• Please Remember: Members are only permitted to share their own experiences. Members are not qualified to give medical advice. Additionally, everyone manages their health differently. Please be respectful of other people's opinions about their own diabetes management.
  • We seem to be having technical difficulties with new user accounts. If you are trying to register please check your Spam or Junk folder for your confirmation email. If you still haven't received a confirmation email, please reach out to our support inbox: support.forum@diabetes.org.uk

Group 7-day waking average?

Morning all, 6.2. It’s trying to brighten up but the Cumbrian fells are completely shrouded in cloud. The rain is still hanging about.

Like @SueEK I’m pooped too after a busy few days. All very enjoyable none the less. Rest day today.

Glad to see you checking in @ColinUK, take care and I hope everything goes your way.

Have a good day and I hope the rain stays away for us all.🙂
 
freesia said:
See what happens with your levels before deciding what day. It may be that you notice a difference in a couple of days, then again it may take longer. Its a case of making a change, waiting to see what happens then making the decision to change again or stay at that dose. Its hard because no one can tell you what to do as diabetes is so personal, everyone is different.
Click to expand...

Thanks @freesia
 
Good morning everyone

7:28am 8.2 finger prick - waking this morning
22:45pm 8.8 finger prick - bedtime last night - bg over 8mmol so didn't have supper - teatime test was 18:59pm
 
Morning. 5.6 here. A bit disappointed by my time in range as yesterday I went to sycamore gap and had a really decent walk/climb and my libre showed a straight line of 5.3 Till 3pm! Unusual for me and I was hoping I might make it till bedtime and get above 75% time in range for once, but no, that's where I'm at. But I will!


Big ((hugs)) @freesia it cant stay like this forever. Hopefully settles soon.
 
4.5 on another wet windy day it's getting to me now :(
 
8.1 for me this morning. I was doing brilliantly yesterday until late evening when I took a single unit correction on 10.3 as I was leaving my sister's to drive home and when I got back to yard to do evening stables it was 12.1. Jabbed another 2 units (yes I stacked my insulin corrections) which only brought me down to 8.7 and then started to go back up again so another 1.5 units in (a third tier to my stack 😱) and 4.5 units of Levemir and still stayed top end of range all night. Looks like I need to bring my evening basal forward and increase it or start running again. Actually I must get back into my daily exercise as I am missing it physically and mentally. The difficulty is finding the motivation to start one you lose the habit.

@freesia and @Flower Hope things settle down for you both soon. @freesia Really feeling your frustration. Hang in there.

@EllsBells Congratulations on your House Special. Hope your HbA1c result is a good one.

@ColinUK So good to hear from you but sad that you are still struggling and especially with getting so little sleep. Your experience makes me wonder how many other gay men have been victim to multiple incidents of sexual assault or abuse and haven't reported them due to fear of social stigma/embarrassment etc. and the perpetrators rely on that to keep under the radar and keep offending. It makes you realise how important it is to do what you are doing and make society aware of the problem in order for that to change even if successful prosecutions don't result from it. Shining a light on the problem will hopefully make such offenders less likely to continue with their behaviour and just talking about it here is important in making the wider community more aware of the problem. I really think that you are incredibly brave!

@goodybags Good luck with your retinal treatment today. Hope it goes smoothly and painlessly.

@rikedwards and @SueEK Congratulations to you both on your respective wedding anniversaries.

@Spozkins Sorry to hear your TIR got wrecked after 3pm when you were doing so well. How frustrating! I am guessing you hypoed if you had been walking on "The Wall" Was it busy up there?
 
Morning all. Just catching up after a weekend off line. My step son came to visit along with his partner which was nice along with his daughter from a previous relationship who is a few months older than my son. We finished up pitching them a tent in the orchard and they played out in it despite the pouring rain. It was great having them down as they were a great help with the baby.

I was 5.0 at 05:12 on Saturday, 4.7 at 06:01 on Sunday and 4.7 at 05:37 this morning It is currently hammering down here in West Berks. Should improve later in the week - could be time to get the lawn mower out if it does. The garden is looking very overgrown.

Have a great week everyone.
 
freesia said:
Morning all. A high 10.9 for me and graph showing its been in the 12s all night. Am feeling very fed up with it all atm, just want to cry. Its probably stress. Off to work soon but really don't want to go.

Have a good day whatevee you are planning.
Click to expand...
Aw, @freesia, sending (((hugs))) and a sympathetic-faced emoji. Can you take a few days off?
 
Congratulations @EllsBells on your House Special. 🙂
 
Robin said:
Morning all, 4.3 here. I do believe it isn’t actually raining at the moment. What a novelty!
Click to expand...
Shush, you’ll jinx us! 😱 🙂

Morning all. :D 7.3 here.

There were some really chatty people on the beach this morning with a lovely friendly sheep dog (he was all over me, it’s a good thing I like dogs!). Nice to have a good old natter after months stuck at home with him indoors and his 1-word sentences, LOL...:D
 
Martin.A said:
Might be the same today as Monday is when we strip the beds.
Click to expand...
I remember the days when we would strip then go to bed now 25yrs on like you we strip the bed then make it :( .
 
rebrascora said:
8.1 for me this morning. I was doing brilliantly yesterday until late evening when I took a single unit correction on 10.3 as I was leaving my sister's to drive home and when I got back to yard to do evening stables it was 12.1. Jabbed another 2 units (yes I stacked my insulin corrections) which only brought me down to 8.7 and then started to go back up again so another 1.5 units in (a third tier to my stack 😱) and 4.5 units of Levemir and still stayed top end of range all night. Looks like I need to bring my evening basal forward and increase it or start running again. Actually I must get back into my daily exercise as I am missing it physically and mentally. The difficulty is finding the motivation to start one you lose the habit.

@freesia and @Flower Hope things settle down for you both soon. @freesia Really feeling your frustration. Hang in there.

@EllsBells Congratulations on your House Special. Hope your HbA1c result is a good one.

@ColinUK So good to hear from you but sad that you are still struggling and especially with getting so little sleep. Your experience makes me wonder how many other gay men have been victim to multiple incidents of sexual assault or abuse and haven't reported them due to fear of social stigma/embarrassment etc. and the perpetrators rely on that to keep under the radar and keep offending. It makes you realise how important it is to do what you are doing and make society aware of the problem in order for that to change even if successful prosecutions don't result from it. Shining a light on the problem will hopefully make such offenders less likely to continue with their behaviour and just talking about it here is important in making the wider community more aware of the problem. I really think that you are incredibly brave!

@goodybags Good luck with your retinal treatment today. Hope it goes smoothly and painlessly.

@rikedwards and @SueEK Congratulations to you both on your respective wedding anniversaries.

@Spozkins Sorry to hear your TIR got wrecked after 3pm when you were doing so well. How frustrating! I am guessing you hypoed if you had been walking on "The Wall" Was it busy up there?
Click to expand...
Actually no, I just became very hungry and ended up adding an extra 10 carbs post meal. My bg only spiked to 10, which last week would've been a spike of 15 but all things considered I left it and it came down overnight. I don't know that 75% tir is too bad but I'm not really sure what is reasonable and achievable! Sorry to see your Bgs are playing up a bit again. Still, the numbers are looking a lot better than they were a few weeks ago!
 
A slightly earlier than yesterday but, STILL nothing else for it, G’day mates! 😉 14:49 BS 7.2 also, a wee bit better than yesterday! ECG at 14:15 tomorrow so, definitely need to be up earlier & eaten by 13:00 although, I don’t think there’ll be anything being flagged up as I discovered the problem myself: temporarily no pre bolusing!

I’m actually woke hungry so, I’m off to have eggs with my beans on toast for breakfast now: out of mushrooms until next shopping; changed it from Tuesday 12:00 to 14:00 to Wednesday this week, ECG, & next week, return of 24 BP monitor & 2nd CV vaccine jab! 🙄

Oh yes, almost forgot! Will catch up & read over two pages of your posts on this thread later! I’m afraid my seismically erupting stomach needs to be seen to first! 😱:D😉
 
@Spozkins What have you got your Libre target range set at? Most people have it between 3.9 and 10 and I believe that is the recommended settings so your rise to 10 shouldn't have cost you 25% of the day's TIR unless you were in the 10s for a long time.
As regards what is achievable, I'm now up to 91% TIR with just 3% below over the past 7 days and my PB is 93% with just 3% below but @khskel was up at 97 or 98% the other day which is just amazing! I do quite a few corrections to achieve that though which I don't have a problem with and as long as I am not hypoing lots, neither should my HCPs. Mostly my rises and corrections are down to protein which can be a bit unpredictable as to when it kicks in. It doesn't give sharp rises like carbs though, just slow drift upwards so as long as you keep an eye on your Libre you can head it off before it gets up to 10 most of the time. That helps me to keep in range when my basal levels are steady but i am retired, so I have more time to keep a close eye on it. I believe 70% is what they like you to achieve and no more than 3% below. Anything above 70% is a bonus, so your 75% is fine but always fun to try to improve on it. I treat it like a very slow and continuous computer game and try to beat my previous score.
 
@rebrascora and @Spozkins, hopefully all our levels will settle soon. I was frustrated because i went to bed on a 6 which is ok for me as i tend to rise during the night but still stay in range. Thats why its always a shock when it spikes when i'm asleep. The libre alarm went off but it was too close to getting up and breakfast to do a correction. Oh well, we keep plodding on and do our best.

@Bloden, i'd love a few days off, i'm counting down to half term, only 4 more get ups! We're away for a few days next week so it should be a nice break. I've been thinking about whether i really enjoy the job any more. It seems the more you do, the more is asked of you and expected. I love being with the younger children but some days the effort of being "on" and "jolly" all day is draining and when you factor in fluctuating levels it can be exhausting. Not sure i can afford to retire yet though. Lots to think about.

@ColinUK, glad you checked in. Keep strong and know we're thinking of you. Take care.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top