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Group 7-day waking average?

4.3 for me was low yesterday as spent all day in garden so had a very low carb day.
 
Northerner said:
Good morning 🙂 7.7 for me today 🙂 Hot weather for the first time in living memory (feels like it) led to real problems keeping my levels above hypo yesterday and I had to eat an inordinate amount of extra carbs 😱 I normally eat about 150g a day, but ended up eating double that, which leads me to conclude that I injected twice the insulin I actually needed to (even though I had reduced doses anyway from the previous day). Hate these sudden, dramatic shifts in insulin sensitivity :(
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I wonder if the hot weather is why I had to eat well over 100 carbs (I lost count) to fix a hypo on my afternoon walk yesterday.

8.4 this morning so a long prebolus before my porridge
 
Northerner said:
I would say more than likely, especially if you were active 😱 I've gone for 50% reductions in doses today 🙂
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I totally hadn't thought about it, i had less carbs than usual at breakfast and lunch, and then a 4 mile walk in the sun (have a desk job so thats more than usual), then floored by the hypo about two-thirds of the way in. Had only gone prepared for one hypo! I might try it again today anyway, but i think i'll reduce lunch bolus first!
 
Good morning everyone 🙂
Me and hubby are off to Chester for a couple of days today - hopefully I'm going to chill and enjoy myself

9:53am - 10.2 - breakfast - McDonald's sausage & egg mcmuffin 30g of carbs, hash brown 14g of carbs - took the egg off so hope it's still the same amount of carbs
7:13am - 5.3 - waking - 19 units of tresiba
23:01pm - 7.8 - bedtime - didn't have any supper

Finger pricking not libre scanning
 
6.1 for me today, still having high numbers was in the 8s most of yesterday really hoping it is just after effects of my jab last week, but getting quite upset about it now.

Been for a good run this morning, now just prepping a roast dinner to have mum round for dinner.

Enjoy you Sunday everyone.
 
@mum2westiesGill hope you enjoy your break away, should be having nice weather x
@Gwynn big hugs for you x
No reading today, up early to go car booting, wasn’t great but did get a few bits, now the cleaning and washing of items to do. Couldn’t get a reading this morning and fingertips were sore so didn’t bother further. Have a good Sunday x
 
I am sorry to saybut things have not improved as far as I can tell.

I went out this morning for my morning walk after my breakfast. My wife was fast asleep.

I decided to do a slightly longer walk to clear my head.

When I got back my wife had gone but not eaten her breakfast and no message or note. She had prepared her breakfast, but not eaten it.

I thought she may have gone to try to find me at the beach and make amends so I went out again to see if I could find her, but I could not.

I have texted my daughter just in case she has gone there. No reply yet.

If it gets to beyond 6pm (when her medication is due) and I have not heard from her then I will have to contact the police. Not a good scene and she may well end up being sectioned again.

Sad, so sad.

Thanks for all the hugs and well wishes. I will let you know what happens.
 
3.2 for me today but I am doing a @Lanny with my circadian rhythm totally out of whack and mentally I am struggling. Can't be bothered to cook for myself so disordered eating (mostly chunks of cheese and the odd spoon of peanut butter with half a square of 85% chocolate but opened a jar of pickled gherkins yesterday for some variety!!) I'm managing my usual breakfast of yoghurt and stewed rhubarb and seeds but the day tends to go down hill after that and my BG levels are suffering, so I really need to pull my socks up and get a grip!

@Gwynn So sorry to hear of your recent increased difficulties. I hope your good lady resurfaces in a better frame of mind.

@ColinUK Thinking of you and hoping you are getting out for some fresh air and exercise to help improve your physical and mental wellbeing.... Need to take a leaf out of my own book there and go swing my legs a bit.
 
rebrascora said:
3.2 for me today but I am doing a @Lanny with my circadian rhythm totally out of whack and mentally I am struggling.
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Look after yourself @rebrascora . You're having a rubbish time recently. I only wish we could do half as much for you as you do for us. Hope you get on an even keel soon:confused:
 
@Martin.A
Many Happy Returns for your Birthday. Sounds like you had a lovely outing. Hope it was rum and raisin ice cream!
I was just reading about the top level upheaval at the NT a few days ago and the reasons behind it. I must have been living with my head in the sand as I had no idea what was going on, although I haven't had much time for visits recently. Sounds like they will be getting back on track with what their remit should actually be now. ie conservation. Well done the grass roots for achieving the overthrow.
 
Christy said:
Look after yourself @rebrascora . You're having a rubbish time recently. I only wish we could do half as much for you as you do for us. Hope you get on an even keel soon:confused:
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Thanks Christy. What a lovely thing to say.
I go through phases with my mental health and of course it becomes a vicious circle because not eating properly and not exercising regularly negatively impacts it, but I know from long past experience that I will come out of it in a few days and everything will become possible again, whereas at the moment just leaving the house in daylight (when people are around) is tough. Thankfully, the animals mean that I must get out but I resort to doing stuff off peak ie 10pm-7am to avoid bumping into people. Stupid I know because people are very kind but I just want to hide away when I feel like this. Then of course I end up sleeping through the day which means I don't get enough vit D and seratonin levels drop. I am my own worst enemy sometimes! The good thing is that I know I will come out of it so I find it is just a question of biding my time and accepting that it is a phase which will pass.
The difficulty since my diabetes diagnosis is that I can no longer comfort eat in the same fashion as I used to (ie multipacks of Snickers/Haribo etc) so I have to find other ways of distracting myself. Responding to messages on the forum fills that need to some extent, so trying to help other people here online also helps me, which is a bit of a win/win and means that I don't feel like a total dead loss!
 
Just quick update. My wife has returned from looking for me (and fsiling). She has settled down agin (for now).

Some peace at last.
 
@Gwynn, relieved to hear your wife has returned. I hope she's ok and settles.
@Martin.A Happy Birthday, i hope you've had a lovely day. I, too, cancelled our NT last year for the same reason as you. I didn't realise the person pushing this wokeness has left so will be looking to rejoin i think.
@rebrascora, i can only echo @Christy. Be kind to yourself, you'll come through it. We're all here to support.
 
Gwynn said:
I am sorry to saybut things have not improved as far as I can tell.

I went out this morning for my morning walk after my breakfast. My wife was fast asleep.

I decided to do a slightly longer walk to clear my head.

When I got back my wife had gone but not eaten her breakfast and no message or note. She had prepared her breakfast, but not eaten it.

I thought she may have gone to try to find me at the beach and make amends so I went out again to see if I could find her, but I could not.

I have texted my daughter just in case she has gone there. No reply yet.

If it gets to beyond 6pm (when her medication is due) and I have not heard from her then I will have to contact the police. Not a good scene and she may well end up being sectioned again.

Sad, so sad.

Thanks for all the hugs and well wishes. I will let you know what happens.
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Gwynn said:
Just quick update. My wife has returned from looking for me (and fsiling). She has settled down agin (for now).

Some peace at last.
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So pleased to hear she has returned. She is so lucky to have you
 
(((hugs))) for everybody, it seems like it's been that kind of day from reading the posts. 🙂

7.2 @ 8.29 as I overslept due to low carbing it, you really get a good nights' sleep zzz
 
I can’t resist a few scoops of Mauds ice cream on a sunny bank holiday weekend, so it’s a 5.9 this morning.
 
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