Group 7-day waking average?

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Congrats on the HS @goodybags

A 4.8 for me at 07:48 Lovely sunny day in West Berks although it is cold.

Time to jump on the exercise bike.
 
Average for the week is up on last week but that’s no shock considering the nightmare day Monday with the hyper and two hypos! 424A46B4-9E07-4FBF-940B-B6E8B9AA8456.jpeg
 
SaraKaya said:
That was my post from yesterday and I hadn’t pressed ‘post reply’
Today started with a 6.3
Managed to put the sensor on and have probably now realised I haven’t been managing this Diabetes beast as well as I thought!
obviously taking my humalog too late for breakfast! Had weetabix today ( a normal breakfast for me ) that I have tested for before and it seemed to not raise my bloods too much but the sensor gave me a shout after 30mins and my bloods were soaring near 13, I confirmed it with a finger prick and it was also in the 13’s. Bolused in a panic and then realised I was probably stacking so then came the predicted alarm for my bloods going low again confirmed by a finger prick. So had a rescue jelly baby. Is too much knowledge dangerous? I am wondering if I haven’t got a clue what I am doing? Before the sensor I probably wouldn’t have known that spike had happened and I wouldn’t have made a correction. Or have I just eaten a rogue weetabix?
Answers on a postcard please?
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The Libre is indeed an eye opener. It taught me how far ahead of meals I needed to prebolus. I was also eating the healthy weetabix for breakfast or porridge. Both of these are now off my list. Weetabix because they did the same for me and rocketed my BG even if I prebolused. Porridge just didn’t work for me. I now make my own cereal using quinoa flakes in stead of oats, and enjoy that half an apple along with yogurt and milk.

As you have found putting the sensor on is not a problem. I find ‘the excess’ on my upper arms is excellent for a sensor. It moves over when I lie in my side, there is plenty of space and no chance of hitting a muscle. (There are some advantages to things like that).

With the slight lag between the sensor glucose and the blood glucose I found that finger pricks for any corrections and boluses were more reliable, and as my test kit had a Bolus wizard in it it took account of any active insulin (stuff I had put in and was still working) so avoided stacking of insulin.

The Honeymoon Period took me by surprise as the beta cells sometimes decided after a rest that they would join in again, and then other times the cells died and my insulin needs went up. The sensors really helped with this. I used the graphs from Libreview along with my BG results and my own notes added to put a case for Libre in NHS. Well worth asking. I just got a yes straight away, having self funded for 18 months before it became available on prescription.

Keep in touch. There will be plenty of experience to draw on. If you have specific questions it might be worth using a new thread in the general messages. This may get additional input as not everyone uses the 7 day average thread. Definitely better to post than just try to sort things on your own. That is the great strength of the forum.
 
@SaraKaya I have to prebolus much longer in advance for breakfast to prevent spikes than other meals, even with low carb eating. Between 45mins and an hour and a half depending upon my fasting reading and the insulin I am using.... 45 mins is pretty standard with Fiasp for me but Novo(not so)Rapid was always an hour or more, which often meant that I got distracted doing other stuff whilst waiting for it to kick in and then ended up hypo, which is why I went back to Fiasp. This prebolus timing is pretty extreme and my consultant was shocked but my Libre results prove the point.
Start experimenting with bringing your bolus injection for breakfast(keeping the same Weetabix breakfast) forward by 5 mins each day to find the sweet spot for you. You will likely find that if your fasting reading is quite low, it takes less time but a reading in the mid to upper 5s and above will give you a good idea of how long you will normally need.
 
A 6.1 this morning.
Hope everyone had a nice day it made a change with the sun shining.
 
Thank you @rebrascora and @SB2015 i never thought having bingo wings would be a positive!!
I have had a better rest of the day! I will bolus a bit earlier tomorrow and see how I go.
Does this diabetes lark ever get easy? Only 6 months in and the realisation of this regime being for the rest of my life is setting in! Some days are just hard other days I am ok with it. Don’t want food to become the enemy!
 

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Snap - 4.7 Birds are singing cats are purring its a good start to the day.
 
Snap again but the other way round, 7.4. Don’t get it all I had was a small salad over 12 hours ago. Anyhow off to work. Have a good day all x
 
Morning all,
A heady 6.5 for me?!
Like @SueEK I had a salad also, what gives?

Blessings Snowwy
 
5.5 this morning at 6am. Today is looking good.
 
Good Morning 6.1 @ 06:20
 
Morning all. After a weekend with a record hypo amount of 5(!), a low reading so had a snack without bolus, an hour before bed still low so ate a buscuit, only rising to 5.1 at bed so another biscuit, it suddenly shot up while sleeping to 12 and stayed there all night! Waking level 11.2. I'd reduced my basal by half a unit because of the hypos and ready for back to work. Of well, correction on its way..

Have a good day folks
 
Morning folks. Jumped over the border into sixland with a 6.2. Wet today and have no particular plans, got my prescription to pick up from pharmacy so I’ll get the wheelbarrow prepared for later! Otherwise, nowt! Roll on 29th March when we can go a bit further afield for a walk, think the petrol has evaporated in the car! The first place we’re going to, is the coast. It’s a tantalising half an hour’s drive away, as is the Lake District. So if nothing else, I want you all behave yourselves so I can see the sea! Have a Happy Monday all. 🙂
 
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