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Morning All
This morning I got a 6.7.
I think I overdid the 4 digestive biscuits at bedtime but with a 5.7 reading was not sure on what the 7 basal units of Lantus would do overnight and didn’t want to drop into danger zone.
Have a great day and stay safe.
Good morning folks, hope you are all unscathed after Barra. A Strictly SEVEN! Haven’t had one of those for ages.
We survived Barra, not as bad as expected, even managed a wee walk about 3pm as the rain stopped. Soon started again though. Had message from eldest daughter ( the farmers) their power went off again last night. Just had message, back on at midnight. Thank goodness! She’d filled the freezer, again, with her Christmas goodies, pigs in blankets etc. She lost them after Arwen!
Our last day in Hawkshead today. We’re walking to Far Sawry, it’s not far and we won’t be visiting Hilltop ( Beatrix Potter’s home) as it’s closed for the winter! So we shouldn’t be out long. I’m really not getting anything out of my NT membership this last couple of years, we haven’t even used it to get free parking this week as the car hasn’t moved once since we arrived last Thursday. We hope she’s ok as she’s parked in the village carpark, Hawkshead is a car free village.
Have a wonderful Wednesday everyone. 🙂
I got this sent through yesterday. Baby Zara under her first Christmas tree. Isn’t she adorable? Not that I’m biased or anything.
Woo! 5.9 for me this morning. Hopefully off to coffee morning later if the rain stops as expected. Daughter's car got picked up and taken to garage yesterday afternoon, hopefully it won't cost an arm and leg to get the suspension sorted and a new tyre put on - hoping more that they can actually fix her! Poor girl is getting old now - know how she feels lol
Hope no-one was too badly affected by the storm yesterday, we were okay here, didn't see much of it.
Have a good day 🙂
@Kaylz good to hear you managed to get to talk to someone yesterday and let them know what happened, they do seem to have listened and acted which is great xx @Nikki53 we all do things slightly differently and to begin with it is definitely trial and error. The main thing is that you keep at it and if you make mistakes, no problem, just learn by it and start again. @Michael12421 very short posts from you lately. How are you getting on with your new kitchen, are you well, how is Missy and how is all going in the village? xx @eggyg luverly photo, so cute. Glad you e had a great break, albeit a windy one!!
Well the storm hit us in the afternoon and it was rather rough, Bruce was supposed to be going to Tesco when he finished work but I text him telling him not to bother as it was so bad, was bad enough he had to wait out in it for 40 minutes for the bus home xx
7 on the nose today. Yesterday was long and the tests not as I expected. The tests they did were all when I was stationary which is not particularly when I have my problem. At the end she said I have slight stress issues but I’m concerned that they will not think it bad enough to do the next op. Watch me take a few brisk steps and the story is very different. Guess I’ll have to wait to speak to the surgeon in January.
Off to meet friend later which will be good, enjoying my week off work.
First omicron diagnosed in Brighton yesterday
Have a good day all x
8.2 here today, but onwards and downwards hopefully, I didn’t eat the best yesterday and I am blaming the amount of sugar and icing I handled yesterday in doing some of the Christmas cakes, it must have got into my body through my skin or inhaling it.
@Kaylz - pleased you got to talk to someone about your testing strip issue.
Good morning people. It seems Barra hasn’t entirely left.... wind still blowing hard.
7.6 for me this morning. Couldn’t think why it went up to 9.2 at around 6 am, then just now had a lightbulb moment.... I made Gnocchi with chicken, spinach, mushrooms and a ton of cheese last night. It’s the pizza effect, the meal didn’t raise BGs at all before bed, but that good ole cheese just kept on giving. I used up all the heels of cheese in the fridge, so Camembert, Brie, stilton and Gorgonzola all in the sauce plus grated cheddar on top. We’ve got the other half tonight, so I’d better split the bolus into 30% up front and 70% later.
@Lily123 are you sure it’s your evening ratios and not your basal. Have you done an evening basal test at all? What were you before dinner and what did you eat? Did you bolus ahead or just when you ate?
To be fair it wasn't the chemists fault it was all down to the health centre's pharmacist not issuing the prescription, hopefully it'll be ready by Saturday and I'll get Bruce to check it xx
@Michael12421 very short posts from you lately. How are you getting on with your new kitchen, are you well, how is Missy and how is all going in the village? xx
Well it is a curates egg situation.
Bad news is that I have had no central heating all Winter I do have a log fire in the living room so keeping warm downstairs but the bathroom is too cold, showering is almost painful. I have put an oiled filled radiator in there on a timer but it is still not warm enough.
Good news is that I have a new TV, LG Nano and I have subscribed to Netflix as I have had no live channels for about 7 years. I am enjoying it but still having a few problems with navigation but getting there.
Other good news is that I finally have an appointment, on December 23rd, for them to look at another skin cancer I have on my face. More surgery and more scars, my face will resemble a map of the London underground!
Stll also problems with the new kitchen inasfar as no instructions for the new Bosch oven but once again am getting there on a trial and error basis.
Missy is fine, we are just back from our morning walk, very cold and very wet.
The village is now very festive, once all the decorations are lit up I will take some photo's and post them.
Thank you for asking
@Michael12421 are you able to Google your oven instructions? If not, if you post the model number I could send you screenshots or post them to you in the mail? Hope you get your heating sorted soon.