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Group 7-day waking average?

@goodybags it would be the insulin needing adjustments but unless it's a common issue then there's not much that can be done, have you ever considered asking about a basal/bolus regime instead of being on the mixed insulin? xx
 
Kaylz said:
@goodybags it would be the insulin needing adjustments but unless it's a common issue then there's not much that can be done, have you ever considered asking about a basal/bolus regime instead of being on the mixed insulin? xx
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Hi & thanx @Kaylz
No I’ve never been put on any different insulin, in the past just kept upping the dose all the time, for years every time the DR saw me he just told me off (my HbA1c for years was really high) Dr just kept shaking his head and upping the dose.

I will ask about having doses reduced (I’ve got blood test booked for 22nd)
so see what my results come back as would really like to reduce the metformin also.
 
@goodybags a basal/bolus regime is far more flexible and easier adjustable in the long term once you know what your doing, it gives the freedom to alter your insulin to suit your carb intake at every meal whereas mixed you kind of have to stick to the same amounts per day etc, if its something you'd be interested in then you should bring it up with whoever provides your diabetes care xx
 
Evening all. I can't believe this cold! Brrr... 7.6 @ 9.15am

Hello and welcome @Sujo 🙂
 
05:28 BS 6.6 🙂

😱😱😱 STILL blowing a gale out there & me covering my ears! o_O

It was freezing all day yesterday & last night with the storm lashing at the windows! Spent it in bed with the hot water bottles under the duvet while I watched the next episode of Rupaul’s Drag Race Uk 7 months after the last one, while filming it earlier in the year when lockdown came into effect, & BOY! did it kick off with a bang & Rupaul got mad at someone’s very misconstrued joke! 😱 Also, watched the next episode of Amazing Hotels Jade Mountain St. Lucia also, a LONG gap after the last episode Schloss Elmau Germany! It was the most AMAZING hotel I’ve yet seen in all 3 series so far! Every room open to the elements with a private swimming pool & terraced with thick stone walls in between to ensure privacy despite no external front wall to interrupt the view!o_O😎😛:D Also played golf with a tournament 9 hole cup final & I’ll find out where I finish up at 8am later this morning?🙄

It’s still dark outside but, hopefully all that wind & rain will have melted the quite thick layer of snow that was on the ground before the storm? 🙄o_O

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

Wrap up warm & stay warm with hot drinks & hot water bottles: duvets optional; but, I’m definitely staying cosy under mine! 🙄😛:D😉
 
Morning all
6.3 this morning,
Happy Valentine's day for those able to celebrate it. 🙂

Blessings Snowwy
 
I haven't had one of these in a while.
Thought I was losing my touch. 🙂
But, I've managed to produce an nice 5.2. :D
All the snow's gone, just wet and very windy.
Stay safe everybody.

Dez
 
Snowwy said:
Morning all
6.3 this morning,
Happy Valentine's day for those able to celebrate it. 🙂

Blessings Snowwy
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4.0 for me and I forgot to get card and flowers, I will just say "I love you" that will save me a few ££££'s, I do it every year while looking in the mirror, wife's still asleep :D .
 
Good morning 🙂 6.2 for me today 🙂

A little poem for you all 🙂

Lament for a Lost Love
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Oh pancreas, my luscious pearl,
I love thee more than any girl!
For who but you could make my heart
Beat fast and wild when you depart?
My breathing, shallow, gasping air,
To lose the touch of one so fair!

Why did you fail me on that night
And leave me in this awful plight?
What did I do to hurt you so,
And make you feel that you must go?
Forgive me pancreas, my love,
Let’s be once more like hand in glove!

Without your influence so sweet,
I contemplate each thing I eat,
And daily tasks serve to remind
Of all that we have left behind…
Return, and let our love grow strong,
And please don’t make me wait too long! 🙂
 
After more carbs than usual yesterday I was surprised by a 4.5 before going to bed.

I was woken at 5 o’clock this morning with all the lights coming on. We’d had a power cut and the smart lights all turned on at 100% when power was restored with no broadband.

By the time I went downstairs and pricked my finger at 06:15 it was 5.6.

Temperatures are on the rise but it’s still very, very windy, so with the wind chill it’s still very cold outside. Exercise bike again today.

Have a good one.
 
5.7 this morning. A tiny bit higher than I would like in the mornings. And would you believe, my weight has actually gone up, in spite of the diet! Now that is irritating.

Cold and very gusty out there this morning. I will stay indoors. Maybe get the old exercise bike out.
 
Morning

7.5 today, not too awful considering I had 4 oaties and a digestive before bed last night, levels have been VERY unpredictable since my injection so really didn't feel comfortable going to bed on a HS
xx
 
Kaylz said:
Morning

7.5 today, not too awful considering I had 4 oaties and a digestive before bed last night, levels have been VERY unpredictable since my injection so really didn't feel comfortable going to bed on a HS
xx
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I’d take a waking reading in the 7’s any day over a reading in the 4’s! 🙄 Hope things settle for you soon!🙂
 
5.3 after a decent sleep
 
Lanny said:
I’d take a waking reading in the 7’s any day over a reading in the 4’s! 🙄 Hope things settle for you soon!🙂
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4's don't really bother me as I just pop a couple of Lifts, thanks I hope so too as fed up of not knowing where I'm going to be headed! Its not exactly like I get much chance to concentrate on myself at the moment so many lows have been left untreated for a while lately while trying to deal with cleaning behind others 🙄 xx
 
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