Group 7-day waking average?

ColinUK said:
6.5 this morning.

Been awake since 4am. Went to bed at 12:30.

Yesterday I self referred to the mental health team, although it’s now called the Taking Therapies Team. And had my first Zoom group with Survivors U.K.

That was interesting and supportive but the emotional tsunami which hit a few hours after we’d finished was immense. I meditated. I read. I watched telly. I wrote. Read. Tweeted. Meditated. But just can’t seem to slough off this one just yet.
It’ll pass. I’m going out today in a bit. Least I want to do is a loop around Regent’s Park and then the intention is to pop to Selfridges for an Easter egg gift for a friend and then the huge Boots to find concealer to cover up the huge dark circles under my eyes. The skin there is now also generally puffy and needs tightening too but hopefully I can find something which goes with my skin tone and isn’t ridiculously expensive.
I’ll probably look at the L’Oréal for men eye creams and then the women's range for the concealer itself.
On a positive note, yesterday was the second day wearing a test pair of multifocal contacts and although they’re a compromise on the far vision I think that with a minor tweak to the prescription for the right eye they’ll be fine.
I’m not intending on wearing them everyday but it’ll be so good to be able to buy “normal” sunglasses again and to just have the choice not to wear specs.

Spoke with the folks yesterday. Mum’s not happy with dad. He decided to “tidy up” a couple of things in the garden.
They’ve been in this house for 33 years. The garden was landscaped about 30 years ago and the same gardener has modified it over the years and it’s perfect for them. Lots of mature trees, loads of interest, wildlife etc.
Basically dad got carried away and it’s now like a wasteland. Everything that was more than about 5ft tall he’s chopped down including all the trees. I should add he’s blind in one eye and has zero depth perception. He’s also an idiot at times.
Now they’re going to have to have the whole thing landscaped again so I’ve already submitted a few rough ideas for redesign and plant choices.
They’re also having scaffolding put up this weekend because the house needs re-roofing and the decimation in the garden has revealed that the entire fence needs replacing. So when I suggested that maybe I pop over and we have lunch in the garden that wasn’t too warmly received.

No work until possibly Wednesday as I’ve got a video taped police interview on Tuesday and I’m not sure how I’ll be on Wednesday. If I’m ok I can work but if not then I’m working Thursday anyway.

It is hard keeping all the emotional balls up in the air right now as I know you all appreciate.
GP has given me a PTSD diagnosis but not sure if that achieves anything as the majority of his consultation notes were incorrect (I’ve sent a correction to the practice) and I’m waiting for new prescriptions for Ramipril and Atorvastatin to be fulfilled by the chemist so I can start those.
A little trepidatious about them as I am aware that one of them, can’t recall which, can cause weight gain and that’s something I can do without. Reassuring thing is seeing that they’re not exactly uncommon things for others on here to be taking and my cholesterol has been high for a good few years and blood pressure is bonkers high right now.

Did discuss with the GP whether the BP was high because of everything which is going on right now and whether it’s not better to wait until the circumstantial stressors are no longer so acute. He said, quite rightly, that I’ve a family history of hypertension, strokes, heart attacks and that the body couldn’t care less if a stroke or a heart attack is caused by something acute or chronic but it’s got to be better to reduce the impact of the stress now than wait. I’m paraphrasing but he did basically say you can die of chronic things or acute things and with your bp being so high it’s a real risk (197/124 yesterday after the Survivors group and then 20 mins of meditation). So I’ll take the meds. And I really can’t wait until the gym is open again.

I’m not going to apologise for the rambling splurge of a post. I know it goes on but I appreciate the space and the support.
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Never apologise if it helps to write it down that’s a positive. We are all here admiring your bravery and wishing you well .
 
3.9 for me this morning after a 2.6 hypo at 5.30am which had actually woken me up a few times before I actually scanned it and treated. 😱 I slept so much better last night (apart from the hypo) that I just couldn't be bothered to turn over and scan the first couple of times it woke me up. In my groggy mental state I just didn't register that it was a hypo and just dropped straight back off again even though my reader was just under my pillow. Thankfully my brain alarm has a "snooze facility" built in and kept waking me up until I actually did something about it! Funny how some nights I worry I will have a hypo and wake up several times through the night and scan just to check and other times I actually have a hypo and can't get my brain into gear that I need to scan/test, but to a certain extent, that is the nature of hypos. I must confess although I wake up, I don't get much in the way of hypo symptoms when I am sleeping, whereas I can usually detect them in the low 4s or even quite a bit higher if I am dropping fast, when I am up and about and active.
Anyway, the 1unit increase in Levemir last night was clearly too much so I will go back to 3u tonight and very much hoping that like @Anitram I am starting to come out of this period of elevated levels and increased insulin needs at long last!!

@MeeTooTeeTwo Good to see you back on form Dez.
@MAC2020 Congratulations on keeping Dez company in the House Special stakes

@ColinUK Thanks for documenting what you are going through. Firstly because it helps you and us to understand what you are going through and speaking openly about it is so important to improve everyone's understanding of the impact such events and the judicial process afterwards, which can often become more traumatic than the event itself, have on victims. Also, I worry less when you are talking than when you go quiet. That sounds a bit selfish, but hopefully you know what I mean. Really respect you for your courage and openness in tackling this issue head on, especially after so many years.

@Kaylz Not going to "like" your post this morning as it sounds like you are really struggling. Did you fumble the loo roll with your hands being sore. I seem to drop everything when mine are bad, unless it is something with a fine weave like tights or a flimsy scarf and then they catch on the rough skin like Velcro and I can't put them down! Have to put plastic gloves on to put tights on otherwise they are laddered before I get out the door.... not that tights have been worn for over a year now!! Anyway, hope your day picks up. I know it is difficult when you feel really low but things will get better. You had that good news about your housing application the other week, so try to focus on that and perhaps do a bit of planning. Even if it comes to nothing for a while, having something to look forward to is really important.
 
8.3 this morning for me, not good.

Hope every one feeling out of sorts this morning is soon feeling better. Have a wonderful easter weekend everyone.
 
@ColinUK
I have been on 20mg Statins for 6mths now with no weight gain the only SE is more vivid dreams for me but not bad dreams just vivid.
 
Hiya, 9 this morning, have been out in the garden again, enjoying the sunshine, although it is quite cold. Went to Sainsburys last night and they were almost out of Easter Eggs. Managed to get something little for my granddaughter. Have a lovely day if possible and "hug" to Colin
 
Settled on L’Oréal Age Perfect tightening eye cream and Boots No 7 concealer.

And a Lindt chocolate bunny 🙂
 
Can I just sneak in quietly at the back with a very late report? Where’s the day gone?

9 for me this morning. Nice line overnight but I overslept and can see it rising from 6am ish...ah well... took unquiet a while to get back on track, but I’ve been in the garden all afternoon and a few snacks, to help with then digging🙂 ...so a bit up and down...I’ll behave better tomorrow. Short sleeves in the sunshine for me, warm sweatshirt for my husband on the other side of the garden.

A lovely day yesterday. Our son had to go to London to sort some paperwork before flying home next week :(, so we took the opportunity to all meet up with our daughter for a walk...we haven’t seen her since the end of the summer and son hadn’t seen her since 2019. Was so lovely to see her smiley face come round the corner and then when she broke into a run I have to admit I blubbed a bit...took me quite by surprise. Anyhoo a lovely walk round Wimbledon Common....plus she brought homemade chocolate biscotti...thats my girl!

I hope everyone has had a nice Good Friday, even if some of your days didn’t start so well...and @Flower I hope there’s no more crampy dancing for you tonight. x
 
Tomorrow’s going to be fun. Ate well today (apart from the Lindt bunny) but exhausted as I said. Walked about 5 miles so nothing particular special about that. Glands slightly swollen however and feeling a bit below par. Just for the heck of it I checked BG right now and it’s a whopping 13.2 - don’t think I’m on track for a HS in the morning!

As mysugr said “It happens!”

Ten days, ten not very long days, until the gym is open again though....

Just took a zopiclone and that’s going to zonk me out nicely for the night. zzzzzz
 
5.5 for me this morning. A looks fine but cool here today.
 
06:01 BS 9.0 😳 Oops! Overdid the biscuits before bed, then: planned on only 4 with a cuppa; scoffed EIGHT!😳 Little Miss Greedy Pig!😱 I’m compromising & doing the hospital routine of eating dinner hours earlier & then, having tea & toast before bed: no bread so, had biscuits; just need to watch how many I scoff OR, get some bread in for next week’s shopping on Tursday, changed to the day before as I’m going for blood tests at the hospital on Wednesday!🙄

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉
 
Morning. 6.4 for me today. It’s overcast and non descript out there, so will give my gardening muscles a rest today I think. Looks like I’m going to have to get my gloves out again for a walk.

Have a lovely day all.
 
Morning all. A miraculous 6.2 for me. Well, it is that time of year. Miraculous because I baked yesterday and of course I licked spoons and bowls. 😱 I made Millionaires Shortbread with an Easter twist. I stuck Mini Eggs on the top, so, of course it was, one for the top, one for Eggy. I actually felt quite sick.:confused:

I also learnt that it’s not a good idea to stick your finger into very hot caramel and then stick the aforementioned finger in your delicate little mouth! That was just plain stupid, so not only did I feel sick, I also had a burnt finger end and a burnt roof of the mouth.

The tray bake is going with us to our eldest daughter’s today as it’s her birthday ( 37)! We’ve only had glimpses of her and her family on two occasions this year, so we’re very excited and of course will be delivering Easter goodies to our grandchildren, so much to look forward to today. Have a great day everyone.🙂
 
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