Group 7-day waking average?

SueEK said:
Morning all. 6 today which I think is my lowest figure of the year. Surprising really as ate mostly rubbish yesterday as was a stressful day. 1.5 hours talking to Pension Wise and I slowly lost the will to live, followed by a phone call with one of the pension providers who frankly gave me none of the information I required, dont know how I stayed being polite. Then a phone call with Virgin where they took 35 minutes to answer but at least I got a result with them. Was so stressed. Needless to say no housework got done.
Anyhow today is another day. Meeting daughter for a walk with the dogs and then have to contact the other pension provider and find a financial advisor - deep joy!!
Have a good day all x
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Sue, I generally avoid giving unsolicited advice. However, 20 odd years ago I received the best ever advice regarding investments, financial advisors etc, that I’ve never forgotten.

The detail is too boring, but I sat on a charity finance committee chaired by Tom Frost who’d been the CEO of NatWest Bank when it was the UK’s largest clearing bank. He went a few times a year to Chequers for a weekend to advise Margaret Thatcher. We had frequent presentations from UBS Wealth Management about their latest schemes to earn an extra ¼% on our investments - all mumbo jumbo and Tom sent them packing.

When Tom retired from the committee he took me to one side and said, “Don’t ever agree to anything you don’t FULLY understand.”

Your pension is extremely important and you need to fully understand any advice you’re given, however hard it might be. There are too many scammers about. Good luck.
 
Thanks @HenryBennett and solid advice. I could understand one but not the other which is a group pension. Am making more enquiries 🙄
 
4.1 Not much sleep just 5 1/2 hrs but not tired so pointless staying in bed.
 
Good morning everyone. 5.1 this morning.

Feeling so much better today.

Out in the cold at 8am to get some food from the local supermarket.

It is so nice to see the sun coming up earlier now too.

Had an email exchange with one of the diabetic nurses in the extensive care team. They still think that my diabetes episode was steroid and lifestyle induced but that my significant lifestyle changes have probably brought on a remission. Ie I am still classified as type 2. Who cares as long as the changes I have made seem to be helping.

My wife took my photo yesterday (is there no stopping the horrors) and I have to say that it is the first good photo of me that I have seen in about 10 years. Before I looked dreadful. Now, passable as human !!! I can live with that.

The DWP have kindly informed me that my old age pension is to increase by about £13. Unfortunately my council tax....
 
A very good, and a very early frosty morning to you all. -3 degrees on the thermometer and 6.4 on the BG meter today.

I’m up early as I have a train in my left ear! I started having problems with my ears a few weeks ago. Never had any previous bother, unless you count earache after going swimming when I was about 9/10! I had a crackly ear for a few days, no pain, just noisy and annoying. That went away after a couple of days. Last weekend I had muffled ears which made me dizzy and a bit deaf but also sensitive to certain pitches, ie my fridge and dishwasher. It was awful. Again, went away after three days, again no pain. The last two days I’ve had the low rumbling noise of a distant train in my left ear. Of course that’s the side I sleep on and it’s driving me to distraction. I know I should probably call the GP but because I don’t have any pain I’m reluctant to bother them. Is it old age, do you think? Tinnitus? An inner ear problem? Psychological? 🙄 Answers on a postcard please.

Anyhoo, have a super Saturday, it’s cold but dry, not windy and most importantly, SUNNY! I’ll mostly be trying to keep busy to distract me from the Glasgow to London express! 🙂
 
Morning all, 9.6 for me today. And its my weekend off work. Nothing planned apart from my monthly trip to Tesco to stock up.
 
eggyg said:
A very good, and a very early frosty morning to you all. -3 degrees on the thermometer and 6.4 on the BG meter today.

I’m up early as I have a train in my left ear! I started having problems with my ears a few weeks ago. Never had any previous bother, unless you count earache after going swimming when I was about 9/10! I had a crackly ear for a few days, no pain, just noisy and annoying. That went away after a couple of days. Last weekend I had muffled ears which made me dizzy and a bit deaf but also sensitive to certain pitches, ie my fridge and dishwasher. It was awful. Again, went away after three days, again no pain. The last two days I’ve had the low rumbling noise of a distant train in my left ear. Of course that’s the side I sleep on and it’s driving me to distraction. I know I should probably call the GP but because I don’t have any pain I’m reluctant to bother them. Is it old age, do you think? Tinnitus? An inner ear problem? Psychological? 🙄 Answers on a postcard please.

Anyhoo, have a super Saturday, it’s cold but dry, not windy and most importantly, SUNNY! I’ll mostly be trying to keep busy to distract me from the Glasgow to London express! 🙂
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Possibly an inner ear infection? Please get it checked out - if it morphs into vertigo or labyrynthitis, that's even less fun.
 
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4.6 for me today. 🙂

Dez
 
I’ve slept in :( but a 4.9 for me at 07:25.
 
Morning good peeps. :D A cute little 7 on the Libre. I’m happy with my Tresiba dose change - the overnight drop isn’t as big as before - so time to tweak the boluses. Will the fun never end?!😛
 
eggyg said:
I know I should probably call the GP but because I don’t have any pain I’m reluctant to bother them. Is it old age, do you think? Tinnitus? An inner ear problem? Psychological? 🙄 Answers on a postcard please.
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I can’t “like” this post. You should see your GP as it could be so many things.
 
MeeTooTeeTwo said:
4.6 for me today. 🙂

Dez
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Hi I appreciate your comment on imposing your personal opinion but I hope you won't mind me asking when you say reduced carb diet - how reduced do you mean? I struggle with eating no carbs as I don't then feel well but my BS's are higher sometimes than they should be (over 10) following meals. My BMI is just within the healthy range. Thanks
 
7 for me this morning.

@eggyg, hope your ear noise turns out to be an infection because that can be dealt with. If it is tinnitus then your years of managing an irritating nuisance will prove invaluable in coping with it - I know from experience.

By the way, the irritating nuisance I am referring to is not Mr Eggy, or posh motor cars that look good but won't go, its your old arch enemy, diabetes.
 
Morning all, 4.1 here, crawling along the bottom since the small hours. Combination of a long (rainy) walk yesterday and a couple of glasses of red wine. I reduced overnight basal, but not by enough!
 
Morning

Cold and frosty start in Scotland, sun is out but not warming the living room up any yet 🙄

7.4 for me today
xx
 
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