needed it obviously. New wedding dress purchased yesterday, some alterations needed so back on Thursday then off on our hols Friday. We broke eggs with a stick yesterday and got loads of stuff ticked off the list. It wasn’t a pleasant day for trailing around the town, we were very wet and cold. It’s lovely today but I’m doing nowt! Have a great day. 🙂
Congratulations @Northerner. @Robin we never had CH in our childhood homes or our first house ever. When we bought our present home in 1986 it had two coal fires and storage heaters! We finally installed CH in 2001! We still use the coal fires on occasion though. We’re tough ooop north!😉
 
Morning everyone. A bit disappointing 9.0 this morning, probably down to the rice i had with the curry i cooked last night. Oh well, i really enjoyed it!
@HenryBennett , i've inherited an exercise bike from my oldest daughter who, when she moved 18 months ago asked us to store it as she didn't have room. She's now moved into a bigger house and hasn't asked for it back. Hope she's forgot! It does get used by me :D
 
@Robin @eggyg , we never had CH either. I used to love the sight and sound of a roaring fire and toasting bread on it, although i don't miss my job of cleaning out the ashes and getting the coal in, or the freezing house in other rooms!
 
Anitram said:
Any room in there for the Lexus, Henry..???
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Pecking order is well established. My car and motorbike in the garage and my wife’s MX-5 on the driveway. Every few weeks I swap the two cars to charge the battery in my wife’s car as it’s little used since lockdown and WFH. Sor’ed.
 
Morning all,

7.7 this morning.
Tweaked my basal down a couple of units and went up from 5.6 last night so I clearly need that extra couple of units to keep it steady.

Because of the rain yesterday I decided to take a day off from walking. Bad idea. BG went to 12.3 and the pains in my legs were unbearable. Dragged myself out of the house at 11.30pm and forced myself to walk. Was 5.6 when I got back at 1am but got soaked to the skin and the pains had gone. Tough day but feeling a lot better today.
 
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